2026 Bloom Forecast
California Desert Region
Whitewater Preserve | March - May
Common wildflowers: California poppy, Brittlebush, Sand Blazing Star, Purple Owl’s Clover, Indian Paintbrush, Mojave Lupine, Coulter’s Globemallow
Pioneertown Mountains Preserve | April - June
Common wildflowers: Desert Dandelion, Apricot Mallow, Indian Paintbrush, Mojave Asters, Canterbury Bells
Mission Creek Preserve | March - May
Common wildflowers: Brittlebush, Owl's Clover, Canterbury Bells, Beavertail, Cholla Cactus blooms
San Bernardino Mountains Region
Oak Glen Preserve and Southern California Montane Botanic Garden | April - July
Common wildflowers: Showy penstemon, Apricot mallow, Common yarrow, Blue-eyed grass, Coyote mint, California poppy, Distant phacelia, Western columbine, Foothill penstemon, Coulter's matilija poppy
Bear Paw Reserve | April - July
Common wildflowers: Dudley's clarkia, Purple Chinese houses, Plummer's mariposa lily, Humboldt lily, Western columbine, Western wallflower, Showy penstemon, Splendid gilia, Scarlet keckiella, Coast Indian paintbrush
Bluff Lake Reserve | June - July
Common wildflowers: Western columbine, Richardson's geranium, Western aster, Brown-bannered lupine, Ranger's buttons, Anderson's lupine, San Gabriel beardtongue, Mountain paintbrush, Mountain yarrow
Central Coast Ranges Region
Wind Wolves Preserve | February - May
Common wildflowers: White fiesta flower, Blue dicks, Monolopia, Fiddleneck, Owls clover, Popcorn flower, Phacelia
Rana Creek | February - May
Common wildflowers: Blue-eyed grass, Sticky monkeyflower, Lupinus nanus, Big-leaf maple, California poppy
Sonoma Coast Region
Jenner Headlands Preserve | February - June
Common forest wildflowers: Calypso Orchid, Fetid Adder's Tongue, Western Hounds Tongue, Gooseberry. Common grassland wildflowers: Goldfields, Blue-eyed Grass, Douglas Iris, Mule's Ears, California Buttercup, Serpentine Monardella
Estero Americano Coast Reserve | February - June
Common wildflowers: Rock Cress, Tolmie star-tulip, Fritillaries, Delphinium, California Poppy
North Coast Region
Eel River Estuary Preserve | February - July
Common wildflowers: Humboldt wall flower, Humboldt Bay Owl Clover, Beach layia, Yellow and pink sand verbena, Dune tansy, Common brass buttons, California sea rocket, Queens Anne's lace, Common yarrow, Coyote brush, Coastal gum weed.
Seawood Cape Preserve | February - July
Common wildflowers: Coast silk tassel, Giant trilliums, Douglas iris, Azalea, Salmon berry, Salal, False lily of the valley, Twin berry, Thimble berry, Fetid adder
South Coast Region
Santa Margarita River Trail Preserve | February - April
Common wildflowers: Blue Fiesta Flower, Bush monkeyflower, Miner’s lettuce, Caterpillar phacelia, Hoary leaved ceanothus
Mariposa Reserve | April - May
Common wildflowers: Cleveland Black Sage, Culter’s Matilija Poppy, Arroyo Lupin, Purple Owl's Clover, Splendid Mariposa Lily
Eastern Sierra Nevada Region
Two Rivers Preserve | May - July
Common wildflowers: Common Yarrow, Lupine (multiple varieties), Indian Paintbrush, Brown's Peony, Owl's clover, Monkeyflower (multiple varieties), Wild Onion
West Walker River Preserve | April - June
Common wildflowers: Wild Rose, Wild Onion, Showy Milkweed, Western Blue Flag Iris, Lupine
Four Corners Region
Speaking Springs Preserve | April - July
Common wildflowers for canyon bottom: Common Paintbrush, Scarlet Globemallow, Desert Trumpet, Utah Daisy, Tanseyleaf Aster, Pale Evening Primrose, Big Sagebrush, Four Wing Saltbush, Rabbitbrush
Common wildflowers for hanging gardens: Alcove Columbine, Scarlet Monkeyflower
John Day River Region
Enchanted Rocks Preserve | March - May
Common wildflowers: Apricot Mallow, Evening Primrose,Lupine sp., Woolypod milkvetch, Balsamroot, Helianthus sp., Desert Parsley, Spiny Phlox, Storks Bill, Yellow Frittilary