LARGE SHRUBS, SMALL TREES (Deciduous)Hot Wings Tatarian Maple Acer tartaricum ‘Hot Wings’

Peking Cotoneaster Cotoneaster lucidus

Dark Purple Lilac Syringa vulgaris ‘Ludwig Spaeth’

EVERGREENSArcadia Juniper Juniperus sabina ‘Arcadia’

Slowmound Mugo Pine Pinus mugo ‘Slowmound’

SHRUBSMock Bearberry Manzanita Arctostaphylos x coloradoensis

Crimson Pygmy Barberry Berberis thunbergii ‘Crimson Pygmy’

First Choice Blue Mist Spirea Caryopteris x clandonensis ‘First Choice’

Spanish Gold Broom Cytisus purgans ‘Spanish Gold’

Golden Mockorange Philadelphus coronarius ‘Aureus’

Dart’s Gold Ninebark Physocarpus opulifolius ‘Darts Gold’

Green Mound Currant Ribes alpinum ‘Green Mound’

White Meililand Rose Rosa ‘Meililand White’

Hancock Coralberry Symphoricarpos x chenaultii ‘Hancock’

YUCCA, ETCBright Edge Yucca Yucca filamentosa ‘Bright Edge’

Ornamental GrassesIndian Rice Grass Achnatherum hymenoides

Elijah Blue Fescue Festuca glauca ‘Elijah Blue’

Little Bunny Fountain Grass Pennisetum alopecuroides ‘Little Bunny’

The Blues Little Bluestem Schizachyrium scoparium ‘The Blues’

PERENNIALSCoronado Red Hyssop Agastache ‘Pstessene’

Sea Foam Artemisia Artemisia versicolor ‘Sea Foam’

Olympica Blue Harebell Campanula rotundifolia ‘Olympica’

Snow-in-Summer Cerastium tomentosum

Hardy Gazania Gazania linearis

Colorado GoldVariegated Sweet Iris Iris pallida ‘Variegata’

Flamenco Red Hot Poker Kniphofia uvaria ‘Flamenco’

Kobold Gayfeather Liatris spicata ‘Kobold’

Silver edge Horehound Marrubium rotundifolium

Purple Mountain Sun Daisy Osteospermum barberiae compactum

Purple MountainPikes Peak Purple Penstemon x ‘Mexicali’

Pikes Peak PurpleSilver Sage Salvia argentea

Lambs Ears Silver Carpet Stachys byzantina ‘Silver Carpet’

California Fuchsia Zauschneria garrettiiOrange Carpet

TURFGRASSPerennial ryegrass Lolium perenne

BLARGE SHRUBS, SMALL TREES (Deciduous)Gambel Oak Quercus gambelii

EVERGREENSBristlecone Pine Pinus aristata

SHRUBSPanchito Manzanita Arctostaphylos x coloradoensis Panchito

Waxflower Jamesia americana

Creeping Colorado Holly Mahonia repens

Littleleaf Mockorange Philadelphusmicrophyllus

Native Ninebark Physocarpus monogynus

Dakota Sunspot Potentilla Potentilla fruiticosa ‘Fargo’

Creeping Western Sand Cherry Prunus besseyi Pawnee Buttes

Smith Buckthorn Rhamnus smithii

Wax Currant Ribes cereum

Boulder Raspberry Rubus deliciosus

White Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus

ORNAMENTAL GRASSES Big Bluestem Andropogon gerardii

Sideoats Grama Bouteloua curtipendula

Prairie Sky Switch Grass Panicum virgatum ‘Prairie Sky’

Little Bluestem Schizachyrium scoparium

Indian Grass Sorghastrum nutans

PERENNIALSChocolate Flower Berlandiera lyrata

Prairie Wingcups Callirhoe involucrata

Sugarbowls Clematis hirsutissima

Native Blanket Flower Gaillardia aristata

Native Gayfeather Liatris punctata

Western Smooth Penstemon Penstemon glaber

TURF GRASSAlkaligrass Sod Puccinella distans

CLARGE SHRUBS, SMALL TREES (Deciduous)

