wildflowerdates

Tidy tips

Layia platyglossa

Tidy tips usually bloom from mid-March to early May on the Carrizo Plain, with the best color from late March into mid-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 Valleys & prairies Carrizo Plain — mid-March to early May, best late March this week
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

  • Carrizo Plain California · mid-March – early May, best late March into mid-April

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.