PHOTOS OF THE WEEK: FLOWER FIELDS ABLOOM IN BORREGO
East County News Service
Photo, left: Panoramic view of wildflower south of S22 looking toward Clark Dry Lake 3/7/19
March 8, 2019 (Borrego Springs) – Bob Kutscher visited an area about 10 miles east of Borrego Springs north of S22 and south of Clark Dry Lake, where fields of wildflowers are starting to bloom.
The blooms so far are not as dramatic as the “super bloom” in 2017, in part due to freezing night temperatures as well as invasive Sahara mustard, which grows larger and blocks sunlight from some native plants.
Will this year’s desert wildflowers ultimately be another glorious super bloom? Time will tell.
Photo, right: Verbena fields southeast of Clark Dry Lake – Looking northwest toward Clark Dry Lake