#mountainlilac

CALIFORNIA MOUNTAIN LILAC Ceanothus Concha ©Laura Quick The ceanothus is in bloom and the bees are loving it. California Lilacs, or Ceanothus, are some of our most fragrant and colorful shrubs here in California. Ceanothus conchas are well-adapted for a Mediterranean biome, variable water, drought, poor soil (beach sand to adobe) and will grow in full sun at a variety of elevations. Deer love them as do bees. May be a California native. #ceanothusconcha #mountainlilac #purpleflowerclusters #bees #deer #mediterraneanclimate #variablewater #drought #fullsun #purpleflorets #flowersofinstagram #losangelesphotographer #naturephotography #lazoo #losangeleszooandbotanicalgardens #losangeleszoo https://www.instagram.com/p/B9j4F_TH8VT/?igshid=cl6p4ogfr9n7

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Some of the hillsides in Ramona & Poway last week were covered in blue #ceanothus blooms. Try as I might, none of the photos I took could capture it properly! Oh well. Here are my best attempts. Tweaked the lighting on a couple of them slightly but not this first one. It’s still not quite the same as it looked in real life but it’s close! Anyway, I’ve also included a really clear difference between the regular hills around here covered in large granitic boulders and the much less rocky #gabbrosoil that we have on a few of our hills & mountains (such as this hill by Iron Mountain. The soil is rich in iron & magnesium, which most plants struggle to grow in except for a few endemic species. I didn’t really see any on this trip because the sun was starting to set & I didn’t get very far up that hill. Maybe next time! #CaliforniaMountainLilac #CaliforniaLilac #MountainLilac #CaliforniaNativePlants #chaparral (at Ellie Lane Trail, Iron Mountain) https://www.instagram.com/p/CNTkqeJjt4h/?igshid=10dvc5k97ry99

These #mountainlilac are in full bloom and they're the most beautiful cold, icey blue. #indigenous to southern California! #sandiego #gardening #native (at San Diego, California)