09 Spring - Erysimum Franciscanum

Here is a photograph of a rare wall flower native to San Francisco. It is about four feet wide and two feet tall, with flower clusters about an inch wide. The flowers are long lasting when cut and smell vaguely like canterbury bells, whose potent aroma I describe to everyone akin to freshly baked tortillas.

We purchased this plant from a nursery across the Bay in Richmond. They say this plant is endangered and was once found along the coastal bluffs from Santa Cruz to northern Sonoma County.

In the background of this photograph are several red anenomes.