Baby blue eyes on North Table Mountain

Nemophila menziesii

Baby blue eyes usually bloom from late February to early May on North Table Mountain, with the best color from mid-March into mid-April.

late February – early May Best: mid-March into mid-April Out of season

The show usually starts around late February. Check back closer to the season.

Not every season keeps to that rhythm. In 2 of the 12 seasons on record (2021-22 and 2025-26) the first flowers opened around mid-January.

Based on reports from iNaturalist naturalists. 3,286 flowering reports from California shape this curve. The shaded band marks the best weeks; the dashed line is this week.

Where to see them

A basalt mesa above Oroville where sheets of blue pool around seasonal waterfalls. You need a CDFW lands pass, and the best color follows the creeklets.

North Table Mountain Ecological Reserve (day pass required — buy online first)

We name public reserves, parks, and roads only — never exact pins, never private land.

Updated September 8, 2026. Bloom timing varies with the year's weather — the curve shows the usual rhythm, and in-season updates sharpen it.