Balsamroot in the Methow Valley

Balsamorhiza sagittata

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

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

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

Based on reports from iNaturalist naturalists. 202 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 September 8, 2026. Bloom timing varies with the year's weather — the curve shows the usual rhythm, and in-season updates sharpen it.