Hiking one day in So CA~ Aliso Wood trails area and came across these thistle looking purple flower bushes (about 4-5')
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Joy S
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Anyone know what these are called??
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anyone know what these are called??
Joy S
on Apr 12, 2012
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It could be A gastache, hyssop for common name
Joan R
on Apr 12, 2012
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I left the A off. It's Agastache.
Joan R
on Apr 12, 2012
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Look is close but it 's leaves are more "spike like" then the herbish hyssop and agastache and the whole bush is rather tall like 4-5'
Joy S
on Apr 12, 2012
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Is it a gentian? http://tinyurl.com/yzyz4nd
3po3
on Apr 12, 2012
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Thank you for the suggestions but this doesn't answer my question because this flower/bush is taller than gentian and the flower is a cluster as you can see from the photos....
Joy S
on Apr 12, 2012
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Then I'm stumped.
3po3
on Apr 12, 2012
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Thanks Steve ...
Joy S
on Apr 12, 2012
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It looks like a type of liatris to me.
Douglas Hunt
on Apr 13, 2012
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Looks like Liatris from the spicata family. Monarch Butterflies love them. after the flower dies there will be seeds that when resown will develop the bulb. I have these in my yard and in October the Monarchs are headed back to Mexico. They swarm these flowers. It's so beautiful.
Fra42152
on Apr 13, 2012
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It does look like a Liatris variety. Absolutely gorgeous.
Kitty W
on Apr 13, 2012
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Liatris, used in Floral Shops as filler flowers.
Mimi Haywood
on May 20, 2015
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Look like Liatris to me. They sue are beautiful
DORLIS
on Jul 06, 2015
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Look up "Pride of Madeira."
Barbara S
on Jul 17, 2015
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Liatris, definitely. So pretty!
Heidy
on Jul 19, 2015
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JUST GOT AN AD ON EMAIL AND IT HAD A PICTURE OF PRIDE OF MADERA. FOR SURE THIS IS IT.
DORLIS
on Jul 19, 2015
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It's pride of madeira very common in so cal. Liatris doesn't get nearly as big
A
on Jun 08, 2016
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Echium! I live in CA's SF Bay Area and they are almost 'native'. They seem to love the coastal climate of Ca. I planted along a long fence years ago and they are still there. They don't particularily do well after a hard frost--kind of turn into a gooey blob, but will usually will come back with some TLC. Very drought tolerant. Grows wild all along the coastal hills here.
Karen Peters
on Oct 22, 2016
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