Mentzelia Species, Sand Blazing Star, Whitebract Blazingstar

I have seen this plant growing in several areas here. I thought it was beautiful and it seems to bloom in the evening and is like a beac...Read Moreon. The flowers form long seeds pods that peel back when they dry out. I have been trying to get it to grow, have had some success, but seemed to die off in the summer. Grows in the lawns and will not appear now til wintertime.

This is a wild desert plant which grows below 3000 feet in the Mojave desert. It is also said to grow in the Sonoran desert. I saw it in ...Read MoreJoshua Tree growing in an area called Porcupine Wash. The blooms were cream colored with orange veins. The leaves were irregularly toothed and hairy with the texture of sand paper. It is a common spring wild flower in the Mojave. I think it is a real beauty!