Tag: Wildflowers
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Will Colorado’s wildflowers show up this year? Here’s how drought and low snowpack may impact the show
Colorado is known for a lot of things – mountains, fall colors, ski resorts –but one thing that should never be overlooked is the state’s many native wildflower species. Come summer, high-elevation terrain tends to be the best place to see the widest range of floral colors. While the Fourth of July tends to bring…
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Rare ‘superbloom’ returns to California’s Death Valley
Recent heavy rain in California’s Death Valley, one of the hottest and driest locations in North America, has burst into bloom, with wildflowers blooming across the valley. It’s what experts call a “superbloom,” a rare event that happens roughly every 10 years and right now, according to the National Park Service, Death Valley is having…
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Top Colorado destination launches ‘Wildflower Watch’
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Planning your next trip for Colorado wildflowers? The tourism office at one of the state’s top destinations is here to help. In partnership with local naturalists, Breckenridge Tourism Office this season launched Breckenridge Wildflower Watch. Take it from one of those naturalists, who speaks in…
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Photo gallery: Admiring Colorado’s wildflowers in places famous and foreign
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Where the masses continued toward one of Colorado’s most iconic scenes, the Maroon Bells, Christian Murdock veered off for an unfamiliar road. There, near Aspen, The Gazette’s photo editor drove up Castle Creek. “I’d probably driven by that turnoff a million times,” Murdock said, reflecting…
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PHOTOS: Wildflower bloom dazzles in Crested Butte
Crested Butte’s annual wildflower bloom was in full swing this weekend.
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As Colorado’s wildflowers bloom, a return to season of gratitude
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Al and Betty Schneider were recently hiking around Lizard Head Wilderness near their southwest Colorado home when tiny pops of white amid tall grass caught their eye. This was Turritis glabra, the couple determined, or the broad-leafed plant commonly called tower mustard. “It’s actually a…
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Colorado could see one of best wildflower seasons in a while, experts says
Maggie Gaddis has been roaming her usual parks and open spaces around Colorado Springs and delighting in unusual sights. “I’ve seen a lot of species that we haven’t seen in a couple of years,” said the wildflower enthusiast and scientist. The executive director of the Colorado Native Plant Society has seen scarlet globe mallows popping.…
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Best spots to see wildflowers in Colorado? We asked a few experts
Thanks to abundant moisture, wildflowers are starting to show across Colorado with hopes high for “super blooms” later this month as snow melts from the high country. We asked a few experts and enthusiasts for their favorite viewing places around the state. Jen Bousselot, Colorado State University assistant professor of horticulture My absolute favorite is…
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Uncommon beauty: However prevalent, these Colorado wildflowers always amaze
From their home in southwest Colorado, Al Schneider and his wife, Betty, are known to spend their springs and summers in search of vibrant life. They’re known to hoof the wilds high and low, near and far, their eyes peeled, their knees ready to bend to the ground with magnifying glass in hand for close…