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We built a planter box so we can have some native plants on our stone patio in Seattle! Plant list below:
Trillium ovatum (Trillium)
Corydalis scouleri (Corydalis)
Cornus canadensis (Bunchberry)
Asarum caudatum (Wild ginger)
Tellima grandiflora (Fringecup)
Petasites frigidus (Palmate coltsfoot)
Fragaria vesca (Woodland Strawverry)
Polystichum munitum (Sword fern)
Blechnum spicant (Deer fern)
Maianthemum dilatatum (False lily of the valley)
Oxalis Oregana (Redwood sorrel)
#pnw native plants#gardening#Trillium ovatum#Corydalis scouleri#Cornus canadensis#Asarum caudatum#Tellima grandiflora#Petasites frigidus#Fragaria vesca#Polystichum munitum#Blechnum spicant#Maianthemum dilatatum#Oxalis Oregana
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I traded some yarrow (Achillea millefolium) seedlings to a neighbor today, in exchange for the chance to dig up some of her false lily-of-the-valley (terrible common name for Maianthemum dilatatum) and nodding onion (excellent common name for Allium cernuum). The latter is called that because it's flowers are so heavy and they bend over on the thin stems:
Trading plants back and forth is very fun! I enjoy the social expectation among gardeners to share knowledge, ideas, and seeds.
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Heard from dad that he weed wacked around the playhouse/shed which I thought odd since I couldn't think of too many spots with tall grass that could make someone say "around" the playhouse (one side yes but not more) but then remembered an unweeded spot in the garden near the playhouse and ran out to check-
As I feared, he also weedwacked the Maianthemum canadense/dilatatum which is below that patch of grass, even though that was gardenbed (meaning DO NOT WEEDWACK). With the trilliums slowly expirated from the chain of yearly droughts the recent years I was surprised that those Maianthemums were doing so well. They were also one of the remaining planted plants I had gotten from Cuddy Gardens a while back.
At least until they got shredded by the weedwacker today.
#I'll have to see what I can do for damage control- after I finish riding this wave of emotional distress#I hate myself for not having the energy to prioritize gardens and get the weeds under control#especially if it's gonna lead to this#vent#just.... why#TELL ME when you are wacking into a garden so I can tell you HEY AVOID HERE#he said he was just gonna wack the weeds outside/around the greenhouse oTL#I hate twitch grass so fucking much#I'm actually crying from the shock
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マイヅルソウ Maianthemum dilatatum
#nature#alpine wildflowers#Maianthemum dilatatum#mt gassan#gassan#june#yamagata#japan#original photography#月山#高山植物#山形#マイヅルソウ#６月
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Ground covers are near and dear to my heart- mostly because they reduce how much weeding I need to do. But they also can be a great opportunity to use a native plant in your garden- you just have to pick the right plant for the right situation.
Here we have two examples of native strawberries, one where it's functioning quite well as a ground cover, excluding weeds, and looking lovely all year, and one where it's not and I had to pull a bunch of weeds out before taking the picture. They have nearly the same conditions- on a hillside, well-draining soil, less than a mile apart. So what's the difference?
Light level. The densely growing strawberry patch gets almost 6 hours of sunlight during the summer, while the sparse patch gets barely 3 hours of direct sunlight. At that light level, yes, the strawberries will live, but they won't grow vigorously enough to out compete common weeds. For an area like that, with lots of shade and not much sun, and facing lots of fall leaves, I'd suggest our native False Lily-of-the-Valley, Maianthemum dilatatum. It will create a dense and lush blanket of green over the summer, and then goes dormant as leaves fall, resting under that lovely natural mulch until spring. All while also creating valuable habitat and providing nectar for native pollinators.
For those not in the Pacific Northwest/out of the range of false Lily-of-the-Valley, look for a native plant suited to your conditions- soil moisture, light levels, etc.
#pnw gardening#pnwgarden#plantblr#gardenblr#gardening#ground covers#organic gardening#my plants#plants
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And here we are, a year later! I'm so used to letting projects like this fall to the wayside, and when I started I honestly worried whether I'd be able to keep up the pace. And yet here I am, still posting comics at a rate of one one week, two the next, wash, rinse repeat (plus those extra Mt. St. Helens comics I did last spring!) I'll admit that people's enthusiasm for my work is a big part of what helped keep me going even when I was tired, or discouraged, or really stinkin' busy, because I wanted to keep sharing what I was creating with you all. But I also found that this continued to be fun instead of work, which is the whole point: something in my life that wasn't just a way to make income.
Which isn't to say there aren't ways to help me pay for art materials, of course. My Redbubble shop, for example, actually has a few more designs than what I said in the comic since there were a few drawings that I liked enough to add as stickers and other fun stuff (that last page design is available as a greeting card, with and without text!) But this is still by and large a sideline, a nice break from my day job and a creative outlet that doesn't need to be measured in sales.
If you want to do something nice for my anniversary, please share my work with others! (Or reblog, or retweet, whatever's appropriate.) You can find my social media links at the bottom of any page at http://wyntkan.com. I also always appreciate likes and comments, and I'm open to suggestions for topics for future comics, too.
Finally, again, THANK YOU! It's been nice to have people to share this piece of my creative life with, and I look forward to giving you more fun nature comics to enjoy.
