On cloudy days, the poppies nod off, but when the sun shines they snap to attention. Johnny jump-ups, meanwhile, seem to live up to their name. And fiddlenecks are stretching out all over, unrolling new flowers as they go.
Orange County’s wildflower season might be off to a slow start – rains have been a bit below normal – but some impressive displays of orange, yellow, gold and blue are now erupting in county parks and wildlands. The parks are preparing for spikes in visitors as the yearly curiosity about wildflowers blooms. A recent visit to Chino Hills State Park revealed an early palette of flowers exploding across the fire-ravaged landscape.

Click here to see where the flowers and blooming and to download a map.

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