Quick answer: 6 native Nevada plants have a recorded bloom range that includes February.
6 species
- Baby blue eyes Nemophila menziesii · 3 states
- Brittlebush Encelia farinosa · 4 states
- California poppy Eschscholzia californica · 6 states
- Desert sand verbena Abronia villosa · 4 states
- Fremont cottonwood Populus fremontii · 7 states
- Western redbud Cercis occidentalis · 4 states
February in a Nevada native garden
February is a quieter month in Nevada: 6 of the state's 97 native plants flower in February, compared with 75 at the June peak. That makes these plants valuable for keeping color, and food for pollinators, going outside the main season.
6 start blooming in February, including Baby blue eyes, Brittlebush and California poppy.
For wildlife, 5 support pollinators and 2 provide food or cover for birds.
3 of the 6 have a seed or plant listing we verified as the wild species.
Good places to start
Verified wild-species listings that take sun and are widely native, so they are forgiving first plants.
- California poppy Eschscholzia californica · Sun · blooms Feb-Sep
- Brittlebush Encelia farinosa · Sun · blooms Feb-May
- Baby blue eyes Nemophila menziesii · Sun, Part Shade · blooms Feb-Jun