Mexican gold poppies

Eschscholzia californica subsp. mexicana

Mexican gold poppies usually bloom from mid-January to mid-April around Picacho Peak, with the best color from late February into late March. That's the only region we track it in so far — the ladder below shows where it falls in the year.

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.

Where to see them

Picacho Peak and southern Arizona Arizona · mid-January – mid-April, best late February into late March

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.