Another wildflower season has come and gone in Southern California. It was a good one. Fairly substantial rains in December followed by unseasonably warm hot weather starting in late February led to an earlier than normal bloom.
In this post I would like to share some of the wildflower images I captured over the past month. My attempt to identify them comes with the caveat that I am no expert on wildflower taxonomy. If any better informed reader is able to correct me on any of the names, please do so in the comments.
Just to start things off, here are some broader scenes. Keen-eyed observers will recognize these as having been taken in Anza Borrego State Park. Featured prominently are the purple Desert Sand-verbena.
Almost as common as the verbena are the Dune Primroses.
The Desert Lily is a little less common and is gorgeous when you do fine them.
The Ocotillo seemed to bloom between visits, although, on my recent visit, there were still some in flower.
In some areas, the Desert Sunflowers contrast nicely with the purple Desert Sand-Verbena.
Growing very low to the ground are the yellow Desert Goldpoppy, the white Mohave Desertstar, and the pink Bigelow’s Monkeyflower.
On my final visit, there were some California Barrel Cactus sporting crowns of yellow flowers.
While the mass blooms are all but over here, I still have another wildflower season to look forward to upon my return to Alberta!
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