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Welcome to the Natural Coalescence Blog
Here you will find botanical tales and planty fun of all kinds with botany nerding and ecology through a entertaining lens.


Stop and Smell the Irises: Does iris flower scent match their colors?
Irises aren't just in all the colors of the rainbow, they seem to also be every scent of the cornucopia- a nose rainbow. But do their colors match their smell? Sniff for yourself and read all about them.
7 min read


New Zealand’s Strip Forest Tease: alpine edge tree line
Why does New Zealand seem to have a dense and stark forest strip, with the trees ending sharply compared to other global regions?
12 min read


Dying Season- make natural dye/ink
Making and testing natural inks & dyes from fruits and flowers in PNW.
12 min read


Honey Science: Liquid Gold Summer Tasting
Ever go a little overboard on unique edible items because you wanted to know how they all compared? I feel like that's a pretty good way to "over do it" and splurge on occasion. Spoiling yourself with food is better than others. Long story short - I have entirely more honeys than I can know what to shack a stick at. I also may be experiencing a sugar high. There is something majestically and instinctively beautiful about nature's golden nectar. Why are we "all a buzz" f
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