Native plant walk offered at Klamath County Museum

Bilobed larkspur is among the native wildflowers blooming this week in native plant gardens at the Klamath County Museum.

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. – A tour of native plant gardens at the Klamath County Museum will be offered at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 27. The free event is cosponsored by the museum and the Klamath Basin Chapter of the Native Plant Society of Oregon in recognition of Native Plant Appreciation Week, which runs through Saturday.

“The wet weather we’ve had should translate to a great year for wildflowers,” said Todd Kepple, manager of the Klamath County Museum. “We have several plants in bloom already, with more on the way.”

Wildflowers that are in bloom at the museum this week include purple-eyed grass, sagebrush buttercup and bilobed larkspur.

Many of the Klamath Basin’s most common trees and shrubs are growing at the museum, including Oregon white oak, incense-cedar and white fir. Less-common trees include western redcedar, bigleaf maple, vine maple, Pacific yew, and Oregon ash.

The museum’s gardens include more than 150 species of native plants found in the Klamath Basin.

The museum will provide a “Top 10” list of native plants that are easy to obtain, grow well in a garden, and provide pleasing flowers or foliage. Sources of native plants for the garden will be discussed, as well as methods for successful transplanting.

Another tour of the native plant gardens will be offered May 11, when more flowers are in bloom. A sale of native plants will be offered at 9 a.m. May 18 at the museum.

For more information contact the Klamath County Museum at (541) 882-1000.