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 Anza-Borrego — late January to late March, best early March Death Valley — early February to late March, best late February this week
Each rung is one region's usual window; the deeper stretch is its best weeks. A rung lit violet has its window open this week. Based on reports from iNaturalist naturalists.

Region by region

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

What's in bloom right now, state by state →

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

Updated September 8, 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.