>I hope I'm not asking a really stupid question.
There's no such thing as a stupid question...unless you're posing it to Bill
Engvall, in which case he'll hand you your sign. ;-)
>I have Townsendia parryi all over my property in Central Oregon in natural
>colonies.
Does it have light pink flowers? If so, I'd I.D'd it as T. florifer--these
were growing out in the juniper woodland between Sisters and Redmond and I
donated some to the NARGS seedex a couple of times as that species.
>It also grows in our basalt gravel in our driveways. (really)
It's amazing where plants like to grow. Lupinus lepidus grows by the metric
truckload along scoria-covered shoulders between Mt. Bachelor and Bend, the
same stuff that ODOT uses to gravel the roads in winter and then is pushed to
the side when they're plowed later. Oenothera tanecetifolia grows on the sandy
bed of Willow Creek, which flows through Madras (and eventually into Lake Billy
Chinook) and is completely full of water in the winter and bone try in summer
(FWIW, it transplants well, despite its having a taproot.).
>I was thinking of trying to transplant some of it to Portland so I won't drive
>on it. Does anyone know if this will transplant?
In addition to what's been said, you might adjust the soil of its new home to
match the properties of that of its current home.
-Nathan Miller
Newberg, OR Zone 7-8
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