Arizona wildflowers? I know that many of you that have not visited this fantastic state envision it as perhaps being all desert with probably no colorful wild flowers.
If this description fits your thoughts then we have a surprise waiting for you.
The Sonoran Desert alone features close to five hundred different plant species of which many are wild flowers.
The mountains and other areas within the state also feature their own unique floral wonders.
The following are just a few of the wild flowers waiting to greet you in Arizona:
Acacia
African Daisy
Agave Amaranth
Lamb’s Ear
Golden Lantana
Larkspur
Lavender
Leadwort
Anemone
Annual Yellow Sweet Clover
Arizona Night Blooming Cactus
Pennyroyal
Penstemon
Arizona Poppy
Arroyo Lupine
Little Redstem Monkey Flower
Hairy Lotus
Baby White Aster
Banana Yucca
Larkspur
Barrel Cactus
Texas Betony
Big Sagebrush
Mexican Bird of Paradise
Bird’s-Foot Trefoil
Mallow
Manzanita
Mexican Gold Poppy
Blanket Flower
Blue Bells
Monkey Flower
Morning Glory
Mullein
Cactus Prickley Pear
Cactus Pincushion
Cactus Saguaro
Cactus Teddy Bear
California Poppy
Indian Paintbrush
Desert Chicory
Chinese Lantern
Drummond’s Clematis
Figwort
Arizona Poppy
Prairie Spiderwort
Purslane
Queen of the Night
Sunflower
Desert Rhubarb
Giant Reed
Red Yucca
Wolly Daisy
Dalea
Toadflax
This is only a partial list of the wildflowers of Arizona.
