Darlingtonia State Natural Site


Three miles north of downtown Florence on US 101 is Darlingtonia State Natural Site, where a short boardwalk overlooks a surreal bog of insect-eating pitcher plants (Darlingtonia californica, also known as cobra lilies). The flowers bloom late spring through early summer.


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