WHAT’S IN BLOOM
Baldwin Hills Scenic Overlook / March 7 2023
The weather at the Overlook has mostly been sunny, with a combination of clouds and some rain peaks. Since we have had a decent amount of rain, we have not watered the test plot since January. We kept the test plot as a special site for volunteers to restore habitat and see a thriving native plant site. Our volunteers have mainly been weeding wild radish, mustard, and castor bean and fixing basins for our small native plants. Fortunately, many of the shrubs that were planted are fully established. We have had ground squirrels, rabbits, black phoebes, California towhees, song sparrows, western fence lizards, Harlequin bugs, honey bees, bumble bees, and sweat bees. A male anna’s hummingbird has claimed the Elderberry as his territory.
Baldwin Hills Scenic Overlook / March 7 2023
By Arely Mendia Perez
Habitat restoration site manager, Nature Nexus Institute
Habitat restoration site manager, Nature Nexus Institute
The weather at the Overlook has mostly been sunny, with a combination of clouds and some rain peaks. Since we have had a decent amount of rain, we have not watered the test plot since January. We kept the test plot as a special site for volunteers to restore habitat and see a thriving native plant site. Our volunteers have mainly been weeding wild radish, mustard, and castor bean and fixing basins for our small native plants. Fortunately, many of the shrubs that were planted are fully established. We have had ground squirrels, rabbits, black phoebes, California towhees, song sparrows, western fence lizards, Harlequin bugs, honey bees, bumble bees, and sweat bees. A male anna’s hummingbird has claimed the Elderberry as his territory.
Current Plant List
Artemisia californica-- California sagebrush
Artemisia suksdorfii-- Coastal mugwort
Asclepias fascicularis-- Narrow-leaf milkweed
Encelia californica-- California brittlebush (blooming)
Epilobium canum-- California fuchsia
Eriophyllum confertiflorum-- Golden yarrow (from seed)
Helianthus annuus-- Common sunflower (blooming) (from seed)
Heteromeles arbutifolia-- Toyon
Juglans californica-- California black walnut
Keckiella cordifolia-- Heartleaf keckiella (blooming)
Lonicera subspicata-- Southern honeysuckle (blooming)
Lupinus succulentus-- Arroyo lupine (blooming) (from seed)
Muhlenbergia rigens-- Deer grass
Peritoma arborea-- Bladderpod (blooming)
Quercus agrifolia-- Coast Live Oak
Ribes speciosum-- Fuchsia flower gooseberry (blooming)
Rosa californica-- California wildrose
Salvia apiana-- White sage
Salvia leucophylla-- Purple sage (blooming)
Salvia mellifera-- Black sage (blooming)
Salvia spathacea-- Hummingbird sage (blooming)
Sambucus mexicana-- Mexican elderberry
Solidago californica-- California goldenrod