California’s Death Valley’s famous flower blooms are back after ten years. CN Traveler reports that Death Valley in Southeastern California is now fostering the blooms of desert gold, violet sand verbena, brown-eyes primrose, grape soda lupine and more.
According to the U.S. National Park Service (NPS), this is the “best blooming event the site has seen since 2016.” The area experienced more rain than usual in 2025, leading the blooms to reemerge. In the fall, Death Valley saw 2.41 inches of rainfall, which soaked dormant seeds, washing away their protective coatings, CN reports. With many of Death Valley’s blooms being annual or ephemeral, their seeds can only survive the hot and dry climates of the region by remaining dormant as seeds for years, only blooming when conditions are just right.
The blooms have been popping up since February, according to the New York Times. Abby Wines, a park ranger at Death Valley National Park told the NYT some flowers bloom every year, but “just not this many.” The most prevalent bloom, the desert gold, has cascaded hillsides around the valley in yellow-ish gold daisy-like flowers.
The NPS is urging visitors to not disturb the landscape, leaving the flowers to thrive while they can.
