180+ Native Plant Species Commonly Grown in Colorado This list is a work in progress, so not all plants have data for all columns. To learn more, check out our partner organizations’ websites.
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Scientific Name
Common Name
Growth Form
Sun Requirement
Water Requirement
Max Height
and Width (ft)
Season of Bloom
Flower Color Wildlife Use
Achillea lanulosa
Western Yarrow
Achnatherum hymenoides
Indian Ricegrass
Grass/Grass Like
Agastache aurantiaca
Coronado Hyssop
Agastache rupestris
Sunset Hyssop
Agastache urticifolia
Nettle-Leaf Hyssop
Allium cernuum
Nodding Onion
Amelanchier alnifolia
Saskatoon Serviceberry Shrub, Tree
Full Sun, Part Sun
Low, Moderate 20 x 12
May, June, July
White Shades
Grassland Birds, Shrubland Birds, Riparian Birds,
Woodland Birds, Small Mammals, Large Mammals,
Pollinators/ Invertebrates
Amelanchier utahensis
Utah Serviceberry
Shrub, Tree Full Sun Very Low 12 x 12 May, June,
July White Shades
Grassland Birds, Shrubland Birds, Riparian Birds,
Woodland Birds, Small Mammals, Large Mammals,
Pollinators/ Invertebrates
Amorpha canescens
Leadplant or Silvery
Leadplant Shrub Full Sun Low,
Moderate 2 x 4 June, July,
August Purple Shades
Pollinators/ Invertebrates, Large
Mammals, Small Mammals,
Grassland Birds, Shrubland Birds
Amorpha fruticosa Leadplant Shrub Full Sun Moderate 15 x 15
May, June, July
Purple Shades
Pollinators/ Invertebrates, Fish,
Riparian Birds, Large Mammals,
Deer Tolerant
Amorpha nana Dwarf Wild
Indigo Shrub Full Sun, Part
Sun, Shade Very Low,
Low 2 x 2 May, June,
July Purple Shades
Pollinators/ Invertebrates
Amsonia jonesii
Jones' Bluestar
Herbaceous Full Sun Very Low 1.5 x 1.5 April, May
Blue Shades, White Shades
Pollinators/ Invertebrates, Deer
Tolerant, Rabbit Tolerant
Anaphalis margaritacea
Pearly Everlasting
Andropogon gerardii Big bluestem
Grass/Grass Like Full Sun
Very Low, Low 5 x 3
July, August,
September
Inconspicious
Grassland Birds, Shrubland Birds, Woodland Birds, Riparian Birds,
Small Mammals, Large Mammals,
Pollinators/Invertebrates, Wetland
Birds, Deer Tolerant
Anemone canadensis
Windflower
Anemone multifida Windflower
Antennaria parvifolia
Small-leaf Pussytoes,
McClintock's Pussytoes
Herbaceous, Groundcover
Full Sun, Part Sun, Shade
Very Low, Low
0.5 x 1 May, June, July
Pink Shades, White Shades
Pollinators/ Invertebrates
Aquilegia caerulea
Rocky Mountain or
Colorado Blue
Columbine
Herbaceous Full Sun, Part
Sun, Shade Low,
Moderate 2.5 x 1.5 June, July,
August
Blue Shades, White Shades
Pollinators/ Invertebrates
Aquilegia canadensis
Red Columbine
Aquilegia chrysantha
Yellow or Golden
Columbine Herbaceous Full Sun, Part
Sun, Shade Very Low,
Low 2 x 2 June, July Yellow
Shades Pollinators/
Invertebrates
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Kinnikinnick
Shrub, Groundcover
Full Sun, Part Sun
Low, Moderate 0.5 x 6
May, June, July,
August
Pink Shades, White Shades
Pollinators/ Invertebrates, Small
Mammals, Medium-Sized
Mammals, Large Mammals,
Woodland Birds
Arctostaphylos x
coloradoensis 'Chieftain'
Chieftain Manzanita
Shrub Full Sun, Part Sun, Shade
Very Low 4 x 6 April, May, June
Pink Shades
Pollinators/ Invertebrates, Large
Mammals, Woodland Birds, Small Mammals, Shrubland Birds
Arctostaphylos x
coloradoensis 'Panchito'
Panchito Manzanita
Shrub Full Sun, Part Sun
Very Low 1 x 5 April, May, June
Pink Shades
Pollinators/ Invertebrates, Large
Mammals, Woodland Birds, Small Mammals, Shrubland Birds
Armeria maritima ssp.
