This years superbloom in Death Valley is the most dramatic since 2016, according to the National Park Service. [View all]

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Death Valley sees its most spectacular superbloom in a decade
The wildflowers have painted the usually barren landscape of Death Valley National Park — one of the hottest and driest places in the country — in pretty pink, purple and yellow.

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Superbloom in Death Valley
Flowers blooming in Death Valley, Calif., on March 3.Eric Thayer / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images
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March 8, 2026, 5:00 AM CDT
By Denise Chow
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Death Valley has come alive.

A superbloom of wildflowers has painted the normally barren landscape of Death Valley National Park — one of the most extreme places on the planet and the hottest and driest spot in North America — in pretty pink, purple and yellow hues.

“This area that’s known basically for hot weather, sand and dirt has just become this amazing landscape of colors,” said David Blacker, executive director of the nonprofit Death Valley Natural History Association. “The smell is just amazing.”

This year’s superbloom is the most spectacular that Death Valley has seen in a decade, according to the National Park Service. It’s a result of rainier-than-normal conditions throughout the region last fall and early winter...................