A nice little rock garden in northern Banff N.P. - a small subalpine fir, Abies lasiocarpa, managing to hang on in a sheltered spot above treeline, with Sedum lanceolatum and Erigeron aureus:
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Photo from a stroll on Monday
Photo from a stroll on Monday
Vegetable sheep (Raoulia eximia) and an animal sheep (Merino)
Been waiting awhile to record the two together
Was in Tapanui , West Otago
Was in Tapanui , West Otago yesterday . The town is being americanised for the filming of Pete's Dragon starring Robert Redford and Karl Urban . The zip code 10651 doesn't exist in the US (must be a special one for movies?!) but 10650 is in New York state and I think Tapanui will become Millhaven , NY . I hope the film is set in winter or they may have to wait a bit to film outside
Steve Newall wrote:
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Was in Tapanui , West Otago yesterday . The town is being americanised for the filming of Pete's Dragon starring Robert Redford and Karl Urban . The zip code 10651 doesn't exist in the US (must be a special one for movies?!) but 10650 is in New York state and I think Tapanui will become Millhaven , NY . I hope the film is set in winter or they may have to wait a bit to film outside
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'Sussing' out a potential lead role were you Mr Newall 
I auditioned for the part of
I auditioned for the part of a troll but dipped out because I was too ugly
Looks like it will be Millhaven in Washington state apparently . There goes my detective work on the zip code
Was back in the hills again last week
Orchid, Platanthera dilatata,
Orchid, Platanthera dilatata, and leather-leaf saxifrage, Leptarrhena pyrolifolia, in wet subalpine meadow:
Castilleja rhexifolia(?),
Castilleja rhexifolia(?), Kananaskis Country high elevation roadside, Rocky Mts., AB, July 20/15:
Antennaria aromatica(?) in
Antennaria aromatica in Kananaskis Country, AB, ~2200m elevation:
I wondered what this beauty was for a long time but I think the ID is finally confirmed.
Lori, you get around, fresh
Lori, you get around, fresh off the heels of the Facebook thread by Panayoti, and the mystery Antennaria, this indeed looks just like A. aromatica, with foliage as good as any Eriogonum. This species is found in Alberta. Nice photos and specimens.
I was very interested to see
I was very interested to see that discussion. With that help, and the simplified keying-out info in the Pojar and MacKinnon book, Alpine Plants of British Columbia, Alberta and Northwest North America, I think I can finally put a name to this incredibly beautiful alpine! Thanks for doing the sleuthing, Mark!
Alpine larches, Larix lyallii
Alpine larches, Larix lyallii, Sept. 28/15, Kananaskis Country, Alberta Rockies:
Saxifraga oppositifolia, all
Saxifraga oppositifolia, all tucked in for winter, Oct. 13/15, Kananaskis Country, AB:
Partridgefoot, Luetkea
Partridgefoot, Luetkea pectinata and wet alpine tundra habitat in Banff N.P., AB:
That's a beauty, Lori!
That's a beauty, Lori!
but you know I love salvias
cheers
fermi
PS I have one seedlings from the seed you sent me awhile ago!!!
that is spectacular-hope to
that is spectacular-hope to find some seed in the exchange
Good news, Fermi! Glad to
Good news, Fermi! Glad to hear you got at least one seedling. It's a great plant that blooms over a long period here.
Harold, you'll be pleased to know that I did send seeds to the NARGS seedex! Keep an eye out for the seed list.
Minuartia erythrosepala:
Monardella odoratissima var.
Monardella odoratissima var. odoratissima - seeds available from NARGS seed exchange:
Campanula stevenii ssp.
Campanula stevenii ssp. turcaninovii (Campanula turczaninovii) with its interesting dark, upright buds and fuzzy, white calyces - seeds available from the NARGS seed ex:
Very eye-catching! And nice
Very eye-catching! And nice Rheum, etc. in the background, too.
Ophiopogon umbraticola
Hi, Rick! What beautiful
Hi, Rick! What beautiful seedpods - I wish it was hardy here! (Or maybe it is? Who knows?)
Eriogonum androsaceum in fall colour:
Love the pics of your garden
Love the pics of your garden and the wild plants.
Thanks! Feel free to join in
Thanks! Feel free to join in at any time!
Bow River valley in Banff National Park, an example of an inverted treeline where cold air swooping down the valley creates tundra conditions at lower elevations than the surrounding forested slopes:
This morning this little
This morning this little clump of rain-lilies was looking good.
This is a seedling of the Habranthus robustus selection or hybrid called 'Russell Manning'
cheers
fermi
Beautiful, Fermi!
Beautiful, Fermi!
I'm trying to figure out the IDs of some Erigeron species seen on our hikes.
Erigeron grandiflorus(?) from an alpine ridge, ~2200m elevation, Alberta Rocky Mountain front ranges:
Alpine tundra in northern Banff N.P.:
Many small grasses... and two birds on the left side of the boulder, water pipits, well camouflaged: