{"id":2387,"date":"2019-04-10T13:43:07","date_gmt":"2019-04-10T13:43:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/?p=2387"},"modified":"2019-04-10T13:44:38","modified_gmt":"2019-04-10T13:44:38","slug":"california-super-bloom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/2019\/04\/10\/california-super-bloom\/","title":{"rendered":"California\u2019s Wildflower Super Bloom"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">An occurrence usually limited to once a decade, this spring\u2019s wildflower super bloom in California comes only 2 years after the previous display.<\/h4>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2393\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01618323-300x98.jpg\" alt=\"Steep valleys in the foothills of the Temblor Range, carpeted with Coreopsis (yellow) and Phacelia (purple) with patches of orange California poppy.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"393\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01618323-300x98.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01618323-150x49.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01618323-768x251.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01618323.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01618323-320x105.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01618323-375x123.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01618323-600x196.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01618323-900x294.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01618323-324x106.jpg 324w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The dry and arid conditions of the California desert might not be where you\u2019d expect to see an explosion of colourful wildflowers. But, given the right combination of conditions \u2013 winter rainfall, favourable temperatures (plus an absence of damaging winds), the desert comes alive with colour. Orange poppies, yellow goldfields and purple lupins are just some of the exhibits on display. <a href=\"\/-photographers\/a-d\/dykinga-jack.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jack Dykinga<\/a> was fortunate enough to be on hand to photograph this phenomenon over the last two weeks, and the results are simply stunning\u2026<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery gallery-2387 style-standard'><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01618487-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Backlit silver cholla cactus (Cylindropuntia echinocarpa) surrounded by California poppies (Eschscholzia californica), beneath the eroded boulders that define the park. Joshua Tree National Park, Mojave Desert, California, USA. 24th March 2019.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01618487-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01618487-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01618487-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01618487-510x340.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Backlit silver cholla cactus (Cylindropuntia echinocarpa) surrounded by California poppies (Eschscholzia californica), beneath the eroded boulders that define the park. Joshua Tree National Park, Mojave Desert, California, USA. 24th March 2019.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01618485-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Birdcage evening primrose (Oenothera deltoides) and desert golds (Geraea canescens) carpet the sandy washes beneath the Calumet Mountains at dawn\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01618485-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01618485-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01618485-510x340.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Birdcage evening primrose (Oenothera deltoides) and desert golds (Geraea canescens) carpet the sandy washes beneath the Calumet Mountains at dawn. Mojave Trail National Monument, Mojave Desert, California, USA. 18th March 2019.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon portrait'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01618482-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Yucca surrounded by California poppies and phacelia, in the dry arroyo water course\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01618482-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01618482-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01618482-510x340.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Yucca surrounded by California poppies (Eschscholzia californica) and phacelia, in the dry arroyo water course. Joshua Tree National Park, Mojave Desert, California, USA. 27th March 2019.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon portrait'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01618477-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Purplemat and California goldfields growing through pebbles of a dry streambed\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01618477-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01618477-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01618477-510x340.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Purplemat (Nama demissum) and California goldfields (Lasthenia californica) growing through pebbles of a dry streambed. Joshua Tree National Park, Mojave Desert, California, USA. 25th March 2019.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01618328-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Carpet of yellow California goldfields punctuated by orange California poppies.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01618328-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01618328-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01618328-510x340.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Carpet of yellow California goldfields punctuated by orange California poppies. Antelope Butte, near the Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve, Mojave Desert, California, USA. 1st April 2019.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01618324-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Yellow California goldfields and orange California poppies, with lupins intermixed\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01618324-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01618324-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01618324-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01618324-510x340.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Yellow California goldfields (Lasthenia californica) and orange California poppies (Eschscholzia californica), with lupins intermixed. Antelope Butte, near the Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve, Mojave Desert, California, USA. 31st March 2019.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01618323-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Steep valleys in the foothills of the Temblor Range, carpeted with Coreopsis (yellow) and Phacelia (purple) with patches of orange California poppy.\" title=\"Steep valleys in the foothills of the Temblor Range, carpeted with Coreopsis (yellow) and Phacelia (purple) with patches of orange California poppy (Eschscholzia californica). Carrizo Plain, California, USA. 31st March 2019.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01618321-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Foothills of the Temblor Range, carpeted with Coreopsis (yellow) and Purple Owl&#039;s Clover flowers.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01618321-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01618321-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01618321-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01618321-510x340.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Foothills of the Temblor Range, carpeted with Coreopsis (yellow) and Purple Owl&#039;s Clover (Castilleja exserta) flowers. Carrizo Plain, California, USA. 30th March 2019.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01618319-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Yellow California goldfields and orange California poppies, with gilia intermixed.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01618319-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01618319-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01618319-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01618319-510x340.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Yellow California goldfields (Lasthenia californica) and orange California poppies (Eschscholzia californica), with gilia intermixed. Antelope Butte, near the Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve, Mojave Desert, California, USA. 29th March 2019.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01618317-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Night-blooming birdcage evening primrose opened for moth polination, under the Milky Way.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01618317-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01618317-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01618317-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01618317-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01618317.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01618317-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01618317-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01618317-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01618317-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01618317-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01618317-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Night-blooming birdcage evening primrose (Oenothera deltoides) opened for moth polination, under the Milky Way. Mojave Desert, with Joshua Tree Wilderness and Joshua Tree National Park&#039;s Coxcomb Mountains in the background. California, USA. 3rd April 2019.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon portrait'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01618311-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Yellow California goldfields and orange California Poppies, with a flowering Joshua tree\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01618311-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01618311-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01618311-510x340.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Yellow California goldfields (Lasthenia californica) and orange California Poppies (Eschscholzia californica), with a flowering Joshua tree (Yucca brevifolia). Antelope Butte, near the Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve, Mojave Desert, California, USA. 1st April 2019.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01618309-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Yellow California goldfields and orange California Poppies, with a flowering Joshua tree\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01618309-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01618309-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/01618309-510x340.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Yellow California goldfields (Lasthenia californica) and orange California Poppies (Eschscholzia californica), with a flowering Joshua tree (Yucca brevifolia). Antelope Butte, near the Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve, Mojave Desert, California, USA. 1st April 2019.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .gallery -->\n\n<p>Check out a full gallery of <a href=\"\/-photographers\/a-d\/dykinga-jack.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jack Dykinga&#8217;s<\/a> work.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An occurrence usually limited to once a decade, this spring\u2019s wildflower super bloom in California comes only 2 years after the previous display. &nbsp; The dry and arid conditions of the California desert might not be where you\u2019d expect to see an explosion of colourful wildflowers. But, given the right combination of conditions \u2013 winter&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/2019\/04\/10\/california-super-bloom\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"button\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[3,7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2387","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","category-natural-inspiration"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2387"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2387"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2387\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2409,"href":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2387\/revisions\/2409"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2387"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2387"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2387"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}