New Mexico Privet Forestiera pubescens var. pubescens

YUCCA, ETC.Parry’s Agave Agave parryi

Beargrass Nolina microcarpa

Banana Yucca Yucca baccata

Harriman’s Yucca Yucca harrimaniae

Paleleaf Yucca Yucca pallida

Beaked Yucca Yucca rostrata

Twistedleaf Yucca Yucca rupicola

ORNAMENTAL GRASSESBoulder Blue Fescue Festuca glauca ‘Boulder Blue’

Mexican Feather Grass Nassella tenuissima

Dallas Blues Switch Grass Panicum virgatum ‘Dallas Blues’

PERENNIALSDesert Candle Eremurus stenophyllus

Blue Cap Sea Holly Eryngium planum ‘ Blaukappe’

Cushion Spurge Euphorbia polychrome

Pernnial Flax Linum perenne var. lewisii

Platinum Sage Salvia daghestanica

Vermillion Bluffs Mexican Sage Salvia darey ‘Pscarl’

Lavender Cotton Santolina chamaecyparissus

Baby Tears Stonecrop Sedum album ‘Chloroticum’

Oakleaf Stonecrop Sedum hybridum

Dragon’s Blood Sedum Sedum spurium ‘Dragon’s Blood’

Tricolor Stonecrop Sedum spurium ‘Tricolor’

TURF GRASSBuffalo grass Buchloe dactyloides ‘Legacy’

DLARGE SHRUBS, SMALL TREES (Deciduous)Red-Leaved Rose Rosa glauca

EVERGREENSIcee Blue Juniper Juniperus horizontalis

Icee Blue Pinion Pine Pinus edulis

SHRUBSPurple Butterfly Bush Buddleia davidii ‘Black Knight’

Dark Knight Blue Mist Spirea Caryopteris x clandonensis ‘Dark Knight’

Nearly Wild Rose Rosa ‘Nearly Wild’

ORNAMENTAL GRASSESSilver Spike Grass Achnathoerum calamagrostis

Feather Reed Grass Calamagrostis acutiflora ‘Karl Foerster’

Idaho Fescue Festuca idahoensis

Blue Avena Grass Helictotrichon sempervirens

Prairie Dropseed Sporobolus heterolepis

PERENNIALSMoonshine Yarrow Achillea ‘Moonshine’

Sonoran Sunset Hyssop Agastache cana ‘Sinning’

Sunset Hyssop Agastache rupestris

Sea Foam Artemisia Artemisia versicolor ‘Sea Foam’

Powis Castle Sage Artemisia ‘Powis Castle’

Red Valerian Centranthus ruber

Moonbeam coreopsis Coreopsis verticillata ‘Moonbeam’

Deep Pink Pinks Dianthus gratianopolitanus ‘Firewitch’

Yellow Cranesbill Erodium chrysanthum

aVeta Lace Geranium Geranium magniflorum

Snow Angel Coral Bells Heuchera sanguinea ‘Snow Angel’

Regal torchilly (Regal Red Hot Poker) Kniphofia caulescens

Lavendar Lavandula angustifolia ‘Nana’

Sea Lavendar Limonium latifolium

Select Blue Catmint Nepeta x faassenii ‘Select Blue’

Cascading Ornamental Oregano Origanum libanoticum

Avalanche White Sun Daisy Osteospermum ‘Avalanche’

Mountain Lover Paxistima canbyi

Red Rocks Penstemon Penstemon x mexicali

Shadow MountainPenstemon Penstemon x mexicali ‘Psmyers’

Himalayan Sage (Cashmere Sage)Phlomis cashmeriana

Black Eyed Susan Rudbeckia fulgida ‘Goldstrum’

Plantinum Sage Salvia daghestanica

Snow Daisy Tanacetum niveum

Gray Creeping Germander Teucrium aroanium

Crater Lake Blue Speedwell Veronica austriaca ‘Crater Lake Blue’

Silver Speedwell Veronica spicata incana

ELARGE SHRUBS, SMALL TREES (DECIDUOUS)Russian Hawthorn Crataegus ambigua

Dwarf Burning Bush Euonymus alatus ‘Compactus’

EVERGREENSBar Harbour Juniper Juniperus horizontalis ‘Bar Harbour’

