Petey will never be a learned fellow, but he’s a pretty nice fella.
Tufted evening primrose (Oenothera caespitosa) is beautiful wildflower of the uplands. And though seeing it on a summer hike sounds hot and grueling, it does bloom into the fall. If you want one for your own habitat, it is grown commercially, so look for it in a good little nursery. But I do hope you stumble upon it on an early morning hike in the hills.
Burroweed is in the Asteraceae. In the olden days…well, it wasn’t that long ago… some botanists had the sunflower family (Compositae) split up into...
Petey finds botanical treasures among roadside garbage. It always happens this way; stop to look at one cool plant and lo and behold there...
Petey clambers over barbed wire fences in botanical pursuit. Please be careful Petey!