Species portrayed: raccoon (Procyon lotor), western red cedar (Thuja plicata), spotted towhee (Pipilo maculatus), redwood sorrel (Oxalis oregana), American crow (Corvus brachyrhyncos), beargrass (Xerophyllum tenax), Pacific golden chanterelle (Cantharellus formosus), red fox (Vulpes vulpes), lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta), Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii), Garry oak (Quercus garryana), Pacific rhododendron (Rhododendron macrophyllum), cascara (Frangula purshiana), coastal manroot (Marah oregonus), sword fern (Polystichum munitum), old man's beard (Usnea longissima) king bolete (Boletus edulis), beach strawberry (Fragaria chiloensis), fly agaric (Amanita muscaria, Amanita Muscaria var. guessowi), vanilla leaf (Achlys triphylla), western bunchberry (Cornus × unalaschkensis), western lily of the valley (Maianthemum dilatatum), Western matsutake (Tricholoma murrillianum), early blue violet (Viola adunca)
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[Title: One year Anniversary!]
[First image: a brown raccoon sits under a western red cedar tree next to some redwood sorrel; a spotted towhee perches in the branch overhead.]
On this day in 2019, I published my very first comic at WYNTKAN.com. I had never done anything like this, considering myself to be very much an amateur illustrator. But with encouragement from those closest to me, I got up the courage to put my drawings out there in the name of inviting other people to share in my love of nature.
[Second image: Instead of asterisks the artist used a pink flower, a canine pawprint, a blue feather, a brown mushroom, and a sand dollar.]
So where has it gotten me? Well, a year ago I started with all zeroes, and now I have:
* 81 comics, 25 multi-page and 56 single page
* 76 followers on Facebook, 337 on Twitter, 667 on Tumblr, and 109 on Instagram, along with 1702 hits on my website, 138 subscribers on Webtoon and 9 on Tapas
* Featured 354 unique species in my comics, including a wide array of animals, plants & fungi
* Set up a Redbubble shop with 18 designs, and a Ko-Fi tip jar
* Slightly more legible handwriting, and a lot more drawing experience
[Third image: a black crow looks at the viewer while standing on the ground]
Now what? Well, obviously I want to keep making comics, as well as taking the occasional commission. If I can dig up more time (that mythical beast!) I’d love to do more non-comic art, including more stickers!
[Fourth image: a field of beargrass is in full bloom with big white flower clusters]
It’s so gratifying when someone messages or emails me to let me know how much they like my comics, or when I get a positive comment. While I don’t have the huge audience of more established comics, I’m grateful for every person who has enjoyed my work and even learned something new from it!
[Fifth image: Golden chanterelle mushrooms pop out of a mossy forest floor]
And when the voice of doubt in my head says my art sucks and nobody cares, I will remember that I am further along and more experienced than if I had never started. I’ll tell that voice to go take a hike (it’s good for you!) And then start the next comic.
[Sixth image: A red fox sleeps in a bed of moss, surrounded by many species of Pacific Northwest native plants and fungi in a ring around it.]
Thank you!
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Along the Oregon Coast, the forest floor is often carpeted with ferns and False Lily of the Valley (Maianthemum dilatatum)
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False Lily-of-the-Valley, Maianthemum dilatatum (Asparagaceae). So happy to see these starting to flower! These plants are often seen in large mats due to their rhizomatous growth. #falselilyofthevalley #westernlilyofthevalley #snakeberry #asparagaceae #plants #botany #plantid #plantsofinstagram #plantphotography #naturephotography (at North Bend, Washington) https://www.instagram.com/pnw_botany/p/BxVCt3Mll9j/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1e3e941vb8jpo
#falselilyofthevalley#westernlilyofthevalley#snakeberry#asparagaceae#plants#botany#plantid#plantsofinstagram#plantphotography#naturephotography
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マイヅルソウ
Maianthemum dilatatum (Alph.Wood) A.Nelson & J.F.Macbr.
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Maianthemum dilatatum also known as false lily of the valley is a beautiful forest under story ground-cover which almost never exceeds a height of about 1ft. It prefers moist, full shade where it can spread aggressively...but it can also tolerate partial sun.
I could only find about 1 moth (Clepsis persicana) that uses this plant, but it’s still an excellent plant for wildlife as I’ve heard more beetles and flies pollinate it. It also produces berries which will attract a host of native birds to keep an eye out for.
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2007/08 石川県白山市
マイヅルソウ【キジカクシ科スズラン亜科マイヅルソウ属】
Maianthemum dilatatum
花ではなく、実。
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ドイツスズラン、マイヅルソウ、ミヤマエンレイソウ
Convallariamajalis, Maianthemum dilatatum, Trilium tschonoskii
2019-5-20
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Maianthemum dilatatum covering the understory along a trail at Lewis & Clark National Historic Park (OC)[4700x3133] via /r/EarthPorn https://ift.tt/34BZj7H
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Maianthemum dilatatum マイヅルソウ
#Maianthemum dilatatum#マイヅルソウ#alpine wildflowers#july#gassan#yamagata#japan#original photography#月山#山形#高山植物
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From the archives
Via Flickr:
False Lily-of-the-valley (Maianthemum dilatatum)
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