Niguel Botanical Preserve

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Happy Memorial Day Weekend from Niguel Botanical Preserve. Come check out our Echium wildpretii or Tower of Jewels found in Palm Canyon. Echium wildpretii is a species of flowering plant in the family Boraginaceae. It is an herbaceous biennial plant that grows up 10 ft in height. The species is endemic to the Canary Islands, and is found mainly in Las Cañadas del Teide. The common names are tower of jewels, red bugloss, Tenerife bugloss or Mount Teide bugloss.

Purple and white explosion of blooms up near our labyrinth! White Iceberg Roses, Salvia leucantha (Mexican Sage), Nepeta (Catmint) and Lavandula heteropylla (Sweet Lavender)

Another segment of Pups of the Preserve! You may have trouble spotting Fawn where the grass is tall but this tiny chihuahua is living the life. She loves romping through the gardens trying unsuccessfully to catch butterflies and lizards. Then off to Taco Bell for a fashionista photo shoot and then home for a long nap beside her big brother Pogo. When rescued, Fawn was starving and covered with mange. Her recovery is so awesome that she is now named Boss Fawn and helps he...r Mom keep the new fosters in line. Adopt. Don’t shop. She is tiny but she is mighty .

Our Matilja Poppies are in bloom! Their botanical name is Romneya coulteri. Romneya is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the poppy family (Papaveraceae). There are two species in genus Romneya, which was named for Irish astronomer John Thomas Romney Robinson. They are known commonly as Matilija poppies or tree poppies and are native to California and northern Mexico. They are perennial subshrubs with woody stems. They may grow to a height of 2.5 meters (8.2 feet) and... a width of 1 m (39 in), with the flowers up to 13 cm (5.1 in) across. The silvery green leaves are deeply cut, with a small fringe of hairs at the margins. They are notable for their large white flowers with intense yellow centers, blooming in summer. Romneya produce the largest flowers of any members of the poppy family. These flowers prefer a warm, sunny spot and fertile soil with good water drainage. They are not easily grown but once established are difficult to remove. In the wild, they are known as "fire followers" as they can be frequently, but not exclusively, found in burned areas. It is also known as the "fried egg flower" or "fried egg plant".

Make the Mom in your life happy this weekend. Bring her to see the Rose Garden at Niguel Botanical Preserve for Mother’s Day.

Our Rose Garden is looking PHENOMINAL for Mother's Day weekend. Come bring that special Mom for a walk through our roses on her special day!

7/10 of an inch in our rain gauge from Sunday/Monday. Keep it comin’ Old Man Winter!

Significant rainfall is in the forecast starting tonight and all day tomorrow. We have prepared by 1) turning off our sprinklers 2) installing sandbags to control erosion 3) sowing 20 lbs of poppy seeds to take advantage of the rain.... 4