Pacific Grove Purple Carpet

Beautiful purple flowers and scenery at the pacific grove coastline.

Pacific grove purple carpet. It is only in full bloom a few weeks every year so do not miss this one. It is a phenomenon unique to pacific grove one that generates more phone calls to local hotels than any other terrestrial occurrence in the county. Fleeting though it is the magic carpet is perhaps the one feature of pacific grove that puts it on the map for visitors before all other attractions in the city. Photo captured with the fuji x100 compact camera.

Pacific grove sigh over monterey peninsula s magic carpet find the colorful ice plants around monterey pacific grove and neighboring communities in april and the beginning of may. Every year a majestic purple phenomenon takes over the rocky coastline along pacific grove s ocean view boulevard. Known as the purple carpet the magenta ice plant or drosanthemum floribundum fully blooms and spreads its way down the shoreline and spills into the turquoise pacific ocean for a truly magical spectacle. Don t be surprised if you need your sunglasses while driving down ocean view boulevard or biking along the monterey bay coastal recreation trail in pacific grove a phenomenon known as the magic purple carpet springs up along pg s breathtaking coastline beginning in early april and lasting through late may the magenta ice plant blankets the rocky coast for a truly.

Somewhere in april and may every year the flowers go full bloom purple and it is call the purple carpet for a reason.