![(left to right) Bigelow's Monkeyflower & Firecracker Penstamon, digitial illustration,by R.L. Gibson](http://www.rlgibson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/NATIVE-Bigelows-Monkeyflower-and-Firecracker-Penstamon-by-RLGibson-1000x-LORES.png)
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It was with tongue firmly planted in cheek that
I started working on a “native” series.
Of course, every flower is native
to somewhere. –Rachel
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