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Native to Colorado Plateau

Organized by Bloom Color

Commercially Available (compared to Fabulous Plant List and commercial growers)

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H = High Water

M = Moderate Water                                                                                    = Full Sun                          

L = Low Water                                                                                             = Part Sun / Part Shade

VL = Very Low Water    

                                                                         

Common Name Scientific Name Height Width Sun Water Zone Interest/Notes
Thimbleweed Anemone cylindrica 1-2 ft 1.5 ft   M Perennial; white flowers on tall stems in late-spring
Showy Aster Erigeron speciosus 2 ft 2 ft   M Perennial; narrow-petaled daisy flowers throughout summer
Littleleaf Mockorange Philadelphus microphyllus 3-6 ft 3 ft   M-L Shrub; fragrant, whimsical orange-scented flowers
Chokecherry Prunus virginiana 12 ft 6 ft   M-L Shrub; bright green leaves and fragrant white blossoms
Pink Nodding Onion Allium cernuum 1 ft      M Perennial; edible blossoms, good in salads
Fireweed Epilobium angustifolium 2-4 ft     M Perennial; dark pink 4-petaled flowers
Red-Root Buckwheat Eriogonum racemosum 6-18 in     L Perennial; woodlands, basal rosette of velvety gray leaves
Whirling Butterflies Gaura lindheimeri 18 in 15 in   M-L Perennial; upright and wispy, large pink butterfly-like flowers
White Crane's-Bill Geranium richardsonii 1-2 ft 1 ft   M Perennial; pink-tinged white flowers bloom all summer
Mock Pennyroyal Hedeoma oblongifolium 8 in     L Perennial; attracts butterflies, nice fragrance
Coral Bells Heuchera sanguinea 12 in 15 in   M-L Perennial; long-lasting pink to carmine flowers attract hummingbirds
Cardinal Flower Lobelia cardinalis 1-3 ft     M Perennial; stalks of showy pink to red tubular flowers
Lewis' Monkeyflower Mimulus lewisii 1-2 ft 1 ft   M Perennial; magenta to violet-pink flowers with rounded petals
Coyote Mint Monardella odoratissima 12-18 in     M-L Perennial; mound-shaped with a powerful minty smell
Phlox Penstemon Penstemon ambiguus 2 ft 2 ft   L Penstemon; pale pink flowers in early summer
'Elfin Pink' Penstemon Penstemon barbatus 12 in 15 in   M Penstemon; broad mat of glossy semi-evergreen foliage
Sunset Crater Penstemon Penstemon clutei 1-3 ft     M-L Penstemon; blue-green evergreen leaves
Parry's Penstemon Penstemon parryi 3 ft 3 ft   L Penstemon; silver-leaved beardtongue from dry hillsides, canyons
Desert Penstemon Penstemon pseudospectabilis 3 ft      L Penstemon; blue-green triangular leaves, attracts hummingbirds
New Mexico Locust Robinia neomexicana 8-15 ft      M Tree; small, thorny, can take strong pruning
Wild Rose Rosa woodsii 3-4 ft      M-L Shrub; spreading, pink single roses, edible rose hips
Scarlet Columbine Aquilegia formosa 2 ft      M-L Perennial; red-yellow bicolor blooms with long spurs
Paintbrush Castilleja integra to 1.5 ft      M-L Perennial; flowers with showy red bracts in summer
Indian Blanket Gaillardia aristata 1-2 ft 2 ft   L Perennial; large red daisies with yellow tips
Skyrocket Gilia Ipomopsis aggregata 12-30 in 12-18 in   L Biennial; scarlet-red trumpet-like flowers
Arizona Skyrocket Ipomopsis arizonica to 2 ft     L Biennial; native to the cinder hills northeast of Flagstaff
Arizona Honeysuckle Lonicera arizonica to 2.5 ft 4 ft   M Vining shrub; attractive to hummingbirds
Lambert's Locoweed Oxytropis lambertii 1 ft     L Perennial; silvery leaves, short spikes of red-purple flowers
Red Mountain Parsley Pseudocymopterus montanus 2 ft 2 ft   M-L Perennial; paprika red flowers in dense compound umbrels
Bigtooth Maple Acer grandidentatum to 25 ft     M Small tree; greenish-yellow flowers in clusters
Golden Columbine Aquilegia chrysantha 2-3 ft 1-2 ft   M Perennial; yellow blooms with long spurs all summer
Meadow Arnica Arnica chamissonis 4 in spreading   M Perennial; good ground cover with yellow sunflowers
Prairie Sagebrush Artemisia ludoviciana 2-4 ft 2 ft   L Perennial; bushy with silvery spreading branches and leaves
