🌸 State flowers
California in bloom
California's official flower is the California poppy (1903). Meet it, then explore 110 California wildflowers and garden favorites by bloom month.
California poppy
Eschscholzia californica
Named California's official state flower in 1903 (Cal. Gov. Code § 421). In California, most flowering sightings come in February–July.
Meet the california poppy →Sources: Cal. Gov. Code § 421; iNaturalist flowering records.
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Explore 110 California flowers
101 wildflowers and flowering shrubs, picked from California's most-observed flowering plants on iNaturalist, plus 9 garden favorites. Filter by bloom month or type.
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California buckwheat
Eriogonum fasciculatum
🌼 Blooms in CA: January–December
54,070 CA sightings on iNaturalist
Toyon
Heteromeles arbutifolia
🌼 Blooms in CA: May–September
49,508 CA sightings on iNaturalist
Blue dicks
Dipterostemon capitatus
🌼 Blooms in CA: February–May
39,216 CA sightings on iNaturalist
Orange bush monkeyflower
Diplacus aurantiacus
🌼 Blooms in CA: March–July
34,749 CA sightings on iNaturalist
Western blue-eyed grass
Sisyrinchium bellum
🌼 Blooms in CA: March–June
32,721 CA sightings on iNaturalist
Sacred datura
Datura wrightii
🌼 Blooms in CA: March–November
30,455 CA sightings on iNaturalist
Creosote bush
Larrea tridentata
🌼 Blooms in CA: January–December
29,599 CA sightings on iNaturalist
Common yarrow
Achillea millefolium
🌼 Blooms in CA: March–August
29,532 CA sightings on iNaturalist
Bermuda buttercup
Oxalis pes-caprae
🌼 Blooms in CA: January–December
27,923 CA sightings on iNaturalist
California brittlebush
Encelia californica
🌼 Blooms in CA: January–December
26,607 CA sightings on iNaturalist
Scarlet pimpernel
Lysimachia arvensis
🌼 Blooms in CA: March–June
26,575 CA sightings on iNaturalist
Chaparral yucca
Hesperoyucca whipplei
🌼 Blooms in CA: March–June
26,153 CA sightings on iNaturalist
Brittlebush
Encelia farinosa
🌼 Blooms in CA: January–December
26,072 CA sightings on iNaturalist
Black sage
Salvia mellifera
🌼 Blooms in CA: January–June
25,807 CA sightings on iNaturalist
Blue elder
Sambucus cerulea
🌼 Blooms in CA: March–July
25,253 CA sightings on iNaturalist
Redstem stork's-bill
Erodium cicutarium
🌼 Blooms in CA: January–May
23,986 CA sightings on iNaturalist
Deerweed
Acmispon glaber
🌼 Blooms in CA: January–June
23,381 CA sightings on iNaturalist
Fennel
Foeniculum vulgare
🌼 Blooms in CA: June–December
23,191 CA sightings on iNaturalist
Miner's lettuce
Claytonia perfoliata
🌼 Blooms in CA: February–May
22,626 CA sightings on iNaturalist
Chilicothe
Marah macrocarpa
🌼 Blooms in CA: January–April
20,465 CA sightings on iNaturalist
California barrel cactus
Ferocactus cylindraceus
🌼 Blooms in CA: February–May
19,858 CA sightings on iNaturalist
Golden yarrow
Eriophyllum confertiflorum
🌼 Blooms in CA: March–June
19,858 CA sightings on iNaturalist
Wavy-leafed soap plant
Chlorogalum pomeridianum
🌼 Blooms in CA: May–July
19,462 CA sightings on iNaturalist
Pacific hound's tongue
Adelinia grandis
🌼 Blooms in CA: January–April
19,048 CA sightings on iNaturalist
White horehound
Marrubium vulgare
🌼 Blooms in CA: April–August
18,563 CA sightings on iNaturalist
California fuchsia
Epilobium canum
🌼 Blooms in CA: July–December
17,896 CA sightings on iNaturalist
Tree tobacco
Nicotiana glauca
🌼 Blooms in CA: February–December
17,895 CA sightings on iNaturalist
California beeplant
Scrophularia californica
🌼 Blooms in CA: March–July
17,707 CA sightings on iNaturalist
Western joshua tree
Yucca brevifolia
🌼 Blooms in CA: January–December
17,689 CA sightings on iNaturalist
Roses (genus Rosa)
Rosa
🌼 Blooms in CA: April–August
17,460 CA sightings on iNaturalist
Distant phacelia
Phacelia distans
🌼 Blooms in CA: January–May
17,456 CA sightings on iNaturalist
Chia
Salvia columbariae
🌼 Blooms in CA: February–May
17,437 CA sightings on iNaturalist
Pacific trillium
Trillium ovatum
🌼 Blooms in CA: February–April
17,008 CA sightings on iNaturalist
Milkmaids
Cardamine californica
🌼 Blooms in CA: January–April
16,944 CA sightings on iNaturalist
Milk thistle
Silybum marianum
