Published by Daniel Mosquin on June 7, 2018
Today’s photo is a revisit of Triteleia hendersonii. I was reminded of this image taken last year after a question about the plant was recently posted on the UBC Botanical Garden Forums.
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Published by Daniel Mosquin on May 2, 2018
Camassia cusickii, or Cusick’s camas, is native to mid-elevation hillsides (1000-2000m or to 6500 ft.) of northeastern Oregon and adjacent Idaho. Despite being native to the USA, it is more popular as a garden ornamental in Europe due in part to its light-blue flowers and robust habit.
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Published by Daniel Mosquin on January 22, 2018
Unfortunately, I’ve never seen fruit on this banana yucca in UBC Botanical Garden, so I can’t give an account of the taste.
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Published by Daniel Mosquin on December 21, 2017
My photographic curiosity was well-rewarded on my short trip to Vancouver Island over Thanksgiving, a couple months ago. I still haven’t spent much time in those coastal forests, so there’s always something new for me. This time it was both the fruits and the occasionally translucent leaves of Maianthemum dilatatum.
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Published by Daniel Mosquin on July 27, 2017
A steady stream of horticultural and garden design accolades can be found if one scans the gardening literature for black mondo grass or black turf-lily. Given that it’s one of the few plants I personally grow in my little balcony garden, the praise must be well-deserved!
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Published by Daniel Mosquin on September 9, 2015
Researching this species was difficult, since I was not sure which name to use. Until fairly recently, the flowering herb shown today was known as Ornithogalum tenuifolium. This is the label given on an early 19th century botanical illustration by Pierre-Joseph Redouté, and the name seems to have been valid until the current century. In […]
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