Carolyn Reports Sept 13, 2008: I have been to Las Cruces,NM and this year the desert was alive with yellow flowers...the rain has been more then usual so the we are blessed. These first two were taken in Santa Fe,NM which I have never in 35 years seen so many wildflowers..Purple asters and Sunflowers The others were taken in Las Cruces at the base of the Organ mountains.
DUSA reports March 6, 2008: Most areas have had some rain, no reports yet.
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similar devices. With your IPod you will easily be able to identify wildflowers
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Last
year's reports - 2007
March 22, 2007 Tom Reports: Poppies should be reaching their peak in the Organ Mountains, and the Las Cuces, NM area soon. Also the Dwarf Lupine, and other species of Legume.are quite showy in some areas.
Feb 14, 2007 Steve Reports: Conditions favor southern New Mexico for the spring wildflower bloom in 2007, while mild drought plagues southern California and southwest Arizona deserts. Southern New Mexico received ample rainfall from July to September 2006, and winter has been damp as well. The oceanic/atmospheric circulation pattern known as "El Niño" kicked into high gear in December and continues to deliver almost weekly rain or snow to Lordsburg, Deming, Las Cruces, Alamogordo and Carlsbad. Accompanying cool weather means that the bloom is still waiting. Southern NM is higher than deserts in adjacent states and typically experiences the explosion from mid-March (below 5000') to mid-April (above 5000').
Feb 14, 2007 Rockhound State Park, Deming, NM Reports: We got a lot of rain back in August and September and then of course we saw snow this winter. I think the poppies will be out and the mountain will be nice and green this spring. The bloom normally peaks here in late March and early April.
Jan 1, 2007 DUSA Reports: No report at this date.
Some pictures and slide shows from 2006 and 2005
