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Hendricks Park Update: February 2026
IN THE GARDENS The volunteers are back! Tuesday and Thursday sessions have restarted. The Tuesday group meets at 9:00am in the Rhododendron Garden for weeding, removing blackberries, planting new rhododendrons and other plants, and enjoying a coffee break with sweets....
Wildflower of the Month: May/June, 2024
Rosy Plectritis (Plectritis congesta) Plectritis congesta (Valeriana congesta) is a species of flowering plant in the honeysuckle family. It is known by several common names, including rosy plectritis. It is an annual herb, growing from 4 in. up to nearly two feet...
Hendricks Park News: April, 2024
New Gate at Forest Entrance New gates have been installed at the ends of that section of Fairmount Blvd. that traverses the forest of Hendricks Park. The Friends of Hendricks Park has been advocating for this infrastructure improvement for several years. The gates...
Wildflower of the Month: April/May 2024
Fernleaf Biscuitroot (Lamatium dissectum) Lomatium dissectum, commonly known as Fernleaf Biscuitroot or Wild Carrot, is a member of the Apiaceae family. It flowers in April through May with a large umbell of small yellow-white flowers, each becoming a flat, brownish...
Announcing: The Story of Hendricks Park!
The Friends of Hendricks Park are very excited to announce the publication of “The Story of Hendricks Park”. It is a 100 page history of Eugene’s oldest park and contains many beautiful historical illustrations and color photos, stories, vignettes, Kalypuya lore and...
Hendricks Park News: February, 2024
For several days in mid-January, 2024, Eugene was brought to a near stand still as freezing rain followed by freezing temperatures paralyzed the city and wreaked havoc on trees and power lines. Damage in Hendricks Park was limited primarily to the forested-areas of...
What’s Bloomin’: December, 2023
Mahonia "Charity" Oregon grape is Mahonia acquifolia, which blooms in the spring and is native to Oregon. On the other hand, Mahonia charity is a winter-flowering plant, starting its show in late fall and lasting through February. Mahonia charity is a hybrid refined...
Wildflower of the Month: November, 2023
Gaillardia Blanket flower (Gaillardia aristata) is an exceptionally long-blooming perennial. Gaillardia can be almost any shade of yellow, orange, red, purplish, brown, or white; they are often bicolored. The example above was spotted in the Native Plant Garden of...
What’s Bloomin’: October 2023
Colchicum The crocus is seen as a harbinger of spring, so why do these flowers appear in the fall? In fact, they are not a type of crocus, but are colchicums. Colchicum is a genus of perennial flowering plants that are varied and widespread, with about 160 species...
Wildflower of the Month: June, 2023
Checkermallow (Sidalcea species) While there are varieties that make their homes along the coast and on each side of the Cascades, several species of checkermallow occur in the Willamette Valley. All have similar spires of whitish pink to deep pink flowers that appear...