wildflowerdates

Desert gold

Geraea canescens

Desert gold blooms first in Death Valley, best around late February; from there the season works its way on across the map, finishing in Anza-Borrego, early March. Here are both regions we track, in the order they open.

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Desert floor Death Valley — early February to mid-April, best late February Anza-Borrego — mid-December to early April, best early March this week
Each rung is one region's usual window; the deeper stretch is its best weeks. A rung lit violet is in bloom right now. Based on reports from iNaturalist naturalists.

Region by region

  • Death Valley California · early February – mid-April, best late February into early March
  • Anza-Borrego California · mid-December – early April, best early March into late March

What's blooming this week, by state →

Based on reports from iNaturalist naturalists. We name public reserves, parks, and roads only — never exact pins, never private land.

Updated August 14, 2026. Bloom timing shifts with the year's weather — each region page carries that region's week-by-week curve and how this season is running.