Occasional notes on the wildflowers of 91011 It starts as a spray or splash of heavily lobed leaves. It then develops into a modest, inverted, cup-shaped flower. Its insides are absurdly packed with yellow stamens. Its petals shade from red or very dark red down to almost black at their bases. These shadowy flowers usually … Read more »
Posts Categorized: Wildflowers in La Canada
A well-defended beauty!
Occasional notes on the wildflowers of 91011 One of the pleasures of living in a moist climate is the ability to grow fuchsias outside. Fuchsias are a mostly South American plant. They thrive in cultivation in moderate northern climes, but not here. Yet if the San Gabriel Valley is too hot and dry to make … Read more »
Cherry Canyon: What’s in a name?
Occasional notes on the wildflowers of 91011 Some of the very best wildflowers to be seen along the trails of La Cañada Flintridge are found all over Cherry Canyon — a name that ought to raise the question of whether we can ever find cherry blossoms there. In fact, we can! But they’re not quite … Read more »
