The largest showcase of native flora in the Pacific Northwest
Features of the show include:
- Over 600 species of wildflowers, shrubs, trees, mosses, lichens, and ferns, collected throughout Southwest Oregon, artfully displayed and labeled
- Special displays of edible and medicinal plants, natural dyes, noxious weeds, beekeeping, and photos of endangered flowers
- Roving botanists available to answer questions
- Sales of books and field guides; food, drink and homemade pies (a show tradition); and native plants
Presentations from knowledgeable speakers will include:
- Tour the Show with a Botanist – Dr. Ken Carloni, retired UCC professor of botany
- Medicinal and Edible Plant Uses – Steven Yeager, Mountain Rose Herbs in Eugene
- Vegetation After Wildfire – Richard Helliwell, retired US Forest Service botanist
- Exploring Oregon’s Botanical Diversity: Tools from Oregon’s Flora – Dr. Stephen Meyers, Oregon Flora Project, OSU
- Guided Wildflower Walks – GWS collectors
The details:
- Location: Glide Community Center, Glide, 17 miles east of Roseburg on Highway 13
- $3 suggested donation
- 9 am to 5 pm both Saturday and Sunday, with a photographers-only hour from 8 to 9 am
- Handicapped accessible
Visit www.glidewildflowershow.org for more information. If you have questions or would like advice on planning your outing, email info@glidewildflowershow.org.
