I bet there are many so called “monkey flowers” around the world and despite the absence of monkeys in southern California this is our bush monkey flower, Diplacus aurantiacus. It is perhaps our most common and distinctive flowering plant in the coastal chaparral. Photo courtesy of S. Castellana.
Chaparral Monkey Flower
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Painting by Jan van Huysum 1722Painting by Jan van Huysum 1722
This painting hangs in the Getty Museum, Los Angeles. The colors, vibrancy and lushness are striking. Apparently, he could take months and even years to finish works like this because he always had the actual plant in the studio when he painted. Since the still life comprised flowers, fruits and leaves from different seasons it was a patient task to paint them all in.
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New and OldNew and Old
This season’s new, elongated, light green leaves are so different from the older rounded blue green leaves found on the same branch. Possibly Eucalyptus polyanthemos.