A “Virtual Spring Wildflower Show” is being presented by the North Coast Chapter of the California Native Plant Society and is located via a tab on the chapter’s website, northcoastcnps.org.
Content is being added now and will continue as long as it is being submitted. The show features photographs of wildflowers and their habitats, presentations on pollination and pollinators, posters and slide shows about invasive plants, dune plants and Wiyot plants and a variety of wildflower art.
Due to the COVID-19 health crisis, the North Coast Chapter’s “Spring Wildflower Show” is being presented virtually for the first time in its 38-year history. Usually, the show features hundreds of fresh flowers collected by trained volunteers all over Humboldt and Del Norte counties. Lectures, an art workshop, school visits, table displays and book and merchandise sales enrich the visitor experience.
During this virtual show, folks can find answers to many of their wildflower questions, including: Why do plants make flowers? How do you tell if a wildflower is native or non-native? Is it OK to pick wildflowers? How do I make a pollinator garden? What exactly is pollination? What is that butterfly I see in my garden? Could I possibly draw a wildflower? Did the Native Americans use this plant?
If you want a wildflower identified, take a photo of the plant and share it with the chapter’s Facebook group at www.facebook.com/groups/NorthCoastCNPS.
For more information about the show, email susanpenn60@gmail.com or call 707-672-3346.
