Wildflowers

The colorful fields of wildflowers growing in Jackson Hole, Wyoming and surrounding areas are amazing to behold, with the beautiful colors and the smell of spring in the air.

  • Visit Yellowstone in the spring and early summer to see wildflowers in bloom
  • Grand Teton National Park is a blaze of color, from the valley to alpine zone
  • See photos and paintings of wildflowers in Jackson galleries
  • Take care of the fields of wildflowers and don’t pick or trample them

Overview

As the snow melts and rivers grow, the valley floor of Jackson Hole seems to change color overnight. Reds, oranges, yellows, whites, pinks, blues and purples carpet the ground and mountainsides.

Interesting Facts

The wildflowers of Grand Teton National Park usually bloom May through September, with the blooming flowers changing from week to week.

A common wildflower found in meadows and near sagebrush is the Silvery Lupine, each flower a gorgeous bluish purple.

Indian Paintbrush can be found anywhere on the valley floor up to 11,000 feet elevation.

The Scarlet Gilia has an intense red color and is sometimes called a skyrocket because of its trumpet-shaped tube.

Best Place for Viewing Jackson Hole Wildflowers

You’ll find wildflowers growing everywhere! Of course, the time of year, the types of soil and precipitation play a part in where you’ll find them.

You can experience Yellowstone in bloom in the spring and early summer. In Grand Teton National Park, you have three distinct zones where the flowers grow – the forest floor, the sagebrush valley and the alpine zone.

If you love photographs and paintings of the many flowers in the area, you’ll discover a wide array of galleries in downtown Jackson displaying the brilliant images.

Respecting Wildflowers

  • Don’t cut across fields of wildflowers. You’ll destroy the finely tuned balance of the growing plant life.
  • Please don’t pick them. Leave them for others to enjoy.

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