Posts Tagged ‘Pike’s Peak’
Hazel Schmoll: Guardian of the Colorado Blue Columbine
The Colorado State Botanist Today is the anniversary of the death of Colorado State botanist Hazel Schmoll. Hazel was born in a sod cabin in McAlester, Kansas, in 1890. Her family settled in Colorado when she was just two years old. Hazel was the first woman to earn a doctorate in botany from the University…
Read MoreA Region of Astonishing Beauty: Celebrating Botanist Edwin James
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. August 27, 1797 My darling petal-patters and flora fanatics, today we celebrate the birth of a most remarkable botanical adventurer! On this day in Vermont in 1797, the world welcomed Edwin James, a…
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