wildflowerdates

Big Bend bluebonnets

Lupinus havardii

Big Bend bluebonnets usually bloom from late February to late April in Big Bend country, with the best color from early March into late March. That's the only region we track it in so far — the ladder below shows where it falls in the year.

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Desert floor Big Bend country — late February to late April, best early March 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.

Where to see them

  • Big Bend country Texas · late February – late April, best early March into late March

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.