January 19, 2019

NEW
– Indian warrior with its tall burgundy spikes is starting to bloom all up and down the hillside under the oaks at 15 on the Homestead trail.
– Trilium, I saw a single bloom near the water tower at 6d.
– Wooly lomatium is blooming with its champagne froth clusters near its bright yellow cousin, spring gold, on the Ridgewood Rock.

Forests
– Fetid adder’s tongue, one of our most exotic blooms is showing its first flowers now.

Forest edges
– Albizia*, a wattle native to Australia and a garden escapee is blooming in the gully below Pixie Trail.
– Green wattle acacia* tree native to Australia is starting to bloom with its bright yellow puff flowers.

Meadows
– Death camus, a white lily is starting to bloom in meadows.
– Greene’s saxifrage with its small white flower is blooming on the Ridgewood Rock.
– Spring gold, a bright yellow ground hugging lomatium is blooming on the Ridgewood Rock.

Key to map:
I haven’t located plants on on the map if they are very prolific. Find them by their habitat.

Gallery of wildflowers and plants found in Homestead.

*Non-native

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