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![]() ![]() | Abronia fragrans (Fragrant Sand Verbena; Sweet Sand Verbena; Snowball Sand Verbena) Family: Four O'Clock Family Habit: herbaceous Flowers: white Nativity: WC United States (Montana & North Dakota south to Texas), N Mexico Hardiness: USDA Zone 4 Soil: Sandy Light: sun |
![]() ![]() | Acorus calamus (Sweet Flag; Flagroot) Family: Sweet-Flag Family Habit: herbaceous Flowers: yellow Nativity: Asia Hardiness: USDA Zone 3 Soil: Moist soil |
![]() ![]() | Ajuga chamaepitys (Yellow Bugle; Ground Pine) Family: Mint Family Habit: herbaceous; rhizome Flowers: yellow|red Nativity: Europe, N Africa, Temperate Asia Hardiness: USDA Zone 6 Light: sun, partial shade |
![]() ![]() | Alnus maritima 'September Sun' (Brook Alder; Seaside Alder) Family: Birch Family Habit: shrub; tree Flowers: yellow Nativity: Cultivated Hardiness: USDA Zone 3B Light: sun, partial shade |
![]() ![]() | Ambrosia psilostachya (Perennial Ragweed) Family: Aster Family |
![]() ![]() | Amorpha canescens (Lead Plant) Family: Bean Family Habit: shrub Flowers: purple Nativity: C Canada to New Mexico & Texas Hardiness: USDA Zone 2 Soil: average, dry to medium moisture, well-drained Light: sun |
![]() ![]() | Amorpha fruticosa (False Indigo; Bastard Indigo) Family: Bean Family Habit: shrub Flowers: purple|blue|white Nativity: United States to N Mexico Hardiness: USDA Zone 4 Soil: Light, well-drained soil. Light: sun, partial sun |
![]() ![]() | Andropogon gerardii (Big Bluestem; Tall Bluestem; Turkeyfoot) Family: Grass Family Habit: grass/sedge; rhizome Flowers: purple Nativity: Canada to Eastern and Central North America Hardiness: USDA Zone 4 Light: sun |
![]() | Andropogon gerardii 'PWIN01S' WINDWALKER® (Big Bluestem) Family: Grass Family Habit: grass/sedge Nativity: Cultivated Hardiness: USDA Zone 4 Light: sun |
![]() ![]() | Andropogon hallii (Sand Bluestem; Turkeyfoot) Family: Grass Family Habit: grass/sedge; rhizome Flowers: yellow Nativity: W & C North America Hardiness: USDA Zone 4 Light: sun |
![]() ![]() | Anemone canadensis (Meadow Anemone) Family: Buttercup Family Habit: herbaceous; rhizome Flowers: white Nativity: North America Hardiness: USDA Zone 3 Light: sun, partial sun |
![]() ![]() | Argemone polyanthemos (Prickly Poppy; Crested Prickly Poppy; Plains Prickly Poppy) Family: Poppy Family Habit: herbaceous Flowers: white Nativity: WC & C United States Hardiness: USDA Zone 6 Soil: Sandy and Gravelly soil Light: sun |
![]() ![]() | Aristida adscensionis (SIx-weeks three-awn) Family: Grass Family |
![]() ![]() | Aristida purpurea (Purple Threeawn) Family: Grass Family Habit: grass/sedge Flowers: purple Nativity: W Canada to Mexico, Cuba Hardiness: USDA Zone 4 Soil: Course grained, xeric soils Light: sun |
![]() ![]() | Artemisia campestris ssp. caudata (Western Sagewort) Family: Aster Family Habit: herbaceous Flowers: yellow Nativity: Great Plains (USA, Cent.); USA (AL, AZ, CO, CT, FL, IA, IL, IN, KS, MA, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TX, VA, VT, WA, WI, WY), CAN (LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, NU, ON, QC, SK), DEN (GL) Hardiness: USDA Zone 2 |
![]() ![]() | Artemisia filifolia (Sand Sage; Silvery Wormwood; Sand Sagebrush) Family: Aster Family Habit: shrub Flowers: yellow Nativity: C & W United States, N Mexico Hardiness: USDA Zone 4 Light: sun |
![]() ![]() | Artemisia frigida (Pasture Sagebrush; Fringed Sage; Prairie Sagewort; Wormwood Sage) Family: Aster Family Habit: sub-shrub; rhizome Flowers: yellow|white Nativity: E Europe to Temperate Asia, N America Hardiness: USDA Zone 3 Light: sun |
![]() ![]() | Artemisia ludoviciana (White Sage; Western Mugwort; White Sagebrush; Silver Wormwood; Mariola; estafiate) Family: Aster Family Habit: herbaceous; rhizome Flowers: yellow Nativity: United States, Mexico, Canada Hardiness: USDA Zone 5 Light: sun, partial sun |
![]() ![]() | Asclepias incarnata (Swamp Milkweed) Family: Dogbane Family Habit: herbaceous Flowers: pink Nativity: C & E Canada, United States, N Mexico Hardiness: USDA Zone 3 Soil: medium to wet Light: sun |
![]() ![]() | Asclepias pumila (Plains Milkweed) Family: Dogbane Family Habit: herbaceous Flowers: white Nativity: WC & C United States Hardiness: USDA Zone 4 Light: sun |
![]() ![]() | Asclepias speciosa (Showy Milkweed) Family: Dogbane Family Habit: herbaceous Flowers: pink Nativity: W North America Hardiness: USDA Zone 4 Light: sun |
![]() ![]() | Asclepias tuberosa (Butterfly Weed; Butterfly Milkweed) Family: Dogbane Family Habit: herbaceous Flowers: orange Nativity: SE Canada to N Mexico Hardiness: USDA Zone 3 Light: sun |
![]() ![]() | Astragalus bisulcatus (Two Groove Milkvetch) Family: Bean Family Habit: herbaceous Flowers: purple Nativity: C Canada, C United States Hardiness: USDA Zone 8 Light: sun |
![]() ![]() | Astragalus mollissimus var. mollissimus (Woolly Locoweed) Family: Bean Family Habit: herbaceous Nativity: W. Central & Central U.S.A. |
![]() | Astragalus sp. Family: Bean Family |
![]() | Astragalus tridactylicus (Foothill Milkvetch) Family: Bean Family Habit: herbaceous Nativity: Colo., Wyo. |
![]() ![]() | Atriplex canescens (Four-Wing Saltbush; chamizo) Family: Goosefoot Family Habit: shrub Flowers: green Nativity: WC Canada to Mexico Hardiness: USDA Zone 3 Soil: well-drained, not too fertile Light: sun |
![]() ![]() | Berberis aquifolium (Oregon Grape; Holly Mahonia) Family: Barberry Family Habit: shrub Flowers: yellow Nativity: W Canada, W United States Hardiness: USDA Zone 5 Light: partial sun, partial shade |
![]() | Berberis repens (Creeping Oregon Grape; Creeping Barberry; Oregon Barberry; Oregon Grape Holly; Oregon Grape) Family: Barberry Family Habit: shrub Flowers: yellow Nativity: W Canada, W & C United States Hardiness: USDA Zone 4 Light: sun, partial shade |
![]() ![]() | Betula papyrifera (Paper Birch; White Birch; Canoe Birch) Family: Birch Family Habit: tree Nativity: Canada to N United States Hardiness: USDA Zone 2B Soil: Well-draine, acid, moist, sandy ir silty loams Light: sun |
![]() ![]() | Betula pendula 'Gracilis' (Cutleaf European White Birch) Family: Birch Family Habit: tree Nativity: Cultivated Hardiness: USDA Zone 3A Light: sun |
![]() ![]() | Bothriochloa laguroides ssp. torreyana (Silver Beardgrass) Family: Grass Family Habit: grass/sedge Flowers: white Nativity: 21 states in the southern USA; Pacific: north-central. North America: Mexico. South America: Mesoamericana, western South America, Brazil, and southern South America Light: sun |
![]() ![]() | Bouteloua curtipendula (Sideoats Grama; Tall Grama Grass) Family: Grass Family Habit: grass/sedge; rhizome Flowers: purple Nativity: N & C America to N Argentina Hardiness: USDA Zone 4 Light: sun, partial sun |
![]() ![]() | Bouteloua dactyloides (Buffalograss) Family: Grass Family Habit: grass/sedge Nativity: North America Hardiness: USDA Zone 5 Light: sun |
![]() ![]() | Bouteloua gracilis (Blue Grama Grass; Blue Grama) Family: Grass Family Habit: grass/sedge; rhizome Flowers: brown|red Nativity: W & C Canada to Mexico Hardiness: USDA Zone 3 Soil: Sandy loam soil; can grow in moderately acid, sandy or dry soils Light: sun |
| Brickellia californica (California Brickelbush) Family: Aster Family Habit: shrub Flowers: cream Nativity: W. United States, N. Mexico [Ariz., Calif., Colo., Idaho, Nev., N.Mex., Okla., Tex., Utah, Wyo. ] | |
![]() ![]() | Calamovilfa longifolia (Prairie Sandreed) Family: Grass Family Habit: grass/sedge; rhizome Nativity: NC & NE United States (including Colorado) and western Canada Hardiness: USDA Zone 2 Soil: Sandy or gravelly soils; acidic or basic Light: sun |
![]() ![]() | Callirhoe involucrata (Poppy Mallow; Winecups; Purple Poppy Mallow) Family: Mallow Family Habit: herbaceous Flowers: pink Nativity: WC & C United States to NE Mexico Hardiness: USDA Zone 4 Soil: Dry to medium moist soil Light: sun |
![]() ![]() | Calochortus gunnisonii (Gunnison's Mariposa Lily) Family: Lily Family Habit: geophyte; herbaceous Flowers: white|purple Nativity: WC United States Hardiness: USDA Zone 3 Light: sun, partial sun |
![]() | Campanula rotundifolia (Bluebell; Harebell; Bluebell of Scotland) Family: Bellflower Family Habit: herbaceous Flowers: blue Nativity: Europe, North America, Temperate Asia Hardiness: USDA Zone 3 Soil: Dry to Medium moisture in sand to gravel Light: partial sun, sun |
| Carex athrostachya (Slenderbeak Sedge) Family: Sedge Family Habit: grass/sedge; rhizome Nativity: Alaska to W. & W. Central U.S.A., Mexico (N. Baja California) | |
![]() ![]() | Carex bebbii (Bebb's Sedge) Family: Sedge Family Habit: grass/sedge Nativity: N North America (Alaska to Nevada & New Jersey) |
![]() ![]() | Carex emoryi (Emory's Sedge) Family: Sedge Family Habit: grass/sedge Nativity: E Canada, C & E United States Hardiness: USDA Zone 5 Soil: moist Light: sun, partial shade |
![]() ![]() | Carex hystericina (Bottlebrush Sedge; Porcupine Sedge) Family: Sedge Family Habit: grass/sedge Nativity: Canada, United States Hardiness: USDA Zone 4 Soil: moist, wet Light: sun |
![]() ![]() | Carex microptera (Smallwing Sedge) Family: Sedge Family Habit: grass/sedge Nativity: W North America Light: sun |
![]() ![]() | Carex nebrascensis (Nebraska Sedge) Family: Sedge Family Habit: grass/sedge; rhizome Nativity: W & C United States, W Canada Soil: wet meadows Light: sun |
| Carex praticola (Meadow Sedge) Family: Sedge Family Habit: grass/sedge Nativity: AK to ME + MI + SD + CO + CA; Labrador, Quebec | |
![]() | Carex sp. (Sedge) Family: Sedge Family Habit: grass/sedge |
![]() ![]() | Castilleja integra (Paintbrush; Wholeleaf Paintbrush) Family: Broom-Rape Family Habit: herbaceous Flowers: red Nativity: Colorado to N Mexico Hardiness: USDA Zone 4 Light: sun |
![]() | Celtis reticulata (Netleaf Hackberry; Western Hackberry; Palo Blanco) Family: Hemp Family Habit: tree Flowers: green Nativity: W United States, N Mexico Hardiness: USDA Zone 5 Light: sun, partial sun, partial shade |
![]() ![]() | Cephalanthus occidentalis (Buttonbush; Button Willow) Family: Madder Family Habit: shrub/tree Flowers: white Nativity: E Canada to C America, Cuba Hardiness: USDA Zone 5 Soil: wet Light: sun, partial shade |
![]() ![]() | Chrysothamnus sp. Family: Aster Family Habit: shrub Light: sun |
![]() ![]() | Cleomella serrulata (Rocky Mountain Bee Plant) Family: Caper Family Habit: herbaceous Flowers: pink|white Nativity: W & C Canada to W & C United States Hardiness: USDA Zone 3 Light: sun |
![]() ![]() | Coreopsis tinctoria (Plains Coreopsis; Golden Tickseed; Dyer's Coreopsis) Family: Aster Family Habit: herbaceous Flowers: yellow|gold|red|purple Nativity: North America (except Utah, Nevada and Vermont) Hardiness: USDA Zone 8 Soil: Thrives in poor soils, but needs good drainage Light: sun |
![]() ![]() | Cornus sericea (Redosier Dogwood; Redtwig Dogwood) Family: Dogwood Family Habit: shrub Flowers: white Nativity: North America Hardiness: USDA Zone 3 Light: sun, partial shade |
![]() | Crataegus erythropoda (Cerro Hawthorn) Family: Rose Family Habit: shrub/tree Flowers: white Nativity: SW United States (Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona) Hardiness: USDA Zone 5 Light: sun |
![]() ![]() | Cucurbita foetidissima (Fetid Wild Pumpkin; Buffalo Gourd; Missouri Gourd; Prairie Gourd) Family: Cucumber Family Habit: vine; herbaceous Flowers: yellow Nativity: Nebraska to California, Mexico; (21 states in the United States) Hardiness: USDA Zone 10 |
![]() ![]() | Cylindropuntia imbricata (Cane Cholla; Tree Cholla; Chain-Link Cactus; Cane Cactus; Candelabrum Cactus; Devil's Rope; Imbricate Cactus) Family: Cactus Family Habit: shrub; cactus/succulent Flowers: purple|pink Nativity: N Mexico, C & SW United States Hardiness: USDA Zone 5A Soil: Sandy, gravely soils Light: sun |
![]() ![]() | Dalea aurea (Golden Prairie Clover) Family: Bean Family Habit: herbaceous Flowers: yellow Nativity: WC & C United States to NE Mexico Hardiness: USDA Zone 4A Soil: rock gardens and dry soils Light: sun |
![]() ![]() | Dalea candida (White Prairie Clover) Family: Bean Family Habit: herbaceous Flowers: white Nativity: Central North America, including Colorado |
![]() ![]() | Dalea purpurea (Purple Prairie Clover) Family: Bean Family Habit: herbaceous Flowers: red-violet|red|purple Nativity: SC Canada, C United States, including Colorado Hardiness: USDA Zone 4 Light: sun |
