Pollinators thrive when there is always something in bloom for them.

This garden bloom timeline will help you know what to plant in your Tucson garden so that your blooms overlap to help keep pollinators fed.

What Blooms in January in Tucson?

Natives & Naturalized Species

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Cultivated Species

What Blooms in February in Tucson?

Natives & Naturalized Species

  • Arugula

Cultivated Species

  • Daikon
  • Bok Choy

What Blooms in March in Tucson?

Natives & Naturalized Species

  • Mexican Poppy
  • California Poppy
  • Henbit Deadnettle
  • Arugula
henbit deadnettle flowering pink ground cover weed lamiaceae family
Bees, butterflies, and ants all love the abundance of these pink flowers early in spring.

Henbit deadnettle is in the mint family (lamiaceae) and every part of it above-ground is edible and mild. I add it to my soups and leave some for the pollinators.

Cultivated Species

  • Daikon
  • Common Poppy
  • Coconut Thyme
  • Snap Pea
  • Viola
  • Fava
  • Arugula
  • Apricot
  • Broccolini

What Blooms in April in Tucson?

Natives & Naturalized Species

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  • California Poppy
  • Mexican Poppy
  • Palo Verde

Cultivated Species

  • Fava
  • Sweet Pea
  • Cilantro
  • Common Poppy
  • Bachelor Button
  • Marigold
  • Crimson Clover
  • Petunia
  • Broccoli
  • Viola
  • Penstemon
  • Tidytips
  • Romanesco

What Blooms in May in Tucson?

Natives & Naturalized Species

  • Cowpen Daisy
  • Palo Verde
  • California Poppy
  • Saguaro
  • Creosote
cowpen daisy growing in sandy soil yellow flowers
Cowpen daisy pops up on poor soil and gives the pollinators a nice source of nectar and pollen, at a time of the year when the desert becomes parched and survival is difficult for many

Cultivated Species

  • Dill
  • Hairy Vetch
  • Hollyhock
  • Sweet Pea
  • Common Poppy
  • Squash
  • Cilantro
  • Broccoli
  • Coconut Thyme
  • Gaillardia
  • Tamato
  • Petunia
  • Yarrow
  • Snapdragon
  • Marigold
  • Bachelor Button
  • Viola
  • Coconut Thyme
  • Honeydew
  • Canteloupe
  • Chamomile

What Blooms in June in Tucson?

Natives & Naturalized Species

  • Cowpen Daisy
  • Datura
  • Whitethorn Acacia
  • Prickly Poppy

Cultivated Species

What Blooms in July in Tucson?

Natives & Naturalized Species

Cultivated Species

  • Winter Squash
  • Summer Squash
  • Catnip
  • Basil
  • Sunflower

What Blooms in August in Tucson?

Natives & Naturalized Species

Cultivated Species

  • Winter Squash
  • Zucchini
  • Summer Squash
  • Basil

What Blooms in September in Tucson?

Natives & Naturalized Species

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  • Barrel Cactus
  • Desert Cotton
  • Datura

Cultivated Species

  • Purslane
  • Blue Mistflower
  • Summer Squash
  • Zucchini
  • Winter Squash
  • Cowpae
  • Gaillardia
  • Peacock Flower
  • Basil

What Blooms in October in Tucson?

Natives & Naturalized Species

  • Cowpen Daisy
  • Zeltnera

Cultivated Species

  • Blue Mistflower
  • Amaranth
  • Basil
  • Zucchini
  • Summer Squash
  • Marigold
  • Sesame
  • Blue Mistflower

What Blooms in November in Tucson?

Natives & Naturalized Species

Cultivated Species

  • Pineland Lantana
  • Marigold

What Blooms in December in Tucson?

Natives & Naturalized Species

Cultivated Species

  • Bougainvillea


That's all for now, thanks for reading!

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