Peak Daffodil Bloom In mid-April
Blooming Bulbs in March, April, and May
Revel in an explosion of color at Red Butte Garden and Arboretum and our dazzling display of more than half a million blooming bulbs, including some 250,000 daffodils. Bring a camera, a picnic, a friend or the little ones to wander the Garden's paved paths or hike a trail in the Natural Area.
By mid-March, thousands of miniature bulbs begin bloom. Reticulated iris, Siberian squill, and glory-of-the-snow are not to be missed in the Rose Garden. Miniature bulbs are soon followed by thousands of daffodils and other blooming bulbs throughout Red Butte Garden.
Peak daffodil bloom usually happens in mid-April, and you are likely to find thousands of other blooming bulbs during this time as well - depending on the weather.
Different bulb varieties peak at different times, so visit often this spring to discover what's blooming every day. You won't find many tulips in Red Butte Garden. Tulip bulbs are delicious to deer and squirrels, so we avoid planting them here.
Almost every fall, Red Butte Garden volunteers and staff plant additional bulbs throughout the Garden, and now we're up to a colorful array of over 590,000 blooming bulbs! Of those, over 250,000 are daffodils. Other bulbs include Allium, Anemone, Calochortus, Camassia, Chionodoxa, Cyclamen, Erythronium, Fritillaria, Galanthus, Hyacinth, Hyacinthoides, Ipheion, Iris, Leucojum, Muscari, Scilla, Triteleia, and more.
Further complimenting the blooming bulbs are blossoming trees, shrubs, and vines such as magnolia, flowering pear, crabapple, hawthorn, viburnum, wisteria, foxtail lily, lilac, and more!
Since 2013, Red Butte Garden has been recognized as an Official Display Garden by the American Daffodil Society. Our display includes 157 different cultivars from all 13 official divisions recognized by the Royal Horticultural Society of England. Our display also includes 14 recipients of the Wister and Panil Awards, which recognizes outstanding American hybridizers and daffodil selections.
Learn more about the Daffodil Display at Red Butte Garden.
Visit our Spring Blooming Bulbs page to learn about the many different varieties of bulbs and blooms.
See our Blooming Bulb Timeline