Welcome to EMSWCD’s Nature Notes series! Nature Notes shares small moments and interesting observations from our property, as well as related natural history tidbits, on a weekly to monthly basis.
May 23rd, 2018
May is Native Plant Month!
This month in celebration of Native Plant Month, we’re highlighting a variety of native plants, all of which you can come see any time at our Conservation Corner!
May is Native Plant Month in Portland for good reason — everything is blooming in all the colors of the rainbow. Check out these beauties in our gallery below, or come explore our grounds and see all these and more in person!
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- Blue-eyed grass
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- Fringecup
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- Inside-out flower
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- Blanket flower
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- Blue blossum Ceanothus and bee
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- Cusick’s Checkermallow and Oregon Sunshine
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- Cinquefoil
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- Fairy bell flowers
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- Harebell flowers
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- Penstemon flowers
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- Pearly everlasting
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- Cluster lily
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- Pacific ninebark and a visiting pollinator
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- Rhododendron and yellow-faced bumble bee
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- Red osier dogwood
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- Oregon sunshine and pollinators
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- Snowbrush
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- Tiger lily
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- Red Columbine and Fringecup
Get involved in Native Plant Month!
The Native Plant Society of Oregon (NPSO) Portland Chapter is hosting a full month of activities, including hikes, guides tours, workshops and more!
Visit the Native Plant Month website to learn more.