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Showing posts with label desert lupine. Show all posts
Showing posts with label desert lupine. Show all posts

Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Desert Lupine~Outdoor Wednesday 030211







Our desert and local mountains are alive right now with desert lupine. I even saw some out by Bermuda Dunes this afternoon! They are mostly growing up on Highway 74, at 1,000 - 2,000 feet. I've stopped a couple of times to take photos of the lupine. They've been blooming now for a couple of weeks and with temps heading toward the 80's this weekend, they won't be around much longer. Outdoor Wednesday for March 2, 2011. Be sure to visit: http://asoutherndaydreamer.blogspot.com/ for other participants in Outdoor Wednesday.

Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Desert lupine

As I drove up Highway 74 on Sunday, I had the time to stop and take some photos of the desert lupine, which is blooming for a couple of weeks. These little plants won't last long, so I wanted to get some pics of them NOW! They start to grow at about 1,000 feet and continue up to about 2,000 feet, but I never see them higher than that elevation. Other wildflowers will begin to bloom on top of our local mountains and I'm enjoying watching the desert slowly start to bloom now.