Super bloom

California super bloom. Photo credit: Emilie Olson.

Best places to see a SUPER BLOOM in the US - Death Valley, Joshua Tree, Mojave, Lake Elsinore, Anza Borrego, Antelope Valley, Pacific Grove

Super Bloom - California, Temblor Range, Carrizo Plain National Monument (2019.) 📷 Tim Fitzharris. A superbloom is a rare desert botanical phenomenon in which an unusually high proportion of wildflowers whose seeds have lain dormant in desert soil germinate and blossom at roughly the same time. The phenomenon is associated with an unusually wet rainy season. The term may have developed as a label in the 1990s. (wiki)

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California's wildflower season is fast approaching. The Carrizo Plain has been the site of super blooms in the past. Visit MK Library's wildflower guide to see what this year has in store!

Find out where the desert wildflowers are blooming in 2023 - read wildflower reports for Southern California from DesertUSA.

CA GROWN on Instagram: “The California Golden Poppy Fields in Southern California are in intense bloom right now! . 📸: @everchanginghorizon #CAGROWN #BuyCa…”

As the super bloom continues, rangers have had to unsnarl traffic jams, keep visitors from trampling wildflowers and even wave away helicopters

Every year around this time, I see photos pop up on my Facebook feed of people frolicking in fields of budding flowers and every year I swear I’m going to plan a day trip to do the …