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Photos: Wildflowers blooming in Tucson
- Mamta Popat , Grace Trejo
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As the days grow longer and the temperature warms up, wildflowers are beginning to bloom along city roads and out on hiking trails.
Wildflowers along The Bowen Trail
A hiker walks along the Bowen Trail as poppy wildflowers start to open as the sun rises higher in the sky in Tucson, Ariz. on February 27, 2026.
Mamta Popat / ÃÛÌÒÓ°ÏñAVWildflowers along The Bowen Trail
A group of poppy wildflowers stand along the Bowen Trail in Tucson, Ariz. on February 27, 2026.
Mamta Popat / ÃÛÌÒÓ°ÏñAVWildflowers along The Bowen Trail
A wildflower blooms as the early morning lights hits it along the Bowen Trail in Tucson, Ariz. on February 27, 2026.
Mamta Popat / ÃÛÌÒÓ°ÏñAVWildflowers along The Bowen Trail
Early morning sunlight hits a bladderpod wildflower plant along the Bowen Trail in Tucson, Ariz. on February 27, 2026.
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A group of poppy wildflowers stand along the Bowen Trail in Tucson, Ariz. on February 27, 2026.
Mamta Popat / ÃÛÌÒÓ°ÏñAVWildflowers along The Bowen Trail
Early morning sunlight hits a group of bladderpod wildflowers along the Bowen Trail in Tucson, Ariz. on February 27, 2026.
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Brittlebush wildflowers are in bloom across Southern Arizona, East Speedway Boulevard, Tucson, Ariz., Feb. 17, 2026.
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Brittlebush wildflowers are in bloom across Southern Arizona, East Speedway Boulevard, Tucson, Ariz., Feb. 17, 2026.
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Brittlebush wildflowers are in bloom across Southern Arizona, East Speedway Boulevard, Tucson, Ariz., Feb. 17, 2026.
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Brittlebush wildflowers are in bloom across Southern Arizona, West Grant Road, Tucson, Ariz., March 4, 2026.
Grace Trejo / ÃÛÌÒÓ°ÏñAVWildflowers in bloom
Brittlebush wildflowers are in bloom across Southern Arizona, West Grant Road, Tucson, Ariz., March 4, 2026.
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