Desert Wildflower Reports 2026
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- E-mail your digital photos and reports to Jim@desertusa.com. Use Wildflower Report as the subject of your e-mail. Let us know where you took the image, the date, and how you would like us to give you photo credit (first name, etc.)
Note: Spring is one of the most beautiful times of the year in the desert, but it can also be a time for caution. Rattlesnakes lie dormant during the cold fall and winter months and awaken from hibernation in the warm months of March and April. Another reason to stay on the trails. More…
2026 Phoenix Area and Northern AZ Wildflower Reports
Feb 24, 2026, Richard report: Oatman Poppy Fields Nice displays just coming out on Route 66
Feb 21, 2026, Samantha report: White Tank Regional Park February 17th
Feb 15, 2026, Doug report: I took these photos on February 10 on a visit to the San Carlos Apache Tribe, Peridot Mesa, and Cooledge Reservoir, Pinal and Gila Counties. Still a little sparse, but some flowers are blooming, especially the Mexican poppies. Very little in flower along the Coolledge Reservoir road.
Feb 9, 2026, Phone report: More wildflowers around Bartlett Lake.
Feb 7, 2026, Rick & Margarita report: A week ago, on Jan. 30th, we headed down Interstate 11 about 12 miles south of Hoover Dam to Willow Beach.
The hills all have a green tint to them from the new vegetation. Yellow cups are popping out on the sunny hillsides. A few purple lupine and some Brittle bush just starting. Looks to be a good start for wildflowers.
Feb 6, 2026, Michelle reports: Bartlett Lake 2/6/26 for a wonderful explosion of color, California poppies, orange and white, Lupine, fiddlesticks and some owls clover.
Jan 19, 2026, Pink reports: Wickenburg, AZ (my backyard) – 19 Jan 26 Earliest I’ve seen. 😁
Photos tips: Most digital point-and-shoot cameras have a macro function – usually symbolized by the icon of a little flower. When you turn on that function, you allow your camera to get closer to the subject, looking into a flower for example. Or getting up close and personal with a bug. More on desert photography.
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