Last Spring, I wrote about two visits to a preserved prairie in a Port Townsend, WA golf course, one on March 29 and a followup on April 29, 2015. This 1.4 acre prairie is a remnant of the landscape that emerged after the retreat of the ice age glaciers. It survived development because of benign neglect, having been set aside as a "rough" in the golf course. It was recognized as a unique botanical site in 1986 and the Kah Tai Preserve was officially created in 1987. Volunteers from the Olympic Peninsula Chapter of the Washington Native Plant Society work to restore and maintain this treasure.
This is an update with what’s been blooming so far this year.
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I got an earlier start, with my first visit on March 14, 2016.
Grass widow or Satin flower (Olsynium douglasii)