It’s my pleasure to share the desert spring with you.
All these photos were taken during the month of March in the area around Vulture Mine Road south of Wickenburg, Arizona, unless otherwise noted. Click on the small photos for a better view.
(1) Palo Verde -(Photo taken at Sore Finger Road)
(1) Palo Verde
(1) Palo Verde
(2) Cholla
(3) Hedgehog Cactus – “Purple Torch” variety
(2) Cholla
(4) California Buckwheat
(5) Phacelia
(6) Desert Senna (Daisillo)
(7) Fairy Duster
(8) Ratany (Purple Heather)
(8) Ratany
(9) Wishbone Bush (Fuzziness not the fault of camera or photographer. These delicate blossoms wouldn’t be still due to a slight breeze!)
(9) Wishbone Bush
(10) Cholla Cactus, variety unidentified (Sore Finger Road)
(11) Sweetbush
(11) Sweetbush, closer view
(12) Tiny flowers of California Buckwheat, (4), greatly enlarged
(13) Brittlebush
Of course, this photo essay doesn’t include all the plants blooming now, such as the ocotillo and creosote. There are more flowers that are simply too tiny or too pale for my camera to capture well.
The barrel cacti, teddy bear cholla cacti, the prickly pear cacti, and the saguaro cacti are not in bloom at this time in this part of the desert.
Saguaro and teddy bear cholla
Your help identifying these flowers will be appreciated!
rvsue
NOTE: This post is dedicated to all who think the desert is drab and boring.
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