20200414 Los Angeles Daily Life

The World's Largest Wisteria Vine is Blooming

The wisteria vine blooming at a Sierra Madre home on March 14, 2013 near Los Angeles, California.  The wisteria vine is more than one acre in size and weighs 250 tons. It has more than 1.5 million blossoms every year with 40 blooms per square foot. The branches of this wisteria vine reach an 500 feet long. Horticultural experts have estimated the branches can grow 24 inches in 24 hours. The wisteria vine is a Chinese variety. It was planted in 1894 by William and Alice Brugman. The Guinness Book of World Records has certified the vine as the world’s largest blossoming plant. (Photo by Ringo Chiu/PHOTOFORMULA.com)

The Flower Fields at Carlsbad Ranch

Flowers are seen in Carlsbad, north of San Diego, California, April 6, 2012. The nearly fifty acres of Giant Tecolote Ranunculus flowers that make up The Flower Fields at Carlsbad Ranch are in a full bloom for approximately six to eight weeks each year, from early March through early May. The Tecolote Giant Ranunculus is one of the finest strains of ranunculus plants in the world. The ranunculus flower is native to Asia Minor and is a member of the buttercup family. This unique blossom is also known as a Persian Buttercup or Ranunculus Asiatic. (Photos by Ringo H.W. Chiu)

The Signs of Spring

After the winter storm, the Gerbera Daisies mark the first signs of spring at Kenneth Hahn park in Los Angeles. (Photos by Ringo H.W. Chiu)