SHRUBSKinnikinnik Arctostaphylos uva-ursi

Dwarf Golden Barberry Berberis thunbergii

Golden NuggetIssai Beautyberry Callicarpa dichotoma ‘Issai’

Tom Thumb Cotoneaster Cotoneaster adpressus ‘Tom Thumb’

Compact Oregon Grape Holly Mahonia aquifolium ‘Compacta’

Ruby Voodoo Rose Rosa Ruby Voodoo

Magic Carpet Spirea Spiraea japonica Magic Carpet

Ornamental GrassesNorthern Sea Oats Chasmanthium latifolium

Maiden Grass Miscanthus sinensis ‘Gracillimus’

PERENNIALS Dwarf Coreopsis Coreopsis auricalata ‘Nana’

Max Frei Bloody Cranesbill Geranium sanguineum ‘Max Frei’

Siberian Iris Iris sibirica ‘Ceasar’s Brother’

May Night Meadow Sage Salvia x sylvesstris ‘May Night’

Purple Winter Savory Satureja montana v. illyrica

Corsican Violet Viola corsica

TURFGRASSFine Fescue Blend Festuca sp.

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FLARGE SHRUBS, SMALL TREES (DECIDUOUS)Autumn Brilliance Serviceberry Amelanchier x grandiflora ‘Autumn Brilliance’

EVERGREENSWilton Carpet Juniper Juniperus horizontalis ‘Wiltonii’

Tam Juniper Juniperus Sabina ‘Tamariscifolia’

ShrubsIvory Halo Dogwood Cornus alba Ivory Halo

ORNAMENTAL GRASSESDwarf Fountain Grass Pennisetum alopercuroides ‘Hameln’

PERENNIALSDwarf Gold Daylily Hemerocallis ‘Stella de Oro’

Lavendar Lavendula angustifolia ‘Hidcote’

TURFGRASSKentucky Bluegrass sod Poa pratensis

GEVERGREENWichita Blue Juniper Juniperus scopulorum ‘Wichita Blue’

SHRUBSFringed SageArtemisia frigida

Rabbitbrush Chrysothamnus nauseosus

PERENNIALGlobe Mallow Sphaeralcea coccinea

TURFGRASSBlue Grama and Buffalograss from seed Bouteloua gracilis and Buchloe dactyloides

HLARGE SHRUBS, SMALL TREES (DECIDUOUS)Siberian PeashrubCaragana arborescens

SHRUBSLeadplant Amorpha canescens

Winterfat Ceratoides lanata

Littleleaf Mountain

Mahogany Cercocarpus intricatus

Fernbush Chamaebatiaria millefolium

Dwarf Rabbitbrush Chrysothamnus nauseosus var. nauseosus

Dwarf Kelsey’s Dogwood Cornus sericea ‘Kelseyi’

Bluestem Joint Fir Ephedra equisetina

Apache Plume Fallugia paradoxa

YUCCA, ETC.Red Yacca Hesperaloe parviflora

Cactus Opuntia sp.

Soapweed Yucca Yucca glauca

ORNAMENTAL GRASSESGiant Sacaton Sporobolus wrightii

PERENNIALSSulphur Flower Eriogonum umbellatum

Wild Four-O-Clock Mirabilis multiflora

Silver Bladde Evening Primrose Oenothera macrocarpa spp. Incana

Silverton Bluemat Penstemon Penstemon linarioides var. coloradoensis

Hens and Chicks Sempervivium sp.

Partridge Feather Tanacetum densum spp. Amani

Paper Flower Zinnia grandifloraTurfgrass

TURFGRASSTexas hybrid bluegrass Poa pratoris L. x Poa arachniera Torr.

Thank you for visiting Northern Water’s Conservation Gardens and the Xeriscape Plaza. The plaza features eight “Colorado-friendly” and water-wise landscapes, that can easily be incorportated into your landscape.

These plants are readily available at Colorado nurseries and are low-water use and native to Colorado or western climates.

Tours of the Conservation Gardens are available by calling 800-369-7246.

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XeriscapePlaza

Plant List

Native Plant DisplayB

Ornamental GardenA

Southwest LandscapeH

Perennial GardenD

Water Wise LandscapeE

Yucca Garden

Prairie LandscapeG

CKIS Landscape

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XeriscapePlaza

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