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Will there be a ‘superbloom’ this year in California? Here’s what to know
8 months ago

Will there be a ‘superbloom’ this year in California? Here’s what to know

Associated Press  

Carpets of yellow, orange and gold flowers are beginning to cover Southern California’s vast deserts, the Bay Area’s dramatic bluffs and even near Los Angeles International Airport. “When I think of superblooms, I think of a bloom that is so extraordinary, that’s a once in a lifetime event,” Fraga said, adding that the wildflower display this year “still makes a …

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Why aren’t wildflowers bursting everywhere? Don’t expect a superbloom
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Why aren’t wildflowers bursting everywhere? Don’t expect a superbloom

LA Times  

We have lots of plant-related activities to tell you about this month, but first, a few words about California’s favorite blooms: They’re late. L.A. Times Plants is doing its bit on April 20-21 by partnering with the Theodore Payne Foundation and the California Native Plant Society to promote native plants at booth 404 at the L.A. Times’ annual Festival of …

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California is poised for a wildflower 'superbloom' - here's how travellers can catch it
9 months ago

California is poised for a wildflower 'superbloom' - here's how travellers can catch it

BBC  

California is poised for a wildflower 'superbloom' - here's how travellers can catch it Getty Images Experts share how to best view the bloom – without causing another 'poppy apocalypse'. "I'm swimming in an abundance of wildflowers here," says Danny McCamish, senior environmental scientist at Anza-Borrego Desert State Park in eastern San Diego County, California. Last year's California "superbloom" was …

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Will 2024 give us a superbloom — and where to see wildflowers now
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Will 2024 give us a superbloom — and where to see wildflowers now

LA Times  

Come spring in California, after even a little bit of rain, people start asking the big questions: When does the Wild Flower Hotline start up and will this year be a superbloom? The Carrizo Plain is a particularly good place to view wildflowers, Meyer said, because it doesn’t have the invasive black mustard plants and non-native grasses that can overrun …

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California artists, chefs find creative ways to confront destructive ‘superbloom’ of wild mustard
1 year, 6 months ago

California artists, chefs find creative ways to confront destructive ‘superbloom’ of wild mustard

LA Times  

A man walks along a trail lined with clusters of wild mustard in Griffith Park on June 8. But the clothing designer who used the plants to dye his spring and summer lines said he takes no offense at being accused of pillaging this part of California’s “superbloom.” Instead, he sees it as an opportunity to raise awareness about a …

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Beware! These California superblooms are beautiful but treacherous
1 year, 7 months ago

Beware! These California superblooms are beautiful but treacherous

LA Times  

Tourists and travelers driving to visit California’s superblooms this year may see some striking vistas along the way — swaths of bright yellow, perhaps, covering formerly drab hillsides. “The other side was just a field of Sahara mustard.” Plants like Sahara mustard or black mustard, which features thick bushes dotted with pleasant-looking yellow flowers, are among the species that are …

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Opinion: Parking-strip paradise, sidewalk superbloom
1 year, 7 months ago

Opinion: Parking-strip paradise, sidewalk superbloom

LA Times  

Mine is not a private garden, like those of English aristocrats or wealthy Americans, hidden behind tall gates and hedges. All day and night, people immerse themselves in the parking strip in front of my house — 110 feet long and 6 feet wide. Lots of people honk when they see me out weeding — I’ve lived in this house …

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Avoid squishing wildflowers by soaring over the superbloom
1 year, 8 months ago

Avoid squishing wildflowers by soaring over the superbloom

LA Times  

If you’re swooning over the superbloom, Skull Canyon Ziplines has a two-fer deal for you — a chance to walk on private trails through lush beds of wildflowers and then speed back to the start on skyscraper-high zip lines that zig-zag over golden fields of poppies and bush sunflower. “Most people are usually holding on for dear life, so they …

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Just how poppin’ is this year’s California poppy bloom?
1 year, 8 months ago

Just how poppin’ is this year’s California poppy bloom?