🌼 Blooms in CA: April–June
16,899 CA sightings on iNaturalist
Warrior's plume
Pedicularis densiflora
🌼 Blooms in CA: January–April
16,792 CA sightings on iNaturalist
Trailing blackberry
Rubus ursinus
🌼 Blooms in CA: February–May
16,594 CA sightings on iNaturalist
Ithuriel's spear
Triteleia laxa
🌼 Blooms in CA: March–June
16,576 CA sightings on iNaturalist
White sage
Salvia apiana
🌼 Blooms in CA: April–July
16,499 CA sightings on iNaturalist
Bladderpod
Cleomella arborea
🌼 Blooms in CA: January–December
16,398 CA sightings on iNaturalist
Western columbine
Aquilegia formosa
🌼 Blooms in CA: April–August
16,394 CA sightings on iNaturalist
Poison hemlock
Conium maculatum
🌼 Blooms in CA: April–September
16,110 CA sightings on iNaturalist
Thimbleberry
Rubus parviflorus
🌼 Blooms in CA: April–July
15,980 CA sightings on iNaturalist
Purple owl's-clover
Castilleja exserta
🌼 Blooms in CA: March–June
15,302 CA sightings on iNaturalist
Mojave yucca
Yucca schidigera
🌼 Blooms in CA: February–May
14,802 CA sightings on iNaturalist
Wishbone bush
Mirabilis laevis
🌼 Blooms in CA: January–May
14,734 CA sightings on iNaturalist
Narrowleaf milkweed
Asclepias fascicularis
🌼 Blooms in CA: May–September
14,702 CA sightings on iNaturalist
Garden nasturtium
Tropaeolum majus
🌼 Blooms in CA: March–September
14,688 CA sightings on iNaturalist
Greater periwinkle
Vinca major
🌼 Blooms in CA: January–June
14,669 CA sightings on iNaturalist
Cardinal catchfly
Silene laciniata
🌼 Blooms in CA: April–July
14,337 CA sightings on iNaturalist
Snowplant
Sarcodes sanguinea
🌼 Blooms in CA: May–July
14,229 CA sightings on iNaturalist
Telegraphweed
Heterotheca grandiflora
🌼 Blooms in CA: January–December
14,062 CA sightings on iNaturalist
Pink honeysuckle
Lonicera hispidula
🌼 Blooms in CA: May–July
13,978 CA sightings on iNaturalist
California manroot
Marah fabacea
🌼 Blooms in CA: January–April
13,931 CA sightings on iNaturalist
Coastal goldenbush
Isocoma menziesii
🌼 Blooms in CA: June–December
13,829 CA sightings on iNaturalist
White globe lily
Calochortus albus
🌼 Blooms in CA: April–June
13,789 CA sightings on iNaturalist
Pacific pea
Lathyrus vestitus
🌼 Blooms in CA: February–June
13,661 CA sightings on iNaturalist
Cobwebby thistle
Cirsium occidentale
🌼 Blooms in CA: April–July
13,492 CA sightings on iNaturalist
Mediterranean stork's-bill
Erodium botrys
🌼 Blooms in CA: March–June
13,447 CA sightings on iNaturalist
Checkerbloom
Sidalcea malviflora
🌼 Blooms in CA: February–May
12,940 CA sightings on iNaturalist
Alkali heliotrope
Heliotropium curassavicum
🌼 Blooms in CA: April–October
12,737 CA sightings on iNaturalist
Bull thistle
Cirsium vulgare
🌼 Blooms in CA: June–October
12,692 CA sightings on iNaturalist
Silver cholla
Cylindropuntia echinocarpa
🌼 Blooms in CA: March–May
12,647 CA sightings on iNaturalist
Menzies' baby blue eyes
Nemophila menziesii
🌼 Blooms in CA: February–May
12,532 CA sightings on iNaturalist
Rose clover
Trifolium hirtum
🌼 Blooms in CA: March–May
12,510 CA sightings on iNaturalist
Common cowparsnip
Heracleum maximum
🌼 Blooms in CA: March–August
12,397 CA sightings on iNaturalist
Checker lily
Fritillaria affinis
🌼 Blooms in CA: February–April
12,349 CA sightings on iNaturalist
California yerba santa
Eriodictyon californicum
🌼 Blooms in CA: March–June
12,006 CA sightings on iNaturalist
Bristly oxtongue
Helminthotheca echioides
🌼 Blooms in CA: April–December
11,980 CA sightings on iNaturalist
Bush poppy
Dendromecon rigida
🌼 Blooms in CA: February–June
11,954 CA sightings on iNaturalist
European searocket
Cakile maritima
🌼 Blooms in CA: February–December
11,934 CA sightings on iNaturalist
California aster
Corethrogyne filaginifolia
🌼 Blooms in CA: July–December
11,934 CA sightings on iNaturalist
Small melilot
Melilotus indicus
🌼 Blooms in CA: March–June
11,887 CA sightings on iNaturalist
Hairy vetch
Vicia villosa
🌼 Blooms in CA: March–June
11,748 CA sightings on iNaturalist
California wild rose
Rosa californica
🌼 Blooms in CA: April–September
11,718 CA sightings on iNaturalist
Musk stork's-bill
Erodium moschatum
🌼 Blooms in CA: February–May
11,634 CA sightings on iNaturalist
Seaside daisy
Erigeron glaucus
🌼 Blooms in CA: March–November
