NATIVE FLOWERS

(click on the flower name to see a picture of the species)

 

COMMON NAME
SCIENTIFIC NAME

USDA

Fact Sheet

COLOR
A/B/P*
HEIGHT
(inches)
MOISTURE REQ.
BLOOMING SEASON

African Daisy

Dimorphotheca aurantiaca

 

Yellow - Orange

A

8 - 12

Any

Summer

Aster, Prairie

Machaeranthera tanacetifolia

Purple

B

18-24

Low

Summer

Arrowleaf Balsamroot

Balsamorhiza sagittata

Yellow

P

16-30

Low-Mod

Spring/Summer

Baby Blue Eyes

Nemophila menziesii

Blue

A

6-10

Low-Mod

Spring

Baby's Breath

Gypsophila elegans

White

A

12-18

Low-Mod

Spring

Bachelor Buttons

Centaurea cyanus

Blue

A

8-30

Low

Spring/Summer

Beeplant

Cleome serrulata

Pink/Purple

A

12-48

Low-Mod

Summer/Fall

Black eyed Susan

Rudbeckia hirta

FACTS

Yellow

P

18-48

Low-Mod

Summer/Fall

Blue bells, California

Phacelia campanularia

Blue

A

12-24

Low

Spring

Buckwheat, California

Eriogonum fasiculatum

 

 

 

 

 

Buckwheat, Sulphur

Eriogonum umbellatum

Yellow

P

6-12

Low

Fall

California Poppy

Eschscholzia californica

Orange

A

12-18

Any

Spring/Summer

Candytuft, Annual

Iberis umbellata

 

 

 

 

 

Catchfly

Silene armeria

Pink

A

48

Low-Mod

Summer/Fall

Chicory

Cichorium intybus

Pale blue

P

36-60

Low-Mod

Summer/Fall

Cinquefoil

Potentilla gracilis

 

 

 

 

 

Clarkia (Farewell to Spring)

Clarkia amoena

Pink & Red

A

6-36

Low-Mod

Spring/Summer

Coneflower, Purple

Echinacea purpurea

FACTS

Purple

P

24-36

Low-Mod

Spring

Coreopsis, Lanceleaf

Coreopsis lanceolata

FACTS

Yellow

P

18-36

Low-Mod

Summer

Coreopsis, Plains

Coreopsis tinctoria

FACTS

Yellow & Burgundy

A

24-48

Low

Summer/Fall

Cosmos

Cosmos bipinnatus

Pink

A

30-48

Low

Summer/Fall

Creeping Thyme

Thymus serpyllum

 

 

 

 

 

Daisy, Oxeye

Chrysanthemum leucanthemum

White

P

18-30

Low-Mod

Spring-Fall

Daisy, Shasta

Chrysanthemum maximum

White

P

12-24

Mod

Summer

Dames Rocket

Hesperis matronalis

Lavender

P

6-48

Mod-High

Spring/Summer

Fivespot

Nemophila maculata

White & Purple

A

6

Low-Mod

Spring

Flax, Blue

Linum lewisii

FACTS

Blue

P

24

Low

Spring/Summer

Flax, Scarlet

Linum grandiflorum rubrum

Scarlet

A

14

Low-Mod

Spring-Fall

Four O Clock

Mirabilis multiflora

 

 

 

 

 

Gilia, Globe

Gilia capitata

Blue

A

12-24

Low

Spring

Gilia, Scarlet

Gilia aggregata

Scarlet

 

 

 

 

Globemallow, Desert

Sphaeralcea ambigua

Orange & Red

P

20-38

Low

Spring

Globemallow, Gooseberryleaf

Sphaeralcea grossulariafolia

Orange & Red

P

27-38

Low

Spring/Summer

Goldfields

Lasthenia glabrata

 

 

 

 

 

Golden Banner

Thermopsis montanus

Yellow

P

12-48

Mod

Spring

Indian Blanketflower

Gaillardia aristata

Yellow & Red

P

18-24

Low

Summer/Fall

Iris, Rocky Mountain

Iris missouriensis

FACTS

Blue

P

8-20

High/Wet

Spring/Summer

Johnny Jump Ups

Viola cornuta

 

