Wildflowers: Desert flowering shrub

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  1. tlairmore

    tlairmore Active Member 10 Years

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    Can anyone identify the plant/flower in this photo with Costa's hummingbird. Desert shrub "evergreen", growing in Anza-Borrego desert southern California, with purple flowers. thanks in advance.
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  2. Daniel Mosquin

    Daniel Mosquin Paragon of Plants UBC Botanical Garden Forums Administrator Forums Moderator 10 Years

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    Growing in a cultivated area? Looks a lot like rosemary (Rosmarinus).
     
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    tlairmore Active Member 10 Years

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    Yes, cultivated area. I think that's it. Many thanks.
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    Ron B Paragon of Plants 10 Years

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    I bet the hummingbird knows, too.
     
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