sibirica
Siberian Sea Thrift Herbaceous Full Sun
Low, Moderate
1 x 1 April, May Pink
Shades Pollinators/
Invertebrates
Artemisia cana
Hoary Sagebrush or Silver Sage
Shrub Full Sun Very Low,
Low 4 x 3 July,
August, September
Yellow Shades
Grassland Birds, Shrubland Birds, Large Mammals, Small Mammals,
Pollinators/ Invertebrates
Artemisia filifolia
Sand Sagebrush Shrub Full Sun Very Low 5 x 3
July, August,
September
Inconspicious
Grassland Birds, Shrubland Birds, Woodland Birds, Small Mammals,
Pollinators/ Invertebrates
Artemisia frigida Fringed Sage
Herbaceous, Subshrub Full Sun Very Low 1.5 x 2
July, August,
September, October
Yellow Shades
Grassland Birds, Shrubland Birds, Woodland Birds, Large Mammals,
Pollinators/ Invertebrates, Deer
Tolerant
Artemisia ludoviciana
Prairie Sage or Cudweed
Sagewort
Herbaceous, Subshrub
Full Sun Very Low,
Low 3 x 3
July, August,
September, October
White Shades
Small Mammals, Medium-Sized
Mammals, Large Mammals,
Grassland Birds, Shrubland Birds, Woodland Birds,
Pollinators/ Invertebrates, Deer
Tolerant
Artemisia porteri Porter's Sage
Artemisia tridentata ssp.
tridentata
Tall Western Sagebrush Shrub Full Sun Low 10 x 10
July, August,
September, October
Inconspicious
Grassland Birds, Shrubland Birds, Large Mammals, Small Mammals,
Deer Tolerant, Rabbit Tolerant
Artemisia x 'Shambhala'
Shambala Sage
Asclepias incarnata
Rose Milkweed
Asclepias speciosa
Showy Milkweed
Asclepias tuberosa
Butterfly Milkweed Herbaceous Full Sun Very Low 1.5 x 2
June, July, August
Orange Shades
Pollinators/ Invertebrates, Deer
Tolerant
Astragalus drummondii
Drummond's Milkvetch
Atriplex canescens
Fourwing Saltbush
Shrub Full Sun Very Low 6 x 4 May, June,
July, August
Yellow Shades
Grassland Birds, Shrubland Birds, Small Mammals, Large Mammals,
Pollinators/ Invertebrates, Medium-Sized
Mammals
Baptisia australis
Blue False Indigo
Berberis repens
Oregon Grape
Shrub, Groundcover
Full Sun, Shade Low 1.5 x 1.5
April, May, June
Yellow Shades
Grassland Birds, Riparian Birds,
Shrubland Birds, Woodland Birds, Medium-Sized
Mammals, Large Mammals, Small
Mammals, Pollinators/
Invertebrates
Berlandiera lyrata
Chocolate Flower Herbaceous Full Sun Very Low 2 x 1.5
May, June, July,
August
Yellow Shades
Pollinators/ Invertebrates, Deer
Tolerant
Bouteloua curtipendula
Side Oats Grama
Grass/Grass Like
Full Sun Very Low 3 x 2
July, August,
September, October
Inconspicious,
Orange Shades
Grassland Birds, Shrubland Birds, Woodland Birds, Small Mammals, Medium-Sized
Mammals, Large Mammals, Pollinators/
Invertebrates, Deer Tolerant
Bouteloua gracilis
Blue Grama Grass
Grass/Grass Like
