Desert Wildflower Reports
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Anza-Borrego DSP | Death Valley NP | Joshua Tree NP | Mojave NP
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Desert Wildflowers Overview
May 11, 2012 - The Saguaro cactus are blooming in Arizona, most wildflowers are now past their peak. Cactus and some wildflowers are stil blooming in part of southern California. New reports below.
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Desert Wildflowers Updates by State and Parks
Arizona
- Phoenix Area and Northern AZ - Updated May 9 2012
- Tucson Area and Southern AZ - Updated May 1 2012
California
- Anza Borrego DSP - Updated May 11 2012
- Death Valley NP - Updated Apr. 21, 2012
- Joshua Tree NP - Updated May 9 2012
- Mojave NP & Amboy -Updated May 11, 2012
- California Southern - Updated May 11 2012
- California Northern and Oregon - Updated May 3 2012
Other States
- Nevada and Utah - Updated May 9 2012
- New Mexico - Updated May 9 2012
- Texas - Updated Apr, 16 2012
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Other News
Death Valley National Park opened the doors to a remodeled Visitor Center on Thursday, February 16th, 2012. The original Visitor Center was built in 1960 as part of the Mission 66 project — a 10 year effort to upgrade National Park Service facilities by the agency's 50th anniversary back in 1966. The Death Valley remodel, scheduled to take eighteen months, was actually completed months ahead of schedule. The National Park Service's 100th anniversary is coming up in 2016.
The Furnace Creek Campground in Death Valley National Park will close February 1, 2012 for the replacement of the sewer and water lines.
The word is out - something other than desert wildflowers and the spectacular Anza-Borrego Desert State Park is attracting visitors to Borrego Valley in Southern California. People are coming from around the United States and internationally to see over one hundred fully-sized metal sculptures inspired by the animals that roamed this desert millions of years ago. Prehistoric mammals, historical characters, fanciful dinosaurs, and a 350-foot-long fanciful serpent. More...
A good book for flower identification is the Mojave Desert Wildflowers Book.
We have an online wildflower field guide that is designed to help you identify desert wildflowers by color, scientific name, region and common name. The pictures are sized to work on the iPod, iPhone. iPad and similar devices. With your iPod or phone you will easily be able to identify wildflowers while in the desert. Links for downloads are on the bottom of the Wildflower Field Guide page.
Photos tips: Most digital point-and-shoot cameras have a macro function - usually symbolized by the icon of a little flower. When you turn on that function, you allow your camera to get closer to the subject, looking into a flower for example. Or getting up close and personal with a bug. More on desert photography and wildflowers photos.
Saguaro blooms are everywhere around central Arizona right now.
Joshua Tree NP
When will the desert wildflowers bloom? We start our report in January, plan your visit to coincide with the peak of the bloom - keep up to date with DesertUSA's Wildflower Reports. Be sure to bookmark this page for weekly updates and sign up for our newsletter.
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Mojave Desert Wildflowers - This book is the standard by which all other wildflower books are measured. The author, Jon Mark Stewart, has combined super photography with concise information. This book has an entire color page for each wildflower covered, with a discussion of the wildflower. 210 pages with 200 color photos. More...
For other state reports click on link below
Anza-Borrego DSP | Death Valley NP | Joshua Tree NP | Mojave NP
Southern California Wildflowers | Back to Main Wildflower Page
Mojave Desert Wildflowers book 200 color photos
Other DesertUSA Resources
Desert Plants
Wildflower Information & Hotlines
When Will The Wildflowers Bloom?
Wildflower Intro. Packages
Books on Cacti, Wildflowers, & Other Flora
Wildflower field guide - find the flowers by color
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Mojave Desert Wildflowers book
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Wildflower Intro. Packages
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