The park received sufficient moisture this last Fall and Winter
to give the best bloom of flowers in over a decade.
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The picture to the left is a photo of a field of Fendlers
Bladderpod, a mustard, in the area of the Park headquarters at Panther
Junction of Big Bend National Park in Texas..
The picture to the right is a shows Desert Marigolds near Rio Grande Village with the Sierra Del Carmen Mountains of Mexico in the background. |
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| A closeup view of the Marigolds. | ![]() |
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On the left is a patch of Texas lupine along the roadside. On the left is a field of lupine and bi-colored mustards interspersed anpmg the Lechuguilla. | ![]() |
| Rock Nettle on a roadside cliff with the Sierra del Carmen mountains across the Rio Bravo in Mexico in the background and the tunnel a mile before the Rio Grande Village. | ![]() |
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A Warnock's cactus in bloom near the Old Ore Terminal. The cactus blooms in that area were so thick that it was difficult to walk without stepping on them. |
| A solitary primrose plant blooming in the desert.
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