Buchloe dactyloides Buffalograss
Grass/Grass Like
Calamovilfa longifolia
Prairie Sandreed
Grass/Grass Like
Full Sun Very Low 8 x 16 July,
August, September
Inconspicious
Riparian Birds, Wetland Birds,
Large Mammals, Small Mammals,
Pollinators/ Invertebrates
Callirhoe involucrata
Purple Poppymallo
w
Herbaceous, Groundcover Full Sun Very Low 1 x 3
May, June, July,
August
Red Shades
Pollinators/ Invertebrates
Campanula rotundifolia Harebell Herbaceous
Full Sun, Part Sun
Very Low, Low 1.5 x 0.8
June, July, August
Blue Shades
Pollinators/ Invertebrates, Deer
Tolerant
Cercocarpus intricatus
Littleleaf Mountain Mahogany
Shrub Full Sun Low 7 x 6 May, June Inconspi
cious
Pollinators/ Invertebrates, Pollinators/
Invertebrates, Large Mammals, Small
Mammals, Shrubland Birds, Woodland Birds
Cercocarpus ledifolius
Curl-leaf Mountain Mahogany
Shrub Full Sun Low 20 x 12 May, June Inconspi
cious
Pollinators/ Invertebrates, Large
Mammals, Small Mammals,
Shrubland Birds, Woodland Birds
Cercocarpus montanus
Mountain Mahogany Shrub Full Sun Very Low 7 x 7 May, June
Inconspicious
Grassland Birds, Shrubland Birds, Woodland Birds, Small Mammals, Large Mammals,
Pollinators/ Invertebrates, Medium-Sized
Mammals
Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus
Yellow Rabbitbrush
Shrub Full Sun Very Low,
Low 5 x 2
July, August,
September
Yellow Shades
Pollinators/ Invertebrates, Medium-Sized
Mammals, Large Mammals, Wetland
Birds, Shrubland Birds
Clematis hirsutissima
Sugarbowls Clematis
Herbaceous, Subshrub
Full Sun, Part Sun, Shade Very Low 2 x 1.5
April, May, June
Blue Shades, Purple Shades
Pollinators/ Invertebrates
Clematis ligusticifolia
W. Virgin's Bower
Clematis scottii Sugarbowls
Coreopsis lanceolata
Lanceleaved Coreopsis
Coreopsis tinctoria
Plains Coreopsis
Dalea candida White Prairie Clover
Dalea purpurea
Purple Prairie Clover
Herbaceous, Subshrub
Full Sun Very Low 3 x 2 May, June,
July, August
Purple Shades
Pollinators/ Invertebrates,
Grassland Birds, Riparian Birds,
Small Mammals, Shrubland Birds
Datura wrightii
Sacred Datura
Delphinium virescens
Prairie Larkspur
Deschampsia cespitosa
Tufted Hairgrass
Grass/Grass Like
Distichlis Stricta
Inland Saltgrass
Grass/Grass Like
Echinacea angustifolia
Narrowleaf Coneflower
Ephedra viridis Mormon Tea Shrub Full Sun Very Low 5 x 5 n/a n/a
Large Mammals, Small Mammals, Shrubland Birds
Ericameria nauseosa
'Baby Blue'
Baby Blue Rabbitbrush
Shrub Full Sun Very Low 2 x 2
July, August,
September, October
Yellow Shades
Grassland Birds, Shrubland Birds, Riparian Birds,
Woodland Birds, Small Mammals, Medium-Sized
Mammals, Pollinators/
Invertebrates
Ericameria nauseosa var.
