Scarlet Fritillary

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Scarlet Fritillary blooming in Shasta County...

Weeds & Wildflowers 🎕 Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge

Mid-September

Brazilian Vervain

Colusa National Wildlife Refuge 🎕 Summer Wildflowers

Mid-August

California Poppy

European Heliotrope

Bottlebrush

Colusa National Wildlife Refuge Wildflowers, Weeds and Plants

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There's a wide variety of blooms to be found along the auto tour route of the Colusa National Wildlife Refuge in August...

Trefoil

Asthma Weed ~ Flaxleaf Fleabane

Bottlebrush

Snow Plant 🎕 Merry Christmas!

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Would you look at that! It's Christmas Day and Wildflower Wednesday all in one!

In celebration of the holidays, here's some beautifully unique Snow Plant from Lassen Volcanic National Park...

See you in 2020 for some more wildflower fun!

Hat Creek Rim Overlook Wildflowers 🎕 Old Station, California

The Hat Creek Rim Overlook in Old Station, California is a great place to find summer wildflowers!

We saw a variety of types and colors in mid-June...

Mules Ear

Chamisso arnica?

Yellow Salsify

Penstemon

Indian Paintbrush

White morning glory or bindweed?

Red Wildlfowers 🎕 Lassen Volcanic National Park

Today I though I'd showcase a few of my favorite red wildflowers found in Lassen Volcanic National Park!

Snow Plant (Sarcodes) was one of the easiest flowers for me to identify. The first time I ever saw this unique plant, I couldn't believe it had no leaves! How strange to see a flower with no greenery or stems. Sometimes it even emerges when there is snow still on the ground.

We've spotted Snow Plant growing around Manzanita Lake, as well as on the trail along Manzanita Creek.

Crimson Columbine (Aquilegia formosa) is a strikingly beautiful red wildflower. These flowers prefer moist locations, and the few times we've spotted it have been near the creekbed on the Brokeoff Mountain trail and along Manzanita Creek.

I think my favorite red wildflower in the park has to be the Skyrocket (Ipomopsis aggregata). What a great name for a cool-looking flower! We saw the greatest concentration of these beauties on the hiking trail along Manzanita Creek.

And finally, Indian Paintbrush (Castilleja). This flower can be found growing all over the park in many different species. There were a ton of these vibrant flowers growing on the hillside of the Brokeoff Mountain trail in mid-August.

Which color of wildflower is your favorite?

Indian Paintbrush 🎕 Lassen Volcanic National Park 🎕 Northern California Wildflowers

There are several different variations of Indian Paintbrush that grow in Lassen Volcanic National Park, but I'm pretty sure this is the wavy-leaved type. Identifying wildflowers can be quite the challenge and I'm finding it to be very time-consuming, too. But, I'm enjoying learning the names of the pretty blooms I see when we're hiking. It's always nice to put a name to a face.

We spotted this little firecracker blooming all along the side of the mountain when we hiked to the top of Brokeoff Mountain in late August. Castilleja is also known as prairie-fire, an appropriate name in my opinion.

Can you spot the tiny little spider on the right of the flower? Nature's pretty incredible, isn't it?