Out in the Rogue-Siskiyou National Forest last weekend, I found an abundance of wildflowers blooming everywhere I looked. Here are just a few that caught my fancy. This delicate, fiery Red Columbine (Aquilegia formosa) by the Coquille river was an exceptional beauty.
I’m used to seeing the deep purple Iris tenax in the coast range on my excursions, but these were a lovely pale yellow and lavender.
Look at those vein patterns. They remind me of little watersheds.
Yellow Pea (Thermopsis gracilis)
This False Soloman’s-Seal (Smilacena racemosa) was especially fragrant, and reminiscent of the aroma of big garden lilies.
And I enjoyed seeing this little creature so much more out in the wilderness than in my greenhouse. At home, he would have been chicken food. Here, he was the subject of photography. I love the shift in perspective one gains when out in the wilds.
Hi Laura! This is sort of unrelated to wild flowers, though as always I love your pictures and always learn so much. I'm not sure if you remember me asking you awhile back about nettles, BUT I think I have discovered a patch growing along the fence in the pasture! I posted some pictures on my blog in hopes that someone could give me a positive ID, and wondered if, at your convenience, might hop over and take a peek and let me know what you think. Thanks SO much!
Wahoo!! I'm super excited! Thanks so much for confirming their identification. Who would have guessed – right behind the chicken coop in the cow pasture!? Should I just try to get the rhizomes and transplant, or take the attached plant too? Thanks again! I greatly appreciate it!
Oh, nettles especially love chicken coops! All that fertilizer, they'll be so happy! I transplant the rhizome with plant and all. Then you know where they're at, and they can keep on photosynthsizing while they establish. Enjoy!