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# Wildflower superbloom arrives a month early, UCR expert says
- URL: https://www.raincrossgazette.com/noteworthy/wildflower-superbloom-arrives-a-month-early-ucr-expert-says/
- Published: 2026-02-17T20:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-22T13:50:43.000Z
- Author: Gazette Staff
- Tags: Community, #brief, #herald-noteworthy:698f81a478d1ff00018bf069:0

[UCR plant ecologist Loralee Larios reports California's wildflower superbloom is arriving a month early](https://news.ucr.edu/articles/2026/02/12/superbloom-ahead-schedule?ref=raincrossgazette.com)—with desert sand verbena and evening primrose already displaying and California poppies expected soon in Antelope Valley—due to unusual rainfall timing this year.