Allium Cernuum (Nodding Onion) Native to Colorado Can be planted in damp clays 1 -2′ tall pink blooms Best planted in mass This full sun bulb of the onion family blooms in late summer, Jul to August. It is good for pollinators and deer resistant. The delicate blooms vary from white to pink. If […]
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 […]
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 – Pearly Everlasting (Su,D,S,N) 24″ tall x 12 – 36″ spread, mounded with bright leaves and white summer blooms from June to October. *Host plant host plant Blooms: Summer (Su) Moisture: Medium to Dry (M-D) Soil Type: Sand (S) Range: Native (N) Started as: Seed Deer resistant Propagations via seed Plant in thin […]
Sulphur Buckwheat Eriogonum umbellatum (Su,D,RS,N) A colorado native Full sun Rocky slopes, shallow sandy soils Moisture: Dry Host Plant to lupine blue butterfly 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 […]
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 (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 […]
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 – […]
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″ […]
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