Wildflower season is winding down in Eastern SLO County as the hillside grasses are already fading from spring green to summer tan. The photo below was from the Shell Creek area on Sunday 4/7.
About the only thing blooming in Shell Creek was Thistle Sage, which happens to be one of my favorites.
The wildflower show was slightly better along Highway 58 east of Santa Margarita - the section of the road through Calf Canyon. Here the grasses are still green, and bright pink Prickly Phlox bushes dot the stony hillsides.
A variety of sage plants could be found in the road cuts along the highway - chia sage, thistle sage and black sage.
Additionally, there were scattered stalks of Owl's Clover, and a bright red orange bush growing on rocky slopes - it's not Indian Paintbrush, but I'm not sure what it is.
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