Desert Wildflowers
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Fishhook Cactus Needle Abstract - FCN1
Photographed up close, these cactus needles definitely display the reason it is called a "fish hook" cactus.
Henderson Canyon Flower Field - HCFF1
Wildflowers as far as the eye can see. This is what it is like when the desert displays its most beautiful face during a Spring bloom. The otherwise arid desert floor turns into a kaleidoscope of color.
Font's Point and the Badlands - FPB2
This Panorama of the badlands is one of the most spectacular vistas in the Borrego Desert.
Prickly Poppy - PP2
The petals on this poppy look like crepe paper. A delicate fragile looking bloom in a harsh environment.
Popcorn Flower - PF1
Macro image of the popcorn flower, a little tiny almost unnoticeable flower on the desert floor.
Purple Verbena - PV-1
In a year where rain, wind and sun have cooperated to bring forth a super bloom the desert floor is carpeted with purple verbena. This is a close up or macro of what is a small flower.
Budding Verbena - BV1
An almost microscopic view of the purple verbena flower in the budding phase.
Desert Sunflower - DS2
An up close look at the flower and buds. A prolific little flower that embellishes the landscape with its cheery appearance. It is such a happy flower!
Rock Garden Entry - RGE1
This desert garden lines the entry into a desert canyon.
Desert Sunflower trio - DST1
Three happy faces turned towards us. How can you not smile at the sight of these.
Desert Lupine - DL2
Desert Lupine shoot up everywhere along the desert floor when the rains have been enough to germinate dormant seeds that grow into such intricate beauties.
Lupine up close - LUC1
A closer look at the individual flowers along the stem of a desert lupine.
Happy Lupine - HLU2
Such happy joyful flowers that bob and sway in the wind along the desert floor in the Spring.
Bee Heaven - BH2
This bee is drunk with the nectar and pollen of this chickory flower.
Lupine Vista - LV3
This field of lupine sit atop a viewpoint overlooking the Badlands of the Borrego Desert.
Desert Primrose - DP1
Desert primrose flanked by purple verbena is a common sight along the desert floor in the Spring during a bloom.