The hills are alive with the sound of a superbloom, as the year’s unprecedented rainfall gives way to acres of poppies and other flora around Santa Clarita.  When the seeds of these California wildflowers germinate and bloom all at once throughout the state, experts refer to this as a “superbloom.” The last super bloom took place in 2019 after heavy ...

“Hoary Fuchsia” is a contrarian wildflower.  For starters, it’s a contradiction in terms – a combination of words whose meanings are in conflict with one another.  The word hoary means “having grey or white hair”, while fuchsia means “a bright reddish-purple color”.   What were those botanists thinking when they named that flower? But when you take a closer look, perhaps ...