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.

[cmcmck]

As I said over on yours, such a stunning display!

[shirebound]

Oh boy, that's really lovely! I lived in dry southern California for nearly 40 years, and even the tiniest bloom was treasured.

[pauraque]

Love the golden poppies! I grew up in the Bay Area and moved to New England, so I miss seeing them.

[semielliptical]

Beautiful!

[yourlibrarian]

What a pretty view!

[recently_folded]

That's a really disconcerting combination to an Alaskan eye because while we have poppies bloom in the spring, lupine are typically a late-summer (August) flower here. But, hey, they're gorgeous and we who still have a foot of snow on the ground thank you for the vicarious pleasure of them!

[ranunculus]

You are welcome.
I think coastal lupin blooms quite a lot later here too, but then some of it is perennial. This lupin, a very dwarf annual form, is a spring bloomer.
I'm looking forward to being in Anchorage (and out and about) in August, a little later than usual so maybe I'll have a double lupin year!

[ranunculus]

One of many this year!

[ranunculus]

Very.

[ranunculus]

This year is a really good year for poppies too. Love it when low light makes them just glow.

[ranunculus]

If this weather keeps up we will look like Southern California soon.
I've never seen one of the occasional the mass blooms in the desert, it is sort of on my bucket list.

[earthspirits]

Gorgeous! I love our area in the spring!

[turlough]

Beautiful!

[nanila]

Wow, that's glorious. I'm glad you were there to document and appreciate it!

[marycatelli]

wow