gravolens
Green Rubber
Rabbitbrush Shrub Full Sun Very Low 6 x 6
July, August,
September, October
Yellow Shades
Grassland Birds, Shrubland Birds, Riparian Birds,
Woodland Birds, Small Mammals, Medium-Sized
Mammals, Pollinators/
Invertebrates
Ericameria nauseosa var. nauseosa or var. speciosa
Rubber Rabbitbrush Shrub Full Sun Very Low 6 x 6
July, August,
September, October
Yellow Shades
Grassland Birds, Shrubland Birds, Riparian Birds,
Woodland Birds, Small Mammals, Medium-Sized
Mammals, Pollinators/
Invertebrates
Erigeron compositus
Fernleaf Fleabane
Erigeron speciosus
Showy Fleabane
Erigeron vetensis
Early Bluetop Fleabane
Eriogonum arcuatum
James' Buckwheat
Eriogonum effusum
Spreading Buckwheat
Eriogonum umbellatum var. aureum 'Psdowns' KANNAH
CREEK
KANNAH CREEK® Buckwheat
Groundcover Full Sun Very Low,
Low 1 x 2
June, July, August,
September, October
Yellow Shades,
Red Shades
Pollinators/ Invertebrates,
Grassland Birds, Shrubland Birds, Medium-Sized
Mammals, Small Mammals, Large
Mammals, Woodland Birds
Eriogonum umbellatum
var. umbellatum
Sulphur Flower
Herbaceous, Subshrub
Full Sun Very Low, Low
1 x 2
June, July, August,
September, October
Yellow Shades
Pollinators/ Invertebrates,
Grassland Birds, Shrubland Birds, Medium-Sized
Mammals, Small Mammals, Large
Mammals, Woodland Birds
Eryngium yuccifolium
Rattlesnake Master
Erysimum capitatum
Western Wallflower
Eustoma grandiflorum
Tulip Gentian
Eutrochium maculatum
Joe Pye Weed
Fallugia paradoxa
Apache Plume Shrub
Full Sun, Part Sun
Low, Moderate 6 x 6
May, June, July,
August, September
Pink Shades, White Shades
Pollinators/ Invertebrates,
Shrubland Birds, Small Mammals, Large Mammals
Gaillardia aristata
Indian Blanketflow
er Herbaceous Full Sun Very Low 2 x 2
May, June, July,
August, September
Red Shades, Yellow Shades
Pollinators/ Invertebrates
Galium boreale
Northern Bedstraw
Gentiana affinis
Meadow Gentian
Geum triflorum
Prairie Smoke
Herbaceous Full Sun, Part Sun, Shade
Very Low, Low
1.5 x 0.66 May, June,
July, August
Pink Shades
Pollinators/ Invertebrates
Glandularia bipinnatifida
Dakota Mock
Vervain
Herbaceous, Groundcover
Full Sun Very Low 2 x 1.5
May, June, July,
August, September
Pink Shades, Purple Shades
Pollinators/ Invertebrates,
Grassland Birds, Shrubland Birds,
Deer Tolerant
Helenium autumnale Sneezeweed
Helianthus maximiliani
Maximilian Sunflower
Herbaceous Full Sun Very Low 7 x 6 August,
September, October
Yellow Shades
Wetland Birds, Large Mammals, Grassland Birds, Shrubland Birds,
Pollinators/ Invertebrates, Deer
Tolerant Helianthus
nutallii Nuttals
Sunflower
Helianthus petiolaris
Prairie Sunflower
Helianthus pumilus
Little Sunflower
Heterotheca villosa
Hairy Goldenaster
Holodiscus dumosus Rock Spirea Shrub
Part Sun, Shade
Very Low, Low 6 x 6
June, July, August,
September
White Shades,
Pink Shades
Pollinators/ Invertebrates, Large
Mammals, Amphibians/Reptile
s, Medium-Sized Mammals, Small
Mammals
Ipomea leptophylla
Bush Morning
Glory
Ipomopsis aggregata ssp.
aggregata Scarlet Gilia Herbaceous Part Sun, Full
Sun Low 3 x 1.5
May, June, July,
August, September
Red Shades,
Pink Shades, Yellow Shades
Pollinators/ Invertebrates
Iris missouriensis
Rocky Mountain
Iris Herbaceous Full Sun, Part
Sun
Low, Moderate,
High 2 x 2 May, June Blue
Shades Pollinators/
Invertebrates
Jamesia americana
var. americana
Cliffbush Shrub Part Sun, Shade
Low 8 x 6 March, April, May
White Shades
Riparian Birds, Shrubland Birds, Woodland Birds, Small Mammals, Large Mammals
Juniperus communis var.
