This winter's rains should bring a spectacular spring wildflower displays throughout California's deserts.
Timing depends both on moisture conditions and the altitude of desert localities.
In Death Valley National Park find the marvelous huge yellow blossoms of the endemic Panamint daisy blooming in the Wild Rose Area. Another rare and spectacular Death Valley flower is the Eureka Dunes evening primrose , which blooms in late April or early May. Joshua Tree National Park, which includes both high and low desert, has two distinct wildflower seasons. The second one, in the high Mojave, runs through May and features cottonwood , Arizona lupine , chuparosa , desert mallow , desert mimulus , Mojave mound cactus , purple bush , purple mat , little gold poppy , London rocket , prince's plume , and yellow cups . Keep your eyes peeled for desert bighorn sheep , coyotes , and roadrunners , too.