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Native plants in Colorado Springs

464 plants are genuinely native to this area — not merely able to survive here. They are grouped below by what they do in a garden, from canopy trees down to groundcovers.

Best represented here: perennials (268), shrubs (107), grasses (93) · 102 of them need no watering beyond Colorado Springs’s own rainfall

Showing 89 plants · 375 more are native here but not in the catalog yet

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Trees13

Colorado Spruce

Colorado Spruce

Picea pungens

Saskatoon Serviceberry

Saskatoon Serviceberry

Amelanchier alnifolia

Common Chokecherry

Common Chokecherry

Prunus virginiana

Douglas Fir

Douglas Fir

Pseudotsuga menziesii

Prairie Gold Quaking Aspen

Prairie Gold Quaking Aspen

Populus tremuloides 'Prairie Gold'

White Fir

White Fir

Abies concolor

Ponderosa Pine

Ponderosa Pine

Pinus ponderosa

Golden Swedish Juniper

Golden Swedish Juniper

Juniperus communis 'Suecica Aurea'

Wichita Blue Juniper

Wichita Blue Juniper

Juniperus scopulorum 'Wichita Blue'

Sensation Boxelder

Sensation Boxelder

Acer negundo 'Sensation'

Domingo Limber Pine

Domingo Limber Pine

Pinus flexilis 'Domingo'

American Plum

American Plum

Prunus americana

Siouxland Cottonless Poplar

Siouxland Cottonless Poplar

Populus deltoides 'Siouxland'

Shrubs21

Anise Hyssop

Anise Hyssop

Agastache foeniculum

Saskatoon Serviceberry

Saskatoon Serviceberry

Amelanchier alnifolia

Common Chokecherry

Common Chokecherry

Prunus virginiana

Lemony Lace Elderberry

Lemony Lace Elderberry

Sambucus racemosa 'Lemony Lace'

Bearberry

Bearberry

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi

Cutleaf Coneflower

Cutleaf Coneflower

Rudbeckia laciniata

Golden Currant

Golden Currant

Ribes aureum

Autumn Amber Prostrate Three-leaf Sumac

Autumn Amber Prostrate Three-leaf Sumac

Rhus trilobata 'Autumn Amber'

No watering needed
Ocean Spray

Ocean Spray

Holodiscus discolor

Red Twig Dogwood

Red Twig Dogwood

Cornus sericea 'Red Twig'

Golden Swedish Juniper

Golden Swedish Juniper

Juniperus communis 'Suecica Aurea'

Wichita Blue Juniper

Wichita Blue Juniper

Juniperus scopulorum 'Wichita Blue'

Fragrant Sumac

Fragrant Sumac

Rhus aromatica

Snowberry

Snowberry

Symphoricarpos albus

Smooth Sumac

Smooth Sumac

Rhus glabra

False Indigo Bush

False Indigo Bush

Amorpha fruticosa

American Plum

American Plum

Prunus americana

Dwarf Indigo Bush

Amorpha nana

Smooth Beardtongue

Smooth Beardtongue

Penstemon glaber

Alpine Texas Climbing Cactus

Echinocereus triglochidiatus 'Alpine TX Form'

No watering needed
Golden Crownbeard

Golden Crownbeard

Verbesina encelioides

No watering needed

Grasses13

Little Bluestem

Little Bluestem

Schizachyrium scoparium

'Rain Dance' Big Bluestem

'Rain Dance' Big Bluestem

Andropogon gerardii 'Rain Dance'

Prairie Dropseed

Prairie Dropseed

Sporobolus heterolepis

Golden Sunset Yellow Indiangrass

Golden Sunset Yellow Indiangrass

Sorghastrum nutans 'Golden Sunset Yellow'

Switchgrass

Switchgrass

Panicum virgatum

Honeycomb Blue Grama Grass

Honeycomb Blue Grama Grass

Bouteloua gracilis 'Honeycomb'

No watering needed
Sideoats Grama

Sideoats Grama

Bouteloua curtipendula

No watering needed
Canada Wild Rye

Canada Wild Rye

Elymus canadensis

Alkali Sacaton

Alkali Sacaton

Sporobolus airoides

No watering needed
Blue Joint Grass

Blue Joint Grass

Calamagrostis canadensis

Fox Sedge

Fox Sedge

Carex vulpinoidea

Shortbeak Sedge

Shortbeak Sedge

Carex brevior

Woolly Sedge

Woolly Sedge

Carex pellita

Perennials49

Anise Hyssop

Anise Hyssop

Agastache foeniculum

Cinderella Milkweed

Cinderella Milkweed

Asclepias incarnata 'Cinderella'

Black-eyed Susan

Black-eyed Susan

Rudbeckia hirta

New England Aster Harringtons Pink

New England Aster Harringtons Pink

Symphyotrichum novae-angliae 'Harringtons Pink'

Wild Bergamot

Wild Bergamot

Monarda fistulosa

False Sunflower

False Sunflower

Heliopsis helianthoides

Common Sneezeweed

Common Sneezeweed

Helenium autumnale

Great Blue Lobelia

Great Blue Lobelia

Lobelia siphilitica

Improved Rugen Strawberry

Improved Rugen Strawberry

Fragaria vesca 'Improved Rugen'

Cutleaf Coneflower

Cutleaf Coneflower

Rudbeckia laciniata

Blanket Flower

Blanket Flower

Gaillardia aristata

Snow Flurry Heath Aster

Snow Flurry Heath Aster

Symphyotrichum ericoides 'Snow Flurry'

Aromatic Aster

Aromatic Aster

Symphyotrichum oblongifolium

Smooth Blue Aster

Smooth Blue Aster

Symphyotrichum laeve

Purple Prairie Clover

Purple Prairie Clover

Dalea purpurea

Colorado Blue Columbine

Colorado Blue Columbine

Aquilegia caerulea

Showy Milkweed

Showy Milkweed

Asclepias speciosa

Scarlet Beardtongue

Scarlet Beardtongue

Penstemon barbatus

False Solomon's Seal

False Solomon's Seal

Maianthemum racemosum

Red Dwarf Joe-Pye Weed

Red Dwarf Joe-Pye Weed

Eutrochium maculatum 'Red Dwarf'

Plains Coreopsis Tickseed

Plains Coreopsis Tickseed

Coreopsis tinctoria

Common Yarrow

Common Yarrow

Achillea millefolium

Nodding Onion

Nodding Onion

Allium cernuum

Mexican Hat Prairie Coneflower

Mexican Hat Prairie Coneflower

Ratibida columnifera 'pulcherrima'

Common Sunflower

Common Sunflower

Helianthus annuus

No watering needed
White Sagebrush

White Sagebrush

Artemisia ludoviciana 'Valerie Finnis'

Prairie Smoke

Geum triflorum 'Prairie Smoke'

Wild Strawberry

Wild Strawberry

Fragaria virginiana

Self-heal, Heal-all

Self-heal, Heal-all

Prunella vulgaris

Golden Columbine

Golden Columbine

Aquilegia chrysantha

Stiff Goldenrod

Stiff Goldenrod

Solidago rigida

Broadleaf Arrowhead

Broadleaf Arrowhead

Sagittaria latifolia

Ferns1

Male Fern

Male Fern

Dryopteris filix-mas

Succulents2

Soapweed Yucca

Soapweed Yucca

Yucca glauca

Alpine Texas Climbing Cactus

Echinocereus triglochidiatus 'Alpine TX Form'

No watering needed

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