With the annual rainfall of the desert region near Lakes Mead and Mohave less than 6 inches a year, it might be supposed that only a few hardy plants could exist under such rigorous conditions. On the contrary, however, the desert has vast numbers of flower species. Favorable rains in early spring transform the seemingly bare slopes and washes into a mass of color. Without these beneficial spring rains, the seeds lie dormant until better conditions exist.
The desert has flowers of one kind or another blooming throughout most of the year. Many of these are tiny plants and thus may not be noticed.
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Did You Know?
Hoover Dam, the world's largest hydroelectric installation at the time of its construction, presented massive challenges to its designers and builders. Yet the project was completed in less than five years! Hoover Dam, backed up the waters of the Colorado River to create Lake Mead.