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May wild flowers in a California Native Garden

Here are many native flower photos. I've tried to include enough pictures so you can get a feel for the potential of a native garden. California native plants are very unique and wonderful.
These plants grow in our(mostly) California garden in May. I started with just random photos but got totally lost and ended up going through the last four years of photos in the garden with a date in May. (You can see that random changes part way down the page.) There are a few flowers in the pots, and few in the wild, but most are flowers in the Santa Margarita garden.

A Coronis Fritillary and Variable Checkerspot on a California Yarrow. - grid24_6

On good years we can have hundreds of butterflies in the garden, here are some of the photos. Callippe Fritillary and Checkerspot Butterflyon California Yarrow

A 15 year old Salvia Gracias without any extra water. Gracias will grow in most of California without any irrigation. - grid24_12

Gracias Sage has fired off every year for at least 15 years with no water or care.

A Swallowtail Butterfly on a Salvia Pozo Blue. California native plants attract California native wildlife to your garden. - grid24_6

Salvia Pozo Blue flowers it's heart out late May every year for 20 years. It's a favorite of hummingbirds and butterflies.

Salvia spathacea, Hummingbird Sage, don't the flowers look edible? - grid24_12

Hummingbird Sage is a different looking sage. Sun near coast, full shade in interior heat.

Front to back, Salvia Dara's Choice, Salvia Pt. Sal, Salvia Vicki Romo, Fremontia Pacific Sunset. The 'dead trees are Sycamores that defoliated because of late frost and a wet spring. There is no irrigation system here. In most of California you can have a native garden with little irrigation. - grid24_12

Salvia Dara's Choice, Point Sal, Salvia apianaXclevelandii Vicki Romo, Flannel Bush

Sorry, I LOVE to photograph the flower of Salvia Celestial Blue. Native plants are absolutely beautiful. - grid24_6

Salvia Celestial Blue makes an interesting bouquet.

Salvia dorrii, Dorr's sage, Mint sage, Purple sage, Desert Purple Sage flowers. This plant is native to the California desert edges. - grid24_12

Desert Sage is a late May favorite in a desert garden.
There are many more sages in flower in May, but at least you have a taste of their diversity.

Salvia brandegei, Brandegees Sage, with a visiting Anthophora pacifica, Digger bee. Don't freak out. These little guys are great pollinators and the biggest buzzers. Digger bees seem to see humans as cows, an if you're polite, they avoid you. If you really provoke them they may bounce off of your head. I can't find any reports of stings, I've never been bothered, but I'm in awe of their intelligence and flying agility. They behave like a cattle dog, and I'm the cow. Native plants bring native insects. - grid24_12

Salvia brandegei, Island Black Sage grows and flowers along a very hot, sunny path. The 10 year old plants are are enjoyed by Butterflies, chipmunks, and hummingbirds. It's native to the channel islands of California.

Trichostema lanatum, Woolly Blue Curls in it's native habitat. This native plant is very large and showy. - grid24_12

Trichostema lanatum, Woolly Blue Curls are native on the site. We enjoy 5-10 acres of them. There were more present before CDF seeded weeds from the sky after a fire in 1985.

Dendromecon rigida, Bush Poppy, is flowering here in the chaparral of San Luis Obispo county, California, in the late spring. - grid24_12

Bush Poppy is native on the site, and was planted in the garden over ten years ago in a sunny spot with Ceanothus and Buckwheat plants adjacent to it and a large coast live oak on its north side. It has grown very well with no supplemental water.

Penstemon spectabilis, Showy Penstemon can be a very hot lavender addition to a California garden. - grid24_6

Showy Penstemon is big and carefree and loved by hummingbirds. Plant at the back of a perennial garden.

Penstemon grinnellii scrophularioides with an Anna Hummingbird in a native garden. - grid24_12

Grinnell's Northern Penstemon looks similar to Penstemon spectabilis, but is a little lower, like it's 'trunk' was cut off.

Climbing Penstemon, Heart leaved Keckiella, or Heartleaf Keckiella, Keckiella cordifolia is hanging over our driveway and is native from about Santa Margarita south to San Diego. This Native Penstemon was all over the north and east slopes of Los Angeles and parts of Southern California. A great addition to a native garden. - grid24_12

Climbing Penstemon is native on the east, west and north slopes, and has benefited from the removal of weedy grasses and yellow star thistle (compliments of California Department of Forestry, they planted it for us, we got to remove same) in its vicinity. A favorite of hummingbirds.

