Wowza! What a season it has been for wildflower enthusiasts like me. And it ain’t over yet. The past several weeks have seen an explosion of wildflowers across the Arizona desert. Estrella Mountain ...

Wildflower season 2025 is just getting underway in metro Phoenix and it's not going to be a thriller like the colorful eruption that occurred in the spring of 2023. That's because the region has ...

Even though Southern Arizona wildflowers bring a colorful touch to the Sonoran Desert, the blooms also act as an essential food source for native pollinators. However, a “new kid on the block” now ...

As far as wildflowers are concerned, a lot of things have gone right so far this winter in Arizona. Widespread rains came early and often. The moisture has been well spaced so there were no extended ...

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service declared the Gierisch mallow endangered Tuesday, and proposed more than 12,000 acres in Arizona and Utah as critical habitat for the desert wildflower.

Large wildflower blooms are blanketing areas across the West’s normally arid open spaces after a wet winter that dumped heavy winter snow and rain. The intense weather caused deaths and damage to ...

A ‘super bloom’ may be in the eye of the beholder, but the winter’s rain and snow promises a bumper crop of spring blooms in Southern California and Arizona. Rancher’s fireweed at Carrizo Plain ...

As spring returns to Tucson next week, the start of a new season brings three things: warm weather, sunny skies and colorful wildflowers. Although March 19 is the first official day of spring, vibrant ...