depressa
Common Juniper
Shrub, Tree, Groundcover
Full Sun, Part Sun
Very Low, Low 1.5 x 9 n/a n/a
Large Mammals, Woodland Birds, Shrubland Birds, Small Mammals
Juniperus scopulorum
Rocky Mountain Juniper
Shrub, Tree Full Sun Low,
Moderate 30 x 12 n/a n/a
Riparian Birds, Shrubland Birds, Woodland Birds, Small Mammals, Large Mammals
Lewisia cotyledon
Siskiyou Lewisia
Liatris ligulistylis
Rocky Mountain
Blazing Star
Liatris punctata
Dotted Blazing Star
or Dotted Gayfeather
Herbaceous Full Sun Low 1.5 x 1 June, July, August
Purple Shades
Pollinators/ Invertebrates,
Woodland Birds, Small Mammals,
Deer Tolerant, Rabbit Tolerant
Liatris pycnostachya
Prairie Blazing Star
Linum lewisii Blue Flax Herbaceous Full Sun Very Low 2 x 1.5 June, July, August
Blue Shades
Grassland Birds, Shrubland Birds, Woodland Birds,
Pollinators/ Invertebrates, Small
Mammals
Lobelia cardinalis
Cardinalflower Herbaceous
Full Sun, Part Sun Moderate 4 x 2
June, July, August
Red Shades
Pollinators/ Invertebrates,
Woodland Birds, Deer Tolerant, Rabbit Tolerant
Machaeranthera bigelovii
Bigelow's Tansyaster
Machaeranthera
tanacetifolia Tansy Aster
Mentzelia decapetala
Starflower or Ten Petal
Blazing Star
Mentzelia nuda
Bractless Starflower or
Bractless Blazing Star
Mimulus guttatus
Yellow Monkey Flower
Mirabilis multiflora
Colorado or Desert Four
O'Clock Herbaceous Full Sun Very Low 2 x 4
June, July, August,
September
Pink Shades
Pollinators/ Invertebrates
Monarda fistulosa
Bee Balm
Monarda fistulosa var. menthifolia
Wild Bergamont
Herbaceous, Subshrub Full Sun Low 4 x 2
June, July, August,
September
Pink Shades, Purple Shades
Pollinators/ Invertebrates, Deer
Tolerant
Nolina texana Pecos Beargrass
Oenothera caespitosa
var. caespitosa or
var. marginata
Tufted Evening Primrose
Herbaceous, Subshrub Full Sun Very Low 1 x 2
May, June, July,
August
White Shades,
Pink Shades
Grassland Birds, Shrubland Birds, Woodland Birds, Small Mammals, Large Mammals,
Pollinators/ Invertebrates
Oenothera elata
Tall Evening Primrose
Oenothera missouriensis
Missouri Evening Primrose
Oryzopsis hymenoides
Indian Ricegrass,
Paloma
Grass/Grass Like
Panicum virgatum Switchgrass
Grass/Grass Like
Full Sun, Part Sun
Low, Moderate 5 x 1.5
June, July, August,
September
Inconspicious
Grassland Birds, Shrubland Birds, Riparian Birds, Wetland Birds,
Woodland Birds, Medium-Sized
Mammals, Small Mammals, Large
Mammals, Pollinators/
Invertebrates
Penstemon barbatus
Scarlet Bugler
Penstemon barbatus ssp.
