Native Plant Talk Key Points

Ideas for success

• Plant variety
• Plant shrubs
• Be willing to experiment
• Know your drainage

Why plant native?

• Coevolution! Locally adapted plants have coevolved with the insects that pollinate them, meaning they’re more likely to produce the right amount of pollen to sustain them.
• No fertilizer
• Low input
• It’s a way of connecting with our landscape

Native Plant Suggestions:

• Fernbush
• Apache Plume
• Showy goldeneye
• Rocky mountain bee plant
• Yellow bee plant
• Bee balm (Monarda)
• Scarlet gilia
• Sulfur buckwheat and other buckwheats
• Penstemon
• Blanketflower (Gaillardia)
• Evening primrose
• Purple sage
• Chocolate flower
• Coneflower (Echinacea)
• Blazing star (Liatris)
• Narrowleaf milkweed
• Gaura
• Showy Milkweed