| Dalea purpurea var. purpurea (Purple Prairie Clover) Family: Bean Family Habit: herbaceous Nativity: Great Plains (USA, Cent.) | |
![]() | Dasylirion texanum (Green Sotol; Texas Sotol) Family: Asparagus Family Habit: dwarf shrub Flowers: white Nativity: United States (Texas), N Mexico (Coahuila) Hardiness: USDA Zone 8B Soil: well drained Light: partial sun, sun |
![]() ![]() | Datisca cannabina (Acalbir; False Hemp) Family: Datisca Family Habit: herbaceous Flowers: green Nativity: Temperate Asia to India, Crete Hardiness: USDA Zone 5 Light: sun |
![]() ![]() | Datura wrightii (Hairy Thorn Apple; Sacred Thorn Apple) Family: Potato Family Habit: herbaceous Flowers: white Nativity: SW to SC United States to N Mexico Hardiness: USDA Zone 9 Light: sun |
![]() ![]() | Delphinium carolinianum ssp. virescens (Carolina Larkspur; Plains Larkspur; White Larkspur) Family: Buttercup Family Habit: herbaceous Flowers: white Nativity: SC Canada, C United States Hardiness: USDA Zone 4 Light: sun |
![]() ![]() | Delphinium geyeri (Geyer's Larkspur; Poisonweed) Family: Buttercup Family Habit: herbaceous Flowers: blue Nativity: Wyoming, Nebraska, Utah, Colorado, Montana Hardiness: USDA Zone 4 Light: sun, partial shade |
![]() ![]() | Delphinium occidentale (Western Larkspur) Family: Buttercup Family Flowers: blue|white Nativity: British Columbia to NW United States |
![]() ![]() | Delphinium wootonii (Organ Mountain Larkspur; Wooton's Larkspur) Family: Buttercup Family Habit: herbaceous Flowers: white Nativity: Arizona, Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Texas, Mexico |
![]() ![]() | Desmanthus illinoensis (Prairie Mimosa; Illinois Bundle Flower; Prickleweed) Family: Bean Family Habit: herbaceous; sub-shrub; herbaceous Flowers: white Nativity: United States Hardiness: USDA Zone 4 Soil: Clay to lime soils Light: sun, partial sun |
![]() ![]() | Dieteria bigelovii (Purple Aster; Bigelow's Tansyaster; Sticky Aster) Family: Aster Family Habit: herbaceous Flowers: pink|yellow Nativity: Wyoming to New Mexico & Arizona Hardiness: USDA Zone 5 Light: sun |
![]() ![]() | Dieteria canescens (Hoary Aster) Family: Aster Family Habit: herbaceous Flowers: white|blue|purple|yellow Nativity: W North America, NW Mexico Light: sun |
![]() ![]() | Echinacea angustifolia (Narrowleaf Coneflower; Black Sampson; Kansas Snakeroot) Family: Aster Family Habit: herbaceous Flowers: pink|white|purple Nativity: C United States Hardiness: USDA Zone 3 Soil: pH from 6.0-7.5. Tolerates hot & dry condtions. Well-drained soils. Light: sun |
![]() ![]() | Echinocereus triglochidiatus (Kingcup Cactus; Claret Cup Cactus) Family: Cactus Family Habit: cactus/succulent Flowers: red Nativity: SW United States & N Mexico Hardiness: USDA Zone 7 Soil: Dry, well-drained soil; needs to be kept drier during the winter Light: sun, partial sun |
![]() ![]() | Echinocereus viridiflorus (Hedgehog Cactus; Nylon Hedgehog Cactus; Green Pitaya) Family: Cactus Family Habit: cactus/succulent Flowers: yellow|green Nativity: Wyoming & South Dakota to N Mexico Hardiness: USDA Zone 4 Light: sun, partial sun |
![]() ![]() | Elymus canadensis (Canada Wild Rye; Nodding Wild Rye) Family: Grass Family Habit: grass/sedge Flowers: green Nativity: North America Hardiness: USDA Zone 3 Light: sun |
![]() ![]() | Elymus elymoides ssp. elymoides (Squirreltail) Family: Grass Family Habit: grass/sedge Nativity: W United States, W Canada (16 states) Hardiness: USDA Zone 4 Light: sun |
![]() ![]() | Elymus smithii Family: Grass Family |
![]() ![]() | Elymus virginicus (Virginia Wild Rye) Family: Grass Family Habit: grass/sedge Flowers: yellow Nativity: Great Plains, N&E. (USA, Cent.)41 states in the United States Light: partial shade |
![]() ![]() | Engelmannia peristenia (Engelmann Daisy; Cutleaf Daisy) Family: Aster Family Habit: herbaceous Flowers: yellow|yellow Nativity: C to SW United States, NE Mexico Hardiness: USDA Zone 5 Soil: clay, loam or sandy Light: sun, partial shade |
![]() | Eremogone hookeri (Hooker's Sandwort) Family: Pink Family Habit: herbaceous Flowers: white Nativity: NW & C United States Hardiness: USDA Zone 4 Light: sun |
![]() | Ericameria laricifolia (Turpentine Bush; Aguirre) Family: Aster Family Habit: shrub Flowers: yellow Nativity: Southwest United States, Northern Mexico Hardiness: USDA Zone 8 Light: sun, partial sun |
![]() ![]() | Erigeron bellidiastrum (Western Fleabane; Sand Fleabane) Family: Aster Family Habit: herbaceous Flowers: pink|white|yellow Nativity: (AZ, CO, KS, MT, NE, NM, OK, SD, TX, UT, WY) |
![]() ![]() | Erigeron divergens (Spreading Fleabane) Family: Aster Family Habit: herbaceous Flowers: white|purple Nativity: W North America Hardiness: USDA Zone 4 Light: partial shade |
![]() | Erigeron flagellaris (Trailing Fleabane) Family: Aster Family Habit: herbaceous Flowers: white|yellow Nativity: SW Canada, W United States, Mexico Hardiness: USDA Zone 4 Light: sun |
![]() ![]() | Eriocoma hymenoides (Ricegrass) Family: Grass Family Habit: grass/sedge Nativity: Yukon to W. & Central U.S.A., N. Mexico |
![]() ![]() | Eriocoma robusta (Sleepy Grass) Family: Grass Family Habit: grass/sedge Flowers: pink Nativity: South Dakota to N Mexico Light: sun |
| Eriogonum alatum (Winged Eriogonum; Winged Buckwheat) Family: Buckwheat Family Habit: herbaceous Flowers: yellow Nativity: WC United States, N Mexico Hardiness: USDA Zone 4 Light: sun | |
![]() ![]() | Eriogonum annuum (Annual Eriogonum; Annual Buckwheat) Family: Buckwheat Family Habit: herbaceous Flowers: cream|red Nativity: C United States, N Mexico Light: sun |
![]() ![]() | Eriogonum effusum (Spreading Wild Buckwheat; Spreading Buckwheat) Family: Buckwheat Family Habit: shrub Flowers: yellow Nativity: W United States Light: sun |
![]() ![]() | Eriogonum jamesii (James' Wild Buckwheat; Antelope Sage) Family: Buckwheat Family Habit: herbaceous; sub-shrub Flowers: white|cream|yellow Nativity: Colorado to Arizona & N Mexico Hardiness: USDA Zone 4 Light: sun |
![]() ![]() | Eriogonum tenellum (Tall Buckwheat) Family: Buckwheat Family Habit: herbaceous; sub-shrub Flowers: white|red Nativity: SW United States Light: sun |
