I scouted for wildflowers on the Toms Thumb trail yesterday morning. With the temps climbing, there are now lots of blooms and many species on the verge of blooming. In bloom were: Combseed, Fiddleneck,Cryptantha, Arizona Popcorn Flower, Storkbill Filaree, Blue Fiesta Flower, Deer Vetch, Lacepod, 2 kinds of Mustard, Miners Lettuce, Yellow Throated Gilia, Chia, Birch Leaf Mountain Mahogany, Ragged Rockflower, Perennial Rockcress, Lupine and POPPIES!
Here are just a few photos:
Poppies
Poppy
Lupine
Bluedick
Nice photos, Marianne. We also have blooms on the west side. I’ve checked the McDowell Preserve website, but where does one enter the Tom’s Thumb trail? How difficult is it? Could a friend of mine with a bad knee make it? And how long a walk before you get to the poppies?
I check your blog every day, just after I add to mine. 🙂
Shirley