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2026-02-10 15:54:04

Pink lady's slipper, Cypripedium acaule, along the carriage roads in Acadia National Park last June
#wildflower

An orchid with a big pink labellum hanging below green-yellow, more strap-like tepals

#Wildflower seekers typically must wait until February or March to see blankets of color in #Borrego #Springs but,
thanks to the early autumn rain,
the blooms are arriving early.
Last weekend, visitors walking thr…

Death Valley and parts of southern California have erupted in #wildflowers thanks to record rain that helped deliver spectacular blooms.
In the famously arid national park,
the rare display has covered miles of the landscape in vibrant shades of yellow and purple.
Park officials announced on Sunday that Death Valley was experiencing an “above-average bloom year”
that is nearing l…