Jane, Late May is not a bad time at all - though that time is too late for the spring annuals which in some years can superbloom in areas very close to San Luis Obispo. SLO County is the most Calochortus-rich county on the planet - and in late May you can still catch them and many other taxa in bloom. I was just in SLO this weekend and it has been a dry winter and spring (though it did rain while I was there). There won't be any superblooms this year (and, in any case, they would be over by late May) but even in meagre-to-average rainfall years late May is a prime time for lilies and geophytes in SLO. The serpentine hills within city-limits (Laguna Lake Park) are greats spots for geophytes and the SLO-endemic Calochortus obispoensis, for instance. And a 45-min drive up the coast will get you to some of the few intact coastal prairies in California - where the cool ocean climate means flowers are still common into June and July. -|<ipp ________________________________ From: pbs <pbs-bounces@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> on behalf of Jane McGary via pbs <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> Sent: Thursday, March 18, 2021 10:12 AM To: Pacific Bulb Society <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> Cc: Jane McGary <janemcgary@earthlink.net> Subject: [pbs] Southern California flowering in May? I have to spend a few days in late May in San Luis Obispo, in southern coastal California. I wonder if this is too late to see any native plants in flower. Can someone who knows this area advise me? Thanks, Jane McGary, Portland, Oregon, USA _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com//… Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net>