Early spring is the time for the Common Camas to bloom in our meadow. |
A Bumble Bee polinates this yellow beach lupine in Half Moon Bay, CA. |
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This orchid grew in a boggy area in Massachusetts. |
We grew up calling this "Queen Anne's Lace". |
Indian Pipe is a relatively rare saprophyte. |
Sometimes wild strawberries take root in trees. |
We think these yellow flowers are Cowslips. |
Jack-in-the-Pulpit. | Violets need no introduction. |  |  |
This Cardinal Flower is a native Lobelia. |
Rhododendron californicum |
Giant rhodendron bushes grace our home in Point Arena, CA. |
Rein Orchids bloom in mid-summer. |
These might be saprophytic Ghost Plants. |
Here the Ghost Plant flowers are open. |
Coast Lily. |
Close-up and personal with the fragrant Bear Grass flower. |
Plants grow in the boardwalk at Aņo Nuevo State Reserve. | Plants also grow in pure sand at Aņo Nuevo State Reserve. | This native iris is Golden-Eyed Grass. | Coast Lilies can have single flowers. |
In Northern California, Douglas Iris are abundant. |
More Douglas Iris. |
This wildflower grows in our meadow. |
This is the Common Camas |
Western Azalea | This flower is in our meadow at mid-summer. | This might be a Pink Star Tulip. We really don't know. | Our third native iris is the Blue-Eyed Grass. |
Hooded Ladies' Tresses is a native orchid that flowers in late-Summer. |
This close-up is of a Fringed Corn Lily. |
This might be a Prunella |
Native trillium graced our gardens in La Honda, CA |
We had both white and red trilliums in our gardens in La Honda, CA. |
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Indian Warrior are the first flowers of the season, often blossoming in January. |
We think this is a Rattle-Snake Plantain, yet another native orchid. |
For a few years, we were keeping a log of when we saw various
wildflower blossoms at our home in Point Arena, CA. It is not
all-inclusive nor is it exact as we weren't able to check often. To
see this "log", click here  | |
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