Why this year’s Folsom Lake super bloom is so amazingly rare – and troubling
A spectacular super bloom of lupine flowers has exploded in and around Folsom Lake. Lupine flowers, which are native to California and commonly found around the state, tend to crop up every year. But this spring, experts say the super bloom that’s sprouted in the Sierra foothills reservoir 25 miles east of Sacramento is like nothing they’ve ever seen — and says a lot about the dire state of California’s deepening drought. …[B]right purple lupines that now blanket the reservoir in areas that normally would be underwater but are now fertile blooming ground because of historically low water levels.