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Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden in Claremont, California calls itself "California's Native Garden".  Founded in Orange County by Susanna Bixby Bryant 1927, the garden location was changed to Claremont in 1951 where it became affiliated with the nearby Claremont University.  Scientific studies are the hallmark of the garden.

In spring the Rancho Santa Ana garden is full of color as California poppies (Papaver), native lilacs (Ceanothus), Western redbud trees (Cersis occidentalis), and Barbery (Berberis) burst into bloom

In this 86 acre garden you will find native plants ranging from towering Coast Redwoods (Sequoia sempervirens), natives of northern California, to creosote shrubs (Larrea tridentata) from the Mojave desert to Oak Woodlands native to this site.  

An interesting feature of the garden is the meadowland which has a stone-tiled path winding through it in the shape of a rattlesnake.

This native American house is part of an educational site in the Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden.

To learn more about the Garden, visit its official website.  There is a small fee for admission.  It is best visited in Spring or Summer.  After you have visited the garden plan to have lunch at one of the many charming restaurants in Claremont Village.

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