wildflowerdates

Balsamroot

Balsamorhiza careyana

Balsamroot blooms first in the Columbia River Gorge, best around mid-April; from there the season works its way on across the map, finishing in the Methow Valley, early May. Here are both regions we track, in the order they open.

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Foothills Columbia River Gorge — late March to early May, best mid-April Methow Valley — early April to early June, best early May this week
Each rung is one region's usual window; the deeper stretch is its best weeks. A rung lit violet has its window open this week. Based on reports from iNaturalist naturalists.

Region by region

  • Columbia River Gorge Oregon · Washington · late March – early May, best mid-April into early May
  • Methow Valley Washington · early April – early June, best early May into mid-May

What's in bloom right now, state by state →

Based on reports from iNaturalist naturalists. We name public reserves, parks, and roads only — never exact pins, never private land.

Updated September 8, 2026. Bloom timing shifts with the year's weather — each region page carries that region's week-by-week curve and how this season is running.