RHH's photos with the keyword: washington park

The botanical name for this species is Erythronium oregonum and it is known to as the Fawn Lily because of its beautifully mottled foliage. These were blooming in profusion at Washington Park in Anacortes last Saturday where we went on an excursion with the Washington Native Orchid Society. The last time I had seen these they were totally without the brown markings at the base of the flower with only a touch of yellow there. These all had the brown markings. They are single-flowered, eight inches to a foot tall and almost always carry their flowers in a nodding position. In my opinion they are one of the Northwest's most delicate and beautiful wildflowers and it is always a delight to see them, though they are relatively common in the areas where they are found. We had gone to see the Fairy Slippers but these certainly were an added bonus. More pictures from our hike can be found at: ronaldhanko-orchidhunter.blogspot.com/2011/04/first-nativ... .

A small native wildflower photographed in Washington Park, Anacortes. Its botanical name is Plectritis congesta and it belongs to the Valerian family.

Taken from the cliffs in Washington Park while hiking there last Saturday with the Native Orchid Society. There were actually four kayakers, but these two were ahead of the others and had been stopped by a partol boat, though we had no idea why. I thought the sunlight on the water and the contrast been water and kayals especially attractive.

The next few days I'll be posting some wildflower pictures from Washington Park on Fidalgo Island. These were taken several weeks ago on our first visit to the park for the year. This small spring bloomer is also known as the Common Western Monkeyflower, Mimulus guttatus. ronaldhanko-orchidhunter.blogspot.com/2013/04/spring-wild...