torreyi
Torrey's Penstemon Herbaceous
Full Sun, Part Sun Very Low 3 x 1
June, July, August
Red Shades, Orange Shades
Pollinators/ Invertebrates
Penstemon comarhensis
None
Penstemon cyanus
Cardinal Beardtoungu
e
Penstemon eatonii
Firecracker Penstemon Herbaceous Full Sun Very Low 3 x 3 May, June
Red Shades
Pollinators/ Invertebrates
Penstemon grandiflorus
Large Flowered
Beardtongue Herbaceous Full Sun Very Low 3 x
May, June, July
Pink Shades, Purple Shades
Pollinators/ Invertebrates
Penstemon nitidus
Waxleaf Penstemon
Penstemon palmeri
Palmer's Penstemon
Penstemon secundiflorus
Sidebells Penstemon
Herbaceous Full Sun Very Low 1.5 x 0.5 May, June, July
Pink Shades, Purple Shades,
Blue Shades
Pollinators/ Invertebrates,
Grassland Birds, Shrubland Birds
Penstemon strictus
Rocky Mountain
Penstemon Herbaceous
Full Sun, Part Sun Very Low 2 x 3
June, July, August
Blue Shades, Purple Shades
Pollinators/ Invertebrates
Penstemon whippleanus
Dusky Penstemon
Phacelia sericea
Silky Phacelia
Physocarpus monogynus
Mountain Ninebark Shrub
Full Sun, Part Sun
Low, Moderate 6 x 6
May, June, July
White Shades
Shrubland Birds, Woodland Birds, Small Mammals, Large Mammals,
Pollinators/ Invertebrates
Potentilla fruticosa
Shrubby Cinquefoil Shrub
Full Sun, Part Sun
Low, Moderate 3 x 3
June, July, August,
September
Yellow Shades
Pollinators/ Invertebrates, Large
Mammals, Shrubland Birds, Woodland Birds,
Wetland Birds
Potentilla fruticosa 'Colorado Sunshine'
Colorado Sunshine Potentilla
Shrub Full Sun, Part
Sun Low,
Moderate 3 x 3 June, July,
August, September
Yellow Shades
Pollinators/ Invertebrates, Large
Mammals, Shrubland Birds, Woodland Birds,
Wetland Birds
Prunus pumila var. besseyi
Sandcherry or Blonde Bessie or Boulder
Weeping or Pawnee Buttes
Sandcherry
Shrub Full Sun Low 7 x 6 April, May White Shades
Grassland Birds, Riparian Birds,
Shrubland Birds, Small Mammals, Medium-Sized
Mammals, Large Mammals,
Woodland Birds, Pollinators/
Invertebrates
Prunus virginiana var. melanocarpa
Black Chokecherry Shrub, Tree Full Sun
Low, Moderate 20 x 12
April, May, June
White Shades
Riparian Birds, Shrubland Birds, Woodland Birds, Large Mammals, Small Mammals,
Pollinators/ Invertebrates
Prunus virginiana var. melanocarpa 'Yellow Bird'
Yellow Bird Chokecherry Shrub, Tree Full Sun
Low, Moderate 20 x 12
April, May, June
White Shades
Riparian Birds, Shrubland Birds, Woodland Birds, Large Mammals, Small Mammals,
Pollinators/ Invertebrates
Pulsatilla patens
Pasqueflower
Purshia tridentata
Antelope Bitterbrush Shrub Full Sun Very Low 6 x 8
April, May, June,
July
Yellow Shades
Large Mammals, Shrubland Birds, Woodland Birds, Small Mammals,
Pollinators/ Invertebrates
Quercus gambelii Gambel Oak Shrub, Tree
Full Sun, Part Sun
Very Low, Low
20 x 12 May, June,
July
Inconspicious,
Yellow Shades
Pollinators/ Invertebrates, Medium-Sized
Mammals, Large Mammals, Small
Mammals, Raptors, Shrubland Birds, Woodland Birds
Ratibida columnifera
Prairie Coneflower or Redspike Mexican Hat
Herbaceous Full Sun Very Low 2 x 2
June, July, August,
September, October
Yellow Shades, Brown Shades
Grassland Birds, Shrubland Birds, Woodland Birds, Small Mammals,
Pollinators/ Invertebrates, Deer
Tolerant
Ratibida pinnata
Greyhead Coneflower
