Balsamroot in the Methow Valley

Balsamorhiza sagittata

Balsamroot usually blooms from mid-April to late May in the Methow Valley, with the best color from early May into mid-May.

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

The show usually starts around mid-April. Check back closer to the season.

Based on reports from iNaturalist naturalists. 201 flowering reports from Okanogan County shape this curve. The shaded band marks the best weeks; the dashed line is this week.

Where to see them

Sunflower-yellow slopes above Winthrop right as the valley greens up. Balsamroot is the east-slope signal that winter has actually lost.

Methow Wildlife Area
Sun Mountain trails, Winthrop
Patterson Mountain (Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest)

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

Nearby on the calendar

Balsamroot in the Columbia River Gorge — best mid-April into early May

Updated August 14, 2026. Bloom timing varies with the year's weather — the curve shows the usual rhythm, and in-season updates sharpen it.