#Pacific rhododendron

[pnwnativeplants]

Rhododendron macrophyllum

[genieroze]

(via "Seattle Sleek, Washington Chic" Classic T-Shirt for Sale by genieroze)

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[xoverit]

Tacoma, Washington. (May 2024)

[scorpi-o-moon]

Some morning walk photos I took while thinking about fairies.

Sometimes it helps.

[mightbekaren]

Primarily I am here on tumbles to show you flowers and crows

[madameximon]

"Flowering Brilliance"

[rafefar]

Ramona Falls trail

[eopederson2]

Thoughts of Spring, Washington Park Arboretum, Seattle, 2016.

[gehirntoture]

Look at that big boy 😍

[flowerishness]

Rhododendron

Second bloom

There are over 1000 species of Rhododendron (not including 28000 cultivars) and the vast majority of rhodos are native to the Himalayan mountains. They typically bloom in the spring but they sometimes produce a few flowers at this time of year in reaction to sudden temperature changes. That being said, it's a bit unusual to see one in full bloom in October.

I'm told that this is common in some Himalayan species and a number of cultivars have been developed to reliably flower in the spring and the fall. Rhododendron grow very well in the Pacific Northwest and we even have a few of our own native species. I have six rhodos in my garden. All of them are forming flower buds for next spring but none of them look like this. Running into a beautiful Rhododendron in full-blown second bloom was a wonderful surprise.

[mutant-distraction]

"Erwin Buske Photography

"This image has some of the best things I love about the Pacific Northwest and Washington State: Wild Rhododendrons in bloom, the beautiful waters of the Puget Sound and Hood Canal, Islands, and Mt. Rainier!"

[llatimeria]

2 and 6 for bugblr asks!

2 - Favorite Arachnid

brown recluses are pretty high up on the tier list for me these days! but also tailless whip scorpions are cool and no one cares about them enough

6 - Species native to your area that you love

Banana Slugs ARE one of the most iconic pacific land-dwelling inverts for a reason but personally an underrated fav of mine are Leafhoppers. theres a couple species out here, mostly blue-green sharpshooters and rhododendron leafhoppers, but both are equally cool + pretty. true bugs in general are just underappreciated imo

[kplays]

Round 1 the top 4 were Kukui, Sycamore, Birch, and either Elm or Sada. I'll hold an elimination round later if need be.

Round 2's top 4 were Clavell, Jacq, Hassel, and Raifort!

It's past time for round 3 of planty intellectuals

Bellis is named from the Genus containing the common daisy

Fennel is related to the carrot, and is said to have health benefits of improved heart health, reduce inflammation, and apparently suppress'es appetite.

Cedric is the professor Junipers father

Cynthia is a Rhododendron catawbiense hybrid that was developed by John Standish and Charles Noble of Sunningdale Nursery in Devon, England in the 1840's and 1850's. Look it up it's really pretty.

Cynthia herself is a researcher and archeologist

Lusamine is named from Balsamina plant, which has many uses in traditional medicine. Some include burns, snake bites, warts, constipation, and fractures, depending on which part of the plant is used. It is native to India and Myanmar, and invasive on several Pacific Ocean islands. More common names include touch-me-not and spotted snap weed.

Her whole family has plant names, and her which kid takes over the family science business depends on the game variant you play. (Original or Ultra) Gladion is named for Gladiolus, the Sword Lilly. In African medicine treatment it is used in treatments for diarrhea, constipation and colds.

Lillie is likewise named, and given her white colour scheme, may be named for white Lilly. Lilies are edible plants (unless you are a cat), and are traditionally used for coughs and sore throats, though are said to have many other uses medicinally.

Mohn is named for the German name for Poppy. It too has medicinal uses, most well known for Morphine.

Even Faba is named for an edible plant here, particularly after a type of bean.

Now for DLC stuff (or game I haven't played)

Cyanococcus is the scientific name of Blueberry. English threw some other influences in there and added the r. He and his fellow professor Briar (named for thorny shrub plants such as wild roses), are technically from Unova, for all they show up in the ScarVi DLC.

I was tempted to put Hop (climbing plant commonly used to grow beer) on the list, but like Lillie and Gladion, they do not start their studies in game. Closest would be Lillie who was actually a research assistant at game start.

Heath (shortened form of heather) could have worked for the poll too. Personally, I would have gone for Calluna as a name, that sounds nice to me.

One who has a name that could have hit plant, but went for a spelling and meaning for sinister was Sina, which could have been swapped to Senna, a herb whose leaves can be taken for constipation relief.

Plenty of research "rival" trainers who become assistants don't have a plant name, such as Bianca, who goes for a light name meaning, in contrast to Cheren's black.

Some people like Bill and have a plant name in Japan, that was changed to something else for English.

Bill was from masaki, or evergreen spindle, a small evergreen tree,

As it was changed in translation, I decided against including it as an option on the poll.

[xoverit]

Tacoma, Washington. (May 2024)

[sim-carelle]

This pack is themed after Washington State, I mostly wanted to just represent how I view my home state, from the mountains to the trees and the cold the dampness, and the rain of this state. It's beautiful when in the early mornings when then the fog and sun hit the mountains just right. This pack comes with 4 new wallpapers and 3 different decals. The decals are some of Washington state's symbols and the wallpapers are of rain, mountains, or trees along with some solid colored walls that I feel best to represent the state overall.

Download

Wallpapers Evergreen: 20 Swatches all solid greens Costs: $4 Paint

Evergreen Trees: 20 Swatches, has the same greens but with a pattern of trees, kind of like a forest. Costs: $5 Paint/Wallpaper

Falling Rain: 20 Swatches, A mix of solid blues with and without a rainy pattern Costs: $4 Paint

Rocky Mountains: 30 Swatches, a mix between blue and green mountains, should pair nicely with the solid blues and greens. Costs: $5 Wallpaper

Decals Green Darner Dragonfly: State insect, 3 Swatches, one with just the dragonfly, one with Simlish text, and one with English text Costs: $20 Wall Decoration

Olympic Marmot: State animal, 3 Swatches, one with just the Marmot, one with Simlish text, and one with English text Costs: $20 Wall Decoration

Pacific Rhododendron: State Flower, 3 Swatches, one with just the flower, one with Simlish text, and one with English text Costs: $20 Wall Decoration

[clonepa]

i voted for nootka rose bc theyre cute & theyre the flowers i most often see here, but im surprised pacific rhododendron isn’t on there :o thats the flower i most associate with the PNW generally 🌸

Haha! right! well for my school project im designing a flag that I have to make psychically, and i wanted to mostly rely in simple shapes.

The Rhododendron also mostly grows in Washington, Oregon and NorCal but not so much in Canada and southern Alaska, which are places I want to represent within the Pacific Northwest coastal region. If you want you can also read my research paper about the PNW Coast!

It is a rough draft though!!