Indian Rhubarb – Near Peak

Indian Rhubarb (Darmera) is the northern Sierra’s signature fall color plant. At peak, its large, fan-shaped leaves turn shades of blood red, apricot, magenta, saffron, viridian and gold. They hang over streams in such profuse perfection that they appear to have been landscaped.

Plumas County color spotter Michael Beatley checked on the status of the Darmera at Oakland Camp, yesterday.

Oakland Camp is a summer camp operated by the City of Oakland for its children. Oakland Camp Road, a public access road near Quincy, passes through the camp skirting Spanish Creek whose banks are lined for several miles with Darmera.

Beatley reports that the rhubarb are Near Peak and should peak within the coming week. He also noted that Oakland Camp Road is lined with hundreds of black oak trees that have turned red, orange and yellow, providing colorful surroundings for a setting that  should explode in color within the week.