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More Super Blooms in California

March 22, 2019

It appears there is a silver lining in all the terrible environmental happenings going on in California these days. Southern California is experiencing a super bloom.

The Super Bloom

Over the past two years, much of Southern California has been super dry with drought conditions. This has kept the invasive grasses and other non-desirable plants from blooming, preventing them from forming seeds which would typically have sprouted last year and taken space from more desirable native species. Then the heavy rains this past winter allowed the dormant native forb seed to absorb the extra moisture and to germinate and bloom into a super bloom. And, with the cool weather they have recently been experiencing, this should mean the super bloom will last that much longer.

Blankets of Wildflowers in Southern California

Walker Canyon Ecological Reserve in Southern California has been in the news recently because of their super bloom, so much so people have been coming from all over just to view the blooming phenomenon and to take photos. But in so doing, are trampling the forbs — just like the buffalo of old? Hey — one way to outsmart extincton!

Video courtesy Nắng Ấm Cali and YouTube.

More Super Blooms 2019

Southern California sites you may wish to visit on-line:

  • Diamond Valley Lake
  • Anza-Borrego Desert State Park
  • Mojave National Park
  • Channel Islands National Park
  • Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve

Other sites in California you may wish to visit on-line:

  • Pinnacles National Park
  • Death Valley National Park

See also the Theodore Payne Foundation’s Wild Flower Hotline.

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