Recently, I spent a sunny spring afternoon strolling around my grandfather’s few acres of oak woodland near Roseburg, OR. There, under the generously spaced oaks and madrones, Wildflowers were flourishing. Oregon iris (Iris tenax) was abundant, it’s deep purple petals marked with white, yellow, and ultraviolet nectar guides leading bees to an abundance of sugary fuel. […]

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