California Poppies are covering a slope in in Central California. Plant a poppy into a native garden and you can make it come alive with small wildlife. - grid24_12

California Poppy It's really funny; plant a pound of seed and get one or two plants (the quail show up and eat all the seeds) and plant 3 plants and get hundreds of new plants the next year. They have reseeded in open mineral soils and areas mulched with coast live oak leaf mulch. The poppies don't care, they like the garden.

Eriophyllum confertiflorum, Golden Yarrow, makes the prettiest little burst of yellow from spring through early summer (depending on your location) in the dryland native garden throughout most of California. - grid24_12

Eriophyllum confertiflorum, Golden Yarrow, is native on the site and planted throughout the garden. The plants are ignored unless they get ratty, then we trim their heads off and they grow new ones. They have declined in garden areas that become shady and/or contain oak leaf mulch.

Antirrhinum multiflorum, Mutliflowered Snapdragon Flowers used to be common in the hills around Santa Barbara and Los Angeles. - grid24_6

Antirrhinum multiflorum, Multiflowered Snapdragon, is native on the site in decomposed granite and full sun, comes up in the garden occasionally, and is short-lived, but very showy and a hummingbird favorite. We do not water it. As a pioneer species after brush fires, it would probably do very well in gardens around the world.

Penstemon Margarita BOP mixed with California Poppy - grid24_6

Penstemon 'Margarita BOP' and California Poppies

Acmon Blue Butterfly on Sulfur Buckwheat in the Santa Margarita garden. - grid24_12

Eriogonum umbellatum, Sulfur Buckwheat, has been growing in the front garden for 20 years. The bed it is growing in receives 1-2 supplemental besprinklings during the dry season (May- November) if we remember and have time. The snowberry next to it keeps trying to bury it, but so far so good.

Shasta Buckwheat or Sulfur Buckwheat flowers can add a lot of color to a native garden in summer. - grid24_12

Shasta Sulfur Buckwheat has been ignored for years. It was planted under an Arctostaphylos glauca that drowned in the rains of the early 1990's. I'm not sure we ever watered it. It was in full sun by itself for a while, then Chilopsis linearis seeded in where the A. glauca drowned. Now the area has morning shade. I'd guess the plant was 15 years old when this picture was taken. (You think you have a strange garden, we have weird natives popping up in our garden!)

Foothill Penstemon, Penstemon heterophyllus australis is native in most of Southern California. Shown here in the Santa Margarita garden. - grid24_12

Penstemon heterophyllus, Foothill Penstemon, is native in our area(along with much of California) and needs little or no care. This plant is @10-12 years old in our garden. Plant on a wall or boulder so it can be used by hummingbirds.

The flowers of Keckiella antirrhinoides, Yellow Bush Snapdragon, are here being visited by a hummingbird for nectar and tiny insects. Native plants bring native birds. - grid24_12

Keckiella antirrhinoides, Yellow Bush Penstemon, was planted originally in the sun. After 20 years it is in the shade of a coast live oak that has doubled in size. Although the plant is leaning away from the oak, it has grown well in the garden with no irrigation.

Called variously Desert Penstemon, Arizona Penstemon, Rosy Desert Beardtongue, Penstemon pseudospectabilis can have a little more pink in the flowers or even a little purple according to how the camera catches it. This one is being visited by an Anna's Hummingbird in the Santa Margarita garden. - grid24_12

Desert Penstemon, Rosy Desert Beardtongue, Pink Showy Penstemon and Arizona Penstemon makes for happy Hummingbirds.

Horse Mint with a Tiger Swallowtail, no horse required - grid24_12

Horse Mint will grow in full sun if the summers are cool and there is regular water.

Agoseris grandiflora, Mountain dandelion seed heads in the Santa Margarita garden. - grid24_12

Mountain dandelion flowers in late spring and then you get the huge dandelions in summer.

Amelanchier alnifolia. Serviceberry - grid24_12

Western Service Berry grows in shady glens.

This Utah service berry actually was in the Sierras but native throughout most of California mountains. - grid24_12

Utah Service Berry will flower in fairly dry part shade in mountain areas. In a conventional garden it should done fine.

Arctostaphylos parrayana flowers are nice, foliage is wondrous. - grid24_12

Parry Manzanita make a mounding groundcover. in part shade.

Green leaf manzanita, Arctostaphylos patula flowers are pink in small grape like clusters. - grid24_6

Greenleaf Manzanita is a four foot bush in most of California. A flat groundcover up at 7500 ft.

