Natural History Wanderings

Greg Vaughn on  his Wanders &Wonders blog has a wildflower bloom report for Mount Pisgah Arboretum in Oregon’s southern Willamette Valley.

With just a few days of warmth and sunshine following weeks of cold and rain, the wildflowers have started blooming at Mount Pisgah Arboretum here in Oregon’s southern Willamette Valley.

Hiking yesterday on a loop of Zig Zag, Upper Plateau, Jette, South Boundary and Incense Cedar Trails, I saw Trillium, Houndstongue, Oregon Fawn Lily, Spring Beauty, Oregon Grape and even a few early blooms of Common Camas.

I always enjoy seeing trillium blooming, as these beautiful and delicate flowers, plus the sight of ornamental plum trees in the neighborhood bursting into a mass of pink blossoms, signal that spring has arrived and the dreary days of winter will soon be gone.

See his full post and photo at:  Wildflowers blooming at Mount Pisgah | Wanders & Wonders.