What's Blooming?

One of our earliest bloomers, found in a small cluster on the east side of the Cactus Garden.

Panchito manzanita (one of three types of manzanitas in our Gardens) is our first native bloomer, found along the west side of the Promenade.  It is "buzz pollinated" by native bees that shake the flower so hard the pollen falls out and onto the bee or into the air.

Our ribbon of spring bulbs along the east side of the Promenade are poking through the leaf litter and poised to bloom, like this purple Crocus!