![]() ![]() | Erythranthe guttata (Common Monkeyflower; Seep Monkeyflower) Family: Lopseed Family Habit: herbaceous Flowers: yellow|red Nativity: W North America Hardiness: USDA Zone 6 Soil: moist Light: sun, partial shade |
![]() ![]() | Eustoma grandiflorum (Prairie Gentian; Lira de San Pedro; Bluebells; Catchfly-Gentian) Family: Gentian Family Habit: herbaceous Flowers: purple Nativity: C United States, Mexico Light: sun |
![]() ![]() | Festuca sp. Family: Grass Family Habit: grass/sedge |
![]() ![]() | Gaillardia aristata (Blanket Flower) Family: Aster Family Habit: herbaceous Flowers: orange|yellow|red Nativity: SW Canada, W United States Hardiness: USDA Zone 2A Soil: Well-drained soil Light: sun |
![]() ![]() | Gentiana affinis (Northern Gentian; Pleated Gentian) Family: Gentian Family Habit: herbaceous Flowers: blue Nativity: W North America Hardiness: USDA Zone 4 Light: sun, partial sun |
![]() | Glandularia bipinnatifida (Showy Vervain; Dakota Vervain; Prairie Verbena) Family: Verbena Family Habit: herbaceous Flowers: purple Nativity: C & S United States to Honduras Hardiness: USDA Zone 4 Soil: Well drained Light: sun |
![]() ![]() | Glycyrrhiza lepidota (American Licorice; Wild Licorice) Family: Bean Family Habit: herbaceous Nativity: North America |
![]() ![]() | Gutierrezia sarothrae (Snakeweed; Broom Snakeweed; Matchbrush; yerba de la vibora; Kindlingweed) Family: Aster Family Habit: sub-shrub Flowers: yellow Nativity: WC & C Canado to N Mexico Hardiness: USDA Zone 5 Light: sun |
![]() ![]() | Helianthus annuus (Common Sunflower) Family: Aster Family Habit: herbaceous Flowers: yellow|orange|red Nativity: North America Hardiness: USDA Zone 2 Soil: Well-drained soil Light: sun |
![]() ![]() | Helianthus maximiliani (Maximilian's Sunflower) Family: Aster Family Habit: herbaceous Flowers: yellow Nativity: Canada to N Mexico Hardiness: USDA Zone 4 Light: sun |
![]() ![]() | Helianthus petiolaris (Prairie Sunflower) Family: Aster Family Habit: herbaceous Flowers: yellow|purple Nativity: North America Light: sun |
![]() ![]() | Helianthus pumilus (Dwarf Sunflower; Little Sunflower) Family: Aster Family Habit: herbaceous Flowers: yellow Nativity: Montana to Colorado Light: sun |
![]() ![]() | Hesperostipa comata (Needle and Thread Grass; Needle Grass) Family: Grass Family Habit: grass/sedge Nativity: Canada to NW Mexico Hardiness: USDA Zone 4A Soil: excessively drained, sandy or gravelly soils and also shallow or deep sand loam, fine sandy loam, or even shallow and deep clays Light: sun |
![]() ![]() | Heterotheca villosa var. villosa (Hairy False Golden Aster) Family: Aster Family Habit: herbaceous Flowers: yellow Nativity: Canada, NW & NC United States Light: sun |
![]() ![]() | Heuchera richardsonii (Richardson's Alumroot) Family: Saxifrage Family Habit: herbaceous Flowers: green Nativity: N Canada to N & C United States Hardiness: USDA Zone 3 Soil: organically rich, humusy, dry to medium moisture, well-drained Light: sun, partial shade |
![]() ![]() | Hilaria jamesii (Galleta) Family: Grass Family Nativity: WY + UT to TX + CA |
![]() | Hordeum jubatum (Foxtail Barley; Squirreltail Barley) Family: Grass Family Habit: grass/sedge Flowers: green|purple Nativity: Temperate North America &Temperate Asia Hardiness: USDA Zone 5A Soil: dry to moist Light: sun |
![]() ![]() | Iliamna rivularis (Mountain Hollyhock; Streambank Wild Hollyhock) Family: Mallow Family Habit: herbaceous Flowers: pink Nativity: W United States, W Canada Hardiness: USDA Zone 6 Light: sun |
![]() ![]() | Ipomoea leptophylla (Bush Morning Glory; Colorado Man Root; Bush Moon Flower) Family: Morning Glory Family Habit: herbaceous Flowers: purple Nativity: Montana to Texas Hardiness: USDA Zone 4 Soil: Adaptable Light: sun, partial shade |
![]() ![]() | Ipomopsis longiflora (Long-Flowered Gilly; Flaxflowered Ipomopsis; White Flower ipomopsis) Family: Phlox Family Habit: herbaceous Flowers: blue|white Nativity: W & C United States, N Mexico Hardiness: USDA Zone 4 Soil: sandy Light: sun |
![]() ![]() | Iris × germanica (Bearded Iris; German Iris; Rhizotamous Iris) Family: Iris Family Habit: rhizome; herbaceous Flowers: purple Nativity: Widely naturalized, either a Mediterranean native or an ancient fertile hybrid Hardiness: USDA Zone 3 Soil: Well drained, average Light: sun |
![]() ![]() | Iris missouriensis (Western Blue Flag; Rocky Mountain Iris; Missouri Flag) Family: Iris Family Habit: herbaceous; rhizome Flowers: purple|blue Nativity: W North America Hardiness: USDA Zone 4 Soil: Light soil with good drainage Light: sun |
![]() ![]() | Iris pseudacorus (Yellow Iris; Water Flag; Yellow Flag) Family: Iris Family Habit: herbaceous; rhizome Flowers: yellow|brown Nativity: N Africa, Temperate Asia, Europe Hardiness: USDA Zone 4 Light: sun, partial shade |
![]() ![]() | Juncus ensifolius var. montanus Family: Rush Family Habit: grass/sedge |
![]() ![]() | Juncus mertensianus Family: Rush Family Habit: grass/sedge Nativity: U.S.A., Japan |
![]() ![]() | Juniperus monosperma (One-Seed Juniper) Family: Cypress Family Habit: tree Nativity: Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma Hardiness: USDA Zone 6 Light: sun, partial sun |
![]() ![]() | Koeleria pyramidata (Junegrass; Crested Hairgrass) Family: Grass Family Habit: grass/sedge; rhizome Nativity: Europe, W Asia (Turkey) Hardiness: USDA Zone 3 Light: sun |
![]() ![]() | Krascheninnikovia lanata (Winterfat) Family: Goosefoot Family Habit: shrub Flowers: green Nativity: W North America Hardiness: USDA Zone 3 Soil: clay or chalky Light: sun |
| Ladeania lanceolata (Lemon Scurfpea) Family: Bean Family Habit: herbaceous Flowers: white Nativity: W United States Light: sun | |
![]() ![]() | Lathyrus latifolius (Perennial Sweet Pea; Perennial Pea) Family: Bean Family Habit: herbaceous Flowers: pink Nativity: Europe, N Africa Hardiness: USDA Zone 5 Soil: Adaptable but prefers fertile, well-drained Light: sun, partial sun |
![]() ![]() | Lathyrus polymorphus ssp. incanus (Hoary Pea) Family: Bean Family Habit: herbaceous Nativity: United States (SW. South Dakota to N. Texas) |
![]() ![]() | Leucocrinum montanum (Mountain Lily; Common Star Lily) Family: Asparagus Family Flowers: white Nativity: Western United States |
