Hi Tweets,
I was pushing a stroller around West Seattle on Thursday, trying to
help my 3-month-old granddaughter start her life list, and we found a
beautiful male Anna's twittering away. Curious about what he might be
feeding on, I started looking for plants in bloom. In a 2 to 3 block
stretch of 44th SW, I found the following things in flower: sweet
alyssum, large pink clover, salal, several large viburnums coming into
bloom, 2 different hebe cultivars, bergenia, azaleas, several roses,
chrysanthemums, winter pansies, a snapdragon, yarrow, weeds of the
small-flowered yellow composite type, kniphofia (several blooming
stalks), rosemary, and ceanothus. Admittedly, West Seattle, in view of
Puget Sound, is warmer than many spots, but I was surprised to see how
many flowers were available. Most plants had just a few blossoms, but
the hebes, rosemary, viburnums, and kniphofia were very floriferous. I
looked for a feeder, but I didn't see one.
Carol Stoner
Renton WA