Now in bloom, April 2012:
Dodecatheon pulchellum , dodecatheon dentatum , dodecatheon Henderson (Shooting stars purple and white)
Penstemon rupicola
Erigeron linearis / Desert yellow daisy
Lewisias,
Hooker’s Fairybells
Showy Jacob’s ladder/ Polemonium pulcherrimum
Erythronium oregonum / Fawn Lily
chocolate lily/ Fritillaria
Castilleja hispula/ Harsh Paintbrush.
The Henderson shooting stars are darker fuscia with dark brown cone, vs pulchellum are lighter with more yellow in the cone.
Soon to be in bloom: Columbines yellow and blue – Aquilegia crysanthus and Aquilegia cerulea.
Ducks have been hanging around the pond a lot, though these ducks are skittish. Ducks in the past tolerated our presence just fine.
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