As I mentioned in the blog South Prairie, I had never before managed to find this elegant plant in bloom, and I…
One of the great joys of spring in the western Cascades is finding Avalanche Lilies, sometimes in large aggregations with…
Possibly it’s because orange is one of the colors that really ‘pops’ in a landscape for these color blind eyes;…
This distinctive member of the family Melaniaceae (corn lily) can be very common in subalpine settings, it’s tall, stalked flowering…
This subtly beautiful member of the family Liliaceae goes by various common names, including Cascade mariposa lily, mountain mariposa, subalpine…
I often wonder how many Fritillaria affinis I have walked by obliviously. The mottled brown and yellow flower almost perfectly…
These beautiful flowering plants, another true herald of spring, go by many common names, including western trillium, Pacific trillium, western…
Every year I really look forward to a late March stroll on the Burnt Bridge Creek Trail in Vancouver, Washington,…