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A #botanist searches for the #seeds of the rare #DeathValleySage

April 2, 2026

"For more than 15 years, botanist Naomi Fraga of the #CaliforniaBotanicGarden has been trying to collect seeds from the rare Death Valley sage, for safekeeping in a vault of native California seeds. Each time, she's come home empty handed. But this year, with the desert in the midst of a big bloom, she's trying again.

" 'It's a little bit of a gamble,' she says. 'But, you know, the plant's having a really good year. I feel hopeful.' "

Read more:
https://www.npr.org/sections/the-picture-show/2026/04/01/nx-s1-5749446/botanist-search-seeds-rare-death-valley-sage

#SolarPunkSunday #California #RarePlants #SeedVaults #SeedSaving #RareSeeds #DesertBloom #DeathValley #SuperBloom #PlantPreservation

Desert Bloom Gardening & Hydroponics serving Grand Valley community https://www.allforgardening.com/1591943/desert-bloom-gardening-hydroponics-serving-grand-valley-community-2/ #BlackHistoryMonth #BlackOwnedBusiness #CommunityGardeningEducation #DesertBloom #DesertBloomGardening&Hydroponics #garden #gardening #GrandJunction #GrandJunctionBlackOwnedBusiness #OrganicFoodStore #OrganicGrowingSuppliesColorado #PlantStore #SmallBusiness #WesternColorado #WesternSlope #WesternSlopeMinorityBusiness

Desert Bloom Gardening & Hydroponics serving Grand Valley community https://www.allforgardening.com/1591354/desert-bloom-gardening-hydroponics-serving-grand-valley-community/ #BlackHistoryMonth #BlackOwnedBusiness #CommunityGardeningEducation #DesertBloom #DesertBloomGardening&Hydroponics #garden #gardening #GrandJunction #GrandJunctionBlackOwnedBusiness #OrganicFoodStore #OrganicGrowingSuppliesColorado #PlantStore #SmallBusiness #WesternColorado #WesternSlope #WesternSlopeMinorityBusiness

Betancuria After the Rains

The recent rains in Fuerteventura have transformed the island. If you look at this location in Betancuria on Google Maps you’ll see a dusty field, and the street view shows mostly bare ground with bushes planted here a...

https://inphotos.org/2026/01/27/betancuria-after-the-rains/

#AgriculturalLandscape #Betancuria #CanaryIslands #DesertBloom #Fuerteventura #GreenFuerteventura #LaCasaDelQueso #Photo #Photography #RareRainfall #TransformedLandscape #VolcanicLandscape

Betancuria After the Rains

The recent rains in Fuerteventura have transformed the island. If you look at this location in Betancuria on Google Maps you’ll see a dusty field, and the street view shows mostly bare ground with bushes planted here and there.

In the background is La Casa del Queso where we enjoyed some coffee and sandwiches. Locals at the next table were served seemingly never-ending portions of food that just came out again and again from the kitchen, to be finished off by fresh oranges for dessert.

PlatonischerRebell - Desert Bloom - YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEb145IAbac #PlatonischerRebell #DesertBloom #WorldMusic #MusiqueDuMonde #MúsicaDelMundo #MysticalMusic #MusiqueMystique #MúsicaMística #OudMusic #NeyFlute #Weltmusik #MystischeMusik #music A mystical composition inspired by the endless vastness of the desert and the ancient stories carried by the wind. A song full of traditional sounds, driven by a gentle female voice and instruments like the oud and ney flute. https://social.tunecore.com/linkShare?linkid=mxx0Z8QrXp0zihgrGwO6ew

A claret cup cactus bloom — bright, bold, and fleeting. Snapped at the Denver Botanic Gardens during a burst of desert color.

#Photography #MacroPhotography #CactusFlower #DesertBloom #ScottKissPhoto

Our desert has begun to bloom, and it’s beautiful. #DesertBloom #SouthernCalifornia