Purple Arches

Bouganvilla (in the background) is a popular plant grown around San Diego. It's beautiful, showy leaves (bracts) look like fower petals, when in fact, the real flower is located in the center of one of the 3-leaf clusters. Their beauty is just one reason for their popularity - another big reason is that they're pretty drought-tolerant, something especially important now that Arnie (the Governor) has declared that the entire state is in a drought.

The nasturtiums in the foreground are popular 'round these parts too - they explode with big leaves and pretty yellow, orange, and red flowers in the spring. To me, they're a canyon flower - they seem to take over canyons in the springtime.

This pretty display is located deep in the heart of South Park.