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Eriogonum giganteum
A native from the Channel Islands, Eriogonum giganteum is California’s largest buckwheat (about 5 feet tall and 5 feet wide or even larger). The plant produces giant cream-pink umbels of flowers bigger than dinner plates that form an umbrella over the grey foliage starting in May (sometimes even April). It is covered in intricate lacelike clusters of flowers so thick you can barely see the foliage!
Casa Romantica grounds. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991, Casa Romantica Cultural Center and Gardens was built by city father Ole Hanson as his family home in 1927. The grounds feature succulent gardens, original tile walkways, a small amphitheater, all kinds of nooks and crannies, and sweeping ocean views.
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