2025 Death Valley Wildflower Reports
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Please share your wildflower pictures for Death Valley wildflowers, including the date and location. We will post your photos on our Wildflower Reports page, so others can learn where and when to view the spectacular displays.
- E-mail your digital photos and reports to Jim@desertusa.com. Use Wildflower Report as the subject of your e-mail. Let us know where you took the image, the date, and how you would like us to give you photo credit (first name, etc.)
- Text your photos to 760-740-1787. Be sure to include the location and the name you want to be credited for the photos.
Note: Spring is one of the most beautiful times of the year in the desert, but it can also be a time for caution. Rattlesnakes lie dormant during the cold fall and winter months and awaken from hibernation in the warm months of March and April. Another reason to stay on the trails. More…
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2025 Wildflower Reports – Death Valley Area
April 6, 2025, Death Valley Reports: As the temperature climbs with the coming of spring, expect to see more reptiles in Death Valley. This immature Panamint rattlesnake (Crotalus mitchelli stephensi) is one you should keep an eye out for! They prefer rocky, mountainous terrain, such as areas within the Panamint Mountains, which they were named after. Please give these snakes–and all wildlife in Death Valley–lots of space and respect. Although Death Valley may not experience a super bloom this Spring, nor a particularly good flower year as a whole, you may still be able to find some flowers!
March 12, 2025, DUSA Reports: Death Valley As of 3/11/25 only 0.62 inches of rain, 28% of average. Windy and cooler with occasional rain in forecast for 3/13/25.
Feb 15, 2025, DUSA Reports: Death Valley so far only 0.62 inches of rain, 41% of average.
January 8, 2025, DesertUSA reports: No rain the area for the last month.
January 1, 2025, DesertUSA reports: No reports yet. Updates will be shared here as soon as new reports come in. Stay tuned for the latest bloom news, and don’t forget to bookmark this page for easy access to timely updates!
2024 Reports
May 22, 2024 Mary Reports: The higher elevation bloom is in progress at Death Valley. The Magnificent Lupine, with its three to four foot spikes, is at peak along the road to the charcoal kilns at Wildrose. Mariposas are blooming in the Wildrose area though it takes effort to find them. One of my favorites, the hard to find tiny Lilac Sunbonnets, is blooming in a few places along the road to Wildrose and I saw a few between Salsberry and Jubilee Passes. Upper Emigrant Canyon has areas with good blooms including Princes Plumes that can also be found at Wildrose and Daylight Pass. Towne Pass has a good Desert Globe Mallow show and in places it has turned the hills orange.
Photos tips: Most digital point-and-shoot cameras have a macro function – usually symbolized by the icon of a little flower. When you turn on that function, you allow your camera to get closer to the subject, looking into a flower for example. Or getting up close and personal with a bug. More on desert photography.
Mojave Desert Wildflowers – This book is the standard by which all other wildflower books are measured. The author, Jon Mark Stewart, has combined super photography with concise information. This book has an entire color page for each wildflower covered, with a discussion of the wildflower. 210 pages with 200 color photos. More…
Desert Wildflowers and Plants Field Guide Kindle Edition
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