Chocolate Flower Berlandiera lyrata 15 in 18 in   L Chocolate-scented low-growing wildflower blooms profusely
Tassel-Flower Brickellia grandiflora 2-3 ft      M-L Perennial; light green foliage and creamy yellow flowers
Suncups Calylophus hartwegii 15 in 18 in   L Perennial; ever-blooming with large four-petaled flowers
Rabbitbrush Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus 3 ft 3 ft   M-L Shrub; covered with yellow flowers in late summer and fall
Mat Buckwheat Eriogonum caespitosum to 6 in     L Perennial; tiny gray leaves form a tight mat
Sulfur-Flowered Buckwheat Eriogonum umbellatum 4-12 in     L Perennial; evergreen leathery foliage
New Mexico Privet Forestiera neomexicana to 20 ft     L Shrub; yellow flowers in spring, yellow leaves in fall
Blanket Flower Gaillardia pulchella 18 in 12 in   M-L Annual; red-tipped yellow flowers with dark purple disk
Little Sunflower Helianthella quinquenervis 2-4 ft     M-L Perennial; closely related and similar to true sunflowers
Maximilian's Sunflower Helianthus maximiliani 5-10 ft     L Perennial; yellow sunflowers along stalk
Golden Aster Heterotheca villosa 1 ft 2 ft   M-L Perennial; sunny yellow sunflowers with curling leaves
Old Man Hymenoxys bigelovii 2 ft     M-L Early-blooming solitary large daisy atop wooly tall stems
Richardson's Goldbush Hymenoxys richardsonii 2.5 ft 2.5 ft   L Perennial; many small yellow flowers in summer and fall
Goldflower Hymenoxys subintegra 2 ft 2 ft   L Perennial; wooly leaved with bright yellow “daisies”
Twinberry Lonicera involucrata 3-6 ft 3-6 ft   M Shrub; sprawling branches with white bark; attracts birds
Creeping Barberry Mahonia repens to 1 ft     M-L Perennial; good ground cover with blue-green leaves
Yellow Monkey-Flower Mimulus guttatus 2 ft     H Perennial; bright green succulent stems and yellow flowers
Missouri Evening Primrose Oenothera macrocarpa 6 in     M Perennial; low mounded, dark green, glossy leaves
Western Virginia Creeper Parthenocissus inserta 3-15 ft     M-L Vine; clusters of small, yellow flowers, blue-black berries
Jacob's Ladder Polemonium foliosissimum 18-24 in 18 in   M Perennial; rosettes of finely divided, fern-like foliage
Silver Cinquefoil Potentilla hippiana 6-10 in     M-L Perennial; small yellow flowers all summer
Mountain Parsley Pseudocymopterus montanus 2 ft 2 ft   M-L Perennial; many yellow tiny flowers attract butterflies
Paperflower Psilostrophe tagetina 2 ft 2 ft   L Perennial; yellow flowers which remain on plant when dry
Antelope Bush Purshia tridentata 3-5 ft     L Shrub; small, yellow flowers resembling wild roses
Golden Currant Ribes aureum 3-6 ft     M Shrub; deciduous leaves with lovely fall color
Cut-Leaf Coneflower Rudbeckia laciniata 2.5 ft 4 ft   M-L Perennial; yellow, daisy-like flowers in summer
Red Elderberry Sambucus racemosa 10 ft 10 ft   M Shrub; glossy red and edible fruit
Axhead Butterweed Senecio multilobatus 2 ft 2 ft   M-L Perennial; early bloomer with numerous yellow daisies
Broom Groundsel Senecio spartioides 3 ft     L Perennial; blooms in late summer to fall
Alpine Goldenrod Solidago multiradiata 1.5 ft     M Perennial; dense flower stalks, attracts butterflies
Desert Goldenrod Solidago sparsiflora 1-2 ft     L Perennial; beautiful for dried flower arrangements
Prince's Plume Stanleya pinnata 3.5 ft 2 ft   L Perennial; tall spikes of yellow flowers in summer
Golden Banner Thermopsis montana to 3 ft     M-L Perennial; early bloomer, spreads by underground runners
Arizona Mules' Ears Wyethia arizonica 2.5 ft 2.5 ft   M Perennial; yellow sunflowers to 4 in
Prairie Zinnia Zinnia grandiflora 4 in 15 in   VL Long-lived; bright, deep yellow flowers from late summer on
Licorice Mint Hyssop Agastache rupestris 18-30 in 18 in   L Perennial; spikes of orange and lavendar flowers
Butterfly Milkweed Asclepias tuberosa 2-3 ft 2 ft   M-L Perennial; large showy orange cluster of small flowers
Orange Mountain Daisy Dugaldia hoopesii 3 ft     M Perennial; early and heavy bloomer, attracts butterflies
Western Wallflower Erysimum wheeleri to 2 ft     M-L Perennial; orange flowers bloom in early spring
Indian Pink Silene laciniata