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Today seems like a great day to post several flowers from the Puente-Chino Hills Wildlife Corridor to brighten your day. Can you name all of these beauties? Here are the answers: Top Row (Left): Fiddlenecks(Center): Bush mallow(Right): California Poppy Large photo: Black sage Right column (Center):Woolly Bluecurls(Bottom): Bush Sunflower (Encelia)
This beautiful yellow flower is called golden yarrow. It grows in many plant communities, including: yellow pine forest, red fir forest, lodgepole forest, subapline forest, foothill woodland, chaparral and valley grassland. There can be up to 30 blooms in a flower head. The stems are greenish-grey and has a long blooming season making them a great addition to any yard. It is very attractive to pollinators like bees and butterflies. This shrub–in the daisy family–is found throughout the Puente-Chino Hills … Read More
Named because their stem curls over the top of the plant resembling the head of a fiddle, fiddlenecks are found throughout California. The brightly colored yellow and orange(ish) annual flowers bloom in a curl. We’ve seen them across the Puente-Chino Hills Wildlife Corridor. May these photos continue to inspire you with beauty, peace, and calm. Remember to breathe deeply when you need to. One step at a time.
Our comfort post for today is another super bloom photo of Chino Hills State Park. The airplane is flying near the 91 freeway heading toward 71 freeway. Among the green grasses you can see the numerous orange slopes and ridgelines of California Poppies. Many of the blooms were accessible by the road or by trail. (Remember always stay on designated trails otherwise park resources get ruined).