Let it rain!

Finally got some rain after over a month! Even my California native plants and succulents were starting to look a bit dehydrated.
The beauty of water wise gardening is that just that 1/2" of rain will help native plants survive for another month easily without the need to water them.
Today I'd like to share a beautiful plant that we all have admire at one point or another when traveling our Spectacular California Coast. If you can't get one of these  to grow, then you might just consider that gardening may not be for you. It's literally the easiest plant to grow.
Pride of Madeira is just everywhere! This large shrub grows up to 6' to 8' in diameter extremely fast.  The flowers come in different shades of blue, purple and even a light pink. They are very invasive and require a serious pruning after the flowers have dried up in order to keep it under control. Excellent for slopes and garden edges. Attract butterflies, hummingbirds, bees and all kinds of life! This is a fun beautiful plant to have around. Best part of it! Needs little to no water in the summer once stablished.
It's truly spectacular the way it grows wild in Big Sur right on the Coast.
Enjoy!

Pride of Madeira (echium candicans)