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Look in the hills above Brites Valley and Cummings Valley now and you’ll see large shrubs covered with bright yellow blossoms: the flannelbush have awakened.While many wildflowers sat this season out because of a shortage of rain in January and February, Flannelbush (Fremontodendron californicum) and Farewell to Spring (Clarkia cylindrica) have put on a great late spring showing. Flannelbush does bloom most years, but 2006 is an exceptional year for these extremely hardy shrubs.Found only in California and small portions of Arizona and Baja California (Mexico), flannelbush is a drought-tolerant, evergreen resident of chaparral slopes and arid woodland communities, most commonly at elevations between 3,000 and 6,000 feet.Flannelbush is little-noticed throughout the year except for May and June, when its tough branches are covered with bright golden blossoms that look like hibiscus flowers carved from yellow wax. They are incredibly prolific and when in full bloom, the shiny...
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