Wildflowers

Interested in Western Canada’s wild plants? This series is about the wildflowers of the Gulf Islands.

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Juniper

November 21, 1991 | Brenan Simpson

Did you know that Juniper is used to make Gin?

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Wild Onions

June 6, 1991 | Brenan Simpson

Coastal peoples have enjoyed three native wild onions...

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Oregon Grape

January 17, 1991 | Brenan Simpson

The history and lore of the lowly Oregon Grape...

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Pacific Dogwood

December 6, 1990 | Brenan Simpson

The history of BC's provincial flower.

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Arbutus Berries and Menzies Larkspur

November 8, 1990 | Brenan Simpson

All of the famous British maritime explorers in the 18th and 19th centuries carried naturalists along with them...

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Foxgloves

July 5, 1990 | Brenan Simpson

The German common name for this plant is the ‘fingerhut’, meaning ‘thimble’...

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Honeysuckle

June 21, 1990 | Brenan Simpson

Woodbine is another common name of the Honeysuckle...

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Western Columbine

June 7, 1990 | Brenan Simpson

We have a fairly commendable columbine...here on the Islands, which flowers, mainly by the roadsides, in late May and early June.

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Chocolate Lily

May 24, 1990 | Brenan Simpson

The botanic name of our lovely and endangered Chocolate Lily is Fritillaria lanceolata...

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Scarlet Pimpernel

May 10, 1990 | Brenan Simpson

Drawings of the Scarlet Pimpernel date back to 512 A.D...

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White Fawn Lily

April 26, 1990 | Brenan Simpson

Probably everyone who loves flowers has one particular favourite, mine is known as Easter Lily, White Fawn Lily, White Trout Lily and even Dog Tooth Violet...

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Endangered Wildflower Species on the Gulf Islands

March 29, 1990 | Brenan Simpson

It's not only in the Amazon Basin that wild plants are disappearing forever, it's happening right here on the Gulf Islands too.

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Geranium

March 1, 1990 | Brenan Simpson

What nearly everyone calls a ‘geranium’ is actually a zonal pelargonium and not a geranium at all...

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Sweet Briar and Snow Berries

February 1, 1990 | Brenan Simpson

Virtually none of our native wildflowers bloom at this time of year, yet both the Sweet Briar and Snow Berries offer winter colour.

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