Mexican Manzanita with an Anna's hummingbird visiting the flowers. Mexican manzanita is drought tolerant in most of the populated areas of California. I'd not plant it in the desert without some extra winter water, but most of California it will survive with no water after first summer. - grid24_12

Mexican Manzanita. grows from above San Francisco to Baja to Texas.

Arctostaphylos silvicola, Ghostly Manzanita with a beefly. This manzanita is native north of Santa Cruz. - grid24_6

Arctostaphylos silvicola Ghostly Manzanita grows in the Santa Cruz mountains, does fine in most of California as long as the soil is sandy or sandy loam.

A young plant, with flowers at the base, of Asarum caudatum, Wild Ginger - grid24_12

Wild Ginger grows in semi-moist full shade. Nice looking in the underground portion of a parking garage.

Asclepias fascicularis, Narrow-leaf milkweed flower - grid24_12

Narrowleaf Milkweed grows next to alkaline moist spots in Malibu up into the Sierras at 6000 ft and from Baja to Washington to Utah. Well liked by butterflies and most customers.

Asclepias speciosa with a Painted lady butterfly and a Fritilary Butterfly. Milkweeds are a wonderful addition to a California gardens. - grid24_12

Showy Milkweed grows in full sun and needs little care after the first season. The butterflies are free.

Chuparosa- Beloperone californica (Justica californica) - grid24_12

Chuparosa major limitation is frost. It's only hardy to about 28 F.

Astragalus douglasii 7000ft hwy-38 south of Big Bear. - grid24_12

Douglas milkvetch grows from the coast, through the San Joaquin Valley, into the mountains of central and southern California. Munz lists the elevation from 160-6800, but I taken pictures of it at about 7000 ft.

Astragalus nuttallii, Nuttall's Milkvetch flower - grid24_12

Nuttall's Milkvetch grows right on the coastal bluff but has done fine with some regular water at Santa margarita.

Astragalus trichopodus, Southern California Locoweed flower - grid24_12

Southern California Locoweed. is a little upright perennial with pretty with flowers and interesting pods.

Calystegia macrostegia, California Morning Glory - grid24_12

California Morning Glory works as an evergreen vine near the coast, semi-deciduous vibe inland.

Purplish Morning Glory

Bush Anemone, Carpenteria californica is a nice clean bush that explodes into flower. Try this plant in a container or large pot if you have a deck or patio. - grid24_12

Bush Anemone has grow in San Luis Obispo gardens and our garden in Santa margarita with no water after a year of so. But it loves water. In Bakersfield one was in full sun with continuous water and it looked great.

Ceanothus Mountain Haze is a California liac with deep green foliage that loves coastal California gardens. - grid24_6

Ceanothus Mountain Haze grows fast to about six feet, then slowly to eight.

San Diego Mtn. Lilac, Ceanothus cyaneus grows well in coastal California in places like Santa Barbara and Los Angeles. - grid24_12

San Diego Mtn. Lilac is frost sensitive, but if your temperatures are above about 25F it's worth a try.

Ceanothus cyaneus x Sierra Blue Ceanothus is very fast and fairly big.

San Simeon Ceanothus could be called flat Mt. Lilac. It works well in a native garden near the coast.

Santa Barbara Lilac is fast and showy in most coastal California gardens. - grid24_6

Santa Barbara Mountain Lilac has very royal lilac flowers in spring.

This California Lilac grows between Arroyo Grande and Santa Maria - grid24_6

Arroyo Grande Lilac grows from south of San Luis Obispo to almost Santa Maria. Very fast and showy.

Ceanothus Skylark is really green with blue flowers and will grow throughout most of California. Skylark makes a nice little native hedge or border planting. - grid24_12

Skylark is a small late flowering Mountain Lilac.

We're too cold for Palo Verde to flower here, but those of you in Southern California and the desert will enjoy it in May.

Cornus glabrata, Brown Twig Dogwood with Checkerspot - grid24_12

Brown Twig Dogwoodmakes a wall of fragrant flowers in late spring.

Diplacus grandiflorus flowers make you wish for a vase. Where's the monkey in the flower? You may need an opiate. - grid24_12

Azalea Monkey Flower has a big flower on a small little perennial. Works great in morning sun.

Showy Milkweed is a butterfly attractor.

Acton Encelia, Mountain Bush Sunflower, Encelia actoni with flowers - grid24_12

Mountain bush sunflower is a show stopper for those of you along the desert edge ot the mountains around Southern California.

