As it turns out, the blackbrush was just getting started!

The previous post about blackbrush seems to have attracted quite a few fans! Who knew blackbrush was that popular?

At the end of the post, I wrote, “The blackbrush has been blooming pretty nice this year in Color Country, however. But only in isolated patches.”

As it turns out, the blackbrush was just getting started. It’s all over the hill now.

Slight variations in rainfall and temperature will make one plant the star of the spring flower show one year and another plant the standout next year. I remember the indigo plants, ordinarily one that never gets a second look, was especially pretty last year. Two years ago, sego lillies (the Utah state flower) were springing up like grass but this year I can only count half a dozen at most.

This year, I guess the humble blackbrush is having a turn.

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