- California annual flowersflowers image by Earl Robbins from Fotolia.com
Annual flowers in the "Golden State" of California complete their life cycle and flower in a single year. They flower, producing seed, and then die within the growing season. Many annuals are endemic (limited to) California, including: The California Gilia; Holocarpha virgata or yellowflower tarweed; Hesperolinon breweri or Brewer's dwarf flax; and Navarretia prolifera or burr pincushionplant. - California poppypoppy image by Alison Bowden from Fotolia.com
The California poppy is a flower with silky, fluted petals whose colors come in creamy white, carmine, deep pink, orange, lemon and coral pink with grayish, green leaves. It grows rapidly close to the ground but can reach a height of a foot. It flowers from February to September. Its leaves close at night in cold, windy or wet weather and reopen the next morning. It has small dark-brown to black seeds and thrives best in grassy open areas. - The California Gilia achilleifolia is an annual flower endemic to California. It has purple flowers, can be found in the woodland foothills, mixed evergreen forest or chaparral and prefers coastal regions. It grows at elevations between 196 to 3,937 feet and is a member of the Polemoniaceae family.
- California lupinelupin image by Andrzej Włodarczyk from Fotolia.com
California has three varieties of lupines: Lupinous succulentus; succulent lupine; and arroyo lupine. The lupine flowers change from white to purple as they are pollinated. The Lupinous succulentus is the easiest to grow, while the arroyo lupine thrives in harsher environments. The Lupinus succulentus blooms in midwinter through midspring. - A member of the daisy familydaisy image by Svjetlana Puseljic from Fotolia.com
The California Holocarpha virgata, otherwise known as pitgland, tarweed, narrow tarplant and yellowflower tarweed, is a member of the Asteraceae family. It is a dicot herb and is endemic to California. It is a small flower that is a member of the daisy family and prefers valley grasslands, foothills and woodlands. - California Atriplex seranana is a small, yellow flowering plant found mostly along beaches and coastlines. It occurs in both wetland and non wetland areas. It is a member of the Chenopodiaceae family and grows at elevations between 0 to 6,562 feet. It is also referred to as tractsale, bractsale or saltsale.
- Two other annual flowers endemic to California are Hesperolinon breweri, or Brewer's dwarf flax; and Navarretia prolifera, or burr pincushionplant.
Brewer's dwarf flax is a member of the Linaceae family, is found abundantly in the Bay Area and has bright yellow flowers. It can be found in chaparral, valley grasslands and foothill woodlands.
Burr pincushionplant is a member of the Polemoniaceae family and grows at elevations between 1,968 to 4,265 feet and has yellow and purple flowers.
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