What You Need To Know About The Super Bloom

Super bloom is a magnificently colored carpet of wildflowers on the Southern California deserts and the Central California Coast. The plant types constituting the bloom usually include the apricot mallow, woody aster, wild lilies, desert marigold, desert sunflowers, gravel ghost, sand verbena, purple phacelia, and primroses. This starts mid-march to the end or starting mid-February to mid-April at the floor of a lower elevation it can take a decade before it occurs. Here is more information on what you need to know about super bloom.

Occurrence

The occurrence of super bloom is not limited to decades as there was one that occurs in 2017 and now in 2021, there is one. When it comes to the view, there are always colorful and bright which is brought about by varying amalgamations of colors such as purple white, and pink flowers that replace the desert brown color. Typically, the blooms occur in turns each taking a week or so, as other species of the wildflowers take turns. During this period, the small towns in California have grounds for super bloom viewing due to people’s immense multitude. For instance, the super blooms of the walker canyon have caused standstill traffic and lots of commotion in Los Angels as tourists seeks to get there and take photos of the wildflowers. The blooms occur in turns, each taking a week or so, as other species of the wildflowers take turns. During this period, the small towns in Southern California leave grounds for super bloom viewing due to people's immense multitudes. For example, the super blooms of Walker Canyon have caused standstill traffic and lots of commotion in Los Angeles as tourists seeks to get there and take photos of the flowers.

Super bloom and butterflies

Hordes of butterflies move to the Southern California deserts during the flowering period. The primary species of butterflies migrating into the Southern California deserts are the orange and black lady butterflies coming from the south, the Mexico-US boundary. These butterflies deposit eggs that later hatch into caterpillars, the larval stage of lady butterflies, that feast on the wildflowers. These caterpillars feed a lot and need the fleshy stems of the wildflowers for growth. The wildflowers act as shelter for the delicate larva and eggs from dehydration by the scorching sun, ranging up to the 90s.

Survival of the wildflowers

The area is usually famous for its hot and dry climate. This phenomenon is related to Southern California's unusual rainfall and the cold temperatures during winter, making the ground wet. The combination of the high desert temperatures, relaxed air in the desert without strong winds, and the rainfall makes the deserts habitable for the wildflowers. The wildflowers' seeds survive in the desert sands for more than five years before the wet conditions best for germination are available This makes it unique for the Southern California deserts as strong winds can destroy the flowers.

Areas with super bloom

Some of the sites which experience super bloom in Southern California are the Diamond Valley Lake (on your way from San Diego to Los Angeles), Joshua Tree National Park (along Bajada Nature Trail), Lake Elsinore (at Walker Canyon), and Anza-Borrego Desert State Park (Northeast of San Diego).

The wildflowers and wildfires

Despite the advantages of the super bloom, the withered and dry wildflowers can fuel wildfires. This is most likely to occur during the dry seasons. The wildfires char the hills black, leaving ashes behind and killing hardier plants. This destroys beauty. Wildfires can disturb the wildlife, but despite all things, enthusiasm remains the same in California. One must visit the super bloom once in his life.