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Our rains haven’t continued long enough into the spring to make this an exceptional year for wildflowers, but some species have gotten all the moisture they needed to thrive. Among these 2008 success stories are the handsome blue flowers of Valley Phacelia. These medium-height annuals are currently blooming in profusion in several local areas, including slopes along Woodford-Tehachapi Road, on Pinon Canyon Drive and other roads in the Oak Knolls area and there is also a nice little colony alongside the westbound lanes of Highway 58, just before the Tucker Road exit when approaching from the east. This has been a good year for members of the Waterleaf Family (Hydrophyllaceae), which include many kinds of phacelia as well as Baby Blue Eyes (Nemophila menziesii). There are many species of phacelia, which is generally pronounced pha-see-li-uh, in Kern County and it is the sixth best-represented genus with a total of 24 species and one subspecies found within Kern’s...

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