According to Pojar and MacKinnon in "Plants of the Pacific Northwest Coast," Scotch Broom was introduced to Vancouver Island (British Columbia) in 1850 by Capt. Walter Colquhoun. Three of the seeds he planted in Sooke germinated, and all Broom in the Pacific Northwest can be genetically traced back to those original bushes. The color variations shown here are but a few of the natural hybrids to be found in western Washington. Several sterile varieties (generally bearing smaller flowers) are available for domestic gardens.
365Caws is now in its 14th year of publication, and was originally intended to end after 365 days. It has sometimes been difficult for me to find new material, particularly during the winter months, but now as I enter my own twilight years, I cannot guarantee that I will be able to provide daily posts. It is my hope that along the way I may have inspired someone to a greater curiosity about the natural world. If so, I can rest, content in the knowledge that my work here has been done.
Thursday, May 31, 2012
Broom In Bloom
According to Pojar and MacKinnon in "Plants of the Pacific Northwest Coast," Scotch Broom was introduced to Vancouver Island (British Columbia) in 1850 by Capt. Walter Colquhoun. Three of the seeds he planted in Sooke germinated, and all Broom in the Pacific Northwest can be genetically traced back to those original bushes. The color variations shown here are but a few of the natural hybrids to be found in western Washington. Several sterile varieties (generally bearing smaller flowers) are available for domestic gardens.
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