Winter garden

Flowers are blooming here in Los Angeles even in mid-January. I took some garden advice and planted linaria and sweet peas back in October, and they are blooming now. My rosemary is also blooming, and I've even seen hummingbirds come to it. Around town, I see lots of bougainvillea in bloom, and callistemon, and angel's trumpet too.

linaria

This hummingbird sage has grown very quickly and sent up these huge, beautiful flower stalks. I love how the flower head is made up of many pointy buds and then tube-shaped flowers. The leaves smell incredible, and true to its name, the flowers attract hummingbirds. I placed the plant next to the hummingbird feeder in case there was any question!