Spring is usually peak poppy season for Southern California, but limited winter showers dampened the flower species’ chances.

These are the best places to see California's wildflowers this spring, including Antelope Valley, Lake Tahoe, Lassen Volcanic National Park, Death Valley, and Joshua Tree.

California State Parks around Southern California have not experienced the delicate mix of weather factors needed for ...

There’s more to the California wildflower blooms than meets the human eye, experts say. NASA’s Caltech Jet Propulsion ...

Well "instantly expanding" should come with an asterisk: March 1 isn't about carpets of poppies suddenly appearing at the Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve, but it is the day, each and ...

Those looking to get their fill of flowers this year still have some options, though. Antelope Valley California Poppy ...

California transforms in spring with rolling hills of poppies and desert valleys bursting with color. Here’s where to catch the season’s best blooms.

“But it doesn't sound like the heat is going to hold off.” The Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve, for example, got less wet weather in recent months when compared to 2019 or the 2017 ...

The Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve averaged more than 6 inches of rain in 2017, 2019, 2020 and 2023, when sections of the park saw a significant bloom. But it is well below those levels ...

Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, one of Southern California’s most popular spots for wildflower blooms, received only a third of an inch of rain on Feb. 13, after the longest dry spell – 334 days – ...