What’s That Plant?
In the world of eye-popping color that is this area’s plant palette, this month’s featured native is an easy one to overlook. Perhaps the late bloom time of pearly everlasting […]
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What’s That Plant?
Aptly named for its tendency to pop up in burned areas, this month’s featured species is an eye-catcher: fireweed (Chamaenerion angustifolia) sports columns of magenta-pink flowers at the top of
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The Minor Miracle on Mitchell Creek
Long-time followers of JCWC may remember a project we did on a property owned by the Centennial School District, where Mitchell Creek once had an inline impoundment created by an
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What’s That Plant?
This month’s featured species has been saddled with a slightly melancholy moniker, owing to the timing of its bloom: farewell-to-spring (Clarkia amoena) opens its pink, cup-shaped blossoms just as summer
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What’s That Plant?
Between its showy, white blossoms and intoxicating scent, our featured native has certainly earned the name mock orange (Philadelphus lewisii). A tall shrub in the same family with hydrangeas, mock
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