@curiouselder.bsky.social
Propagator of California native plants, habitat gardener, ExPost
All 4 of those are fascinating. I like the inconspicuous natives. Thanks for sharing.
August 24, 2025 at 12:26 PM
All 4 of those are fascinating. I like the inconspicuous natives. Thanks for sharing.
I have been traveling more and starting to get swamped with perennial seedlings. Otherwise doing well😄. 💚
August 17, 2025 at 10:06 PM
I have been traveling more and starting to get swamped with perennial seedlings. Otherwise doing well😄. 💚
Very interesting. 💚
August 17, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Very interesting. 💚
That is a great looking plant. Thanks for posting. 💚💚
August 17, 2025 at 1:57 PM
That is a great looking plant. Thanks for posting. 💚💚
Great information on Pt Reyes. That is a beautiful area. I have had a bit of a love hate relationship with the Grindelia. I have a tall weedy species (camporum) that I would like to pull out but it blooms all year and the bees like it so 🤷🏻♀️. Yours looks like a well behaved ground cover 😁. 💚💚
July 16, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Great information on Pt Reyes. That is a beautiful area. I have had a bit of a love hate relationship with the Grindelia. I have a tall weedy species (camporum) that I would like to pull out but it blooms all year and the bees like it so 🤷🏻♀️. Yours looks like a well behaved ground cover 😁. 💚💚
Do the pollinators like it?
July 10, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Do the pollinators like it?
I started some from seed over a year ago and have 12 inch plants. I have been trying to find a good picture of what they will look like in bloom and this is the best I have seen. Thanks for posting.
July 10, 2025 at 10:12 PM
I started some from seed over a year ago and have 12 inch plants. I have been trying to find a good picture of what they will look like in bloom and this is the best I have seen. Thanks for posting.
I would love to see that in my back yard. Wonderful. 💚🩵
July 10, 2025 at 3:39 PM
I would love to see that in my back yard. Wonderful. 💚🩵
Wow! More beauties. Thank you.
July 6, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Wow! More beauties. Thank you.
You saw some wonderful plants in the Eastern Sierras. Thanks for posting. I have about 15 different Phacelia but had to look up the Phacelia hydrophyloides. Love seeing new plants. 💚💚
July 6, 2025 at 4:48 PM
You saw some wonderful plants in the Eastern Sierras. Thanks for posting. I have about 15 different Phacelia but had to look up the Phacelia hydrophyloides. Love seeing new plants. 💚💚
I have Eriogonum fasciculatum (straight species). They have gotten big. I don’t ever water them. They are such a great plant for pollinators this time of year. I’ll add photos.
July 3, 2025 at 4:27 AM
I have Eriogonum fasciculatum (straight species). They have gotten big. I don’t ever water them. They are such a great plant for pollinators this time of year. I’ll add photos.
Love that plant and beautiful butterfly. Tried growing the plant years ago. I will try again. I have more mini environments in my yard now so might be able to keep it alive. Thanks for another reminder of a great plant. 💚🩵
July 2, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Love that plant and beautiful butterfly. Tried growing the plant years ago. I will try again. I have more mini environments in my yard now so might be able to keep it alive. Thanks for another reminder of a great plant. 💚🩵
Sounds like a wonderful day. The Calochortus is beautiful. 💚💚
June 29, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Sounds like a wonderful day. The Calochortus is beautiful. 💚💚
Stunning. Thank you.🩷🩶
June 17, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Stunning. Thank you.🩷🩶
Thank you. It is such a nice plant. 🩵🩵
June 17, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Thank you. It is such a nice plant. 🩵🩵
I think they can be annual or biannual. I start my thistle from seed in the greenhouse in the fall then plant them in the ground in November and they bloom the first year. Maybe they are like the biannual artichokes that can be forced to bloom the first year with a short cold treatment.
June 13, 2025 at 11:06 PM
I think they can be annual or biannual. I start my thistle from seed in the greenhouse in the fall then plant them in the ground in November and they bloom the first year. Maybe they are like the biannual artichokes that can be forced to bloom the first year with a short cold treatment.
Thank you. 💚
June 13, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Thank you. 💚
Happy Birthday! Hope it was a great birthday.
Picture is of the rare Clarkia gracilis ssp albicaulis.
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Picture is of the rare Clarkia gracilis ssp albicaulis.
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June 13, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Happy Birthday! Hope it was a great birthday.
Picture is of the rare Clarkia gracilis ssp albicaulis.
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Picture is of the rare Clarkia gracilis ssp albicaulis.
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Oh, thanks. You pay closer attention to yours. I hope you still get a good potato crop.
June 13, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Oh, thanks. You pay closer attention to yours. I hope you still get a good potato crop.
Why do you need the flowers? Are you saving seed? I haven’t even noticed the flowers on potato plants and I always get potatoes. So I’m not much help.
June 13, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Why do you need the flowers? Are you saving seed? I haven’t even noticed the flowers on potato plants and I always get potatoes. So I’m not much help.
Mine is Agoseris grandiflora also. We probably both got the seed from Seedhunt. Nice plant and I love the big seed heads.
June 12, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Mine is Agoseris grandiflora also. We probably both got the seed from Seedhunt. Nice plant and I love the big seed heads.
Do you know which native dandilion? I have Agoseris grandiflora. Yours looks diffferent. Looks like a nice plant. I like the foliage.
June 12, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Do you know which native dandilion? I have Agoseris grandiflora. Yours looks diffferent. Looks like a nice plant. I like the foliage.
Great capture. Your patience pays off. 💚💚
June 12, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Great capture. Your patience pays off. 💚💚
I am doing OK except for the horrid state of our nation. I seem to cycle through feeling furious, horrified and sad. I am so grateful that I have the yard and seed starting right now. I’ll join the crowds downtown this Saturday. Hope you and your wife are having a good summer.💚
June 10, 2025 at 7:06 PM
I am doing OK except for the horrid state of our nation. I seem to cycle through feeling furious, horrified and sad. I am so grateful that I have the yard and seed starting right now. I’ll join the crowds downtown this Saturday. Hope you and your wife are having a good summer.💚