Wildflowers
"The earth laughs in flowers". - Ralph Waldo Emerson
What is a wildflower?
It is a flower that grows freely without cultivation. Wildflowers indigenous to the continent are called "natives".
Golden and Yellow Wildflowers
California Poppy, Eschscholzia californica
Fremont's Goldfields, Lasthenia fremontii
Sierra Tidy Tips, Layia pentachaeta
Coreopsis, Coreopsis douglasii
Tidy Tips
Coreopsis
Goldfields
Golden poppies
White Wildflowers
Fivespot, Nemophila maculata
Yarrow, Achillea millefolium
Meadowfoam, Linnanthes alba
White Chinese houses, Collinsia
White poppies
White yarrow
Meadowfoam
White poppy
Purple and White Wildflowers
Purple Chinese houses, Collinsia heterophylla
Fivespot, Nemophila maculata
Chinese houses
Five spot
Blue Wildflowers
Baby Blue eyes, Nemophila menziesii
Douglas lupine, Sky lupin, Lupinus nanus
Bird’s Eye gilia, Tricolor gilia, Gilia tricolor
Bachelor Button , Centaurea cyanus (non-native)
Globe gilia, Blue Field Gilia, Gilia capitata
Desert bluebells, Phacelia campanularia
Globe gilia
Birds eye gilla
Bachelor buttons
Desert bluebells
Baby blue eyes
Arroyo lupine
Pink and Purple Wildflowers
Elegant Clarkia, Clarkia unguiculata
Owl's Clover, Orthocarpus purpurascens
Elegant clarkia
Owls clover
Learn more about CA Native Wildflowers
Wildflowers – California Native Plant Society Blog
How to plant California native wildflowers. - Las Pilitas Nursery
The Untamable Beauty of California's Wildflowers - Pacific Horticulture .
University of California, The California Garden Web: Flowers