Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2007 9:55 pm Post subject: Wildflowers and Scenery
Every week we try to get out locally and go hiking and see what wildflowers are blooming. It hasn't rained much this year so there won't be a big display, but there is always something. Undependable rainfall is part of this climate so the plants are suited to it.
I'll keep adding to this thread until the weather gets hot and we don't go out anymore.
The following pictures were all taken in the Santa Monica Mountains. Please click on the image. The thumbnails don't do most of them justice.
Ceanothus megacarpus
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Even more ceanothus - It has been a good year for ceanothus.
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Zuma Canyon Creek
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liveforevers
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chocolate lily(Elena wants one. I know. ) Click to see full size image
Chocolate lily sounds like something you might find in your Easter basket. Chocolate bunnies are the most popular, of course, and I have seen chocolate crosses, but I don't think I've ever seen a chocolate lily.
Giant coreopsis
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wishbone bush
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sticky monkey flower
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crimson pitcher sage
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chinese houses - These are supposed to have multiple whorls of flowers like a pagoda but this has been a dry year so we only get one partial whorl.
Can you tell if these are larkspurs or do I need to take a closer shot of the bloom? They are growing in my garden from the seeds of a volunteer plant a couple of years ago. I would like to know what the are. If I can remember to do it, I will try to get a closeup of the blooms tomorrow.
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