Flamboyant flowers of wonderful colors, shapes and forms dominate the Saudi Arabian desert in springtime. The "barren" terrain is teeming with a unique flora that delights plant enthusiasts and nature lovers.
Visitors can stroll through five thematic trails to explore the fascinating beauty of the Sonoran Desert, from towering cacti and alluring succulents to brilliant wildflowers and lush trees. Scroll through the Garden's calendar so not to miss festive events and dazzling exhibitions. Delve deeper to...
Open, sandy, gravely desert areas, especially near Creosote Bush, below 4,000 feet. Flowers Small, white, 5-petaled, 1-inch flowers, grow in a coil at the end of branches. They bloom February through June. Narrow-leaved Popcorn Flower (Cryptantha augustifolia) -- A.R Royo More Wildfl...
The Great Victoria Desert in full BloomWell after countless hours of sifting through my Wildflowers Books, I hope that I have named accurately the many varieties of Wildflowers that we encountered during our recent trip out into the Great Victoria Desert
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Elk, bighorn sheep, and mule deer roam the slopes of Steens among the willow thickets and several endemic species of wildflowers. I rambled along the many spur trails that fan out from the main road corridor, seeking out shy wild horses, and ran across one small group with yearlings who...
After entering Death Valley four hours and 150 dusty miles later, we noticed an even more jarring example of anomalous survival: the vivid yellow-and-red spring wildflowers that erupted in clusters amid the desert holly and creosote bushes on either side of the road. It is considered a high...
"There's no way the people of the Vault can ever thank you for what you've done," the Overseer told me the evening I returned again to the Vault. "You've saved all our lives. Who knows, maybe even saved the human race. That makes the rest of this even harder..." I...
Single Fendler’s Hedgehog Cactus waving twin flowers like pom-poms, screaming “Look at Me, Look at Me” near the hot tub. Javelina love this fleshy, little cactus and, like the Prickly Pear, during a dry La Nina winter they will gobble them up right down to the ground. Quite often...