The
desert wildflowers are so beautiful, in part because of the harshness in which
the flourish. This year I’m told is a good year on account of the rains that came
in February and March, encouraging even the most reluctant foliage to display
color.
Here
are my favorites: The ocotillo are all in bloom and leaf, strange looking
stalks with tiny leaves and small fiery red candle clusters on each long arm,
looking similar to the flowers of our sumac trees, but more orange in flower
than red. The prickly pear pads seem to
be in competition among one another to produce the perfect shade of yellow and
orange, with some as pink. The flowers on the tops of the pads open quickly at
midmorning, when the sun’s rays warm the plant. They remain displayed
throughout the day, and close again at dusk. Pentsimon reminds me of the
Catchfly coloring, striking pink and tiny petals on a light colored and corded
stalk. It seems to favor dry washes and trail sides.
The
Palo Verde trees are covered in tiny yellow flowers, thousands tucked within
its branches, giving the tree a constellation of green and yellow, delicate
looking as it moves about in the breeze.
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