Discovering Griffith Park: A Local's Guide Hiking

Discovering Griffith Park: A Local's Guide HikingFive times the size of Central Park in Manhattan, Griffith Park is a surprising urban wilderness in the midst of Los Angeles. People all over the world have seen Los Angeles' famed Hollywood sign and the iconic domed Griffith Observatory. Both are part of Griffith Park, a place visited by more than 10 million people each year more than Yosemite and Grand Canyon National Parks combined. Rugged and vast, the 4,511 acre Griffith Park encompasses a

flower parts

Good at high elevations

meadow-like effect

'Tilden Park' was selected for it's "bushy habit

Cold Hardy to 15 degrees F Distribution Selected for the garden (from the Verdugo Mts)

Cascade Range Foothills

aquifolium Common Name Oregon Grape Plant Type Shrub Sun Exposure Coast-Sun

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Plant Characteristics Species Name Asclepias fascicularis Common Name Narrowleaf Milkweed Plant Type Perennials Height by Width 4ft

•Known and suggested places to find the plant

fast draining Flower Color Black Flowering Months April

Plant Characteristics Family Name Ericaceae Species Name Arctostaphylos morroensis--compact form Common Name Morro Manzanita--compact form Plant Type Shrub Sun Exposure Coast-Sun