One of the great rose shrubs I received from Seattle Native Plants is blooming happily. I’m not positive which rose this is, but it may be R. gymnocarpa.
I have a bunch of seedling roses that I’ve started over the years that I plan to add to this garden in the coming months. Roses are popular with bugs–over 100 species of butterfly and moth use native roses as a host plant!
I also have some lovely blooming lupins in the parking strip that are attracting native bees.
These are hybrids, so not truly natives, but I am growing some true native Lupinus bicolor to add to Tony & Leon’s Homegrown National Park. Here is a quick video of a busy bee: