Yellow Curry Plants Seen Along the Coast in Pebble Beach, California by Ruth Paget
While out bird watching at Pebble Beach (California), I saw clustered yellow flowers along the walking path in the pull-out after China Rock going toward the direction of Bird Rock along 17-mile Drive which follows the Pacific Coast.
Three yellow clustered flowers like the ones I saw are called curry plants for their turmeric-colored yellow flowers according to the Google lens app.
I used Google lens to identify the plant by photographing it and then asking for its characteristics. It is drought resistant, which is important in our region. The curry plant is not used for cooking. It gets its name from its color.
Pests do not like the curry plant and neither do deer. Curry plants are useful to homeowners for this reason.
The curry plant’s country of origin is Turkey, which indicates that the plant does well in climates similar to that of the Mediterranean. (Pebble Beach has a mild to cool Mediterranean climate.)
An image of a curry plant follows:
https://www.gardenia.net/plant/helichrysum-italicum-curry-plant
Nursery information about the curry plant follows:
https://crimsonsage.com/product/curry-plant/
Happy Coastal Strolling!
By Ruth Paget
-author Eating Soup with Chopsticks and Marrying France
-developer of the Novgorod and Bento War Games and Classical Western Civilization War Games
-developer of food and beverage knowledge games
-creator of online exhibits about San Miguel Arcangel Mission, French baguette making, and the Carmel Valley History Museum
-creator French Travel and Culture Games
