BOTANICAL NAME: Euphorbia albomarginata
COMMON NAME: Rattlesnake weed
PLANT TYPE: Annual
LIGHT: sun
BLOOM: Mar - May
COLOR: white with purple
HABITAT: Coastal sage brush
COMMENTS: Growing in clusters of less than ½” these small plants make can quickly make a ground cover. They are poisonous.
BOTANICAL NAME: Castilleja densiflora
COMMON NAME: Owl’s Clover
PLANT TYPE: Annual
LIGHT: sun
BLOOM: Mar - May
COLOR: yellow/purple
HABITAT: Coastal sage brush, grasslands
COMMENTS: Partially parasitic. Grows in masses and can get as tall as 1’ high. It produces a tiny yellow flower surrounded by purple bracts.
BOTANICAL NAME: Camissonia micrantha
COMMON NAME: Beach Evening Primrose, miniature suncup
FAMILY: Onagraceae
PLANT TYPE: Annual herb
LIGHT: Sun
BLOOM: Mar – May
COLOR: yellow
HABITAT: Coastal Sage Scrub, Chaparral. Grows in sandy areas
COMMENTS: A small, hairy annual herb producing a basal rosette of leaves. Self pollinates.
BOTANICAL NAME: Calandrinia ciliata
COMMON NAME: Red Maids
PLANT TYPE: Annual
LIGHT: sun - part shade
BLOOM: Mar - June
COLOR: magenta
HABITAT: sunny meadowlands
COMMENTS: Grows 1’ tall making a good rock garden specimen. A hardy plant well adapted to many habitat and climate types They tolerate poor soil.
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BOTANICAL NAME: Amsinckia vernicosa
COMMON NAME: Devils fiddleneck
LIGHT: sun - part shade
BLOOM: Mar - June
COLOR: yellow
HABITAT: scrub, desert
COMMENTS: Seeds and plant are poisonous and the sharp hairs on the plant can cause skin irritation.
