List 7: Natives

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Antennaria microphylla, Rosy Pussytoes

Family: Asteraceae Light: Full sun
Water: Dry Height: 2-3 " with blooms up to 10"
Bloom Time: Late spring, early summer Form: Low mat forming ground cover
Bloom Color: White with rosy bracts Soil: Well-drained

Balsamorhiza sagittata, Arrowleaf Balsamroot

Family: Asteraceae Light: Full sun
Water: Dry Height: 1-2'
Bloom Time: May-June Form: Clumps
Bloom Color: Yellow Soil: Dry soil of grasslands, and lower mountains

Mertensia ciliata, Bluebell

Family: Boraginaceae Light: Shade
Water: Moist Height: 1-4'
Bloom Time: June- August Form: Clumps
Bloom Color: Blue-lavender Soil: Lots of organic matter

Linnaea borealis, Twin Flower

Family: Caprifoliaceae Light: Shade
Water: Moist Height: 4" or less
Bloom Time: June-September Form: Low growing ground cover
Bloom Color: White with pink and rose colors Soil: Mossy, high organic matter, moist

Cornus canadensis, Bunchberry

Family: Cornaceae Light: Shade
Water: Moist Height: 6-9"
Bloom Time: May-June Form: Ground cover
Bloom Color: White Soil: Likes it acidic

Geranium viscosissimum, Sticky Geranium

Family: Fabaceae Light: Part shade
Water: Moist Height: 1.5 to 3'
Bloom Time: May-August Form: Branching clumps
Bloom Color: White to fuchsia Soil: Moist humus rich soil

Erythronium grandiflorum, Glacier Lily, Yellow Fawn Lily

Family: Liliaceae Light: Shade to part shade
Water: Moist Height: 6" to 1'
Bloom Time: May-June Form: Upright stem with drooping flower
Bloom Color: Yellow or white Soil: Rich moist soil

Xerophyllum tenax, Beargrass

Family: Liliaceae Light: Part sun
Water: Dry-moist Height: 1-2' with flower stems up to 4'
Bloom Time: May-August Form: Upright grass clumps
Bloom Color: White to cream Soil: Well drained slopes

Linum perenne, Blue Flax

Family: Linaceae Light: Full sun
Water: Dry-moist Height: 24"
Bloom Time: May-July Form: Upright arching clumps
Bloom Color: Sky blue Soil: Well-drained

Calypso bulbosa, Fairyslipper, Mountain Orchid

Family: Orchidaceae Light: shade
Water: Moist Height: 6"
Bloom Time: May-July Form: Single stem with one broad oval leaf
Bloom Color: Pink to magenta Soil: Coniferous forest floor, acidic

Phlox longifolia, Long-leaved Phlox

Family: Polemoniaceae Light: Full sun
Water: Dry Height: 1.5'
Bloom Time: April-May Form: Upright clumps
Bloom Color: Pink or white Soil: Dry, rock or sandy soil

Lewisia rediviva, Bitteroot

Family: Portulacaceae Light: Full sun
Water: Dry Height: 1-4"
Bloom Time: April-July Form: Ground cover, leaves form little rosettes
Bloom Color: Pink to white Soil: Barren, dry rocky soil

Dodecatheon sp., Shooting Star

Family: Primulaceae Light: Part shade
Water: Moist Height: 8-24"
Bloom Time: May-July Form: Upright clump
Bloom Color: Pink to purple Soil: Moist boggy meadows or by streams

Anemone patens, Pasque Flower

Family: Ranunculaceae Light: Part shade to full sun
Water: Dry-moist Height: 10-12"
Bloom Time: March-summer Form: Clumps
Bloom Color: Purple to burgundy Soil: Well-drained

Clematis columbiana, Purple Virgins Bower

Family: Ranunculaceae Light: Shade
Water: Dry-moist Height: Up to 10'
Bloom Time: May-June Form: Vine
Bloom Color: Blue-purple Soil: Well-drained

Delphinium sp., Larkspur

Family: Ranunculaceae Light: Full sun
Water: Moist Height: 2-5'
Bloom Time: May-July Form: Upright
Bloom Color: Purple Soil: Well-drained, rich porous soil

Geum triflorum, Prairie Smoke

Family: Rosaceae Light: Full sun
Water: Moist Height: 1.5-2'
Bloom Time: May-July Form: Clumps
Bloom Color: Pink Soil: Dry to moist grasslands

Castilleja sp., Indian Paintbrush

Family: Scrophulariaceae Light: Full sun to part shade
Water: Moist Height: 1/2-2'
Bloom Time: June-August Form: Upright clump
Bloom Color: Green with yellow, red, or pink bracts Soil: Well-drained

Penstemon strictus, Rocky Mountain Penstemon

Family: Scrophulariaceae Light: full sun
Water: Dry to moist Height: 4-24" depends on species
Bloom Time: May-July or August Form: Woody shrubs with flower stalks
Bloom Color: Dark blue-purple Soil: Dry valleys to foothills or moist areas


Lupinus spp., Lupine

Family: Fabaceae Light: Full sun to part shade
Water: Moist-dry Height: 2-3' ( Native variety 1')
Bloom Time: Late spring, early summer Form: Bushy with upright flower stalks
Bloom Color: Many colors from burgundy-Purple Soil: Well-drained coarsely textured