Dew Kissed Bear Grass
by Tikvah's Hope
Title
Dew Kissed Bear Grass
Artist
Tikvah's Hope
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
Up in the higher reaches of Mount Rainier we found fields of Bear Grass just after a very misty morning.
A close up of dew covered bear grass.
The flowers of bear grass grow on a stalk that can be 6 feet tall with many small flowers. Each flower is creamy white, and saucer shaped, and has a sweet
aroma. The lowest flowers bloom first, creating a tight knot of buds at the top. The entire flower looks a little like fluffy, upside down ice cream cone. Bear grass tends to flower in 5 to 7 year cycles. After the fruit sets, the plant dies. It reproduces by seed, and by sending out offshoots from its rhizomes.
Bear grass is a fire-resistant species that is the first plant to grow after a fire.
Native Americans in Oregon, Washington state, and British Columbia have traditionally made beautiful baskets with the stems and roots of beargrass.
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December 18th, 2015
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