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Joshua tree blooms

Yucca brevifolia

Joshua tree blooms usually bloom from late February to early April in Joshua Tree country, with the best color from early March into early April. 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 Joshua Tree and the Mojave — late February to early 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

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.