Rhodiola rhodantha
Queen's Crown
Rhus glabra Smooth Sumac
Shrub, Tree Full Sun Low 15 x 10 May, June, July
Yellow Shades, Green Shades
Shrubland Birds, Woodland Birds, Riparian Birds,
Small Mammals, Medium-Sized
Mammals, Pollinators/
Invertebrates
Rhus trilobata var. trilobata
Skunkbrush Shrub Full Sun Very Low 6 x 6 April,
May, June
Yellow Shades, Inconspi
cious
Grassland Birds, Shrubland Birds, Riparian Birds,
Woodland Birds, Small Mammals, Large Mammals,
Pollinators/ Invertebrates
Ribes aureum var. aureum
Golden Currant Shrub Full Sun, Part
Sun, Shade Very Low,
Low 6 x 5 April,
May, June Yellow Shades
Pollinators/ Invertebrates,
Shrubland Birds, Woodland Birds, Riparian Birds, Grassland Birds
Robinia neomexicana
New Mexico Locust Shrub, Tree Full Sun
Very Low, Low 15 x 8
May, June, July
Pink Shades
Pollinators/ Invertebrates, Small
Mammals, Medium-Sized
Mammals, Large Mammals,
Shrubland Birds, Woodland Birds
Rosa woodsii Wood’s Rose Shrub
Full Sun, Part Sun
Very Low, Low 6 x 6
June, July, August
Pink Shades
Grassland Birds, Riparian Birds,
Shrubland Birds, Woodland Birds, Small Mammals,
Pollinators/ Invertebrates
Rubus deliciosus
Boulder Raspberry Shrub
Full Sun, Part Sun
Very Low, Low 6 x 6
May, June, July,
August
White Shades
Riparian Birds, Shrubland Birds, Woodland Birds, Small Mammals, Large Mammals,
Pollinators/ Invertebrates
Rudbeckia hirta
Black-eyed Susan Herbaceous
Full Sun, Part Sun Low 2.5 x 2.5
June, July, August,
September
Yellow Shades, Brown Shades
Grassland Birds, Riparian Birds, Wetland Birds,
Small Mammals, Pollinators/
Invertebrates, Deer Tolerant
Rudbeckia lacinata
Cutleaf Coneflower
or Wild Golden Glow
Salvia azurea var.
grandiflora Pitcher Sage Herbaceous Full Sun
Very Low, Low 5 x 4
July, August,
September, October
Blue Shades
Pollinators/ Invertebrates, Deer
Tolerant
Salvia pachyphylla Mojave Sage
Schizachyrium scoparium
var. scoparium
Little Bluestem
Grass/Grass Like
Full Sun, Part Sun
Very Low, Low
4 x 1.5 July,
August, September
Inconspicuous
Grassland Birds, Riparian Birds,
Shrubland Birds, Wetland Birds,
Woodland Birds, Pollinators/
Invertebrates, Small Mammals, Large Mammals, Deer
Tolerant
Scrophularia macrantha
Red Birds in a Tree
Sedum lanceolata
Spearleaf Stonecrop
Sedum lanceolatum Stonecrop
Succulent/Cacti,
Herbaceous, Groundcover
Full Sun Very Low 0.8 x 0.8
May, June, July,
August, September
Yellow Shades, Green
Shades, Red
Shades
Pollinators/ Invertebrates
Senecio spartioides
Broom Groundsel
Shepherdia argentea
Silver Buffaloberry Shrub, Tree
Full Sun, Part Sun
Very Low, Low 15 x 12 April, May
Yellow Shades
Riparian Birds, Shrubland Birds, Wetland Birds,
Small Mammals, Pollinators/
Invertebrates
Sidalcea candida
White Checkermall
ow
Sidalcea neomexicana
Pink Checkermall
ow
Silene drummondii
Drummond's Catchfly
Silene regia Royal Catchfly
Solidago canadensis
Goldenrod
Solidago missouriensis
Missouri Goldenrod
Solidago nemoralis
Field Goldenrod
Sorghastrum nutans
Yellow Indiangrass
Grass/Grass Like
Full Sun Low 5 x 4 August, September
Inconspicious
Grassland Birds, Riparian Birds,
Shrubland Birds, Wetland Birds,
Woodland Birds, Small Mammals, Large Mammals,
Pollinators/ Invertebrates, Deer
Tolerant
Spartina pectinata
