Lupin & Poppies

[ranunculus]

It has been an incredibly dry and cold winter/spring here in Northern California.  That means that the grass hasn't grown much so it isn't overwhelming the flowers  and we are being treated to quite a show.

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[citrakayah]

Really pretty. Reminds me of the Sonoran blooms I saw a few years back.

What other wildflowers are blooming in NorCal right now?

[ranunculus]

Lots. We still have buttercups, there are lots of popcorn flowers, goldfields are in full bloom. In wet places I've seen a lot of meandow foam, baby blue eyes, batchalor buttons, some fillaree is still in bloom. Kind of a mixed up year with both early and mid spring flowers all mixed up due to really cold nights this winter and spring.

[ranunculus]

On the other hand there are already brown, dry spots where soils are thin and rocky.