Forums:
I visited my sister near San Diego last week and enjoyed seeing some wildflowers in bloom. A rain two weeks earlier got things going.
Phacelia parryi is strikingly dark purple. I don't try to name the other phacelias. 
Southern California wildflowers
Comments
Claire Cockcroft
Lupinus hirsutissimus lives
Thu, 04/12/2018 - 1:11pmLupinus hirsutissimus lives up to its name. The hairs are very irritating and make harvesting dried seed capsules challenging.
Claire Cockcroft
Mirabilis californica is
Thu, 04/12/2018 - 1:13pmMirabilis californica is found in both dark and light pinks. The stems and leaves are very sticky.
Claire Cockcroft
I think this mirabilis is M.
Thu, 04/12/2018 - 1:15pmI think this mirabilis is M. bigelovii.
Claire Cockcroft
Final picture: a view of an
Thu, 04/12/2018 - 1:16pmFinal picture: a view of an outcrop with wildflowers.
Harold Peachey
Very nice photos Claire
Sat, 04/14/2018 - 2:30pmVery nice photos Claire-Thanks