Cordgrass, Prairie
Cordgrass
Grass/Grass Like Full Sun
Low, Moderate 6 x 3
June, July, August,
September
Inconspicious
Wetland Birds, Riparian Birds, Medium-Sized
Mammals, Large Mammals, Pollinators/
Invertebrates
Sphaeralcea coccinea
Scarlet Globemallo
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Herbaceous, Subshrub Full Sun Very Low 1.5 x 1
May, June, July,
August, September
Small Mammals, Medium-Sized
Mammals, Large Mammals, Pollinators/
Invertebrates Sphaeromeria
capitata Rock Tansy Herbaceous Full Sun Very Low 0.66 x 1 June, July Yellow
Shades Pollinators/
Invertebrates
Sporobolus heterolepsis
Prairie Dropseed
Grass/Grass Like
Full Sun, Part Sun
Low, Moderate 3 x 2
July, August,
September
Inconspicious
Grassland Birds, Riparian Birds,
Shrubland Birds, Wetland Birds,
Woodland Birds, Pollinators/
Invertebrates Stanleya pinnata
Prince's Plume
Symphoricarpos albus
Common Snowberry
Shrub Full Sun, Part Sun, Shade
Low 3 x 2 June, July
White Shades,
Pink Shades
Grassland Birds, Riparian Birds,
Shrubland Birds, Woodland Birds, Small Mammals, Large Mammals,
Pollinators/ Invertebrates
Symphoricarpos occidentalis
Western Snowberry Shrub
Full Sun, Part Sun, Shade
Low, Moderate 3 x 10
June, July, August
White Shades,
Pink Shades
Grassland Birds, Riparian Birds,
Shrubland Birds, Woodland Birds, Small Mammals, Large Mammals,
Pollinators/ Invertebrates
Symphoricarpos
rotundifolius
Roundleaf Snowberry Shrub
Full Sun, Part Sun, Shade Low 4 x 4
June, July, August
White Shades,
Pink Shades
Grassland Birds, Riparian Birds,
Shrubland Birds, Woodland Birds, Small Mammals, Large Mammals,
Pollinators/ Invertebrates
Symphyotrichum laeve
Smooth Blue Aster
Symphyotrichum novae-
angliae
New England
Aster Herbaceous Full Sun, Part
Sun Low,
Moderate 4 x 2.5
August, September,
October
Purple Shades, White
Shades, Yellow Shades
Pollinators/ Invertebrates
Symphyotrichum porteri
Porter's Aster
Thermopsis divaricarpa
Golden Banner Herbaceous
Full Sun, Part Sun
Very Low, Low 3 x 1.5
April, May, June
Yellow Shades
Pollinators/ Invertebrates, Small
Mammals
Townsendia grandiflora
Largeflower Townsend
Daisy Herbaceous
Full Sun, Part Sun Very Low 0.33 x 0.33
May, June, July,
August
White Shades, Yellow Shades
Pollinators/ Invertebrates
Tradescantia occidentalis
Spiderwort Herbaceous Full Sun, Part Sun
Very Low, Low
2 x < 0.33 May, June,
July, August
Blue Shades, Purple Shades
Pollinators/ Invertebrates
Verbena hastata
Blue Vervain
Verbena stricta
Hoary Vervain
Wyethia amplexicaulis Mules-ears Herbaceous Full Sun
Low, Moderate 3 x 2
June, July, August
Yellow Shades
Pollinators/ Invertebrates, Large
Mammals, Woodland Birds, Small Mammals
Xanthisma coloradoense
Colorado Tansyaster
Herbaceous, Subshrub
Full Sun, Part Sun
Low, Moderate 0.5 x 0.5
July, August
Pink Shades, Purple Shades
Pollinators/ Invertebrates
Yucca glauca Soapweed or Plains Yucca Shrub Full Sun Very Low 4 x 4
May, June, July
White Shades, Green Shades
Pollinators/ Invertebrates,
Amphibians/Reptiles, Small Mammals,
Large Mammals
Zinnia grandiflora
Prairie Zinnia
Herbaceous, Subshrub
Full Sun, Part Sun
Very Low 1 x 1
June, July, August,
September, October
Yellow Shades, Orange Shades
Pollinators/ Invertebrates, Deer
Tolerant