a few things

We've had just a little more rain.

The calochortus venustus are in bloom, all three of them, and very lovely indeed. We also have plenty of watsonia and some, umm, clarkia unguiculata I think; loads of gilia capitata and perhaps the last of the California bluebells. The scarlet flax is still alight, as are the Ca. poppies. The oenothera are well and truly started.

In front, the ixia are doing well, and there are two ixolirion (I think), one quite magnificent, the other merely good, both in danger of being crushed by the Godzilla, which is not yet blooming, but growing very broad. Some white yarrow is showing; no other colors yet. Astonishingly, the IteucriumI is still blooming.

The cyclamen are dying down. The alstroemeria by the gate is great; the other one looks as if it regerts ever moving to the hot strip behind the house. The blue nigella by the back door has far exceeded my expectations, so I hope I get plenty of seed from it.