![]() ![]() | Liatris punctata (Blazing Star; Snakeroot; Dotted Blazing Star; Dotted Gayfeather; Cachana) Family: Aster Family Habit: herbaceous; geophyte Flowers: purple|pink Nativity: WC & C Canada to NE Mexico Hardiness: USDA Zone 3 Soil: Well-drained soil; low water use Light: sun |
![]() ![]() | Linum lewisii var. lewisii (Prairie Flax) Family: Flax Family Habit: herbaceous Flowers: purple Nativity: W & C North America Hardiness: USDA Zone 3 Light: sun, partial shade |
![]() | Lithospermum incisum (Narrowleaf Stoneseed; Narrowleaf Gromwell; Fringed Gromwell ) Family: Borage Family Habit: herbaceous Flowers: yellow Nativity: Central N. America, Mexico, Ontario Light: sun |
![]() ![]() | Lobelia cardinalis (Jemez Red Cardinal Flower; Cardinal Flower; Indian Pink) Family: Bellflower Family Habit: herbaceous Flowers: red|pink|white Nativity: SE Canada to SW United States to N Colombia Hardiness: USDA Zone 3 Soil: Rich, humusy, moist to wet Light: partial sun, partial shade, sun |
![]() ![]() | Lobelia siphilitica (Blue Cardinal Flower; Great Blue Lobelia) Family: Bellflower Family Habit: herbaceous Flowers: blue Nativity: SC & SE Canada to WC & E United States Hardiness: USDA Zone 4 Soil: Rich, humusy, medium wet to wet soils Light: sun, partial shade |
![]() ![]() | Lupinus argenteus (Silvery Lupine) Family: Bean Family Habit: herbaceous Flowers: blue|white|pink Nativity: SW & SC Canada (S Saskatchewan, S British Columbia) W United States, N Mexico Hardiness: USDA Zone 4 Light: sun |
![]() ![]() | Lupinus plattensis (Nebraska Lupine; Platte Lupine) Family: Bean Family Habit: herbaceous Flowers: blue|purple Nativity: WC United States Light: sun |
![]() | Lysimachia ciliata (Fringed Loosestrife) Family: Primrose Family Habit: herbaceous Flowers: yellow Nativity: North Amer. Hardiness: USDA Zone 2 Soil: moist Light: partial shade |
![]() | Maclura pomifera (Osage Orange; Bois d'arc; Horse-Apple) Family: Mulberry Family Habit: tree Nativity: C & E United States (including Colorado) Hardiness: USDA Zone 4 Soil: Adaptable to most soil conditions Light: sun |
![]() ![]() | Magnolia 'Spectrum' (Magnolia) Family: Magnolia Family Habit: tree Flowers: pink Nativity: Cultivated Hardiness: USDA Zone 5 Light: sun, partial shade |
![]() ![]() | Melampodium leucanthum (Blackfoot Daisy; Plains Blackfoot) Family: Aster Family Habit: herbaceous; sub-shrub Flowers: white|yellow Nativity: SW & SC United States, N Mexico Hardiness: USDA Zone 4 Light: sun |
![]() ![]() | Melica porteri (Porter's Melic; Porter's Melicgrass) Family: Grass Family Habit: grass/sedge Nativity: SW United States, N Mexico Light: sun |
![]() ![]() | Mentzelia decapetala (Ten-Petal Mentzelia; Tenpetal Blazing Star) Family: Loasa Family Habit: herbaceous Flowers: white Nativity: Great Plains of North America Hardiness: USDA Zone 4 Soil: Well-drained soil Light: sun |
![]() ![]() | Mentzelia nuda (Bractless Blazingstar) Family: Loasa Family Habit: herbaceous Flowers: white Nativity: W & C United States Soil: Deep Drained soil Light: sun |
![]() | Mertensia lanceolata (Prairie Bluebells) Family: Borage Family Habit: herbaceous Flowers: blue Nativity: C Canada, WC United States Hardiness: USDA Zone 3 Light: sun |
![]() | Microsteris gracilis (Slender Phlox) Family: Phlox Family Habit: herbaceous Nativity: W North America, S South America |
![]() | Mimosa borealis (Fragrant Mimosa) Family: Bean Family Habit: shrub Flowers: pink Nativity: United States (Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas), Mexico Hardiness: USDA Zone 7 Light: sun, partial sun |
![]() ![]() | Mimulus ringens (Alleghany Monkey Flower) Family: Lopseed Family Habit: herbaceous Flowers: purple|yellow Nativity: Canada, United States Hardiness: USDA Zone 3 Light: sun, partial shade |
![]() ![]() | Mirabilis linearis (Narrowleaf Four O'clock; Umbrellawort) Family: Four O'Clock Family Habit: herbaceous Flowers: pink Nativity: Minnesota to Montana south to Missouri, Texas, and Mexico Soil: Sandy or gravelly Light: sun |
| Muhlenbergia sp. Family: Grass Family Habit: grass/sedge | |
![]() | Muhlenbergia torreyi (Ring Muhly; Ring Grass) Family: Grass Family Habit: grass/sedge Flowers: purple Nativity: C & SC United States, N Mexico, Argentina Hardiness: USDA Zone 5 Light: sun |
![]() ![]() | Muhlenbergia wrightii (Spike Muhly) Family: Grass Family Habit: grass/sedge Flowers: gray Nativity: AZ, CO, NM, OK, TX, Ut in the United States plus Mexico Soil: Silty to sandy well-drained soils; tolerant of most soils Light: sun, partial sun |
![]() ![]() | Nassella viridula (Green Needlegrass; Feather Bunchgrass) Family: Grass Family Habit: grass/sedge Flowers: yellow Nativity: 17 states in central and Western United States plus W. Canada and South America Hardiness: USDA Zone 4 Light: sun, partial shade |
![]() ![]() | Nolina greenei (Woodland Beargrass) Family: Asparagus Family Habit: cactus/succulent Flowers: white Nativity: SW United States Light: sun |
![]() | Oenothera albicaulis (Praire Evening Primrose; White Stem Evening Primrose) Family: Evening Primrose Family Habit: herbaceous Flowers: white Nativity: W North America (Rocky Mts) Hardiness: USDA Zone 5 Soil: sandy loam Light: sun |
![]() | Oenothera brachycarpa (Shortfruit Evening Primrose) Family: Evening Primrose Family Habit: herbaceous Flowers: yellow Nativity: Kansas, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas to Mexico, N. |
![]() ![]() | Oenothera canescens (Spotted Evening Primrose) Family: Evening Primrose Family Habit: herbaceous Nativity: Nebraska to Wyoming south to Texas & New Mexico |
![]() ![]() | Oenothera cespitosa (Tufted Evening Primrose; Desert Evening Primrose; Fragrant Evening Primrose) Family: Evening Primrose Family Habit: herbaceous Flowers: white|pink Nativity: WC & C Canada to N Mexico (W & WC North America) Light: sun |
![]() ![]() | Oenothera coronopifolia (Combleaf Evening Primrose) Family: Evening Primrose Family Habit: herbaceous Flowers: white|pink Nativity: SD, SW. + WY, E. + NE, W. + KS, W. + CO + NM, N. Soil: sandy or rocky |
![]() ![]() | Oenothera hartwegii Family: Evening Primrose Family |
