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Pinkish flowers of douglas clover

Douglas clover

Trifolium douglasii

Bright blue flowers of grand mesa beardtongue

Grand mesa beardtongue

Penstemon mensarum

White blossom of Japanese cherry

Japanese cherry

Prunus serrulata

Fan-shaped, yellow leaves of maidenhair tree

Maidenhair tree

Ginkgo biloba

violet, two-lipped flowers

Meadow clary

Salvia pratensis

Morrisby's gum with smooth, light grey bark and lance-shaped, green leaves

Morrisby’s gum

Eucalyptus morrisbyi

Purple speckled, yellow flowers of ojai fritillary

Ojai fritillary

Fritillaria ojaiensis

Purple pasqueflower with bright yellow centre

Pasqueflower

Pulsatilla vulgaris

Open pomegranate (Punica granatum) fruit that is spherical and red with deep red tissue surrounding seeds

Pomegranate

Punica granatum

Showy, pale purple and white flowers

Purple passionflower

Passiflora incarnata

Tubular, reddish leaves with hooded open lids of the purple pitcher plant

Purple pitcher plant

Sarracenia purpurea

Rosemary, Ellen McHale/RBG Kew

Rosemary

Salvia rosmarinus

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Delicate, white flower of a tea plant

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