Early Spring Flowers of the Pacific Northwest

Early Spring Flowers Types of Flowers Baby Blue Eyes Buttercup Candy Flower Indian Plum Nuttall's Toothwort Oregon Grape Pioneer Violet Red-flowering Currant Trillium Western Dog Violet

March means the first blooms of spring arrive in the Pacific Northwest.

The West Coast wildflower season begins in late February, and peaks early in March, throughout much of Southern California. The Anza Borrego gallery presents a dozen or so common flowers.

Seasonally determined blooms then begin to show themselves along the entire West Coast.

High annual winter rainfall, coupled with a moderate climate, combine to help a handful of hardy native Pacific Northwest plants begin blooming in mid-March.

With the exception of the Western Dog Violet and Oregon Grape, the listed flowers are exclusively West Coast native plants. The majority of the listed flowers are found along riparian and/or forest areas.

Indian Plum, Oregon Grape and the Red-flowering Currant are examples of early blooming flowers on native evergreen and deciduous shrubs. All offer distinct benefits in planned landscape areas.

The top picture shows the Oregon Fawn Lily (Erythronium oregonum), a flowering plant native to the Pacific Northwest (Oregon, Washington State and British Columbia).

Please click on any link in the box to learn more about the listed species.

© 2008. Patricia A. Michaels