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Varied-leaf Collomia (Collomia heterophylla)

Glacier Lake Trail, Goat Rocks Wilderness, Gifford Pinchot NF, WA, 6/2018.

The Varied-leaf Collomia is a much smaller sibling to the previously-posted Grandiflora collomia. Although their tiny sweet pink flowers (more…)

Nuttall’s Linanthus (Linanthus nuttallii)

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

Elegant Jacob’s Ladder (Polemonium elegans)

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

Large-flowered Collomia (Collomia grandiflora)

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

Hood’s Phlox (Phlox hoodi)

Dalles Mountain Road, Columbia Gorge, WA, 4/2014.

Phlox is Greek for “flame” (apparently named after a bright red variety). (more…)

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

Baby Stars (Linanthus bicolor)

Tom McCall Preserve, Columbia Gorge, OR 4/2013.

These lovely, tiny flowers are barely over an inch or two from the ground. (more…)

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

Blue-headed Gilia (Gilia capatata)

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

Skyrocket aka Scarlet Gilia (Ipomopsis aggregata)

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