Gee, I thought it seemed too easy to spell the Latin of California poppy, but links popped right up with the former spelling, and I was too lazy to check the Flora. In fact, it has a few more consonants…
Day: April 1, 2010
Daffodil connectedness
The Daffnet posts about seeing daffodil friends at the annual meeting and show in California and a little local Cincinnati happening last night I think make the point that for many of us the participation in ADS and local daffodil…
Escholtzia californica
In bloom on my walk yesterday: Escholtzia californica, the California poppy, than which there is probably no more vivid shade of orange, which is from its Rutin content: http://www.jbc.org/content/41/4/495.full.pdf "The petals of Escholtzia californica contain nearly 5 per cent of…
library display
I’ve put a display in my local library today. It will stay up all through April, and I’ll change flowers every couple days. Hope it attracts some attention. Mary Lou