Waa'aka': The Bird Who Fell in Love With the Sun Water A beautiful garden specimen with

A beautiful garden specimen with masses of royal blue flowers in late winter and early spring

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Excellent in containers or massed along borders

Seed pods are edible

2 Growth Habit Rounded

Waa'aka': The Bird Who Fell in Love With the Sun Water A beautiful garden specimen withWaaaka was born when the earth was soft and the waters were new. It was the beginning of time. So begins Cindi Alvitres vivid and multifaceted telling of a traditional Tongva creation story from Southern California. Waaaka follows the title character, a beautiful bird who falls in love with Tamet, the sun, and tries to follow him up to the sky. Accompanied by richly colorful illustrations from Carly Lake, the book touches deftly on themes like the