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 late May, best mid-April Methow Valley — mid-April to late May, best early May this week
Each rung is one region's usual window; the deeper stretch is its best weeks. A rung lit violet is in bloom right now. Based on reports from iNaturalist naturalists.

Region by region

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

What's blooming this week, by state →

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

Updated August 14, 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.