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Wildflowers at Santiago Oaks Regional Park 27 Feb 2012 | 01:54 pm
Miners Lettuce (Claytonia perfoliata) Blooms February to May. Grows in moist shady places. Found on Windes Nature Trail. Coyote Mint ( Monardella villosa) Found in planter by the Nature Center. Indig...
Wildflowers of Santiago Oaks Regional Park 25 Jul 2011 | 10:46 am
California Fuschsia (Zauschneria californica) Blooms July to November. Found in planter by Nature Center. Coyote Mint (Monardella villosa) It is drought tolerant and used by the Spanish as a cure for...
Wildflowers at Santiago Oaks Regional Park 13 Jun 2011 | 02:51 am
Sapphire Wooly-Star (Eriastrum sapphirinum) Blooms May to June. Found on Grasshopper Trail. Canchalagua (Centaurium venustum) Spanish settlers used as a remedy for fevers. Blooms June to July. Found ...
Wild Roses and More at Santiago Oaks 1 Jun 2011 | 09:51 am
Ranger Jax from Santiago Oaks Regional Park continues to catch great blooms on camera. This week, he had a little technical difficulty, so he asked me to post these. California Wild Rose California ...
Mallow and Monkeyflower at Laguna Coast Wilderness Park 30 May 2011 | 12:58 pm
Today, the Bush Mallow and Monkeyflower are bursting with blooms, a spectacular sight. Come out and visit Laguna Coast Wilderness Park this Memorial Day! Large pink flowers open along the many branch...
Wildflowers of Santiago Oaks Regional Park 22 May 2011 | 11:13 am
Heart leafed Penstemon (Keckiella cordifolia) Blooms March to August. Found on Pacifica Trail. Caterpillar Phacelia ( Phacelia circutaria) Blooms March to June. Found on Windes Nature Trail. Bush Mo...
Wildflowers of Santiago Oaks Regional Park 16 May 2011 | 08:19 am
Electric Blue Sage (Salvia chamaedryoides) Drought tolerant. Blooms throughout the year. Found in the picnic area. Bladderpod (Isomeris arborea) It is also called Burro Fat. May be found in bloom thr...
Wildflowers of Santiago Oaks Regional Park 8 May 2011 | 05:55 am
Matilija Poppy (Romneya coulteri) Blooms May to July. Found on pathway from upper parking lot to Ranger Station. Golden Stars (Bloomeria crocea) Blooms April to June. Found on Pacifica Trail. Bush M...
Media Wildflower Tour 5 May 2011 | 10:40 am
On Monday, OC Parks and Irvine Ranch Conservancy staff took some members of the media out on our annual tour to observe and photograph local wildflowers. We had been planning and rescheduling this fo...
Wildflowers of Santiago Oaks Regional Park 26 Apr 2011 | 03:29 am
MinersLettuce (Claytonia perfoliata) Grows in moist shady places. Most evident in spring and early summer. Found on Windes Nature Trail. Parry's Phacelia (Phacelia parryi) Blooms March to May. It can...
