Sylvia Wright on Nostr: Salvia greggii is my best #pollinators (insects and hummingbirds) plant. 1. ...
Salvia greggii is my best #pollinators (insects and hummingbirds) plant.
1. Everblooming. 2. The F'ing Deer hate it.
Today, having in mind the American Ornithological Union's new decision to change the common names of birds named for people, I looked up Josiah Gregg the botanist. Hoping he wasn't the a-hole.
Did that guy live an interesting life. Explorer, botanist, physician (whole 2 semesters med school), war correspondent & interpreter, mapmaker, and '49er. Interesting death, too.
His anger at being left behind by his explorer pals near Trinidad, Calif., reportedly gave the Mad River its name.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josiah_Gregg
[Public domain photo of Josiah Gregg from Wikipedia] #botany
1. Everblooming. 2. The F'ing Deer hate it.
Today, having in mind the American Ornithological Union's new decision to change the common names of birds named for people, I looked up Josiah Gregg the botanist. Hoping he wasn't the a-hole.
Did that guy live an interesting life. Explorer, botanist, physician (whole 2 semesters med school), war correspondent & interpreter, mapmaker, and '49er. Interesting death, too.
His anger at being left behind by his explorer pals near Trinidad, Calif., reportedly gave the Mad River its name.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josiah_Gregg
[Public domain photo of Josiah Gregg from Wikipedia] #botany