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Articles about the wildflowers of the Gulf Islands.
Chasing fairies
May 15, 2014 | Lia Chalifour
Galiano Conservancy has managed the remarkable, again. It has managed to re-establish the imperilled White fairypoppy on Mount Sutil.
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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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