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August 26, 2018by concretechaparral 4 Comments

Every forest is a graveyard.

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A native returning… As we’ve been pulling invasive weeds at Kenneth Hahn Park, we start seeing new native plants taking root. Green spot nightshade (Solanum douglasii) is one such native making a comeback. Seeing it makes the hard work all worth it.

Face-off‼️ Despite an insurmountable 20 feet of height between them, neither participant is backing down. Eastern fox squirrel (Sciurus niger) vs. Rocky the Wonder Dog (Canis rockiis).

Sea of yellow. After two months, my Conejo buckwheat (Eriogonum crocatum) is still blooming. My other buckwheats are just starting. Conejo buckwheat has always be a show-off!

Oh! So that’s what they mean by a composite flower! Like other flowers in the sunflower family, tidy tips (Layia platyglossa) is a composite flower meaning the flower is actually multiple flowers, well illustrated with this photo. Dozen of flowers just for the price of one!

Next year’s poppies. I haven’t purchase California poppy (Eschscholzia californica) seeds in seven years. Before I moved four years ago, I harvested some seeds to continue the poppy patch at my house.

Great Valley gum plant (Grindelia camporum). I love the flower heads of this plant. Starts as a green spiky ball. As it opens up a sticky, milky sap pools up which then appears to be absorbed back into the flowers as it opens up. Definitely not a plant for formal gardens as it sends up long stalks that tend to flop over in every crazy direction. As the name implies, it’s native to California’s Central Valley but also found growing wild in the LA region.

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