California wild roseRosa californica
Rosaceae
In a time of year of dried grasses and the death of non-natives (both seasonally and by the reserve's visibly apparent use of herbicides as a management tool), it was refreshing to see this native rose blooming. As I've been looking around for more information online, I found Las Pilitas Nursery description to be particularly entertaining and perhaps a bit uncouth. And for a touchy-feely link recommendation, Friends of Edgewood has an interesting post. I'm still looking for information on how to prepare fresh rose hips for tea. As a start, I thought this was a good post at Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy. I'd love to get suggestions.
2 comments:
Love the photo (I'm a sucker, as you know, for blossoms and fruits in the same shot) and the words, too. You're right -- those Las Pilitas people are pretty funny (I knew they were a wealth of native plant info but I didn't realize they imbued their descriptions with humor, as well!). And what's best, you have that Parks Conservancy link? I work for them right now and had no idea all those native plant descriptions were on their website. Cool! Thanks, as always.
They are funny! Most of the time I don't read beyond the first couple sentences. So, you work for the Parks Conservancy?
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