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A Superbloom in Pebble Beach, July 2018!

Pink Sand Verbena (Abronia umbellata) Native, coastal, common dune plant. Erect, dark green, fleshy leaves are paddle-shaped and and borne on prostrate stems. Flowers are dome shaped heads of 12-15 pink corollas with white centers surrounding pinhole throats. Peak bloom time: all year.

Monterey County Wildflowers: a Field Guide, Yeager and Mitchell, 2016, p. 98.

Plants of Monterey County: an Illustrated Field Key, 2nd edition, Matthews and Mitchell, 2015, pp. 210-211.

https://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/eflora/eflora_display.php?tid=11564

Found this hidden gem thru a tip on a wildflower hotline site. Not sure exactly where it was -- somewhere near the Poppy Reserve, but south of the main road down in a little hollow nestled up against the foothills. Have been poring over Google Maps trying to find an arroyo & Joshua trees that match, but no luck.

Found this hidden gem thru a tip on a wildflower hotline site. Not sure exactly where it was -- somewhere near the Poppy Reserve, but south of the main road down in a little hollow nestled up against the foothills. Have been poring over Google Maps trying to find an arroyo & Joshua trees that match, but no luck.

2003 was a spectacular year for the hills around Gorman, CA (I5, the main highway connecting northern & southern CA, goes right thru this pass). This mix contains at least 5 species in bloom: the tall blue flowers are Valley Lupine (Lupinus microcarpus), the little round light blue ones are Bluehead Gilia (Gilia capitata), the yellow daisy-like ones are Coreopsis, the little yellow coils are Fiddleneck (Amsinckia menziesii), & the orange is CA Poppy (Eschscholzia californica).