California is instill with a battalion of red wild flower . It is deal to be a hot color that exudes upheaval and lift spirits . The California landscape is dissever into mountains , valleys and desert part . For this grounds there are distinct plant population within each area . Keep in brain that red is the favored color for hummingbirds . Many crimson flowers in California are trumpet shaped , which is perfect for foresighted , thirsty beaks .

Red Flowers of Northern California

The northerly portion of the country consists of gamy elevations and coastal bluff . The ruby wildflower that thrive there are the more adaptable , cold audacious descriptor . Scarlet Penstemon ( Penstemon labrosus ) , can be find above 1,000 feet . Another red coastal penstemon is the Scarlet bugler ( Penstemon centranthifolius ) . Giant reddish trillium ( Trillium kuraybashi ) can only be found in Northern California and Southern Oregon . The leave of absence are spotted and the flower is a rich burgundy red . Another northern wildflower , reddened ribbons ( Clarkia concinna ) , seem like laurel wreath sway in the breeze .

Red Flowers Found Throughout California

Cardinal Flower ( Lobelia cardinalis ) is aboriginal throughout California . It boom in the marshy sozzled areas . Several red - blossom shrubs are vulgar to all office of the nation as well . Fuchsia - bloom gooseberry ( Ribes speciosum ) is one of the most cosmetic native shrub ; the brightred trump flowershang in rows along the stems . Another attractive member of the same family is red - flower currant ( Ribes sanguineum ) . This bush is covered with clusters of cerise flowers in the spring . westerly sweet bush ( Calycanthus occidentalis ) has unusual burgundy crimson blossom that resemble small wooden blush wine .

Red Flowers of Southern California

Hummingbird Sage ( Salvia spathacea ) is a low - growing hero sandwich - bush with shiny flushed blooms . It can be found in the teetotal foothill region of Southern California . Another inhabitant of dry areas is the California fuchsia ( Zauschneria cana ) . which is a bushy plant with tiny farewell . It is cover in carmine tubular flowers from former summer through fall . banger genus Penstemon ( Penstemon eatonii ) and Scarlet penstemon ( Penstemon labrosus ) are found in dry mountain regions . Monkey flowers are said to depend like a smile monkey face . These shaggy-coated flora will have larger - than - average , shiny red flowers for drawn-out menses . Two Monkey flowers are found in the Southern California , ( Mimulus cardinalis ) and ( Mimulus aurantiacus ) .

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