Lupines of California garden design the challenge is to sift

the challenge is to sift through the blizzard of data to find those points that are relevant and reliable

even if we’ve forgotten how to hear their voices

Plant Characteristics Family Name Grossulariaceae Species Name Ribes thacherianum Common Name Santa Cruz Island Gooseberry Plant Type Shrub Sun Exposure Coast-Sun

Plant Characteristics Family Name Lamiaceae Species Name Salvia spathacea 'Topanga' Common Name Topanga Hummingbird Sage Plant Type Perennial Sun Exposure Coast-Sun

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Lupines of California garden design the challenge is to siftText by: Teresa Sholars Photography by: Stuart Wilson The field guide to Lupines of California contains pictures of each species and their varieties, a brief description of each taxon, the common name, habitat, and most important diagnostic feature. Identification with the guide will now be easier! The guide covers only the lupines that grow wild in California. There are 70 species and 43 varieties recognized in California, for a total of 113