"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 through Anza-Borrego Desert State Park and nearby areas found tall, bright sunflowers, deep pink desert sand-verbena, basket evening primrose and even elusive desert lilies, which thrilled photographers like myself."
"After enjoying the variety of flowers and colors on Henderson Canyon Road, my friend and I went looking for the desert lily ( Hesperocallis undulata), a perennial herb native to the southwestern deserts. It's known for its large, white, trumpet-shaped flowers with a green stripe that bloom from late winter to spring in sandy soils. Also called the ajo lily, it grows from a deep bulb, has long, wavy-edged leaves and is pollinated by sphinx moths."
Early autumn rains produced an out-of-season wildflower display in and around Borrego Springs, with visitors finding tall sunflowers, deep pink desert sand-verbena, basket evening primrose and desert lilies. Henderson Canyon Road showed colorful blooms along both sides of the road. The desert lily (Hesperocallis undulata) is a perennial bulbous herb with large white trumpet-shaped flowers marked by a green stripe, long wavy leaves, and sphinx-moth pollination; it typically blooms late winter to spring in sandy washes. Some desert lilies were beginning to sprout and a few were in bloom amid many buds. A full superbloom next spring depends on winter precipitation.
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