If you’re like me, you’re ready to leap into an early spring. I’m suffering from “cabin fever”, and as my Mother would say…”It’s time to get out and blow off the stink!”
One of my most favorite springs was some years ago when I visited Cousin Gerry in San Diego, he took me to see the famous Flower Fields of Carlsbad, California. What a breath taking site!
Ranunculus! Ranunculus! Ranunculus!
The Flower Fields of Carlsbad, a direct result of over 85 years of floral cultivation, are located between San Diego and Los Angeles. The nearly 50 acres of ranunculus and gladiolus are in full bloom six to eight weeks a year (early March through early May).
It’s a must see if you are ever in the vicinity, and the perfect place to “blow off the stink.”
The name Ranunculus is Late Latin for "little frog." Ranunculus is a large genus of about 400 species of plants in the Ranunculaceae, which includes the buttercups.
I am most fascinated with the ranunculus because of its multiple petals, which to me appear to be made from the finest of silk.
We cannot fathom the mystery of a single flower. Nor is it intended that we should. John Ruskin
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