California's deserts cover 25,000 square miles of southeastern California. The best time to view the wildflowers is always right after a good rain. When the deserts have received a soaking, you have a window of four to five days in which to see the blooms at their very best.
The high desert of California is part of the larger Mojave desert; and the low desert (also called the Colorado desert) is part of the larger Sonoran Desert.
The wildflowers of the southern California deserts bloom as early as mid-February at lower elevations such as the areas surrounding Palm Springs and well into summer at higher elevations in the Mojave Desert.
Joshua Tree National Park encompasses parts of both the low and the high desert which means that you have the opportunity to view wildflowers that grow in both settings.
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Southern California's Wildflowers of the Low and High Deserts
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