Encelia californica - California encelia, California brittlebush, bush sunflower - grid24_12

Coast Sunflower grows along the California coast.

Encelia farinosa Brittlebush, Goldenhills, Incienso in full flower. It will do this in most of Southern California with no irrigation. - grid24_12

Brittlebush grows in the desert and Southern California

Epipactis gigantea, Stream Orchid flower - grid24_12

Stream Orchid grows in seasonally wet spots like seasonal creeks.

Erigeron glaucus Seaside Daisy Daisy is eying you - grid24_12

Seaside Daisy will grows in most California gardens,. It needs a little more water than the drought tolerant plants.

Erigeron Wayne Roderick Daisy planted as a small groundcover or border. With a little water has worked well everywhere in California we've tried it. - grid24_12

Erigeron glaucus x Wayne Roderick Daisy is a hybrid of Cape Sebastian that Wayne found in his garden.

Yerba Santa (Eriodictyon californicum) with white flowers - grid24_12

Yerba Santa grows in the Sierras and Coast ranges.

Eriodictyon crassifolium ,Thick Leaved Yerba Santa with Checkerspot butterfly. - grid24_12

Thickleaf Yerba Santa grows through most of Southern California

Eriodictyon tomentosum, Woolly Yerba Santa. Checkerspot, Hair Streak with native bee. - grid24_12

Woolly Yerba Santa is a butterfly magnet.

Eriodictyon trichocalyx, Smooth Leaf Yerba Santa flowers - grid24_12

Smooth Leaf Yerba Santa grows in Southern California Mountains.

Ocotillo, Fouquieria splendens - grid24_6

Ocotillo grows in desert washes, but will grow in a fast food planting in Palmdale or a yard in Bakersfield.

Here is an old photo of the flower of Geranium viscosissimum, Sticky Geranium. - grid24_12

Sticky Geranium grows in a conventional garden.

Orange sneezeweed, Owlclaws has a rather weird flower. - grid24_6

Owlsclaws grows in mountain meadows or conventional gardens.

Idyllwild Rock Flower

Heuchera maxima, Island Alum Root - grid24_12

Island Alum Rootgrows in shade. In areas of decent rainfall it will survive in dry shade.

Heuchera micrantha. Small-flowered Alumroot, might be better preserved by calling it Dainty forest fairy flowers. - grid24_12

Alum Root seasonally wet in winter, dry in summer in part shade.

Heuchera rubescens var. glandulosa, Jack o the Rocks, grows in rocky areas, has red stems and white to pink flowers, which make a good contrast. - grid24_6

Jack o the rocks likes to grow in rocky areas in part shade of east facing slopes.

Douglas Iris grows in seasonal seeps along the coast. Does well in conventional gardens or native gardens.

Iris longipetala patterns of blue - grid24_12

Long Petaled Iris loves a wet spot in a native garden, but it tolerates drought.

Iris macrosiphon, Ground Iris, whose flowers range from cream to purple, grows in the northern part of California. - grid24_12

Ground Iris likes seasonally wet ground and part shade.

A Sierra meadow with Western Blue Flag. California has amazing areas to explore. Make your garden one of them. - grid24_12

Western Blue Flag growing in a meadow.

Here is a closeup of the inflorescence of Isomeris arborea, Bladderpod. - grid24_12

Bladderpod has flowered for two years.

Lepechinia calycina, California Pitcher Plant, has lovely cream flowers that are sometimes tinged with pink/lavender. - grid24_6

California Pitcher Plant grows in part shade.

Lepechinia fragrans with an Anna Hummingbird. In a large container or pot this can make a 6 ft. bush for the birds. - grid24_12

Fragrant Pitcher Sagelikes regular water and garden conditions, but will work in part shade in a native garden.

Silvery Blue on Bladderpod . Native gardens are alive.

Lilium kelleyanum, Kelly's Lilly flowers - grid24_12

Kelly's Lilly grows along streams in the Sierras. It will do very well under a birdbath in your native garden.

Lilium pardalinum, Panther Lily, is called that because of its spots, seen here on the recurved tepals. - grid24_12

Leopard Lily is another one that would love to be under a birdbath or in a Summerpond

Lilium wigginsii, Wiggins Lily, has a very pleasant flowering form, especially showing well with a contrasting backdrop. - grid24_12

Wiggins Lily is another for the birdbath.

