See the return of California's wildflower 'super blooms' this spring as 2024 season begins
Flowers are backlit against the setting sun on Henderson Road. Wildflowers are in bloom at Anza-Borrego Desert State Park in eastern San Diego County on March 28, 2024.
Robert Hanashiro, Å˽ðÁ«´«Ã½Ó³»![Bright yellow flowers against the setting sun. Wildflowers are in bloom at Anza-Borrego Desert State Park in eastern San Diego County on March 28, 2024.](/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2024/03/29/Å˽ðÁ«´«Ã½Ó³»T/73147827007-rh-24054-copy-3-copy.jpg?width=660&height=441&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Bright yellow flowers against the setting sun. Wildflowers are in bloom at Anza-Borrego Desert State Park in eastern San Diego County on March 28, 2024.
Robert Hanashiro, Å˽ðÁ«´«Ã½Ó³»Visitor walk in a field of wildflowers that are in bloom against the Santa Rosa Mountains at Anza-Borrego Desert State Park in eastern San Diego County on March 28, 2024.
Robert Hanashiro, Å˽ðÁ«´«Ã½Ó³»Visitors make a video among a field of flowers off of Henderson Road at Anza-Borrego Desert State Park in eastern San Diego County.
Robert Hanashiro, Å˽ðÁ«´«Ã½Ó³»A caterpillar moves along wildflowers that are in bloom at Anza-Borrego Desert State Park in eastern San Diego County on March 28, 2024.
Robert Hanashiro, Å˽ðÁ«´«Ã½Ó³»![A visitor to the Henderson Canyon Road Wildflower area enjoys the early morning light in Anza Borrego State Park, located within the Colorado Desert, in Borrego Springs, Calif., on March 14, 2024.](/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2024/03/19/PPAS/73024595007-photographer-sicco-rood-13.jpg?width=660&height=408&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
A visitor to the Henderson Canyon Road Wildflower area enjoys the early morning light in Anza Borrego State Park, located within the Colorado Desert, in Borrego Springs, Calif., on March 14, 2024.
Jay Calderon/The Desert Sun![Wildflowers bloom in the Henderson Canyon Road Wildflower area in Anza Borrego State Park, Calif., March 14, 2024.](/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2024/03/19/PPAS/73024600007-photographer-sicco-rood-14.jpg?width=660&height=449&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Wildflowers bloom in the Henderson Canyon Road Wildflower area in Anza Borrego State Park, Calif., March 14, 2024.
Jay Calderon/The Desert Sun![A gray desert sunflower blooms in the Henderson Canyon Road Wildflower area of Anza Borrego State Park, Calif., March 14, 2024.](/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2024/03/19/PPAS/73024594007-photographer-sicco-rood-10.jpg?width=660&height=440&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
A gray desert sunflower blooms in the Henderson Canyon Road Wildflower area of Anza Borrego State Park, Calif., March 14, 2024.
Jay Calderon/The Desert Sun![A loud flying insect buzzes around blooming verbena in the Henderson Canyon Road Wildflower area in Anza Borrego State Park, Calif., March 14, 2024.](/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2024/03/19/PPAS/73024601007-photographer-sicco-rood-18.jpg?width=660&height=475&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
A loud flying insect buzzes around blooming verbena in the Henderson Canyon Road Wildflower area in Anza Borrego State Park, Calif., March 14, 2024.
Jay Calderon/The Desert Sun![Visitors to the Henderson Canyon Road Wildflower area take photographs of the bloom in Anza Borrego State Park, Calif., March 14, 2024.](/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2024/03/19/PPAS/73024606007-photographer-sicco-rood-20.jpg?width=660&height=475&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Visitors to the Henderson Canyon Road Wildflower area take photographs of the bloom in Anza Borrego State Park, Calif., March 14, 2024.
Jay Calderon/The Desert Sun![Wildflowers bloom as the sun rises to the east in the Henderson Canyon Road Wildflower area in Anza Borrego State Park, Calif., March 14, 2024.](/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2024/03/19/PPAS/73024584007-photographer-sicco-rood-2.jpg?width=660&height=446&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Wildflowers bloom as the sun rises to the east in the Henderson Canyon Road Wildflower area in Anza Borrego State Park, Calif., March 14, 2024.
Jay Calderon/The Desert Sun![Visitors to the Henderson Canyon Road Wildflower area take photographs of the bloom in Anza Borrego State Park, Calif., March 14, 2024.](/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2024/03/19/PPAS/73024602007-photographer-sicco-rood-19.jpg?width=660&height=441&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Visitors to the Henderson Canyon Road Wildflower area take photographs of the bloom in Anza Borrego State Park, Calif., March 14, 2024.
Jay Calderon/The Desert Sun![The sun peeks through the clouds as wildflowers bloom in the Henderson Canyon Road Wildflower area in Anza Borrego State Park, Calif., March 14, 2024.](/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2024/03/19/PPAS/73024587007-photographer-sicco-rood-7.jpg?width=660&height=440&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
The sun peeks through the clouds as wildflowers bloom in the Henderson Canyon Road Wildflower area in Anza Borrego State Park, Calif., March 14, 2024.
Jay Calderon/The Desert Sun![Wildflowers bloom in the sand dunes in the Henderson Canyon Road Wildflower area in Anza Borrego State Park, Calif., March 14, 2024.](/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2024/03/19/PPAS/73024603007-photographer-sicco-rood-16.jpg?width=660&height=441&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Wildflowers bloom in the sand dunes in the Henderson Canyon Road Wildflower area in Anza Borrego State Park, Calif., March 14, 2024.
Jay Calderon/The Desert Sun![Visitors to the Henderson Canyon Road Wildflower walk their dog in Anza Borrego State Park, Calif., March 14, 2024.](/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2024/03/19/PPAS/73024609007-photographer-sicco-rood-22.jpg?width=660&height=457&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Visitors to the Henderson Canyon Road Wildflower walk their dog in Anza Borrego State Park, Calif., March 14, 2024.
Jay Calderon/The Desert Sun![Wildflowers bloom in the Henderson Canyon Road Wildflower area in Anza Borrego State Park, Calif., March 14, 2024.](/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2024/03/19/PPAS/73024605007-photographer-sicco-rood-15.jpg?width=660&height=450&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Wildflowers bloom in the Henderson Canyon Road Wildflower area in Anza Borrego State Park, Calif., March 14, 2024.
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