Photos: Wildflowers blooming in Tucson
As the days grow longer and the temperature warms up, wildflowers are beginning to bloom along city roads and out on hiking trails.
Wildflowers
A bee buzzes near orange desert globe mallow wildflowers on the Chuck Huckleberry Loop, Santa Cruz River Park, March 11, 2026. Temperatures in Tucson are expected to significantly rise in the next week.
Wildflowers
A biker rides past by a bushel of orange desert globe mallow wildflowers on the Chuck Huckleberry Loop, Santa Cruz River Park, March 11, 2026. Temperatures in Tucson are expected to significantly rise in the next week.
Wildflowers in Santa Cruz Riverbed
Marigold wildflowers bloom inside the Santa Cruz Riverbed along North Tiffany Loop, Tucson, Ariz., March 11, 2026.
Wildflowers along The Bowen Trail
A hiker walks along the Bowen Trail as poppy wildflowers start to open as the sun rises higher in the sky in Tucson, Ariz. on February 27, 2026.
Wildflowers along The Bowen Trail
A group of poppy wildflowers stand along the Bowen Trail in Tucson, Ariz. on February 27, 2026.
Wildflowers along The Bowen Trail
A wildflower blooms as the early morning lights hits it along the Bowen Trail in Tucson, Ariz. on February 27, 2026.
Wildflowers along The Bowen Trail
Early morning sunlight hits a bladderpod wildflower plant along the Bowen Trail in Tucson, Ariz. on February 27, 2026.
Wildflowers along The Bowen Trail
A group of poppy wildflowers stand along the Bowen Trail in Tucson, Ariz. on February 27, 2026.
Wildflowers along The Bowen Trail
Early morning sunlight hits a group of bladderpod wildflowers along the Bowen Trail in Tucson, Ariz. on February 27, 2026.
Wildflowers in Tucson
Brittlebush wildflowers are in bloom across Southern Arizona, East Speedway Boulevard, Tucson, Ariz., Feb. 17, 2026.
Wildflowers in Tucson
Brittlebush wildflowers are in bloom across Southern Arizona, East Speedway Boulevard, Tucson, Ariz., Feb. 17, 2026.
Wildflowers in Tucson
Brittlebush wildflowers are in bloom across Southern Arizona, East Speedway Boulevard, Tucson, Ariz., Feb. 17, 2026.
Wildflowers in Tucson
Brittlebush wildflowers are in bloom across Southern Arizona, East Speedway Boulevard, Tucson, Ariz., Feb. 17, 2026.
Mamta Popat
Photojournalist
Grace Trejo
Photojournalist
Tucson averaged 59.3 degrees from December 2025 through February 2026 — the National Weather Service's definition of winter for record-keeping purposes. That's 5 degrees above the normal wintertime average temperature here, the weather service says.