If we continue to get rain....

cakewalk · Joined: 03 Jan 2003 Posts: 512

Maybe we will get a good wild flower show this year!

When does it start / peak?

desertgirl · Joined: 19 Jan 2003 Posts: 3350 Location: Chandler, AZ

Usually March is the best -- agagin it depends on this rain sustaining itself through the next month or so.

I was out last week hiking near Tuson & saw some smattering of wildflowers -- Penstamons were out in full force in King's Canyon Trail heading up to Wasson Peak Razz

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Canyon Dweller · Joined: 06 Jan 2003 Posts: 712 Location: Denver, CO

That would be great, i have never seen the desert in bloom.
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Shawn · Posted: 2/18/2003, 3:37 pm Post subject:

We were in the Mazatzals Sat-Mon. Water running everywhere, it was awesome. Unfortunately, it was flood run off, the flows were decreasing noticably in just the time were in there. Saw a few wild flowers trying to "pop," I'm sure there will be more.
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Daddee · Posted: 2/18/2003, 6:25 pm Post subject:

With this rain so late in the season - and so much of it, we will likely have a decent show out in the Superstitions. If we get a lot more rain, that will give us a really good show in the Sups. But so far, the rainfall will definitely give us a better show than we had last year.
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Canyon Dweller · Joined: 06 Jan 2003 Posts: 712 Location: Denver, CO

I'll have to check out the supes again after it has rained a little, I would really like to see it in bloom.
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Daddee · Posted: 2/19/2003, 9:30 am Post subject:

It needs to warm up a little more before you get to really see it in bloom. When daily temperatures are averaging in the mid 80's - then head on over.
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Canyon Dweller · Joined: 06 Jan 2003 Posts: 712 Location: Denver, CO

80's, ug, like the 60's and 70's. About what month do the flowers come in bloom?
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Daddee · Posted: 2/20/2003, 1:15 pm Post subject:

Yes, mid March and into April are usually when they start. But with as warm as it's been lately, they may be out sooner.
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Daryl · Posted: 3/22/2003, 8:28 am Post subject:

Flowers are showing up nicely at Lost Dutchman park around the intersection of Siphon draw and Jacob's Crosscut. Several more look like they will be opening in the next few days.
We were out there yesterday and will be back today with the camera... Jacobs Crosscut is amazingly green and makes for a great quick after work hike right now (about 4.5 miles from dutchman to firstwater road and took us less then 2 hours to do).

I learned something last evening, the poppys close up as the sun goes down! We walked through them about 4pm and they were all open, came back about 5:30 and they were all closed.
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Canyon Dweller · Joined: 06 Jan 2003 Posts: 712 Location: Denver, CO

Yesterday the Drive to Browns Peak was really increadible. It's neat seeing the desert so green.
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plummer150 · Posted: 3/24/2003, 3:08 pm Post subject: re:

Now that it's finaly warming up again out here, it's no longer snowing, but raining out the wazoo. The left part of our driveway, which is only ground, is no longer useable due to the fact that it's all mud now. We've already got stuck in our own driveway 5 times in the last week. The sun can come out and dry it up already.
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