The desert comes alive with wildflowers every spring and one of the best places to see the variety which erupts each March/April is the drive up from the Valley to Globe-Miami along highway 60. Every spring, swaths of Mexican Gold poppies bloom along highway 60 lure photographers and petal-peepers to …
Read More »Tag Archives: Wildflowers
Globemallow:A Sight for Sore Eyes
Do you know what a globemallow is? We'll give you a hint. It has bright orange blossoms, fuzzy stems and leaves, and you will be very sorry if you touch one and then rub your eye.
Read More »Poppies, Primrose ‘N Penstemons!
GLOBE-MIAMI WILDFLOWERS Botanists predict the spring of 2010 should be a memorable year for wildflowers, but even in lean years Globe-Miami attracts photographers in search of vernal color. Why? Poppies, for one – robust patches of goldpoppies usually appear by late February bordering highway 60, beautifying the otherwise industrial drive …
Read More »