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The name is of South American (more specifically Tupi-Guarani) origin, meaning fragrant. [3] The word jacaranda was described in A supplement to Mr. Chambers's Cyclopædia, 1st ed., (1753) as "a name given by some authors to the tree the wood of which is the log-wood, used in dyeing and medicine" and as being of Tupi-Guarani origin, [4] [5] by way of Portuguese. [6]
An 1865 report mentioned that Sydneysiders were visitng the Botanic Garden to see the tree's "luxuriant blossom". The same tree is now over 175 years old, and protected by ropes to prevent it falling apart. [10] Jacarandas were first introduced to Brisbane in 1864, and there are guides tours of the best locations to view the flowers. [11]
Eriodictyon parryi or poodle-dog bush is a tall California mountain shrub with showy purple flowers, which is notable for secreting a severe skin irritant. It is an opportunistic species that grows mostly in areas that have been disturbed by fire.
California Native Plants for the Garden, Carol Bornstein, David Fross, and Bart O'Brien, Cachuma Press; California Native Trees and Shrubs, Lee W. Lenz, Rancho Santa Ana; Ceanothus, David Fross and Dieter Wilken, Timber Press; Complete Guide to Native Perennials of California, Glenn Keator, Chronicle Books
Heuchera (/ ˈ h juː k ɪ r ə / HEW-kih-rə [2] or / ˈ h ɔɪ k ə r ə / HOY-kih-rə [3]) is a genus of largely evergreen [4] perennial plants in the family Saxifragaceae.All species are native to North America except for Heuchera sichotensis, native to the Russian Far East. [5]
Fremontodendron 'California Glory' — lemon-yellow flowers with a reddish tinge, grows 6.1 m (20 ft) in height by 6.1 m (20 ft) in width. It is the winner of the Award of Garden Merit from the California Horticultural Society in 1965, and received a First Class Certificate from the Royal Horticultural Society in 1967.
The perennial plant, growing from a bulb, is native to California and Oregon. [2] Brodiaea californica is the largest species in the genus Brodiaea, reaching up to 30 in (76 cm) in height when in flower. The flowers, which are borne in late spring or early summer, are variable in colour, ranging from purple to white or occasionally pink. [6]
It can be found in most of California (other than desert regions) below about 1,000 metres (3,300 ft). It blooms from mid spring to early summer. Like other species in the genus Collinsia , which also includes the blue-eyed Marys , it gets its name from its towers of inflorescences of decreasing diameter, which give the plants in full flower a ...