Year-round flowers: what blooms when?

Date February 19, 2026
Conservation Actions Plant Native Species, Support Wildlife
Resource Categories Birds Bees and Other Pollinators, Naturescaping and design, Sourcing and Selecting Plants
A meadow filled with green grass and scattered yellow and purple wildflowers. Trees are visible in the background.
A meadow of poppies, blue gilia, and more

Oregon is home to native plants that bloom every month of the year. By carefully selecting plants that bloom during different seasons, you can provide more stable and reliable food sources for wildlife.

Spring Bloomers
  • Oregon Fawn Lily (Erythronium oregonum)
  • Common Camas (Camassia quamash)
  • Red-flowering Currant (Ribes sanguineum)
  • Western Trillium (Trillium ovatum)
  • Serviceberry (Amelanchier alnifolia)
  • Oso Berry / Indian Plum (Oemleria cerasiformis)
  • Douglas Aster (Symphyotrichum subspicatum) – starts late spring
  • Showy Milkweed (Asclepias speciosa)
  • Chocolate Lily (Fritillaria affinis)
  • Twinflower (Linnaea borealis)
Summer Bloomers
  • Blue Elderberry (Sambucus nigra ssp. cerulea)
  • Pacific Rhododendron (Rhododendron macrophyllum)
  • Oregon Sunshine (Eriophyllum lanatum)
  • Douglas Aster (Symphyotrichum subspicatum) – continues into summer
  • Goldenrod (Solidago canadensis, S. lepida)
  • Western Columbine (Aquilegia formosa)
  • Globe Gilia (Gilia capitata)
  • Bearberry Manzanita (Arctostaphylos columbiana)
  • Pacific Crabapple (Malus fusca)
  • Red Huckleberry (Vaccinium parvifolium)
Fall Bloomers
  • Goldenrod (Solidago canadensis, S. lepida) – peaks in fall
  • Douglas Aster (Symphyotrichum subspicatum)
  • Snowberry (Symphoricarpos albus)
  • Oregon Grape (Mahonia aquifolium) – late bloomers possible
  • Western Heather (Cassiope mertensiana) – high elevation
  • Blue Wildrye (Elymus glaucus) – flowers mostly wind-pollinated
Winter Bloomers
  • Oregon Grape (Mahonia aquifolium / M. repens): The state flower blooms in late winter (Feb/Mar), offering bright yellow, nectar-rich flowers.
  • Oso Berry / Indian Plum (Oemleria cerasiformis) – very early, late winter to early spring
  • Red-flowering Currant (Ribes sanguineum) – can start blooming late winter in mild areas
  • Pacific Madrone (Arbutus menziesii) – flowers late winter/early spring
  • Hairy Manzanita (Arctostaphylos columbiana): Evergreen native shrub that flowers in late winter, favored by hummingbirds.
  • Coast Silk Tassel (Garrya elliptica): Features long, elegant silvery-green catkins from late winter to early spring.
  • Western Redcedar (Thuja plicata) – cones and pollen in winter (wind-pollinated)
  • Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) – pollen cones in winter
CONTINUOUS BLOOMS CALENDAR
A month-by-month list of plants blooming/fruiting, with notes on pollinators and wildlife attraction.
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