Sierra Nevada WildflowersThe Sierra Nevada wildflowers season is from March to August. For six months the Yosemite Valley, Tuolumne Meadows and the Sierra Nevada mountains are blanketed with California wildflowers. There are over 260 known varieties of wildflowers here. You will spot the flowers in the meadows, along hiking trails, next to streams, tucked in between rocks and on the hillsides. May and June are the most eye popping months for the the flowers in Yosemite Valley. Late July and August are the show stopping flowering hillsides as you travel higher to Tuolumne Meadows and the Sierra Mountains. The higher you go into the Sierras, the less trees you will see. But acres of colorful wildflowers add to the beauty of the domed mountains and rolling hills. So what is a wildflower? It is a flower that is able to grow in nature on its own. Nobody needs to tend to it. The wind naturally carries the seeds and the flowers bloom where they fall. They are hardy and require no maintenance. They do well in poor soil and rocky areas and they come in a variety of colors, shapes and heights.
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