Here is a close up a very common plant in Gavilan Hills. The California Buckwheat. This plant is native to SW USA and Mexico. It grows on scrubby hillsides and dry river washes. Our property is covered with them. They bloom late winter through early spring with a white flower and as the summer goes on the flower dries into a beautiful rust color.
This is my husband's favorite native flower. It's popular among the bees because of it's nectar and I've even watched squirrels climb the stronger stalks and nibble the flowers off the bush. Of course as a native, this plant is superbly drought resistant. Some of the plants have grown 5' across and 3' high and can be quite dense. We've weeded other plants away from this bush in designated areas of our property and used it for exclusive landscaping on certain hillsides. It's really quite a pretty plant for all four seasons.
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