I couldn’t resist adding a grizzly to a painting inspired by a beautiful bloom of Bear Grass in Glacier Park. That summer, before fire season, allowed this rare treat.

Bear Grass can bloom whenever climatic conditions are ideal, not necessarily every seven years as common myth suggests. It is also a fire-resistant species that is the first plant to grow after a fire. As much of the park was on fire that summer, it is comforting to know that the Bear Grass will survive.

This striking plant that can grow up to 5’ high, was first called Bear Grass by members of the Lewis and Clark expedition, 19th century explorers of western America.

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