Monarda fistulosa Wild Bergamot, Beebalm (Sf,DM,A,N) 2 – 4 ft H x 2 – 3 ft W. Spider-like lavender blooms in late summer on single flowering stocks. Great plant to bring in wildlife. Blooms: Late Summer to early fall (Sf) Moisture: Dry to Medium (DM) Soil Type: All soil types when local ecotype is available… Continue reading Monarda fistulosa – Wild Bergamot
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Plants native to Colorado
Elymus trachycaulus -Slender wheatgrass
Elymus trachycaulus – Slender wheatgrass (Su,DM,A,N) 12-40″ Tall x 12″ Spread, light blue-green wide leaves. Slender wheatgrass is a perennial, cool-season, short-lived, coarse, tufted bunchgrass. Leaves are from 3 to 13 inches long and upto a half inch wide, with basal leaves longer than upper leaves. The culms are erect, ranging from 6 to 48… Continue reading Elymus trachycaulus -Slender wheatgrass
Prunus americana Wild Plum
Prunus americana American Plum / Wild Plum On sale in 2021 at Tagawa Gardens – this most intoxicatingly scented spring bloomer is a hardy, woody tall shrub or flowering tree. Blooming in March, this is early food source for native bees waking up in Spring. https://tagawagardens.com/documents/2021_Nursery_Trees_Shrubs_List.pdf This year we had a large wet snowstorm on… Continue reading Prunus americana Wild Plum
Asclepias tuberosa
Asclepias tuberosa- common butterflyweed is an essential part of the Colorado Garden. So lovely and bright, it also is a workhorse for providing to our natural food web. I am planting this in both a sandy site and a heavy clay – two different varieties. I have seeds from Plants from Prairie Nursery
Bouteloua curtipendula – Sideoats grama
Bouteloua curtipendula – Side-oats Grama (Su,DM,A,N) 12-36″ Tall x 12″ Spread, light green spiky leaves. Purple-red spikes form on one side of the stem from late June to early August. When blooming, orange stamens and feathery stigmas form from the spikelets. host plant for a number of butterflies and moths; seeds for birds Blooms: Mid… Continue reading Bouteloua curtipendula – Sideoats grama
Helianthus Annuus
Helianthus Annuus Sunflower (Su,D,AE,N) 2 – 8 ft H x 2 – 4 ft W. Annual. Bright yellow ray flowers surround a composite (many flowered) center. Blooming mid summer to fall. Great plant to bring in wildlife. Blooms: Mid Summer to early fall (Su) Moisture: Dry (D) Soil Type: All soil types when local ecotype… Continue reading Helianthus Annuus
Anaphalis margaritacea – Pearly everlasting
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 Blooms: Summer (Su) Moisture: Medium to Dry (M-D) Soil Type: Sand (S) – being tested in clay (2021) check back! Range: Native (N) Started as: Seed Deer resistant… Continue reading Anaphalis margaritacea – Pearly everlasting
Koeleria macanthra — June grass
Koeleria macanthra – June Grass (Su,DM,A,N) Sun 3′ – 6′ Tall x 12″ Spread, light green spiky leaves. Purple-red spikes form on one side of the stem from late June to early August. When blooming, orange stamens and feathery stigmas form from the spikelets. seed and cover for birds Blooms: June to August (Su) Moisture:… Continue reading Koeleria macanthra — June grass
Dalea Purpurea
Dalea Purpurea – Purple Prairie Clover (Su,D,S,N) 24-36″ Tall x 12″ Spread, Purple flowers from late June to early August. deep tap root forage for bees Blooms: Summer (Su) Moisture: Dry (D) Soil Type: Sand (S) Range: Native (N) Started as: Seed 14 – 30 days Propagation via seed Best planted is soils with excellent… Continue reading Dalea Purpurea
Allium Cernuum
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… Continue reading Allium Cernuum