Monthly Archives: March 2011

It’s a late poppy season this year, but with this week’s rains, the season may last longer too.   Individual poppy flowers are blooming around the reserve, so the fields are still mostly green but have brilliant orange dots scattered among the grasses. Grape … Continue reading →

Zyzzx Bigelow’s monkeyflower (Mimulus bigelovei) bladderpod (Isomeris arborea) brown-eyed primrose (Camissonia claviformis) checker fiddleneck (Amsinckia tessellata) desert chicory (Rafnesquia neomexicana) desert dandelion (Malacothrix glabrata) desert gold-poppy (Eschoscholzia glyptosperma) Emory rock-daisy (Perityle emoryi) forget-me-not (Cryptantha) Mojave-aster (Xylorhiza tortifolia) Aiken Mine Road … Continue reading →

The wildflower bloom is spreading north, and poppies, brown-eyed primroses, chia, lupine, and chuparosa continue to color both sides of the road south of the Cottonwood Mountains. The Bajada All-Access Trail still offers lots of variety and color as well, … Continue reading →

Fields of yellow poppies, brown-eyed primroses, chia, purple lupine, and red chuparosa may be found on both sides of the road south of the Cottonwood Mountains. The Bajada All-Access Trail offers lots of variety and color as well

Current Status 3-10-11 Although there are many poppy plants with buds forming, there is only a handful of poppies currently in bloom. Several other wildflowers can be found blooming along the trails, but the fields are still predominantly green with … Continue reading →

A field of golden poppies, brown-eyed primroses, and chia is on display along the western side of the road at the southern boundary of the park. Please park carefully in designated places to enjoy the flowers. Wildflowers, especially poppies, close … Continue reading →