What's Blooming? You'll find out here!
Academy Village is located in the valley of the Rincon Mountains, southeast of Tucson, Arizona. It is an area of great biological diversity, near Saguaro National Park-East, Colossal Cave Mountain Park, and Cienaga Creek Nature Preserve.
Use this website to help identify plants you see blooming in or near Academy Village. Click on the month in which you find the plant blooming. Bloom time can be influenced by recent temperatures, precipitation, irrigation, day length, and sun/shade situation. If you don't find your plant, try the month before or after.
Plants are listed under different categories such as Native Plants - Annual Spring Wildflowers or Non-Native Plants. The definition of native plant used here is fairly broad. Plants are considered native if they are found in the Tucson area. Several resources, such as BONAP and Saguaro-East Checklist, provide information. Details are given under each species.
Check What's Blooming frequently. New species will be added and new features, such as a search by flower color, may appear.
What Grows at Academy Village?
You can find information on specific plants by using these plant lists.
You can also use the SEARCH function at the upper right of this page to search for specific plants.