Here are two flower-color variants of Leptodactylon californicum, Prickly Phlox, that grow together in the central California chaparral. - grid24_12

Prickly Phlox. grows in sun or part shade and gravel to gravelly sand.

Lonicera hispidula, California Honeysuckle, has fragrant, muted pastel pink flowers and crawls up on other plants. - grid24_6

California Honeysuckle likes to grow under bushes and crawl up into the sun.

This photo shows the shape, the height, the width, and the flowering pattern of Lotus scoparius, Deerweed, in our Santa Margarita garden. - grid24_12

Deerweed grows in much of California and is a favorite of bumblebees .

Silver Bush Lupine, Lupinus albifrons - grid24_12

Silver Bush Lupine grows in full sun.

The blue form of Bush lupine or tree lupine, Lupinus arboreus - grid24_12

Bush Lupine is a rather weedy Lupine that will grows anywhere as an annual, in most of California as a perennial.

Grape Soda Lupine, Lupinus excubitus, in flower in the wild at about 5000 feet in the Southern Sierras. - grid24_12

Grape soda lupine grows along the desert edges in the mountains up to maybe 8000 ft. Does fine in many California gardens.

Here's what one of the flowers look like. The plant can have hundreds of them if its happy. - grid24_12

California Desert Thorn grows on the coast in San Diego County. Little flowers on interesting plant.

Mirabilis californica, Wishbone Bush plant - grid24_12

Wishbone Bush grows in full sun and makes an interesting flower show.

A Callippe Fritillary Butterfly, Speyeria callippe on a Monardella antonina - grid24_12

Butterfly Mint Bush makes a nice flower show.

Oenothera hookeri, Evening Primrose, is growing in the sandy Santa Margarita streambed with Mimulus cardinalis. - grid24_12

The yellow Hooker's Evening Primrose is a weedy flower that flowers ans acts like a non-native plant. Flowers for months, seeds everywhere, brown thumbers LOVE it. The red Scarlet Monkey Flower mixes well with it.

Oenothera caespitosa ssp. marginata, Evening Primrose, possesses the most wonderful fragrance, when the flowers emerge in the dusk of the evening. - grid24_6

Evening Primrose is an amazing perennial that has large fragrant flowers. Unfortunately it's a PITA to grow and not reliable in low land gardens.

Opuntia basilaris. Beavertail Cactus - grid24_12

Beavertail Cactus is easy to grow in most California gardens. It will grow in fairly cold climates, desert climates, or coastal climates.

Penstemon azureus, deep blue flowers - grid24_12

Skyblue Penstemonis a flat perennial that emerges from the snow in the Sierras and flowers. In lower elevations it makes a little mound of blue.

Penstemon centranthifolius, Scarlet Bugler flowers - grid24_12

Scarlet Bugler grows in much of the populated areas of central and southern California. Full sun, no water.

A Penstemon eatonii in the nursery - grid24_6

Firecracker Penstemon grows in the mountains of southern California.

Phacelia campanularia, Desert Bluebell, is growing here in the Santa Margarita garden. - grid24_6

Desert Bluebell is an annual but it can provide color in most California gardens.

Physocarpus capitatus Ninebark,seed pods are bright red - grid24_12

Ninebark likes to grow in part shade and regular water.

Potentilla glandulosa, Sticky Cinquefoil flower - grid24_12

Sticky Cinquefoil is found along the coast of California and in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountains.

Potentilla glandulosa nevadensis, Nevada Cinquefoil with flowers - grid24_12

Nevada Cinquefoil is a nice little Potentilla.

Potentilla gracilis , Cinquefoil is a little perennial with these yellow flowers. - grid24_12

This Cinquefoil grows from San Diego to B.C.

Catalina Cherry, Prunus Lyonii - grid24_12

Catalina Cherry and Hollyleaf Cherry both flower in late spring.

Prunus virginiana demissa with a Red Admiral, Vanessa atalanta - grid24_12

Western Chokecherry

Black Chokecherry

Ptelea crenulata, Western Hop tree flowers - grid24_12

Western Hop tree is a small tree with sweet flowers.

Purshia glandulosa, Desert bitterbrush flowers - grid24_6

Desert bitterbrush grows along the edges of the desert and in the desert mountains.

Cliff Rose

Purshia tridentata, Antelope Bitterbrush flowers. - grid24_12

Antelope Bitterbrush grows along the edges of the eastern Sierras.

Western Azalea flower, this one was in our back yard. - grid24_12

Western Azalea grows here on the north side of a greenhouse. But it did ok in a Bakersfield garden and grows in full sun in San Francisco.

