The Wild Flower Hotline
The Wild Flower Hotline
Theodore Payne Foundation for Wild Flowers & Native Plants
Weekly bloom reports released every Friday, March through May.The acclaimed Theodore Payne Wild Flower Hotline, founded in 1983, offers free weekly online and recorded updates – posted each Friday from March through May – on the best locations for viewing spring wildflowers in Southern and Central California. All locations are on easily accessible public lands and range from urban to wild, distant to right here in Los Angeles.
Wild Flower Hotline May 22, 2026
The acclaimed Theodore Payne Foundation Wild Flower Hotline, founded in 1983, offers free weekly online and recorded updates — posted each Friday from March through May — on the best locations for viewing spring wildflowers in Southern and Central California.All locations are on easily accessible public lands and range from urban to wild, distant to right here in Los Angeles. We balance the spectacle of annual flower displays with perennial plants and their spring color.
May 22
3 min
Wild Flower Hotline May 15, 2026
The acclaimed Theodore Payne Foundation Wild Flower Hotline, founded in 1983, offers free weekly online and recorded updates — posted each Friday from March through May — on the best locations for viewing spring wildflowers in Southern and Central California.All locations are on easily accessible public lands and range from urban to wild, distant to right here in Los Angeles. We balance the spectacle of annual flower displays with perennial plants and their spring color.
May 15
3 min
Wild Flower Hotline May 8, 2026
0:24 Irish Hills Natural Reserve, San Luis Obispo1:15 Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) from Barrel Springs, to Warner Springs, San Diego County2:14 Cuyamaca Rancho State Park, San Diego CountyFor the full illustrated report, visit our website.
May 8
3 min
Wild Flower Hotline May 1, 2026
0:55 Pinnacles National Park (Coast Ranges)3:14 Heaps Peak Arboretum (San Bernardino)4:21 Whiting Ranch Wilderness Park (Orange County)For the full illustrated report, visit our website.
May 1
6 min
Wild Flower Hotline April 24, 2026
The acclaimed Theodore Payne Foundation Wild Flower Hotline, founded in 1983, offers free weekly online and recorded updates — posted each Friday from March through May — on the best locations for viewing spring wildflowers in Southern and Central California.All locations are on easily accessible public lands and range from urban to wild, distant to right here in Los Angeles. We balance the spectacle of annual flower displays with perennial plants and their spring color.
Apr 24
4 min
Wild Flower Hotline April 17, 2026
The acclaimed Theodore Payne Foundation Wild Flower Hotline, founded in 1983, offers free weekly online and recorded updates — posted each Friday from March through May — on the best locations for viewing spring wildflowers in Southern and Central California.All locations are on easily accessible public lands and range from urban to wild, distant to right here in Los Angeles. We balance the spectacle of annual flower displays with perennial plants and their spring color.
Apr 17
6 min
Wild Flower Hotline April 10, 2026
The acclaimed Theodore Payne Foundation Wild Flower Hotline, founded in 1983, offers free weekly online and recorded updates — posted each Friday from March through May — on the best locations for viewing spring wildflowers in Southern and Central California.All locations are on easily accessible public lands and range from urban to wild, distant to right here in Los Angeles. We balance the spectacle of annual flower displays with perennial plants and their spring color.
Apr 10
8 min
Wild Flower Hotline April 3, 2026
The acclaimed Theodore Payne Foundation Wild Flower Hotline, founded in 1983, offers free weekly online and recorded updates — posted each Friday from March through May — on the best locations for viewing spring wildflowers in Southern and Central California.All locations are on easily accessible public lands and range from urban to wild, distant to right here in Los Angeles. We balance the spectacle of annual flower displays with perennial plants and their spring color.
Apr 3
7 min
Wild Flower Hotline March 27, 2026
Welcome to the Theodore Payne Foundation’s Wild Flower Hotline. The Hotline offers weekly on-line and recorded updates on the best locations for viewing spring wildflowers in Southern and Central California. All locations are on easily accessible public lands and range from urban to wild, distant to right here in L.A.
Mar 27
6 min
Wild Flower Hotline March 20, 2026
Let’s stay close to home this week. These are easy trails with lots of shade or coastal breezes.Narrated by Tom Henschel, the Hotline offers weekly on-line and recorded updates on the best locations for viewing spring wildflowers in Southern and Central California. All locations are on easily accessible public lands and range from urban to wild, distant to right here in L.A.Don’t forget to buy your tickets for the Native Plant Garden Tour, taking place April 11th and 12th. Tickets are available online at store dot theodore payne dot org, in-store at Theodore Payne Foundation Sun Valley, or in-store at Los Nogales Nursery.The next report will be available on Friday, March 27th.
Mar 20
6 min
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