Monday, February 23, 2009

Native Wildflowers in Bloom on Corralitas

Photo: Diane Edwardson, February 23, 2009. (Click on photo to enlarge.)

California native hyacinth (Dichelostemma capitatum capitatum, also known as "Blue Dicks") is in bloom just off the second level of the Corralitas Staircase. The tiny purple flowers will even grow from cracks in the staircase if they get enough rain.

Learn more about native plants at the Theodore Payne Foundation.