The incredible wildflower season here in the desert continues to surprise us. The cool weather is prolonging the life of a lot of annual blooms, and rain and snow continue to fall in the Coachella Valley and surrounding mountains. How long will the wildflowers last? Will the Valentine's Day deluge produce another round of blooms late in the season? It's too soon to tell, but in the meantime many of our usual wildflower hotspots - Indian Canyons, Whitewater Preserve, Box Canyon Road - are inaccessible due to flooded roads.
Fortunately, our desert is home to a variety of landscapes and diversity of life (including wildflowers!) that are both varied and unique - many species living here in the Coachella Valley are found nowhere else on Earth. Some of these unique blooms are open right now - here's where to find them:
