One year obsessed with all things -phyte and 97 posts later, Phyte Club as idea and online entity turns a whopping one year-old. In honor of it being an Aries, then, here are some token flowers of the Ram:
Red poppies! On fire......
Hollyhock from the SF Botanical Garden in October
some sweet pea near the beautifully restored Lobos Creek
pelargonium on Alcatraz. check out the five-tentacled stigma!
CA honeysuckle (Lonicera hispidula) from Butano State Park
And links to my top three favorite posts:
Environmetalist! High on Honeysuckle, Beer-Soaked Botany Ensues
Flower-Fruit-Seed: Nasturtium Pesto
And one runner-up, only because it’s impossible for me to keep anything brief:
Mushrooms, Part II: Aman-neatos and Friends
THANKS FOR READING!
Happy Birthday Phyte Club!! What does one get a blog for its birthday?!
Thanks Kristen! Uh, maybe a vacation?! Or a never-fail internet connection?
Keep flowering!
Thanks, Invisible Oranges! You guys are the best, keep rocking!
Happy birthday to you. Happy birthday to you. Happy birthday rockin’ Phyte Club! Happy birthday to you.
The photos are beauties, especially L. hispidula, one of my all time favorite CA natives. Thanks for being here.
Nature-Drunk Amber — Thank you! You are so sweet. Along with L. hispidula, I’m quite partial to L. involucrata, or twinberry honeysuckle. I love when you can see the red bracts, yellow flowers, blue/purple berries, and deep green leaves all on the same plant. So cool.