![]() ![]() | Oenothera howardii (Howard's Evening Primrose; Yellow Stemless Evening Primrose) Family: Evening Primrose Family Habit: herbaceous Flowers: yellow Nativity: S Wyoming, Colorado, W Kansas Hardiness: USDA Zone 4 Light: sun, partial shade |
![]() ![]() | Oenothera lavandulifolia (Sundrops) Family: Evening Primrose Family Habit: herbaceous Flowers: yellow Nativity: WC & C United States to Mexico |
![]() ![]() | Oenothera suffrutescens (Scarlet Beeblossom; Scarlet Gaura) Family: Evening Primrose Family Habit: herbaceous Flowers: red|pink|white Nativity: W & C Canada to Mexico Hardiness: USDA Zone 3 Soil: Dry slopes and outcrops, sandy soil Light: sun |
![]() ![]() | Oenothera villosa (Common Evening Primrose; Hairy Evening Primrose) Family: Evening Primrose Family Habit: herbaceous Nativity: Throughout North America |
![]() ![]() | Opuntia fragilis (Little Prickly Pear; Brittle Prickly Pear) Family: Cactus Family Habit: cactus/succulent; sub-shrub Flowers: yellow Nativity: C & W United States, Canada Hardiness: USDA Zone 3 Light: sun |
![]() ![]() | Opuntia macrorhiza (Twistspine Prickly Pear; Plains Prickly Pear; Western Prickly Pear) Family: Cactus Family Habit: shrub; cactus/succulent Flowers: yellow Nativity: United States & N. Mexico Hardiness: USDA Zone 4 Light: sun |
![]() ![]() | Opuntia phaeacantha (Tulip Prickly Pear; Desert Prickly Pear; Mojave Prickly Pear; New Mexico Prickly Pear; Brown-Spine Prickly-Pear; Dense-Spine Prickly-Pear) Family: Cactus Family Habit: sub-shrub; cactus/succulent Flowers: yellow Nativity: SW United States, N Mexico Hardiness: USDA Zone 7 Soil: Dry, well-drained soils Light: sun |
![]() ![]() | Opuntia polyacantha (Plains Prickly Pear; Heacocks Prickly Pear) Family: Cactus Family Habit: cactus/succulent; sub-shrub Flowers: yellow Nativity: W Canada, United States, N Mexico Hardiness: USDA Zone 3 Soil: dry hillsides and light soils Light: sun |
![]() ![]() | Opuntia sp. Family: Cactus Family Habit: cactus/succulent |
![]() ![]() | Oxytropis lambertii (Purple Loco; Locoweed; Lambert's Locoweed) Family: Bean Family Habit: herbaceous Flowers: purple|pink Nativity: W Canada, C United States, N Mexico Hardiness: USDA Zone 3 Soil: rocky and shallow soils Light: sun |
![]() | Oxytropis multiceps (Dwarf Locoweed; Nuttall's Oxytrope) Family: Bean Family Habit: herbaceous Flowers: pink Nativity: Nebraska, Colorado, Wyoming, Utah Hardiness: USDA Zone 4 Light: partial shade |
![]() ![]() | Oxytropis sericea (White Locoweed) Family: Bean Family Habit: herbaceous Flowers: white|cream Nativity: W & C United States, Canada Hardiness: USDA Zone 3 Light: sun |
| Oxytropis splendens (Showy Locoweed) Family: Bean Family Habit: herbaceous Flowers: pink Nativity: Canada, WC United States Hardiness: USDA Zone 6 Light: sun | |
![]() ![]() | Packera thurberi Family: Aster Family Habit: herbaceous Nativity: NW. & Central U.S.A. |
| Paeonia 'Festiva Maxima' (Double White Peony) Family: Peony Family Habit: herbaceous Flowers: white Nativity: Cultivated Hardiness: USDA Zone 3 | |
![]() ![]() | Panicum virgatum (Switch Grass) Family: Grass Family Habit: grass/sedge; rhizome Flowers: pink Nativity: North America, Central America Hardiness: USDA Zone 5 Light: sun, partial shade |
| Pediomelum esculentum (Large Breadroot; Prairie Potato; Prairie Turnip) Family: Bean Family Habit: herbaceous Flowers: blue Nativity: W Canada, W & C United States Hardiness: USDA Zone 4 Light: sun | |
![]() ![]() | Pediomelum tenuiflorum (Wild Alfalfa; Scurfpea) Family: Bean Family Habit: herbaceous Flowers: purple Nativity: U.S.A. to N. Mexico. Light: sun |
![]() ![]() | Pelecyphora vivipara (Pincushion Cactus; Spinystar) Family: Cactus Family Habit: cactus/succulent Nativity: S. Canada to N. Mexico Light: sun |
![]() ![]() | Penstemon albidus (White Beardtongue; Red-Line Beardtongue) Family: Plantain Family Habit: herbaceous Flowers: white|purple Nativity: W Canada, W United States Hardiness: USDA Zone 3 Light: sun |
![]() ![]() | Penstemon ambiguus (Gilia Penstemon; Sand Penstemon; Pink Plains beardtongue; Bush Penstemon) Family: Plantain Family Habit: herbaceous Flowers: pink Nativity: SW United States, N Mexico Hardiness: USDA Zone 4 Soil: Well-drained sandy soil Light: sun |
![]() ![]() | Penstemon angustifolius (Narrow Beardtongue; Broadbeard Beardtongue; Pagoda Penstemon) Family: Plantain Family Habit: herbaceous Flowers: blue Nativity: WC United States Hardiness: USDA Zone 4 Soil: Coarse or sandy well-drained soil Light: sun |
![]() | Penstemon angustifolius var. caudatus (Broadbeard Beardtongue) Family: Plantain Family Habit: herbaceous; sub-shrub Flowers: pink|purple Nativity: Wyoming, South Dakota, Nebraska, Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma Hardiness: USDA Zone 5 Light: sun |
![]() ![]() | Penstemon barbatus (Scarlet Bugler; Beardlip Penstemon; Southwestern Penstemon) Family: Plantain Family Habit: herbaceous Flowers: red Nativity: California to Colorado & Mexico Hardiness: USDA Zone 6 Soil: Coarse or sandy well-drained soil Light: sun |
![]() ![]() | Penstemon secundiflorus (Sidebells Penstemon) Family: Plantain Family Habit: herbaceous Flowers: pink|purple Nativity: W United States (Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico); N Mexico Hardiness: USDA Zone 4 Light: sun |
![]() ![]() | Penstemon sp. (Beardtongue) Family: Plantain Family Habit: herbaceous |
![]() | Penstemon versicolor (Penstemon; Variable Color Beardtongue) Family: Plantain Family Habit: herbaceous Flowers: blue Nativity: Colorado Hardiness: USDA Zone 4 Soil: Undisturbed calcareous soils Light: sun |
![]() ![]() | Penstemon virens (Front Range Beardtongue; Blue Mist Beardtongue) Family: Plantain Family Habit: herbaceous Flowers: blue Nativity: C Wyoming to S Colorado Hardiness: USDA Zone 4 Light: sun |
![]() ![]() | Penstemon virgatus (Wandbloom Penstemon; Upright Blue Beardtongue) Family: Plantain Family Habit: herbaceous Flowers: blue|pink Nativity: Wyoming to Arizona to SW Mexico Hardiness: USDA Zone 5 Light: sun |
![]() ![]() | Phyla cuneifolia (Wedge-Leaf Frog Fruit) Family: Verbena Family Habit: sub-shrub Flowers: purple|white Nativity: C & W United States, N Mexico Hardiness: USDA Zone 5 Soil: Deep, wewll-drained Light: sun |
