Variable Checkerspot Euphydryas chalcedona Euphydryas chalcedona. Rustic Sphinx Manduca rustica Manduca rustica. Anstenoptilia marmarodactyla Anstenoptilia marmarodactyla. Stagmatophora iridella Stagmatophora iridella. Carried by Often but not always found on eroded gabbro or sandstone soils.
Soil PH: 6. Artemisia californica , Eriogonum fasciculatum , Encelia californica , Mimulus aurantiacus var. For propagating by seed: 2 mos. Easily propagated from stem cuttings. Sunset Zones? Chaparral vegetation on well drained mesas, rocky canyon slopes, primarily from Monterey County to San Diego County and extending into Baja California, Mexico.
Occasionally found in coastal sage scrub and semi-riparian areas. Native to California chaparral and costal sage scrub, its range extends along western slopes from Monterey County to northern Baja California, Mexico. It is adapted for surviving drought and regenerating after fire.
Both flowers and foliage have a sweet, fresh fragrance that some people describe as a combination of cedar and lavender. Hummingbirds, bees, and butterflies visit the flowers. A many-branched shrub, woolly blue curls forms a rounded crown about 5 feet 1. Needlelike leaves are narrow and pointed, and they typically have clusters of smaller leaves in the axils.
Foot-long The color of the flowers ranges from deep purple, through blues and pinks to off-white. Look at the blooms close-up and you will see the variation in coloring in the different flower parts. Wooly Blue Curls is an evergreen, perennial sub-shrub, growing ft. The plants resemble the Mediterranean herb Rosemary. In fact, some common names for this plant are Romero Spanish or Italian name for Rosemary , California rosemary and American wild rosemary.
Hummingbirds and bumblebees feast on the pollen. Hummingbirds are the primarily pollinators of this plant.
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