Spectacular Event!
You and your family should take a vacation and see the remarkable peak blooming periods in Death Valley....a spectacular event you will not forget.
Peak Blooming Periods for Death Valley are usually...Mid February - Mid April at lower elevations (valley floor and alluvial fans)
* Best Areas: Jubilee Pass, Highway 190 near the Furnace Creek Inn, base of Daylight Pass
* Dominant species: desert star, blazing star, desert gold, mimulus, encelia, poppies, verbena, evening primrose, phacelia, and various species of cacti (usually above the valley floor).
Early April - Early May at 2,000 to 4,000 ft. elevations
* Best areas: Panamint Mountains* Dominant species: paintbrush, Mojave desert rue, lupine, Joshua tree, bear poppy, cacti and Panamint daisies.
Late April - Early June above 4,000 ft. elevations
* Best areas: High Panamints* Dominant species: Mojave wildrose, rabbitbrush, Panamint daisies, mariposa lilies and lupine.