Wildflowers on Mother's Day

 

This is Phacelia grandiflora, the large-flowered phacelia.

There are several species of Phacelia that grow here in the Santa Monica Mountains, but this one is the showiest of all.

This year, a big stand of them is growing on the south side of a slope bordering the main road from our neighborhood down to the boulevard.

I noticed them in the last couple of years, maybe a few plants. But this year there is a huge mass of them. Perhaps it's the rain we've had.

They're just in time for Mother's Day.