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saltedsolenoid · 1 year

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what's ur favorite scenic location? like in terms of landscape (like the beach, the city, the mountains, etc.)

oooh boy. this one'll be like, a pretty in-character answer for me and i'll try to keep away from rambling too much, but!

my favorite location is definitely, like, dense evergreen and birch forests in the mountains. it does not matter the season, whether winter, summer, autumn or spring, i find them so beautiful and enchanting. they're also always freaky as hell, which i find. appealing :). It also helps that I basically grew up among the rocky mountains of Colorado, which makes these sorts of places truly feel like home to me. I have a few pictures of some of the things I'm imagining, which I'll attach, and when I say that they don't nearly encompass everything I like about these areas, please understand the honesty in these words. (these pictures were taken all over the place, all super cool tho)

(i think this one was taken of hesperus mountain?)

(this one's a bit desaturated but. it's pretty :))

#if anyone manages to triangulate my location based on these pictures i'll be surprised because i don't even know where i took them lol #oh yea! the final picture was of a place where i picked my first patch of aconitum columbianum :)

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lupinus-bicolor · 2 years

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Red dead gang + flowers, part two :)

Javier Escuella - Calochortus venustus; Red mariposa lily, a native to the deserts of southern California, it’s a stunning yet diminutive lily that blooms with the spring rains. Its striking petal markings and sharp sepals give it a unique flair that makes this little flower an absolute show stopper.

Sadie Adler - Lupinus arboreus; Yellow lupine, a coastal dwelling perennial shrub, its bright yellow stalks can be seen from February to July along the Pacific coast. This flower is typically symbolic of voraciousness, resilience, and recovery from trauma.

Micah Bell - Aconitum columbianum; Monkshood, an annual herb that grows in mountainous regions of the western US. One of the most toxic plants in north America, monkshood was used by settlers as poison for rats. It was also given in bouquets as a warning or a threat that symbolized treachery.

Karen Jones - Hibiscus schizopetalus; Spider hibiscus, a plant native to tropical east Africa, this wild looking flower is cultivated as an ornamental in greenhouses around the world. Its fiery looking petals and dangling pistil give this flower an intense look unique to this species.

Kieran Duffy - Aesculus hippocastanum; Horse chestnut, a southern european native closely related to the American chestnut, this tree is a favorite of bonsai artists and ornamental tree nurseries. Its flower spikes produce 1-3 large inedible seeds (”horse chestnuts”) every summer and autumn.

Lenny Summers - Gazania linearis; Treasure flower, native to south Africa and naturalized in the US, this showy orange flower in the Aster family is a drought tolerant plant that is widely cultivated for its beautiful color and ease of hybridization. Given as a gift, it symbolizes riches and and good luck. (I am ignoring the fact that Lenny attains neither of these)

Simon Pearson - Salvia leucophylla; Purple sage, another Pacific coast native with aromatic leaves and light purple flowers. It spreads readily by rhizome and thrives in harsh seaside conditions, making it an optimal choice for stabilizing cliffsides and windswept inlets. It has allelopathic qualities that inhibit the growth of other competing seedlings as well as the growth of certain bacteria and fungi.

John Marston - Opuntia ficus-indica; Barbary fig, a hybrid species of prickly pear cactus widely cultivated as a food crop in arid countries around the world. It thrives in full sun, deep sandy soil, and hot temperatures. In native habitats, it’s mainly pollinated by moths and hummingbirds to produce a sweet, strawberry/fig tasting fruit that can be cooked, eaten raw, or fermented into alcoholic drinks. One of the quintessential western cacti, I couldn’t resist pairing it with our favorite ol’ cowboy.

Susan Grimshaw - Silybum marianum; Milk thistle, a prickly plant with a readily adaptive growth habit, this flower is sometimes cultivated for its seeds or made into a tea for treating various ailments. Traditionally, the thistle symbolizes devotion, bravery, strength, and resilience.

That’s all I got for now :) lemme know if you guys have other flower ideas for these guys, I love mashing my two favorite things together like this!

#i forgot to add bill and strauss dont @ me #rdr2 #Red Dead Redemption 2 #Javier Escuella #Sadie Adler #Micah Bell #Karen Jones #Kieran Duffy #Lenny Summers #Simon Pearson #John Marston #Susan Grimshaw #you guys have no idea what i had to endure looking thru google images for a decent picture of Karen #Long post #sorry this took so long also. I got distracted by shrek 2 on tv

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thebashfulbotanist · 3 years

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I was absolutely thrilled to find these Columbia monkshoods, Aconitum columbianum, at Beckler Peak, WA! I almost never see monkshoods - they’re uncommon on the west side of the Cascades. Monkshoods are, of course, very toxic due to the presence of aconitine. They’re featured in everything from Agatha Christie novels to Assassin’s Creed for how deadly they are, were used traditionally to hunt wild animals (this is where the common names “wolfsbane” and “leopard’s bane” come from) and they’re sometime called “the queen of poisons.” Even picking the leaves without gloves can cause heart problems in some people, but monkshoods are common garden plants nonetheless. Aconitum columbianum has a tendency to take several years to flower and inhibits growth of plants around it, complicating its use as a garden ornamental.

#Aconitum columbianum #Columbia monkshood #wolfsbane #poisonous plants #toxic plants #wildflowers #plants of washington state #botany

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debunkshy · 5 years

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