The winter of 2024/2025 was one of the driest we’ve ever experienced. The flowers reflect that, very few blooming this spring. Hopefully the upcoming monsoon will remedy that situation. What has bloomed this year to date (some have already passed): White to Green Wildflowers Stinking Milkvetch (Astragalus praelongus) Esteve's Dusty-Maidens (Chaenactis stevioides) Rose Heath (Chaetopappa ericoides) Pale Bastard Toadflax (Comandra umbellata ssp. pallida) Thick-sepal Cat's Eye (Cryptantha crassisepala) Spreading Fleabane (Erigeron divergens) Redowski's Stickseed (Lappula redowskii) Mesa Pepperwort (Lepidium alyssoides) Mountain Pepperweed (Lepidium montanum) Whitest Evening Primrose (Oenothera albacalis) Tufted Evening Primrose (Oenothera caespitosa) Cliffrose (Purshia stansburiana) Narrowleaf Yucca (Yucca angustissima) Broad Leaf Yucca (Yucca baccata) Navajo Yucca (Yucca baileyi) Yellow Wildflowers Mariposa lily (Calochortus aureus) Fendler's Spring Parsley (Cymopterus glomeratus) Tansy Mustard (Descurainia sp.) Stretchberry (Forestiera pubescens) False Hairy Golden Aster (Heterotheca villosa) Fringed Puccoon (Lithospermum incisum) Desert Dandelion (Malacothrix sonchoides) Lavender-leaf Sundrops (Oenothera lavandulifolia) Yellow Cryptantha (Oreocarya flava) Skunkbush (Rhus aromatica) Threadleaf Groundsel (Senecio flaccidus) Whipple's Fishhook Cactus (Sclerocactus whipplei) Stemless Four-nerved Daisy (Tetraneuris acaulis) Orange and Red Wildflowers Desert Paintbrush (Castilleja chromosa) Scarlet Beeblossom (Oenothera suffrutescens) Globemallow (Sphaeralcea sp.) Pink, Blue, and Purple Wildflowers Freckled Milkvetch (Astragalus lentiginosus) Woolly Locoweed (Astragalus mollissimus) Redstem Stork's Bill (Erodium cicutarium) Bluebowls (Giliastrum acerosum) Pale Blue Trumpets (Ipomopsis longiflora) Showy Four O'Clocks (Mirabilis multiflora) Notch-leaf Scorpionweed (Phacelia crenulata) Gypsum Phacelia (Phacelia integrifolia var. integrifolia) Silver-leafed Nightshade (Solanum elaeagnifolium) Biscuitroot (Vesper bulbosus) |
Last updated: May 18, 2025