Ribes nevadense, Pink Sierra Currant with Swallowtail - grid24_12

Pink Sierra Currant flowers later than most of the currants.

Rosa californica California wild rose - grid24_6

California wild rose has a nasty thorn, sweet flowers, and looks pretty, until you get stuck in it.

Whiskey Rose has a nice flower and a few spines.

Cluster Rose is an excellent plant for shaded slopes and birds

Wood Rose, Rosa-woodsii-glabrata - grid24_12

Mojave Rose is a nice little rose bush.

Mountain Rose or Fragrant Rose hip. The stupid(smart ****) chipmunk ate the hip that afternoon. - grid24_12

Fragrant Rose has great hips.

California Coneflower, Rudbeckia californica in the wild - grid24_12

California Coneflower grows in the part shade of a regularly watered garden.

Western Coneflower, Rudbeckia occidentalis has no rays. - grid24_12

Western Coneflower is excellent in English style gardens.

Salix hindsiana hindsiana, Sandbar Willow flowers - grid24_12

Sand Bar Willow is a small willow that forms a small thicket. It flowers fairly late for a willow.

Satureja chandleri, Shrubby Yerba Buena flowers - grid24_12

San Miguel savory is a mounding little groundcover that smells nice. Will grow in dry or moist shade.

Scutellaria austinae, Skull Cap in flower. - grid24_6

Skull Cap is a creepy little perennial.

Sidalcea hickmanii, Hickman's checkerbloom - grid24_12

Hickman's Checkerbloom grows into a tight little mound.

Side view of Sidalcea malvaeflora, Checkerbloom - grid24_6

Checkerbloom grows on Las Pilitas Rd.in seasonal seeps with Deer Grass.

Sidalcea neomexicana, Checkers has a nice pink flower - grid24_3

This Checkers and Oregon Checkers look similar.

Silene laciniata angustifolia, Red Catchfly with it's red star - grid24_6

Red Catchfly is like a Carnation, but with red flowers. Grows in beach sand along the coast. Does fine here with part shade and regular water.

Silene Parishii, Parish's catchfly lloks kind of like a yellow star - grid24_6

Parish's catchfly grows in the mountains. Seems to be happy here with part shade and regular water.

Sisyrinchium bellum, Blue-Eyed Grass - grid24_6

Blue-Eyed Grass grows on coastal bluffs or out in the blue oak woodland. Full sun to filtered sun.

Sisyrinchium californicum, Yellow-eyed Grass has 1 inch yellow flowers. - grid24_12

Yellow-eyed Grass is happy under a bird bath as it wants regular water and cool sun.

Solanum umbelliferum, incanum Bluewitch flowers - grid24_12

Bluewitch grows fine here and is native east of us living on as little as 3 inches of rainfall.

Solanum xanti, Purple Nightshade with it's hanging flowers - grid24_12

Purple Nightshade is a cute little perennial that grows in much of coastal California.

Solanum xanti hoffmannii grows from about Santa Barbara south into San Diego County. - grid24_12

Hoffmann's nightshade is a perennial groundcover that loves live under a coast live oak.

Sphaeralcea ambigua, Desert Mallow makes great flower. - grid24_12

Desert mallow has done well here, Each little bush flowers every year for about 10-12 years.

Sphaeralcea emoryi, Emory's Desert Mallow flowers are a deep orange. - grid24_6

Emory globemallow likes dry heat and sun.

Sphaeralcea grossulariifolia, Gooseberry leaf Globemallow flowers - grid24_6

Gooseberry leaf Globemallow is a very small little perennial with a nice flower.

Flame Checkers

Spiraea densiflora ssp. splendens, Rosy Spiraea, Alpine Spiraea, Mountain Spirea - grid24_6

Mountain Spirea flowers well here as long as it has part shade and regular water.

Spiraea douglasii Western Spiraea - grid24_12

Western Spiraea is growinf in a semi-moist shady spot. In much of coastal California it will grow with no additional water.

Stanleya pinnata Princes Plume between Joshua Trees and Cottonwoods - grid24_12

Princes Plume is a surprising plant.

Long flowered Snowberry,. Symphoricarpos longiflorus flowers are delicate and pink. - grid24_12

Desert Snowberry is a little deciduous shrub, until it flowers.

A West Coast Lady on the Verbena lasiostachys, Western Vervain - grid24_12

California Vervain is a rather prolific perennial with blue flowers that the butterflies like.

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