Eschscholzia californica

* California Poppy Ceanothus Goldeneggs Oblong Spurge Peach Pink Rock Rose Plants Purple Sage Purple Vetch Wild Radish

Now Blooming

April 5, 2021April 6, 2021 Marty Nicolaus 60 Views 0 Comments Ceanothus, cistus, Eschscholzia californica, Euphorbia oblongata, Prunus sp., Raphanus raphanistrum, Salvia leucophylla, Taraxia ovata, vicia benghalensis

With April underway, more plants have cast the hesitations of winter aside and stepped out into full bloom. Top left:

* Blue Wild Rye California Poppy Chinese Forget-me-not Common Poppy Cornflower Crown Daisy Dutch Iris Harding Grass Morning Glory Pale Flax Peach Plants Poison Hemlock Salsify Scarlet Flax Yarrow

Blooms of May

May 31, 2020June 1, 2020 Marty Nicolaus 863 Views 0 Comments Achillea millefolium, Calystegia sepium, Centaurea cyanus, Conium maculatum, Cynoglossum amabile, Elymus glaucus, Eschscholzia californica, Glebionis coronaria, Iris hollandica, Linum bienne, Linum grandiflorum, Papaver rhoeas, Phalaris aquatica, Prunus persica, Tragopogon porrifolius

Eight of these blooms observed during the month of May are new additions to the inventory of plants in the

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Poppy Glow

May 18, 2020May 18, 2020 Marty Nicolaus 365 Views 0 Comments Eschscholzia californica

Up in the Burrowing Owl Sanctuary, which management has kept closed to the public even though the last Burrowing Owl

* Arroyo lupine Baby Blue Eyes California Poppy Cheeseweed Crimson Clover Desert Bluebell Douglas Iris English Daisy Himalayan Smartweed Jupiter's beard Moroccan Toadflax Nettle-leaved Goosefoot Oblong Spurge Plants Rock Rose Rose Clover Scarlet Flax Scarlet Pimpernel Shivery Grass Wild Mustard Wild Onion

April Bloomers

April 30, 2020May 1, 2020 Marty Nicolaus 1231 Views 0 Comments Allium triquetrum, Anagallis arvensis, Bellis perennis, Briza minor, Centranthus ruber, Chenopodium murale, cistus, Eschscholzia californica, Euphorbia oblongata, Iris douglasiana, Jutta Burger, Linaria maroccana, Linum grandiflorum, Lupinus succulentus, Malva parviflora, Nemophila menziesii, Oxalis corniculata, Persicaria capitata, Phacelia campanularia, Sinapis arvensis, trifolium hirtum, trifolium incarnatum

Invigorated by days of showers and days of sunshine, the park spilled a great big cornucopia of blooms in April

* Annual Bluegrass California Poppy Common Vetch Cut-leaf Geranium Lance-leaf Plantain Plants Purple Vetch Red-stemmed Filaree Rose Clover Scarlet Pimpernel White-stemmed Filaree

Flora Friday: More Bloomers

April 12, 2019April 16, 2019 Mosey2014 672 Views 2 Comments Anagallis arvensis, erodium cicutarium, erodium moschatum, Eschscholzia californica, Flora Friday, Geranium dissectum, Plantago lanceolata, Poa annua, trifolium hirtum, vicia benghalensis, Vicia sativa ssp. sativa

In today’s Flora Friday, we feature more bloomers. At this time, the park is thick with blooming plants. Not all

* Burrowing Owl California Poppy Fennel Ground Squirrel Jackrabbit Mallard Purple Vetch White-Crowned Sparrow

Open Circle Area Reopens

April 28, 2018July 31, 2018 Mosey2014 1253 Views Anas platyrhynchos, Athene cunicularia, Eschscholzia californica, Foeniculum vulgare, Lepus californicus, Otospermophilus beecheyi, vicia benghalensis, Zonotrichia leucophrys

The Open Circle art work, including the fresh air classroom and the border walkway, have reopened to the public. The

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More Signs of Spring

March 19, 2018July 31, 2018 Mosey2014 1036 Views Eschscholzia californica

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California Poppy Plants Statice

Two Early Bloomers

December 7, 2017January 21, 2019 Mosey2014 1268 Views 1 Comment Eschscholzia californica, limonium sinuatum

Straying a bit off the paved path today, I happened on what looked to me like the first California Poppy

Bristly Oxtongue California Poppy Plants Wild Radish

What a Little Rain Will Do

October 22, 2017January 21, 2019 Mosey2014 958 Views 0 Comments Eschscholzia californica, Helminthotheca echioides, Raphanus raphanistrum

The bit of a shower that we had on Thursday night and Friday was just what the dormant plant life

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Poppies in their Glory

May 7, 2017January 21, 2019 Mosey2014 1385 Views 0 Comments Carduus pycnocephalus, Eschscholzia californica

We haven’t many poppies in the park, but the few that thrive here can have moments of glory. Here is

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