Wildflower fans this year are being tested by an unusual combination of factors. Reporter David Haldane has the details…
If you like spring colors, you may have to wait a bit longer to see them. That’s the word from Joshua Tree National Park which, while reporting some definite splashes of yellow and red in its southern regions around Cottonwood, has yet to see a major wildflower bloom.
That’s surprising to park personnel who had expected that, with this year’s huge downpours, by now the park would be blazing. The problem, spokesman George Land says, is that while there’s been plenty of rain, nighttime temperatures have hovered near freezing. “The blooms,” he says, “don’t like to poke their heads out when the temperature is that low.”
But don’t despair. With any luck, he says, the heat will rise and the park could still have a record bloom by late March or early April.
Whatever happens, we’ll keep you posted.
WILDFLOWER BLOOM JUST WAITING FOR WARMER WEATHER
