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at the botanical garden.
Native to the Mediterranean and a popular garden plant, say British authorities.
It grows well in the San Francisco Bay Area, as we are said to have a "Mediterranean climate".
www.rhs.org.uk/plants/25155/phlomis-italica/details
This seems to be one of the rarer types, with pink flowers, rather than yellow.
In ancient times the leaves were sometimes used as wicks for lamps (those that burned fat, I imagine).
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CC Rainbow - Chartreuse
