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Vibrant wildflowers transform arid southern Spain after heavy winter rains

(24 Feb 2026) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: ASSOCIATED PRESS Cabo de Gata-Níjar Natural Park, Almería Province, Spain - 20 February 2026 1. Tilt up of Moricandia arvensis or violet-cabbage flowers 2. Pull focus from Moricandia arvensis flowers to reveal sea behind 3. Local guide Iñaki García walks down path with Asphodelus macrocarpus or Asphodel flowers in foreground 4. Tilt up of García walking towards windmill with Oxalis pes-caprae or Bermuda buttercup flowers on both sides 5. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Iñaki García, local guide: "It makes you happy, obviously. It's life! Living here, you miss the forests with all the dry ground but when you see grasses, colour, spectacular flowers, it makes you want to go for a walk. Look, it's February and we're all tanned because the temperatures here are really good all year and you've got to make the most of it, so it encourages you to get outside and walk through this countryside." 6. Low angle of García walking past windmill 7. Close of Oxalis pes-caprae flowers 8. Tilt up of Asphodelus macrocarpus flowers with windmill behind 9. Pan of Garcia taking photos of field of flowers close to Genoveses beach STORYLINE: It may look like spring but this is winter in this corner of southern Spain. The usually arid landscape of Almería province has been hit by successive storms. According to Spain’s national weather agency AEMET, January was one of the wettest on record nationwide, with rainfall around 85% above the long-term average. While Almería is typically one of the driest provinces in Spain, averaging roughly 30 millimetres of rain in January, this winter brought well-above-normal precipitation. Seeds that have lain dormant for months - even years - have seized their opportunity and sprung to life. Everywhere you look in this area of the Cabo de Gata-Níjar Natural Park, dozens of species carpet the ground in yellows, whites, and violet. Local guide Iñaki García normally takes his clients here in summer when the parched earth recalls the Sergio Leone westerns that were shot here. Now, he's taking advantage of this floral boom to snap photos for his website - proof this land can still surprise. Moricandia arvensis, a flower known as violet-cabbage, grows in clumps amid huge sweeps of the invasive Oxalis pes-caprae or Bermuda buttercup flowers. Then there are the white flowers like the impressively tall Asphodelus macrocarpus, or Asphodel, and the smaller but equally beautiful Asphodelus fistulosus, sometimes known as the wild onion. "It makes you happy, obviously. It's life!" says García. "Living here, you miss the forests with all the dry ground but when you see grasses, colour, spectacular flowers, it makes you want to go for a walk." AP video by Serge Cartwright =========================================================== Clients are reminded to adhere to all listed restrictions and to check the terms of their licence agreements. For further assistance, please contact the AP Archive on: Tel +44(0)2074827482 Email: info@aparchive.com. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...