| Physalis longifolia (Common Ground Cherry) Family: Potato Family Habit: herbaceous Flowers: white Nativity: IA to MT to AK to AZ + Mexico | |
![]() ![]() | Physaria bellii (Front Range Twinpod; Bell's Twinpod) Family: Mustard Family Habit: herbaceous Flowers: yellow Nativity: Colorado Hardiness: USDA Zone 5 Soil: limestone & calcareous shale Light: sun |
![]() ![]() | Pinus edulis (Pinyon Pine; Pinon Pine; Pinón) Family: Pine Family Habit: tree Nativity: SW United States Hardiness: USDA Zone 4 Light: sun |
![]() ![]() | Polemonium pulcherrimum (Jacob's Ladder; Short Jacob's Ladder) Family: Phlox Family Habit: herbaceous Flowers: purple Nativity: W Canada, W United States Hardiness: USDA Zone 4 Light: shade, sun |
![]() ![]() | Populus × acuminata (Lanceleaf Cottonwood) Family: Willow Family Habit: tree Nativity: Canada (Alberta) to United States (W Texas) Hardiness: USDA Zone 4 Light: sun |
![]() | Populus deltoides ssp. monilifera (Plains Cottonwood; Plains Poplar; Great Plains Cottonwood) Family: Willow Family Habit: tree Flowers: yellow Nativity: S Canada, C & NE United States Hardiness: USDA Zone 2 Soil: moist, well drained soils. Light: sun |
![]() ![]() | Prunus armeniaca 'Moorpark' Early Moorpark (Apricot) Family: Rose Family |
![]() ![]() | Prunus pumila var. besseyi (Western Sand Cherry) Family: Rose Family Habit: shrub Flowers: white Nativity: C Canada, W & C United States Hardiness: USDA Zone 4 Light: sun |
![]() | Prunus pumila var. besseyi 'P011S' PAWNEE BUTTES® (Sand Cherry; Western Sand Cherry) Family: Rose Family Habit: shrub Flowers: white Nativity: Cultivated (Selection from Weld Co., Colorado) Hardiness: USDA Zone 3 Soil: Sandy or clay loam soil; adaptable Light: sun, partial shade, partial sun |
![]() ![]() | Pulsatilla nuttalliana (Pasque Flower) Family: Buttercup Family Habit: herbaceous Flowers: purple Nativity: N North America to New Mexico |
![]() | Quercus gambelii (Gambel Oak; Shin Oak) Family: Beech Family Habit: tree; shrub/tree Nativity: SW United States, N Mexico Hardiness: USDA Zone 4 Soil: dry, well-drained soil Light: sun |
![]() ![]() | Quercus gambelii × grisea (Wavy-Leaf Oak) Family: Beech Family Habit: tree Nativity: naturally occuring hybrid Light: sun |
![]() ![]() | Quercus Kenton Blue (Hybrid Oak) Family: Beech Family Habit: tree Nativity: Naturally Occurring Hybrid Light: sun |
![]() ![]() | Quercus × pauciloba (Wavy-Leaf Oak) Family: Beech Family Habit: tree Nativity: Arizona, Texas, Utah Hardiness: USDA Zone 5 Light: sun |
| Quincula lobata (Purple Ground Cherry) Family: Potato Family Habit: herbaceous; rhizome Flowers: purple Nativity: KS, CO, OK, NM, TX, CA; MEX Hardiness: USDA Zone 8 | |
![]() ![]() | Ratibida columnifera (Prairie Coneflower; Long-Head Coneflower) Family: Aster Family Habit: herbaceous Flowers: yellow|red Nativity: North America Hardiness: USDA Zone 4 Light: sun |
![]() | Ratibida tagetes (Short Ray Prairie Coneflower; Green Prairie Coneflower) Family: Aster Family Habit: herbaceous Flowers: yellow|black Nativity: W & C United States, Northern Mexico (AZ, CO, KS, MO, NE, NM, OK, SD, TX, WY) Hardiness: USDA Zone 4 Light: sun |
![]() ![]() | Rhus trilobata (Skunkbush Sumac; Squawbush; Skunkbush) Family: Sumac Family Habit: shrub Flowers: green Nativity: N. America (Saskatchewan & Alberta to N. Mexico) Hardiness: USDA Zone 4 Soil: Not too moist of soil, but tolerant of various soil types from clay to sand. Light: sun, partial sun, partial shade |
![]() ![]() | Ribes aureum (Golden Currant; Buffalo Currant) Family: Currant Family Habit: shrub Flowers: yellow Nativity: Canada, United States Hardiness: USDA Zone 3 Light: sun, partial shade |
| Rosa acicularis ssp. sayi Family: Rose Family Nativity: N. America | |
![]() ![]() | Rosa foetida (Austrian Yellow Rose) Family: Rose Family Habit: shrub Flowers: yellow Nativity: SW. & WC. Asia |
![]() | Rosa foetida 'Bicolor' (Austrian Copper Rose) Family: Rose Family Habit: shrub Nativity: Cultivated |
![]() ![]() | Rosa × harisonii (Harison's Yellow Rose; The Yellow Rose of Texas) Family: Rose Family Habit: shrub Flowers: yellow Nativity: Cultivated Hardiness: USDA Zone 3 Soil: Adaptable Light: sun |
![]() ![]() | Rosa woodsii (Western Wild Rose; Wood's Rose) Family: Rose Family Habit: shrub Flowers: pink Nativity: W & C North America Hardiness: USDA Zone 4 Light: sun, partial shade |
![]() ![]() | Rumex venosus (Wild Begonia; Wild Hydrangea; Veiny Dock) Family: Buckwheat Family Habit: herbaceous; rhizome Flowers: red|white Nativity: NW. United States (Montana, Washington to Nevada; 17 states) Hardiness: USDA Zone 4 |
![]() ![]() | Sagittaria latifolia (Common Arrowhead; Duck Potato; Broadleaf Arrowhead) Family: Water-Plantain Family Habit: herbaceous Flowers: white Nativity: Canada to N South America Hardiness: USDA Zone 5 Light: sun |
![]() ![]() | Salix planifolia (Planeleaf Willow; Diamondleaf Willow; Mountain Willow) Family: Willow Family Habit: shrub Flowers: yellow|red|purple Nativity: N & W North America |
![]() | Salix sp. (Willow) Family: Willow Family Nativity: |
![]() ![]() | Sapindus drummondii (Western Soapberry) Family: Soapberry Family Habit: tree Flowers: cream Nativity: SW to SC United States (Arizona to SE Colorado and Louisiana) Hardiness: USDA Zone 6 |
![]() ![]() | Saponaria cypria (Soapwort) Family: Pink Family Habit: herbaceous Flowers: pink Nativity: Cyprus |
![]() ![]() | Schedonnardus paniculatus (Tumble Grass) Family: Grass Family Habit: grass/sedge Nativity: North America: western Canada, northwest USA, north-central USA, southwest USA, south-central USA, and southeast USA. [21 states in the United States plus Hawaii]; South America: southern South America. |
![]() ![]() | Schizachyrium scoparium (Little Bluestem; Blue Stem; Broom Beard Grass) Family: Grass Family Habit: grass/sedge; rhizome Flowers: gold Nativity: North America Hardiness: USDA Zone 3 Soil: Well-drained soil Light: sun, partial sun |
![]() ![]() | Scutellaria brittonii (Britton's Skullcap) Family: Mint Family Habit: herbaceous; rhizome Flowers: blue Nativity: WC United States ( CO, KS, NE, NM, WY) Hardiness: USDA Zone 5 |