11,558 CA sightings on iNaturalist
Henderson's shooting star
Primula hendersonii
🌼 Blooms in CA: February–April
11,486 CA sightings on iNaturalist
Redmaids
Calandrinia menziesii
🌼 Blooms in CA: February–April
11,461 CA sightings on iNaturalist
Lawn daisy
Bellis perennis
🌼 Blooms in CA: January–September
11,261 CA sightings on iNaturalist
California cudweed
Pseudognaphalium californicum
🌼 Blooms in CA: March–July
11,192 CA sightings on iNaturalist
Fremont's death camas
Toxicoscordion fremontii
🌼 Blooms in CA: February–April
10,996 CA sightings on iNaturalist
Apricot globemallow
Sphaeralcea ambigua
🌼 Blooms in CA: February–June
10,965 CA sightings on iNaturalist
Western starflower
Lysimachia latifolia
🌼 Blooms in CA: April–June
10,801 CA sightings on iNaturalist
Redwood sorrel
Oxalis smalliana
🌼 Blooms in CA: January–July
10,768 CA sightings on iNaturalist
Douglas iris
Iris douglasiana
🌼 Blooms in CA: February–May
10,713 CA sightings on iNaturalist
Red bush monkeyflower
Diplacus puniceus
🌼 Blooms in CA: January–October
10,526 CA sightings on iNaturalist
Common vetch
Vicia sativa
🌼 Blooms in CA: February–May
10,392 CA sightings on iNaturalist
Thick-leaved yerba santa
Eriodictyon crassifolium
🌼 Blooms in CA: March–June
10,357 CA sightings on iNaturalist
Felt paintbrush
Castilleja foliolosa
🌼 Blooms in CA: February–June
10,300 CA sightings on iNaturalist
Chalk dudleya
Dudleya pulverulenta
🌼 Blooms in CA: May–August
10,196 CA sightings on iNaturalist
Armenian blackberry
Rubus armeniacus
🌼 Blooms in CA: April–August
10,082 CA sightings on iNaturalist
White clover
Trifolium repens
🌼 Blooms in CA: February–June
9,858 CA sightings on iNaturalist
Yellow mariposa lily
Calochortus luteus
🌼 Blooms in CA: April–June
9,825 CA sightings on iNaturalist
Garland daisy
Glebionis coronaria
🌼 Blooms in CA: March–July
9,635 CA sightings on iNaturalist
Elegant clarkia
Clarkia unguiculata
🌼 Blooms in CA: April–July
9,588 CA sightings on iNaturalist
Seep monkeyflower
Erythranthe guttata
🌼 Blooms in CA: March–July
9,375 CA sightings on iNaturalist
Tomcat clover
Trifolium willdenovii
🌼 Blooms in CA: March–May
9,340 CA sightings on iNaturalist
French broom
Genista monspessulana
🌼 Blooms in CA: February–May
9,175 CA sightings on iNaturalist
Sun cup
Taraxia ovata
🌼 Blooms in CA: February–April
9,172 CA sightings on iNaturalist
Branched pencil cholla
Cylindropuntia ramosissima
🌼 Blooms in CA: April–November
8,998 CA sightings on iNaturalist
Common sunflower
Helianthus annuus
🌼 Blooms in CA: January–November
3,349 CA sightings on iNaturalist
Daffodil
Narcissus pseudonarcissus
🌷 Grown in California gardens
109 CA sightings on iNaturalist
Purple lilac
Syringa vulgaris
🌷 Grown in California gardens
42 CA sightings on iNaturalist
Bigleaf hydrangea
Hydrangea macrophylla
🌷 Grown in California gardens
38 CA sightings on iNaturalist
Garden tulip
Tulipa gesneriana
🌷 Grown in California gardens
5 CA sightings on iNaturalist
Orange daylily
Hemerocallis fulva
🌷 Grown in California gardens
1 CA sightings on iNaturalist
Garden peony
Paeonia lactiflora
🌷 Grown in California gardens
0 CA sightings on iNaturalist
Purple coneflower
Echinacea purpurea
🌷 Grown in California gardens
0 CA sightings on iNaturalist
California bloom calendar
Show the full bloom calendar (flowers with 15+ California flowering records, earliest bloomers first)
Darker = more flowering sightings that month. Based on iNaturalist research-grade observations in California marked “Flowering,” as of October 17, 2026. Garden flowers have few records because research-grade data leaves out planted ones.
How we picked these flowers
We started from iNaturalist's research-grade sightings in California, most-observed first, left out grasses, sedges, trees and other plants with tiny or wind-pollinated flowers (plus poison ivy), kept at most three species per genus, and added California's official flowers and popular garden flowers that iNaturalist users record growing in California. Every flower needs a CC0 or CC BY photo.
Rare plant list: California state-listed endangered, threatened and rare plants (14 CCR § 670.2), per CDFW's CNDDB list (July 2026)
Invasive plant list: California noxious weed species (3 CCR § 4500)