 

 

 

 

Larkspur, Rocket

Delphinium ajacis

White, Pink & Blue

A

12-36

Low-Mod

Spring/Summer

Lupine, Arizona

Lupinus arizonicus

Blue-purple

A

12-28

Low

Spring

Lupine, Arroyo

Lupinus succulentus

Violet-blue

A

24-28

Low-Mod

Spring

Lupine, Golden

Lupinus densiflorus

Golden yellow

A

24-36

Mod

Spring/Summer

Lupine, Marsh

Lupinus polyphyllus

Blue-violet

P

24-60

Mod-High

Spring/Summer

Lupine, Mojave

Lupinus sparsiflorus

Violet

A

8-16

Low

Spring

Lupine, Mountain

Lupinus alpestris

Blue-lavender

P

12-20

Low-Mod

Summer/Fall

Lupine, Perennial

Lupinus perennis

FACTS

Purple-blue

P

12-24

Low-Mod

Spring/Summer

Lupine, Silvery

Lupinus argenteus

Blue-white

P

10-28

Low-Mod

Summer

Lupine, Tailcup

Lupinus caudatus

Blue

P

12-21

Low-Mod

Spring/Summer

Maiden Pinks

Dianthus deltoides

Pink & Red

P

12-18

Mod

Spring/Summer

Monkeyflower, Purple

Mimulus lewisii

 

 

 

 

 

Monkeyflower, Scarlet

Mimulus cardinalis

 

 

 

 

 

Monkeyflower, Yellow

Mimulus guttatus

 

 

 

 

 

Mule's Ear

Wyethia mollis

Yellow

P

12-15

Low-Mod

Spring/Summer

Penstemon, Firecracker

Penstemon eatonii

FACTS

Red

P

12-40

Low

Spring/Summer

Penstemon, Palmer

Penstemon palmeri

FACTS

Pale pink

P

48

Low

Spring/Summer

Penstemon, Rydberg's

Penstemon rydbergii

FACTS

Blue-violet

P

8-24

Low-Mod

Summer

Penstemon, Rocky Mountain

Penstemon strictus

FACTS

Blue-violet

P

12-36

Low-Mod

Summer

Peony, Brown's

Peony brownii

 

 

 

 

 

Phlox

Phlox drummondii

Rose, Red & Purple

A

8-20

Low-Mod

Summer/Fall

Plantago

Plantago insularis

White

A

6-10

Low

Spring

Poppy, Flanders

Papaver rhoeas

Red or mixed

A

24

Low-Mod

Spring/Summer

Poppy, Iceland

Papaver nudicaule

Yellow-orange

P

24

Mod

Spring

Prairie Coneflower

Ratibida columnaris

Yellow

P

12-24

Low-Mod

Spring-Fall

Primrose, Dwarf Evening

Oenothera missouriensis

Yellow

P

8

Low

Summer

Primrose, Mexican Evening

Oenothera speciosa

White & Pink

P

10-20

Low

Spring/Summer

Primrose, White Evening

Oenothera pallida

White

P

8-20

Low

Spring/Summer

Primrose, Yellow Evening

Oenothera lamarkiana

Yellow

A

36-60

Low-Mod

Summer

Showy Golden Eye

Viguiera multiflora

Yellow

P

12-40

Mod

Summer/Fall

Small Burnet, Delar

Sanguisorba minor

FACTS

Pink

P

8-24

Low

Summer

Snap Dragon

Linaria maroccana

Mixed

A

18-24

Low-Mod

Spring/Summer

Snow-In-Summer

Cerastium biebersteinii

 

 

 

 

 

Sweet Alyssum

Lobularia maritima

White

A

8-12

Any

Spring-Fall

Sunflower

Helianthus annus

FACTS

Yellow

A

36-72

Low

Summer

Tidy Tips

Layia platyglossa

Yellow & White

A

6-12

Any

Summer

Wallflower

Cheiranthus allioni

Orange

A

12-18

Low-Mod

Spring/Summer

Yarrow, White

Achilea millefolium

White

P

12-24

Any

Spring-Fall

* A=Annual, B=Biennial, P=Perennial

 

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