What's blooming this week

Every bloom we track with its window open right now, state by state. Spring runs south to north and low to high, so this list climbs the map as the weeks go by.

The week of August 14, 2026.

Alaska

Fireweed along Alaska's highways In bloom now Best: mid-July into early August

Colorado

Lupine around Crested Butte In bloom now Best: late June into mid-July

Kansas

Wild sunflowers across the Kansas prairie In bloom now Best: late August into mid-September

Montana

Beargrass in Glacier country In bloom now Best: late June into mid-July

Utah

Paintbrush in Albion Basin In bloom now Best: mid-July into early August

Washington

Subalpine lupine at Mount Rainier In bloom now Best: mid-July into early August

Next on the calendar

Nothing opens inside the next six weeks. These are the blooms the calendar reaches first when the season turns.

Desert sand verbena in Anza-Borrego First flowers usually late November · California
Desert gold in Anza-Borrego First flowers usually mid-December · California
Dune evening primrose in Anza-Borrego First flowers usually mid-December · California
Brittlebush around Phoenix First flowers usually mid-December · Arizona
Mexican gold poppies around Picacho Peak First flowers usually mid-January · Arizona

How to read this page

A bloom lands here once this week falls inside its usual window, and the chip says whether it is building, at its best, or on the way out. Based on reports from iNaturalist naturalists. Timing shifts with the year's weather, so treat the window as the rhythm and the region page as the detail.

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

Updated August 14, 2026, and again every week through the season.