Plant Notes

Epipactus Gigantea By Cheryl Lisin At first it is easy for stream orchid flowers to go unnoticed. From a distance, the flowers appear brownish green, but up close one is treated to a rainbow of colors! Once you notice one, all the flowers around you will pop into view. Ranging from British Columbia south to…

By Cheryl Lisin, Friends of Lost Coast Did you know that there are many succulents native to California? My favorite is broadleaved stonecrop, a lovely little plant with rosettes of gray-green, waxy leaves that become tinged with red due to stress, such as from drought or freezing weather. Like many succulents, broadleaved stonecrop roots easily…

By Cheryl Lisin, Lost Coast Interpretive Association The toyon is beautiful this time of year, with its bright red berries adorning the shrubs in fall and early winter. Berries provide food for birds and bears, and eye candy for humans! Toyon is a large shrub or small tree with evergreen leaves that are sharply toothed,…