Super bloom 2020? Where to spy early wildflowers in California
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![A tiny verbena bouquet begins to flower in the sand on Edom Hill just north of Cathedral City, January 30, 2020.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2020/01/30/PPAS/70453407-9650-4f55-b319-9c118c0f1faf-early_wildflowers_edom_hill_1.jpg?width=660&height=478&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
A tiny verbena bouquet begins to flower in the sand on Edom Hill just north of Cathedral City, January 30, 2020.
Jay Calderon/The Desert Sun![A bee flies from flower to flower as wildflowers begin to bloom on Edom Hill north of Cathedral City, January 30, 2020.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2020/01/30/PPAS/7f2d9e27-5fb4-4760-8759-598ccb4de354-early_wildflowers_edom_hill_4.jpg?width=660&height=474&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
A bee flies from flower to flower as wildflowers begin to bloom on Edom Hill north of Cathedral City, January 30, 2020.
Jay Calderon/The Desert Sun![Small verbena begin to bloom on Edom Hill north of Cathedral City, January 30, 2020.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2020/01/30/PPAS/9590e4fd-0a0e-47e0-8081-1228e7260ae7-early_wildflowers_edom_hill_10.jpg?width=660&height=482&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Small verbena begin to bloom on Edom Hill north of Cathedral City, January 30, 2020.
Jay Calderon/The Desert Sun![Small verbena begin to bloom on Edom Hill north of Cathedral City, January 30, 2020.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2020/01/30/PPAS/4f9d38f9-2829-4fdb-a0d1-68e97a50169c-early_wildflowers_edom_hill_16.jpg?width=660&height=487&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Small verbena begin to bloom on Edom Hill north of Cathedral City, January 30, 2020.
Jay Calderon/The Desert Sun![A tiny verbena bouquet blooms in the sand on Edom Hill north of Cathedral City, January 30, 2020.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2020/01/30/PPAS/aa787f3f-4cd8-4ed4-b822-e4574ef1f84b-early_wildflowers_edom_hill_12.jpg?width=458&height=660&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
A tiny verbena bouquet blooms in the sand on Edom Hill north of Cathedral City, January 30, 2020.
Jay Calderon/The Desert Sun![Small wildflowers begin to bloom on Edom Hill north of Cathedral City, January 30, 2020.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2020/01/30/PPAS/ce68f789-1fb9-4b5a-ae37-85aca14a283f-early_wildflowers_edom_hill_11.jpg?width=441&height=660&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Small wildflowers begin to bloom on Edom Hill north of Cathedral City, January 30, 2020.
Jay Calderon/The Desert Sun![Small verbena begin to bloom on Edom Hill north of Cathedral City, January 30, 2020.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2020/01/30/PPAS/3bb7fecd-9cfd-4310-b769-a95ab04b9748-early_wildflowers_edom_hill_9.jpg?width=660&height=453&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Small verbena begin to bloom on Edom Hill north of Cathedral City, January 30, 2020.
Jay Calderon/The Desert Sun![Wildflowers begin to bloom on Edom Hill north of Cathedral City, January 30, 2020.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2020/01/30/PPAS/5ed92259-72d9-4468-bdf2-8dfab727a2d1-early_wildflowers_edom_hill_8.jpg?width=660&height=480&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Wildflowers begin to bloom on Edom Hill north of Cathedral City, January 30, 2020.
Jay Calderon/The Desert Sun![Verbena begin to bloom on Edom Hill north of Cathedral City, January 30, 2020.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2020/01/30/PPAS/c0447bcc-1031-4194-b22e-2299c765cc09-early_wildflowers_edom_hill_7.jpg?width=660&height=485&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Verbena begin to bloom on Edom Hill north of Cathedral City, January 30, 2020.
Jay Calderon/The Desert Sun![Wildflowers begin to bloom on Edom Hill north of Cathedral City, January 30, 2020.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2020/01/30/PPAS/33fa3b5a-ddb5-4046-a7e3-e57694837932-early_wildflowers_edom_hill_6.jpg?width=660&height=434&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Wildflowers begin to bloom on Edom Hill north of Cathedral City, January 30, 2020.
Jay Calderon/The Desert Sun![Wildflowers begin to bloom on Edom Hill north of Cathedral City, January 30, 2020.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2020/01/30/PPAS/291d7562-58f6-4b02-b6d2-68641b4ea67c-early_wildflowers_edom_hill_5.jpg?width=660&height=463&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Wildflowers begin to bloom on Edom Hill north of Cathedral City, January 30, 2020.
Jay Calderon/The Desert Sun![A small verbena flower on Edom Hill just north of Cathedral City, January 30, 2020.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2020/01/30/PPAS/fbdbac18-e3e4-4345-a123-26fd66f4a8df-early_wildflowers_edom_hill_3.jpg?width=660&height=495&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
A small verbena flower on Edom Hill just north of Cathedral City, January 30, 2020.
Jay Calderon/The Desert Sun![A small verbena begins to flower amongst the dead stems of last year's wildflowers on Edom Hill just north of Cathedral City, January 30, 2020.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2020/01/30/PPAS/0cfcc771-7600-4ba0-9410-7ddddf685987-early_wildflowers_edom_hill_2.jpg?width=660&height=447&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
A small verbena begins to flower amongst the dead stems of last year's wildflowers on Edom Hill just north of Cathedral City, January 30, 2020.
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