Dalles Mountain Road, Columbia Gorge, WA, 4/2014.
Unlike the phlox we commonly see carpeting gravelly windswept mountain passes, the p. speciosa variety is a taller plant found in open woods and meadows at low elevation , often mixed with other grassland flowers. (more…)
June 8, 2020 | Categories: Columbia Gorge East, dry open woods, East of Cascades, grasslands, grasslands/prarie, Low Elevation, May, Oregon, phlox, pink, purple/blue, Southern Oregon / Northern California, Washington | Tags: botanizing, Columbia Gorge, flower, hiking, wildflower | Leave a comment
Cone Peak Trail, Willamette National Forest, OR, 6/2016.
We rarely see this flower in full bloom, and then hardly ever without an insect of some sort on its lovely petals. (more…)
July 9, 2019 | Categories: Cascades, Coastal, fragrant, July, June, marsh wetland/water's edge, Mid Elevation, Olympics, Oregon, phlox, shaded forests, Southern Oregon / Northern California, Unique to Northwest, white, yellow | Tags: cone peak, flower, Flowers, Iron Mountain, Siskiyou Mountains | Leave a comment
The Varied-leaf Collomia is a much smaller sibling to the previously-posted Grandiflora collomia. Although their tiny sweet pink flowers (more…)
February 10, 2019 | Categories: Cascades, Columbia Gorge West, June, Low Elevation, May, Olympics, Oregon, phlox, pink, roadsides/disturbed areas, rocky slopes, Southern Oregon / Northern California, Unique to Northwest, Washington | Tags: coldwater lake, flower, mt st helens, Wildflowers | Leave a comment
South Puyallup Trail, Mt. Rainier N.P. 7/2015.
This fragrant phlox relative, sporting distinctive needle-like leaves, appears to be relatively common in alpine and subalpine areas in much of the western U.S. (more…)
January 20, 2018 | Categories: Alpine, Cascades, dry open woods, East of Cascades, fragrant, July, phlox, Washington, white | Tags: Flowers, Mt. Rainier, pacific northwest, Wildflowers | Leave a comment
Marmot Pass, Buckhorn Wilderness, 7/2017.
We found this version of Jacob’s Ladder in the stark, rocky, alpine zone of Marmot Pass at the eastern edge of the Olympic Mountains, along with phlox, cutleaf fleabane (see third photo), and moss campion. (more…)
November 5, 2017 | Categories: Alpine, Cascades, July, Olympics, phlox, purple/blue, rocky slopes, Unique to Northwest, Washington | Tags: Buckhorn Wilderness, flower, marmot pass, Olympic National Park, wildflower | Leave a comment
Major Creek Road, Columbia Gorge, WA. 5/2017.
This stalk of small flowers stands out for its unusual salmon color and contrasting blue pollen. It grows in dry sandy soils west of the Continental Divide. (more…)
May 31, 2017 | Categories: All Northwest, dry open woods, grasslands, grasslands/prarie, July, June, Low Elevation, Mid Elevation, orange/red, phlox, Washington, white | Tags: flower, Major Creek Road, wildflower | 1 Comment
Dalles Mountain Road, Columbia Gorge, WA, 4/2014.
Phlox is Greek for “flame” (apparently named after a bright red variety). (more…)
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January 24, 2015 | Categories: Alpine, alpine/subalpine meadow, Columbia Gorge East, East of Cascades, grasslands, June, May, phlox, Southern Oregon / Northern California, Washington, white | Tags: Columbia Gorge, Dalles Mountain Road, flower, Wildflowers | 1 Comment
Tom McCall Preserve, Columbia Gorge, OR 4/2013.
These lovely, tiny flowers are barely over an inch or two from the ground. (more…)
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June 11, 2013 | Categories: April, Cascades, Coastal, Columbia Gorge East, Columbia Gorge West, grasslands/prarie, Low Elevation, Oregon, phlox, purple/blue, Southern Oregon / Northern California | Tags: Columbia Gorge, Wildflowers | 1 Comment
Knob Peak, Bull of the Woods W.A., Oregon, 7/2012.
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July 21, 2012 | Categories: alpine/subalpine meadow, Cascades, Coastal, Columbia Gorge East, Columbia Gorge West, June, Low Elevation, May, Mid Elevation, Oregon, phlox, purple/blue, roadsides/disturbed areas, rocky slopes, Southern Oregon / Northern California | Tags: Bull of the Woods, flower, Wildflowers | Leave a comment
Bull of the Woods W.A., Oregon, 7/2012.
This plant is rare for both its beauty and the fact that it is biennial, i.e. it takes two years to produce flowers, and then dies. Also known as foxfire, it is a hummingbird favorite.
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July 20, 2012 | Categories: alpine/subalpine meadow, Cascades, July, June, Mid Elevation, orange/red, Oregon, phlox, rocky slopes, rosette leaf | Tags: Bull of the Woods, flower, Wildflowers | Leave a comment
Northern Loop Trail, Mt. Rainier N.P., 8/2011.
The rungs of the “ladder” are the leaflets. This flower is said to have an unpleasant odor. Note the speedwell in the lower left.
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September 4, 2011 | Categories: Alpine, alpine/subalpine meadow, Cascades, dry open woods, East of Cascades, July, Mid Elevation, phlox, purple/blue, Southern Oregon / Northern California, Washington | Tags: flower, Mt. Rainier, Northern Loop Trail, Wildflowers | Leave a comment
Strawberry Mountains NWA. 8/2008.
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April 12, 2011 | Categories: dry open woods, East of Cascades, July, June, May, Mid Elevation, Oregon, phlox, white | Tags: flower, Strawberry Mountains, Wildflowers | Leave a comment
Northern Loop Trail, Mt. Rainier N.P., 8/2011.
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