What Can You DoTo ConserveWildflowers?

• When photographing wildflowers orinspecting them closely, be carefulnot to trample plants nearby.

• Do not collect wildflowers or theirseeds from the wild. Know your state’swildflower laws.

• Wildflowers are an important partof biological communities and naturallandscapes. Please respect them.

For up to date information oncurrent wildflower displays around

the state, visit: dbg.org

Desert Botanical Garden1201 N. Galvin ParkwayPhoenix, Arizona 85008

(480) 941-1225dbg.org

Desert Botanical GardenHarriet K. Maxwell

Desert Wildflower Trail

Guide toEnjoying

Wildflowersin Arizona

Display Gardens & RegionalParks:

Phoenix area:Adobe Dam Recreation Area (Cave Creek)Desert Botanical Garden (Phoenix)Estrella Mountain Regional Park (Goodyear)Lost Dutchman State Park (Apache Junction)McDowell Mountain Regional Park (Fountain Hills)Phoenix Mountain PreservesUsery Mountain Regional Park (Mesa)White Tank Mountain Regional Park (Glendale)

Other areas:Arizona Sonora Desert Museum (Tucson)Boyce Thompson Southwestern Arboretum (Superior)Hassayampa River Preserve (Wickenburg)Kofa National Wildlife Refuge (Yuma)Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument (Ajo)Picacho Peak State Park (between Phoenixand Tucson)Saguaro National Monument (Tucson)San Pedro Riparian Preserve (Patagonia)Tohono Chul Park (Tucson)Tonto National Monument (Roosevelt Lake)Tucson Botanical Garden (Tucson)

Scenic DrivesState Route 88, between Superstition Mountains andRoosevelt LakeState Route 60, between Apache Junction andSuperiorState Route 89, between Florence Junctionand FlorenceState Route 77, between Globe and WinklemanState Route 88, between Superior and GlobeState Route 74, between Phoenix and Wickenburg

All areas can be located on an Arizona Road Map.

Most annual wildflowers, like poppies andlupines, bloom from late February to April.For dazzling displays (which are rare),fall and winter rains must be adequate.

Other annual wildflowers are summerbloomers. They bloom from late July toOctober, if summer rains are sufficient.

Perennial plants, like cacti, shrubs,and trees, bloom from late February toNovember. Unlike annual wildflowers,

perennial plants are not as dependent on thetiming of rainfall to bloom.

Something isblooming almost

all year long!

When Does theDesert Bloom?

Where to FindDesert Wildflowers

in Arizona