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

    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 ip on poor soil and give the pollinators a nice source of nectar and pollen at a time when desert blooms begin to slow down

    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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