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Dudleya traskiae (originally spelled Dudleya traskae [1] [2]) is a rare succulent plant known by the common name Santa Barbara Island liveforever. This Dudleya is endemic to Santa Barbara Island, one of the Channel Islands of California, where it grows on rocky bluffs. The plant has a basal rosette of flat, spade-shaped fleshy leaves up to 15 ...
Erigeron karvinskianus, the Mexican fleabane, [3] is a species of daisy-like flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, native to Mexico and parts of Central America.. Other common names include Latin American fleabane, [4] Santa Barbara daisy, Spanish daisy, Karwinsky's fleabane, [5] or bony-tip fleabane.
Ganna Walska Lotusland, also known as Lotusland, is a non-profit botanical garden located in Montecito, near Santa Barbara, California, United States. The (15 ha / 37 acres) [1] garden is the historic estate of Madame Ganna Walska. Lotusland is home to 3,500 different plants. [2]
An Australian seaman visiting Santa Barbara in 1876 presented a seedling of an Australian Moreton Bay fig tree to a local girl who planted it at 201 State Street. After the girl moved away a year later, her girlfriend, Adeline Crabb, transplanted the tree to the corner of Montecito and Chpala streets, just a few blocks from the ocean, on land ...
The Santa Barbara Botanic Garden is a 78-acre botanical garden (32 ha), [1] containing over 1,000 species of rare and indigenous plants. [2] It is located in Mission Canyon, Santa Barbara, California, United States. The purpose of the Garden is to display California native plants in natural settings. There are approximately 9.2 km (5.7 mi) of ...
Tall palm trees sway in the wind early on Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2022, in the San Fernando Valley section of Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel) Strong winds expected in parts of Southern ...
The winds blow with greatest force when the pressure gradient is perpendicular to the axis of the Santa Ynez Mountains, which rise directly behind Santa Barbara. [ 1 ] These winds often precede Santa Ana events by a day or two, but also as tail end of Santa Anas after they weaken, it is normal for high-pressure areas to migrate east, causing ...
Following Santa Barbara's April 2009 Floatopia, Cal Poly student attendees created a spin-off event dubbed "Slotopia" planned for May 2009. [ 30 ] [ 31 ] Slotopia, a portmanteau of the Santa Barbara Floatopia event and SLO, the initials of San Luis Obispo, was planned for 100 miles north, at Shell Beach, an unincorporated community in Pismo ...