Here are the links to DesertUSA‘s current wildflower bloom reports and photos.
April 17, 2017 – The 2017 superbloom wildflower season is on in the Carrizo Plain National Monument, it is passed it’s peak but there are still many good areas to see wildflowers. Joshua Tree NP, Mojave Desert and Anza Borrego DSP have had cooler weather and wildflowers and cactus are still in bloom at the higher elevations. Nevada and Utah are now blooming. During the week is the best time to visit the desert. Reports below.
DESERT WILDFLOWER UPDATES BY STATE AND PARKS
Arizona Deserts
- Phoenix Area and Northern AZ – Updated April 14, 2017
- Tucson Area and Southern AZ – Updated April 10, 2017
California Deserts
- Anza Borrego DSP – Updated April 15, 2017
- Death Valley NP – Updated April 14, 2017
- Joshua Tree NP and Nearby – Updated April 15, 2017
- Mojave NP – Amboy – RT 66 – Updated April 12, 2017
- Southern California – Updated April 17, 2017
More Areas
- Northern California and the Northwest – Updated March 29, 2017
- Nevada and Utah – Updated April 14, 2017
- New Mexico – Updated April 14, 2017
- Texas – Updated April 7, 2017
Natural History Wanderings 
Carrizo is receiving some serious rain today, should keep the bloom going for an additional week with higher temps toward the end of the week
Spent about 5 days driving backroads looking for flowers. A pocket here and there but lots of grass, not much to report.
Spencer
Sent: Monday, April 17, 2017 at 9:18 PM
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By: Spencer Westbrook on April 18, 2017
at 7:57 AM
Thanks for update.
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By: Sandy Steinman on April 18, 2017
at 8:49 PM