Wildflower ‘Superbloom’ In California Desert

Purple Sand Verbena
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A wildflower superbloom is underway in the desert right now after seven inches of winter rain. Anza-Borrego State Park in California hasn’t experienced a bloom so prolific since at least 1999 according to park officials. The most uncommon flower in bloom this year is the purple, notch-leaved phacelia.

From L to R Top row: Hesperocallis undulata, Camissonia claviformis ssp. peirsonii, Lupinus arizonicus Bottom row: Mammillaria dioica, Oenothera deltoides, Justicia californica #Hesperocallisundulata #Camissoniaclaviformisssppeirsonii #Lupinusarizonicus #Mammillariadioica #Oenotheradeltoides #Justiciacalifornica #AnzaBorrego #CaliforniaNativePlants #ProteaMedicine #Flora #Botany Will be posting many more pictures from Anza-Borrego!

A post shared by Marc A.K. Johnson (@proteamedicine) on Mar 7, 2017 at 9:17pm PST

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