… at Palo Alto’s Gamble Garden this morning. In the common category: mock-orange, foxgloves, and bearded irises. On the more exotic side: Elegia capensis, the horsetail restio; and the Chilean bromeliad Puya coerulea. Everyday but notable. Particularly handsome at the moment. First, the flowering shrub mock-orange. From Wikipedia: (#1) Philadelphus coronarius (sweet mock-orange, English dogwood) is … Continue reading Spring flowers, common and exotic