March and April are definitely the months when my plants look their best. I want to get photos of them all, and the best way to showcase them is in a tightly cropped closeup. So that's what this post will consist of.
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| Prunus ilicifolia lyonii from the Channel Islands |
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| Salvia brandegeei from the Channel Islands |
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| Allium haematichiton growing in container |
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| Dendromecon harfordii from the Channel Islands |
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| I would call this Mimulus aurantiacus |
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| I would call this Mimulus guttatus, a plant of streamsides and damp places |
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| Baby Blue Eyes, Nemophila menziesii |
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| Arroyo Lupine, Lupinus succulentus |
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| Goldenstar, Bloomeria crocea |
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| Tidy Tips, Layia platyglossa |
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| Blue-eyed Grass, Sisyrinchium bellum |
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| I think it is Polypodium californicum |
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| Used to be known as Potentilla, now known as Drymocallis glandulosa |
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| Euphorbia misera, an underappreciated plant from Baja and south San Diego |
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| I would call this Dichelostemma capitatum |
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Heuchera maxima from the Channel Islands
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| Geranium sp. |
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| Mirabilis laevis |
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| Clarkia unguiculata |
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| Purple Sage, Salvia leucophylla |
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| Baja Fairyduster, Calliandra californica |
