"Scarlet flowers are so rare, and nature is so chary of that beautiful hue, that these blossoms are especially welcome. Their dense tufts make brilliant dashes of color, which are very noticeable amid the vivid greens of springtimeā¦.In the vicinity of the seashore these blossoms may be found at almost any time of the year, while inland they have their season of bloom in the spring."
Mary Elizabeth Parsons,
The Wildflowers of California, 1897