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Uresiphita reversalis
Gaillardia pulchella
The native wildflower seed mix I planted months ago continues to charm us.
flower shadows
Liriodendron tulipifera
Our club joined up with the Channel Island Nature Journalers for a visit to the local botanic gardens.
Quercus agrifolia
Phacelia cicutaria
It’s the first time I’ve ever looked closely at Phacelia seed structures. They are delicate and beautiful.
This California native is clearly a fire-follower: Professors Carol and Jerry Baskin of the University of Kentucky noted a 27% increase in germination as compared to control when treated with aqueous extracts of charred wood, or the charred wood itself. Cool!
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Centauria cineraria
I thought this shrub was wormwood until I saw it flowering today. Endemic to southern Italy, dusty miller (also known as velvet centaurea and silver dust) grows on coastal cliffs in its natural setting—hence the plant’s Italian name, fiordaliso delle scogliere (“cliff cornflower”).
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