Wahkeena Nature Preserve
"… to be used for nature study and as a preserve for birds and other wildlife."- Carmen Hambleton Warner
Transition Time
As the flowers fade from the Rhododendron…
we transition from the green and white time to the longer lasting summer wildflowers. These will be blooming in the sunny forest edges, small meadows, and around the pond, like this Swamp Rose.
Some of these are:
Obedient Plant
Purple Coneflower
Rattlesnake Master
Royal Catchfly
Swamp Milkweed
Monkey Flower
Monarda (or Bergamot if you prefer)
and Fringed Loosestrife
Other flowers that are in bloom now include but are not limited to:
Lopseed
Black Cohosh
Buttonbush
Heal All
Hustonia spp.
Spotted Wintergreen
Trumpet Creeper
White and Blue Vervain
Adder’s Mouth Orchid