wildflowers

Late-Summer Wildflowers in Santa Cruz

The flowers of Hooker’s evening primrose tend to only open in the late afternoon, and are closed by morning. Photo by Jim Morefield, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Discover what's still blooming in the heat of summer.

The Wildflowers of Seabright & the Garden Learning Center

California poppies and other wildflowers thrive on a patch of land that once was a lawn. Credit: Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History.

Felicia Van Stolk of the Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History explains how a California native-plant garden benefits wildlife in the neighborhood and beyond.

Product Launch: Find & Protect Wildflowers with BloomTracker

The new BloomTracker by Hilltromper. Photo: Mike Kahn

Hilltromper announces an online resource that tells you where your favorite flowers are blooming right now, and helps preserve these wonders of nature.

Trails Damaged in CZU Fire Reopen at Big Basin

Two children and a giant redwood tree

From Friends of Santa Cruz State Parks

For the first time in three years, visitors can enjoy springtime at Big Basin Redwoods State Park by exploring miles of recently reopened trails and fire roads.

A Bouquet of Nature at Russian Ridge

Tidy tips are recognized by their white outer edges.

A "Bouquet of Flowers" hike at Russian Ridge includes spring wildflowers, birds, butterflies and all the best parts of nature.

Twin Oaks Tromp

Sky lupine on Twin Oaks Trail, a welcome sign of spring.

Sky lupine, blue-eyed grass, checkerbloom and a bazillion poppies are out on this favorite trail of mountain bikers and hikers alike.

Bodacious Bloomers

Sky lupine, a Santa Cruz Mountains regular. This was taken at Quail Hollow Ranch. Hilltromper photo.

Your guide to wildflower season in Santa Cruz County.

Spring, Poppying Up All Over

The golden poppies of Antelope Valley, site of the annual Poppy Festival (April 26-27). Photo by User:Vision/Creative Commons.

Is the spring of 2014 yielding more California poppies than usual? With California Poppy Day (April 6) just around the corner, we asked Stephen McCabe of the UCSC Arboretum.

1,000 Shades of Green

The Bonny Doon manzanita, found only in this county. Jackie Pascoe photo.

A new guide to Santa Cruz plants has botanists all het up

Wildflower Hike at Pinnacles National Park

A mariposa lily at Pinnacles National Park. Photo by Miguel Vieira on Flickr.

April 23, 2013—Granted, it’s not in Santa Cruz or Santa Clara County.

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