LA Times  

Poppies growing at the edge of a hiking trail at the California Poppy Reserve on Sunday. While a bountiful rainy season raised hopes of a superbloom, the orange-hued hillsides at the Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve aren’t fully popping this spring. But you’ll Fiddlenecks grow faster and taller than the California poppy, limiting the abundance of the state flower at …

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Wet winter gives way to colorful 'Superbloom' in US West
1 year, 8 months ago

Wet winter gives way to colorful 'Superbloom' in US West

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. From the mist-shrouded San Francisco Bay area to the …

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California’s breathtaking superbloom is here. Mapping where to go, see amazing photos
1 year, 8 months ago

California’s breathtaking superbloom is here. Mapping where to go, see amazing photos

LA Times  

Isabella Recio, 4, walks on the trail in a field of California Poppies outside the Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve State Natural Reserve, near Lancaster. 35 miles from downtown L.A. Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve: West of Lancaster, this hillside is home to the Poppy Cam.” The hillsides at the Poppy Reserve are starting to show vivid pinks from filaree …

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Opinion: Your ‘superbloom’ selfie isn’t worth destroying California’s ecosystems
1 year, 10 months ago

Opinion: Your ‘superbloom’ selfie isn’t worth destroying California’s ecosystems

LA Times  

As a botanist, I feel joy and gratitude for the recent winter rains, on behalf of Southern California’s ecosystems; it is a time of renewal and recovery. However, the rains also bring a sense of dread about a potential “superbloom.” I do not dread the recovery of wildflower fields from severe drought, but I do worry about the endless masses …

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Planning to visit the superbloom in Lake Elsinore? Here’s why the city won’t let you
1 year, 10 months ago

Planning to visit the superbloom in Lake Elsinore? Here’s why the city won’t let you

LA Times  

A close-up view of California Poppies blooming early this year on the upper slopes of Walker Canyon in Lake Elsinore. City officials on Tuesday closed all trails to Walker Canyon, a popular hiking trail that played host to tens of thousands of people during a golden poppy superbloom in 2019. Hiking trails on public and private land will be closed …

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Bracing for ‘superbloom’ chasers, Lake Elsinore closes road to popular hiking trail
1 year, 10 months ago

Bracing for ‘superbloom’ chasers, Lake Elsinore closes road to popular hiking trail

LA Times  

A close-up view of California Poppies blooming early this year of the upper slopes of Walker Canyon in Lake Elsinore. The first smatterings of golden poppies have begun to appear on the hillsides of Lake Elsinore, and local officials are bracing for the onslaught of traffic and ecotourists who are soon to follow and marvel at what could be a …

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Are the conditions ripe for a ‘superbloom’ in rain-soaked California? Here’s what experts say
1 year, 10 months ago

Are the conditions ripe for a ‘superbloom’ in rain-soaked California? Here’s what experts say

LA Times  

Visitors walk on a meandering path through fields of California poppies in the Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve in Lancaster on March 26, 2019. Californians endured a record-breaking rainy season earlier this year and the conditions certainly seem ripe for wildflowers to bloom in the next several weeks from the state’s water-soaked soil. “Belly flowers, meaning you get on your …

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Ocean of flowers to fill Tower of London moat as Superbloom field sowing begins
2 years, 8 months ago

Ocean of flowers to fill Tower of London moat as Superbloom field sowing begins

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The sowing of more than 20 million seeds in the Tower of London’s moat to …

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5 Seconds of Summer: Ashton Irwin announces surprise solo album
4 years, 3 months ago

5 Seconds of Summer: Ashton Irwin announces surprise solo album

Daily Mail  

5 Seconds of Summer drummer Ashton Irwin has announced he is going solo. Going solo: 5SOS drummer Ashton Irwin sent fans into a frenzy on Thursday when he announced his debut album will be released next month Ashton said the lyrics on his upcoming album, Superbloom, were inspired by his childhood, depression, alcoholism and body dysmorphia. Pictured with 5SOS bandmates …

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