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Hansen's Northwest Native Plant Database |
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Our Mission: To generate interest, even passion, in the magnificent native plants of the Pacific Northwest through information and illustration.
Jennifer Rehm Author, webmaster, native plant lover Keeping alive the vision of Wallace W. Hansen – a dedicated grower, aficionado and passionate lover of Northwest Native Plants. |
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| Clarkia pulchella (Elkhorns Clarkia), reseeding annual wildflower, often found in the wild on dry open slopes, flowers abundantly is water is plentiful. |
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| Oemleria cerasiformis (Indian Plum), shrub that can live in sun to full shade, likes a moist habitat, if grown in shade the branches will arch gracefully but when grown in full sun it will be very upright. |
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| Olsynium douglasii (Satin Flower), perennial with grass-like leaves, tends to plant itself where water is found, at the edge of meadows or around ponds or lakes. |
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| Petasites frigidus var. palmatus (Palmate Coltsfoot), native perennial preferring damp or swampy woods with deep shade, spreads on creeping rootstalks. |
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| Ribes sanguineum (Red Flowering Currant), very colorful native shrub usually grows to 16 feet or so, lovely spring bloom followed by bird's egg blue fruits for wildlife, fall color is spectacular. |
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| NW Native Plant Journal--February 2012 | |||||||||||||||
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Another installment of our monthly web magazine is ready for download or reading online. There are photos, native plant gardening tidbits, and a little lighthearted foolishness. The main goal is to familiarize you with native plants you can use in your own garden. Whether you are interested in landscape, flower gardens or good things to eat, at least one of these wild things should grab your attention. This month the journal features articles about ferns, hazelnuts and perennials, all native to the Pacific northwest. Other information:
I welcome your feedback, pro or con. The more I learn, the more I can share. Please to enjoy! |
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On my plate right now:
Continued work on the 'commons' library. The files are gathered and I'm
now cropping out the dead space to promote fast loading on your
computers. When this is complete (it's about half done now), thumbnails
with links will be placed on each of the plant pages. The best of each
plant will then upload to Wikipedia's Creative Commons library. So
exciting!
Two other projects are in the works: 1. Renewal of the Lewis and Clark Expedition of Discovery series I wrote some years ago. 2. Wally's original newsletters still in our files will return to the website. Many of these have been lost but I'll publish the remaining files. If you happen to have any that are missing, please forward to me and they'll be shared along with the others. Finally, a new idea came to me, inspired by an email from a gardening friend--WWID. Stay tuned.... |
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