For this to be a true effort in providing habitat to native pollinators and birds we must be able to identify the species involved as well as quantify the results. What is a measure of success? How many life cycles constitute a stable population? Of course the first goal is to see species the first […]
Waiting out winter
These annuals find a nice sunny spot to wait out the winter cold. The reddish Coleus plant is a great one for propagating via cuttings. Behind it is a begonia I believe.
Anaphalis margaritacea
Anaphalis margaritacea (Su,D,S,N) 12 – 36″ white summer blooms Leaf structure is fine, with a greenish-gray hue. Native to Colorado and much of the US – this is a good host plant and white blooming. Pearly Everlasting is drought tolerant as it prefers full sun and dry, even rocky or poor soil conditions. Moderate shade […]
Eriogonum umbellatum
Eriogonum umbellatum A colorado native Sulphur-flower buckwheat is a native, low-growing, woody perennial in the buckwheat family (Polygonaceae). The plant typically forms low, broad mats with individual clumps ranging from 4 inches to 2 ft (but up to 4 ft) tall and wide. Leaves are basal, 1 inch long, and softly wooly or hairless. […]
Ratibida columnifera
Native. This is a good plant for native bees. Also known as Rudbeckia columnaris, flowers can range from yellow to a reddish brown In my garden I will be testing this as replacement for the non-native cosmos that reliably reseed and put on a beautiful show from late July to October. The cosmos’ foliage is […]
Cosmos Bipinnatus
Cosmos (cosmos bipinnatus), a native to Mexico and the southern states, are a happy annual that readily reseed here in Colorado. I have been growing these in my front garden for more than 8 years from an original purchase of 10 plants. These are a showy addition that attract painted lady butterflies. But do not have […]
A foreign allium while waiting for natives.
Planting the Rosy Dream allium Native alternative: Allium cernuum – good for native bees. Grow in moist soils . allium-carolinianum is a native of asia – is a lower growing allium standing at 14 -16″ Its light color will look most striking against a darker background. These bloom from mid-spring until early summer. April – […]
Colorado native plant demonstration gardens
Bulbs for spring feeding
Iris reticulata Purple-blue flowers. Late winter/early spring Sun/Part Shade Ht: 6-7″ Size: 6/+ Qty: 26 Spacing:3-4″ Pl.depth:3″ Product Grown From Cultivated Stock Ref: 9178 ALLIUM ‘ROSY DREAM’ Violet-pink flower heads Late spring/early summer Full Sun Ht: 14-16″ Size: 6/+ Qty: 26 Spacing:14-16″ PI.depth:4 Product Grown From Cultivated Stock Camassia ‘Blue Melody’ 14-18″ h x 6-18″ […]
Seeds for the new Prairie garden
Originally Posted on 4/15/2019. These can be planted this fall. Sideoats Grama Seed (Bouteloua curtipendula) Item #: 21520 Grass Seed Weight: 1 Oz $4.00 Purple Prairie Clover Seed (Dalea purpurea) Item #: 16860 Seed Weight: 1/4 Oz $6.00 Switchgrass Seed (Panicum virgatum) Item #: 27570 Grass Seed Weight: 1 Oz $4.00 Fall Planting: Purchase […]
