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March 6, 2016 by Max Distro LLC

Spring Flowers in Death Valley, California

View of Spring Flowers from Highway 190 Leading into Death Valley

View of Spring Flowers from Highway 190 Leading into Death Valley

I decided to take another trip to Death Valley to document the smaller flowers of the super bloom. The bloom changes over time, different species claim their place in the hierarchy. Although the photographs show many of the same plants at the same size, some are quite small. This year (2016) is an amazing year for Death Valley flowers since a super bloom is in progress. As a result, I am planning multiple visits to Death Valley to photograph the bloom in progress. The bloom is definitely moving north and higher in altitude. Although there are still expansive fields of Desert Gold (Geraea canescens) along the Badwater Road, as well as carpets of Sand Verbena (Abronia villosa) from Mile Marker 42 to the end of the road, many of the other flowers in this area are past their peak. Blooms will migrate up canyons and climb mountains as the air rapidly warms through spring. “When I first came to work here in the early 1990s, I kept hearing the old timers talk about super blooms as a near mythical thing,” says National Park Service employee Alan Van Valkenburg. “I saw several impressive displays of wildflowers over the years and always wondered how anything could beat them, until I saw my first super bloom in 1998. Then I understood.”

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Filed Under: California, Las Vegas, Plants and Gardens Tagged With: 2016, Brown-Eyed Primrose, California, Death Valley, Desert Chicory, Desert Gold, Golden Evening Primrose, Golden Mohave Snapdragon, Gravel Ghost, Mojave Pincushion, Notchleaf Phacelia, Popcorn Flower, Purple Mat, Reflexed Blazing Star, Shredding Primrose, Spring Flowers

February 29, 2016 by Max Distro LLC

Death Valley Super-Bloom 2016

Death Valley Super-Bloom 2016

Death Valley Super-Bloom 2016

Death Valley is famous for its spectacular, spring wildflower displays, but those are the exception, not the rule. Only under perfect conditions does the desert fill with a sea of gold, purple, pink or white flowers. Although there are years where blossoms are few, they are never totally absent. Most of the showy desert wildflowers are annuals, also referred to as ephemerals because they are short-lived. Oddly enough, this limited lifespan ensures survival here. Rather than struggle to stay alive during the desert’s most extreme conditions, annual wildflowers lie dormant as seeds. When enough rain finally does fall, the seeds quickly sprout, grow, bloom and go back to seed again before the dryness and heat returns. The majority of these blooms are produced by Desert Gold (Geraea canescens). The Badwater Road along the side of Death Valley is still the go-to destination for those huge expanses of endless flowers. Fortunately for me, Death Valley is only about two hours from Las Vegas.

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Filed Under: California, Las Vegas, Plants and Gardens Tagged With: 2016, Atrichoseris platyphylla, Brown Eyes, Camissonia brevipes, Chylismia claviformis, Death Valley, Desert Five Spot, Desert Gold, Desert Trumpet, Eremalche rotundifolia, Eriogonum inflatum, Geraea canescens, Golden Evening Primrose, Gravel Ghost, Nama demissum, Notchleaf Phacelia, Phacelia calthifolia, Phacelia crenulata, Purple Mat, Super Bloom

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