We have been noticing the appearance of sweet broom pictured in landscaping around town. And it is prominent on the road to the wine country. It really is a nice contrast to the blue sage that is also showing up.
We are also seeing it bloom on the freeway along with the mustard seed plants. We are loving the color explosion, and it is a perfect bright spot on a dense foggy day.
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Just the right type of color and flower to bring on the hay fever as well.
Diana Dahlberg
Pleasant Prairie, WI
Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
Ed Silva I had no idea about hay fever. Neither one of us has a problem with it. Now, I know. A
Diana Dahlberg
Pleasant Prairie, WI
HI Ron and Alexandra- this shouts Spring Is Here!!! I can't wait for our Bluebonnets to pop up.
Diana Dahlberg
Pleasant Prairie, WI
Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
Loved your post and had a laugh about broom season:) now we are both looking forward to Kathy Streib post, Endre
Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
Diana Dahlberg
Pleasant Prairie, WI
How beautiful! I didn't realize there was a plant called "broom" - before I read this, I thought those flowers might provide some sort of dust that needed to be swept. haha.
Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
Diana Dahlberg
Pleasant Prairie, WI
So pretty, Alexandra... wish we had sweet broom lining our highways! Don't know that I've ever seen it in the East and don't remember it from when I lived in California.
Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
Diana Dahlberg
Pleasant Prairie, WI
Broom -- Never heard of this before this post, but it sure is beautiful and to have it line the highways -- awesome! Here in the midwest we still see "nothing" pretty ... a few more weeks before we see life ... like Easter!
Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
Ron and Alexandra:
We see these in our area, too. I love the flowers that are blooming at this time of year.
Jeff
Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
Jeff Dowler, CRS We agree, and we are blessed living in Southern California. There is always a floral display for us to gawk at . A
Jeff Dowler, CRS
Carlsbad, CA
Diana Dahlberg
We will be in the Midwest next month in Minnesota. I am hoping there will be some green around. A
Diana Dahlberg
Pleasant Prairie, WI
There should be some green by then! It's colder in MN than in WI!
Nina Hollander, Broker sweet broom grows wild in the mountains, and I think if I remember correctly that is one of the native plants here. A
Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
Kat Palmiotti I have no idea, how these flowers came to be called broom. A
Kat Palmiotti
Kalispell, MT
Endre Barath, Jr.
Beverly Hills, CA
Endre Barath, Jr. We have a constant show of color and are both fortunate to be living in this part of California. A
Endre Barath, Jr.
Beverly Hills, CA
A few years ago I was shopping with a friend and bought a plant called Midnight Broom. She was horrified. Where she came from it was called Witches Broom and it was an invasive plant. When it outgrew its space we tried to pull it out, but it grew right back!
We have no blooms here, but are happy that warm weather this past week has taken the bulk of the snow - and is drying the mud in our driveways.
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