Spring wildflowers are always a welcome sight in the Rocky Mountains. These early blooming flowers bring color and life back to the mountains after a long winter. Continue reading
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Common Rocky Mountain Wildflowers – How Many Do You Know?
Some of the common Rocky Mountain wildflowers include Lupine, Columbine, and Indian Paintbrush. Of the hundreds of different wildflowers in the Rockies, here are the ones you are most likely to see when you go hiking or camping. Continue reading
Poll On Favorite Wildflowers In The Rocky Mountains?
Indian Paintbrush
Here is a poll I created to find out reader’s favorite wildflowers in the Rocky Mountains. Please take a minute to answer this quick poll. Continue reading
Seed Dispersal – How Do Plants Spread Their Seeds?
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Do you know how many different types of seed dispersal there are? Plants have a variety of strategies to achieve their goal of spreading their seeds. Continue reading
State Flower of Rocky Mountain States – Beautiful
Do you know this beauty?
The State Flower of the Rocky Mountain states are all truly exquisite. Some of them are well known, but others are more obscure. Continue reading
Common Leaf Arrangement For Trees & Wildflowers
Leaf arrangement on plants and trees is an important sign to help identify the plant or tree. Here are the common forms of leaf arrangement you are likely to encounter. Continue reading
What is Pollination
Pollination is the act of pollen being moved from the anther of one flower to the stigma of another flower of the same species. That is the simple explanation of it, but I will go into a bit more detail below. Continue reading
7 Tips to Identify Wildflowers
These 7 tips to identify wildflowers will help everyone the next time they are out in the Rocky Mountains be able to identify wildflowers easier, including the most common wildflowers. Continue reading
Wildflower Activities for Kids
It is the end of June, which means we are approaching the best time of year for wildflowers in the Rocky Mountains. Here are some fun wildflower activities for kids. Continue reading
Pressing Flowers – Kid Fun with Flowers
Flowers are so beautiful, but they do not last very long. One fun way to solve that problem is by pressing flowers. Pressing flowers will allow you and your kids to enjoy them, study them or make fun art projects with them. Continue reading