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Winter rains bring an explosion of life and color to the southwestern deserts. There always seems to have been enough moisture for brittlebush, globemallow and lupine to pop up. In years of plentiful rain, the Mexican goldpoppy add to the spectacle of color. When those wane, the cactus flowers take the stage, including the enigmatic night-blooming cacti that open their flowers to the starry sky. |