What's Blooming at the L.A. County Arboretum and Botanic Garden, January 25th, 2020

Blue agave (foreground), Golden barrel cactus (background)

Ceiba insignis

Miscanthus grass

Paperwhite Narcissus

Aloe speciosa

Aloe marlothii

Red hot poker, Kniphofia uvaria

Flowering Magnolia

Flowering Magnolia

Prunus 'mume', Japanese flowering apricot

Prunus 'mume', Japanese flowering apricot

Prunus 'mume', Japanese flowering apricot

California silk tassel, Garrya elliptica

California silk tassel, Garrya elliptica

Chinaberry tree, Melia azedarach 

Shaving-brush tree, Pseudobombax ellipticum 

Flowering plum, Prunus cerasifera 

Flowering plum, Prunus cerasifera 

Flowering plum, Prunus cerasifera 

Flowering plum petals, Prunus cerasifera 

Two egrets fighting for territory at the Baldwin Lagoon. 

Map to some of the plants mentioned above. 

Fall Color Still Peaking

Here at the Arboretum we have a fall color season. It's not a punctuated, Rose Parade season like the east coast or the Sierras gets where all the trees that turn color do so in a blazing display of overwhelming reds, oranges, yellows and hot pinks (the color of dogwoods when they turn), instead ours is a lazy, slow moving parade put together by the local chamber of commerce where one float after another slowly rolls by, separated by marching bands blooming trees and aloes. 

Crepe myrtle tree with red fall foliage. 

Yellow fall foliage on these Crepe myrtles. 

Wisteria vine turning color as it drapes over bamboo plants. 

California native grapevine; a brilliant red performer in the fall as it drapes over 60 foot tall palms. 

Various fall color trees in the Meadowbrook section. 

Ginkgo biloba 'Canopy'

Carpet of spent leaves under Ginkgo biloba 'Canopy'

Ginkgo biloba 'Saratoga' in the herb garden. 

Ginkgo biloba 'Cleveland'

Chinaberry tree in the foreground, Ginkgo biloba 'Cleveland' in the background.

Formosan Sweet Gum, Liquidambar taiwanensis