COMMON SPRING AND SUMMER WILDFLOWERS
OF GRAND CANYON'S SOUTH RIM

Wild Candytuft

Wild Candytuft

Blooms early. Small flower ball 1½".

Blue Thickleaf Penstemon

Thickleaf Penstemon

Tubular blue flowers relished by wildlife.

Sego Lily

Sego Lily

Three 1-2 inch petals, single flower.

Lupine Flowers

Lupine or Bluebonnet

Leaves look like tiny palm trees.

Arizona Thistle

Arizona Thistle

Narrower flower than other thistles.

Larkspur

Barestem Larkspur

Has a spur behind each flower.

Stemless Daisy

Stemless Daisy

About 3” diameter, early in spring.

Prickly Pear Cactus

Desert Prickly Pear

A sprawling cactus with 6-inch pads.

Phlox

Desert Phlox

White or pink. Flowers are one half inch.

Fleabane

Hairy Fleabane

Common all spring and summer.

Bluebells

MacDougall’s Bluebells

Blue flowers hang from 6 inch plant.

Evening Primrose

Evening Primrose

Three inch flowers last 1 night.

Indian Paintbrush

Indian Paintbrush

Blooms in spring and again in summer.

Salsify

Salsify

Makes a large fluffy seedhead.

Filaree

Filaree

Tiny. Blooms early in spring.



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