Whorled Peas and Other Botanical Musings

In between the raindrops, some flowers grew. Two seed grown plants of Dicentra formosa oregana, Oregon's very own variety of this wester...

An early visit to the far east side of the mountains was surprisingly floriferous. Despite the cold wet spring, the native flowers are right...

First trip out this year on a nice sunny day. Out to the gorge where all the flowers are kept. The Oaks haven't budded out at all, but t...

Just a couple things from mid-winter. It has been bleak... My Rhododendron phaeochitum X laetum from Bovees that I god back in 2006 or so. I...

Last time we were rushed through the arboretum because it closes at 4pm... There were lots of various ginger things. These were about 18in t...

The Kapi'olani Community College dedicates copious land to its ever expanding cactus and succulent garden. They also have an awesome far...