![]() ![]() | Senecio spartioides (Broom Groundsel; Broom-like Ragwort; Broomlike Ragwort) Family: Aster Family Habit: herbaceous; sub-shrub Flowers: yellow Nativity: WY, S. to NM + CA Hardiness: USDA Zone 6 Light: sun |
![]() ![]() | Solidago gigantea (Early Goldenrod; Giant Goldenrod) Family: Aster Family Habit: herbaceous; rhizome Flowers: yellow Nativity: North America Hardiness: USDA Zone 6 Light: sun |
![]() ![]() | Solidago rigida (Stiff Goldenrod; Stiff-Leaf Goldenrod) Family: Aster Family Habit: herbaceous; rhizome Flowers: yellow Nativity: WC to E Canada, WC to E United States Hardiness: USDA Zone 3 Light: sun |
![]() ![]() | Sophora nuttalliana (White Loco; Silky Sophora) Family: Bean Family Habit: herbaceous Nativity: United States (Great Plains) |
![]() ![]() | Sorghastrum nutans (Golden Prairie Grass; Indian Grass; Wood Grass; Indiangrass) Family: Grass Family Habit: grass/sedge; rhizome Flowers: yellow|brown Nativity: N America to C America Hardiness: USDA Zone 3 Light: sun, partial sun |
![]() ![]() | Spartina pectinata (Prairie Cordgrass) Family: Grass Family Habit: grass/sedge; rhizome Flowers: brown|green|yellow Nativity: N. America except for the far southeast and southwest Hardiness: USDA Zone 4A Soil: Moist to wet soil Light: partial shade, partial sun, sun |
![]() ![]() | Sphaeralcea coccinea (Prairie Mallow; Cowboy's Delight; Red False Mallow; Globe Mallow; Scarlet Globemallow) Family: Mallow Family Habit: herbaceous; sub-shrub; shrub Flowers: red Nativity: W & C Canada to N Mexico Hardiness: USDA Zone 3 Soil: dry soil Light: sun |
![]() ![]() | Sporobolus airoides (Alkali Sacaton) Family: Grass Family Habit: grass/sedge Flowers: yellow Nativity: W North America Hardiness: USDA Zone 3 Light: partial shade |
![]() ![]() | Sporobolus compositus (Composite Dropseed; Meadow Dropseed; Tall Dropseed) Family: Grass Family Habit: grass/sedge; rhizome Flowers: white|purple Nativity: North America Hardiness: USDA Zone 4 Light: sun |
![]() | Sporobolus cryptandrus (Sand Dropseed) Family: Grass Family Habit: grass/sedge Flowers: yellow Nativity: N. America Hardiness: USDA Zone 3A Light: sun |
![]() ![]() | Symphyotrichum falcatum (White Prairie Aster; Western Heath) Family: Aster Family Habit: herbaceous; rhizome Flowers: white|yellow Nativity: Subarctic America to Mexico Light: sun |
![]() | Symphyotrichum laeve var. laeve (Smooth Blue Aster) Family: Aster Family Habit: herbaceous Flowers: purple|yellow Nativity: E United States, E Canada Hardiness: USDA Zone 3 Light: sun |
![]() | Symphyotrichum porteri (Smooth White Aster) Family: Aster Family Habit: herbaceous; rhizome Flowers: white|yellow Nativity: Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico Hardiness: USDA Zone 4 Light: sun, partial sun |
![]() ![]() | Syringa vulgaris (Common Lilac) Family: Olive Family Habit: shrub/tree Flowers: purple|white|pink Nativity: SE Europe Hardiness: USDA Zone 3 Light: sun |
![]() ![]() | Tetraneuris acaulis (Stemless Hymenoxys; Stemless Four Nerve Daisy; Angelita Daisy) Family: Aster Family Habit: herbaceous Flowers: yellow Nativity: W Canada, W United States Hardiness: USDA Zone 4 Soil: well drained Light: sun |
![]() ![]() | Thelesperma ambiguum (Colorado Greenthread; Showy Navajo Tea) Family: Aster Family Habit: herbaceous Flowers: yellow Nativity: C United States (Wyoming, Colorado, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico), N Mexico Hardiness: USDA Zone 3 Light: sun |
![]() ![]() | Thelesperma filifolium (Plains Navajo Tea; Stiff Greenthread; Cota) Family: Aster Family Habit: herbaceous Flowers: yellow|brown Nativity: Great Plains to N Mexico Hardiness: USDA Zone 5 Light: sun, partial sun |
![]() ![]() | Thelesperma megapotamicum (Navajo Tea; Cota; Greenthread; Rayless Thelesperma) Family: Aster Family Habit: herbaceous Flowers: yellow|brown Nativity: WC & C United States to N Mexico; SE South America Light: sun |
![]() ![]() | Tradescantia occidentalis (Spiderwort; Prairie Spiderwort; Western Spiderwort) Family: Spiderwort Family Habit: herbaceous Flowers: purple|blue|red Nativity: C North America Hardiness: USDA Zone 4 Light: sun, partial shade |
![]() ![]() | Triglochin maritima (Arrow Grass; Sea Arrow Grass; Seaside Arrowgrass) Family: Arrow-grass Family Habit: grass/sedge Flowers: green Nativity: North America, Europe, Temperate Asia Hardiness: USDA Zone 4 Soil: moist, marshy Light: sun |
![]() ![]() | Verbena hastata (American Blue Vervain; Swamp Verbena) Family: Verbena Family Habit: herbaceous Flowers: blue Nativity: Canada, United States Hardiness: USDA Zone 3 Soil: Moist to wet Light: sun |
![]() ![]() | Vernonia baldwinii (Baldwin's Ironweed; Western Ironweed) Family: Aster Family Habit: herbaceous; rhizome Flowers: purple Nativity: C United States (Plains States) Hardiness: USDA Zone 5 Light: sun |
![]() ![]() | Vicia americana (American Vetch) Family: Bean Family Habit: herbaceous Nativity: North America |
![]() | Vulpia octoflora (Sixweeks Fescue) Family: Grass Family Habit: grass/sedge Nativity: Great Plains (USA, Cent.) Light: sun |
![]() ![]() | Xanthisma spinulosum (Cut-Leaf Ironplant; Spiny Goldenweed) Family: Aster Family Habit: herbaceous; sub-shrub Flowers: yellow|yellow Nativity: W North America Hardiness: USDA Zone 4 Light: sun |
![]() | Yucca angustissima (Narrowleaf Yucca) Family: Asparagus Family Habit: cactus/succulent; shrub Flowers: white|green Nativity: SW United States (Colorado, Arizona, Utah, New Mexico, Nevada) Light: sun |
![]() ![]() | Yucca glauca (Soapweed; Soapweed Yucca) Family: Asparagus Family Habit: shrub; cactus/succulent Flowers: white Nativity: S Alberta to N Texas Hardiness: USDA Zone 4 Soil: sandy or limestone Light: sun |
![]() ![]() | Zigadenus venenosus (Meadow Death Camas; Narrowleaved Death Camas) Family: False Hellebore Family Habit: geophyte; herbaceous Flowers: cream Nativity: W North America Hardiness: USDA Zone 4 Light: sun, partial shade |
![]() ![]() | Zinnia grandiflora (Rocky Mountain Zinnia; Prairie Zinnia) Family: Aster Family Habit: herbaceous Flowers: yellow|orange|red Nativity: Colorado & Kansas to N Mexico Hardiness: USDA Zone 4 Soil: stoney Light: sun |
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