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Wild California fuschias around a rocky outcrop opposite Bear Spring.

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05367-california-fuschia-800px.jpg Close-up of Bear Spring.ThumbnailsStachys albens (hedgenettle) in the creek, now dormant and waiting for the fall rains.Close-up of Bear Spring.ThumbnailsStachys albens (hedgenettle) in the creek, now dormant and waiting for the fall rains.Close-up of Bear Spring.ThumbnailsStachys albens (hedgenettle) in the creek, now dormant and waiting for the fall rains.Close-up of Bear Spring.ThumbnailsStachys albens (hedgenettle) in the creek, now dormant and waiting for the fall rains.Close-up of Bear Spring.ThumbnailsStachys albens (hedgenettle) in the creek, now dormant and waiting for the fall rains.

This is one of few California wildflowers that blooms during the hot late-summer months. I really like these and have planted quite a few of these on my property at home.

These plants spread by the roots. If you want to have hummingbirds in your yard, plant a big patch of these.