While walking into town the other day we walked along the north side of Parque Santa Ana, where some small flowers had appeared for Christmas in the hedge. Here are a few photos.

The showy balloonvine is definitely a spectacular plant, which makes it an appealing addition to private and public gardens. But it’s an invasive species in Europe, probably planted by city gardeners back in the day when people were less cautious about invasive species.

Parque Santa Ana is small, roughly covering a city block. It was conceived as a small informal botanical garden, so it contains a fairly wide variety of plants. There is always something interesting to see. Right now, there are a couple of New Zealand Christmas trees that are coming into bloom.

Season’s Greetings!