Yesterday we managed to sneak away from work and visit a couple of the fabulous Open Space parks in the foothills. We were too late to see the Pasque Flowers in bloom, but we were surrounded by botanical treasures, nonetheless. A picture is worth a thousand words, so this will be mostly a photo essay of most of the species we encountered. However, you might want to know that in spite of being difficult or impossible to find in nursery production, quite a few of these native treasures have been offered or are currently offered at Harlequin’s Gardens this year.
Including: Lithospermum multiflorum (Many-flowered Puccoon), Pulsatilla patens (Pasqueflower), Castilleja integra (Indian Paintbrush), Penstemon virens (Foothills/Bluemist Penstemon), Penstemon secundiflorus (Sidebells Penstemon), Erysimum capitatum (Western Wallflower), Ceanothus ovatus (Smaller Redroot), Rubus deliciosus (Boulder Raspberry), Echinocereus viridiflorus (Green Pitaya cactus), and more! Propagation of some of the wild ones we saw this holiday weekend will eventually be mastered and we will always try to carry more and more of our local native plants.
Enjoy!
Oenothera howardii
Sphaeralcea coccinea
Erysimum capitatum
Sedum lanceolatum
Geranium caespitosum
Oxytropis lambertii
Penstemon secundiflorus
Penstemon virens
Lupinus sp.
Oxytropis lambertii
Thermopsis sp.
Mertensia lanceolata
Lithospermum multiflorum
Zygadenus elegans
Castilleja integra
Penstemon virens
Harbouria trachypleura
Ceanothus ovatus
Rubus deliciousus
Mertensia lanceolata
Oxytropsis sericea