Wildflowers Planting Chart

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N/I: N = Native to the Rocky Mountain West. I = Introduced to the Rocky Mountain West.

P/A: P = Perennial. A = Annual. B = Biennial

COLOR: Color of mature flower blossom.

PLANT: SP = spring, FA = fall, ES = early spring, LS = late spring, c = cold stratification is necessary.

SUN: Sun Requirement - F = full, P = partial, S = shade.

WATER: Water Requirement - L = low, M = moderate, H = high, a = drought tolerant, b = Allow soil to dry after blossoms drop.

SOIL: G = gravely, S = sandy, L = loamy, C = clayey.

LATIN NAME	N/I	P/A	COLOR	PLANT	SUN	WATER	SOIL

Achillea millefolium	N	P	White	SP	F	L a	G,S,L, Acid
Agastache urticifolia	N	P	Pink	ES c	F	M a	G,S
Ammi majus	I	A	White	SP	F	L a	G,S,L,C
Anagallis arvensis	I	A	Blue	SP	F	L a	G,S,L,C
Aquilegia caerulea	N	P	Blue	FA c	P	M	L, Acid
Aquilegia caerulea	N	P	Mixed	FA c	P	M	L, Acid
Aquilegia formosa	N	P	Red/Yellow	FA c	P	M	L, Acid
Aquilegia vulgaris	I	P	Mixed	SP	P	M	S,L
Arnica cordifolia	N	P	Yellow	ES c	P	L a	G,S,L
Arenaria aculeata	N	P	White	FA c	F	L a	S,L
Aster occidentalis	N	P	Lavender	ES	F, P	L a	G,S
Balsamorihiza sagittata	N	P	Yellow	ES c	F	L ab	G,S, Alk
Calochortus eurycarpus	N	P	White	FA c	F	L ab	G,S, Alk
Camassia quamash	N	P	Blue	ES	F	M b	S,L
Castilleja linariaefolia	N	P	Red	FA c	F	L	S,L
Centaurea cyanus	I	P	Blue	SP	F	L a	G,S,L,C
Centaurea cyanus	I	P	Blue	SP	F	L a	G,S,L,C
Cheiranthus allionii	I	A	Orange	LS	F	L	S,L
Chrysanthemum coccineum	I	P	Pink	SP	F	L	G,S,L
Chrysanthemum coronarium	I	P	Yellow	SP	F	L	G,S,L
Chrysanthemum leucanth.	I	P	White	SP	F	M	G,S,L
Chrysanthemum maxima	I	P	White	SP	F	M	G,S,L
Clarkia amoena	N	A	Pink	SP	F	L	S,L
Clarkia unguiculata	I	A	Pink, White	SP	F	L	S,L
Clematis ligusticifolia	N	P	White	FA c	F,P	L	S,L
Collinsia heterophylla	I	A	Purple/Wh	SP	F	M	S,L
Coreopsis lanceolata	I	P	Yellow	SP	F, P	M	S,L
Coreopsis tinctoria	I	A	Yel/Maroon	SP	F, P	M	S,L
Cosmos bipinnatus	I	A	Pink	SP	F, P	L a	S,L
Delphinium ajacis	I	P	Mixed	SP	F	L	G,S,L
Delphinium bicolor	N	P	Blue	FA c	F	L a	G,S,L
Delphinium occidentale	N	P	Blue	FA c	F	L	S,L
Dimorphotheca pluvialis	I	A	White	SP	F	L a	S,L Alk.
Dimorphotheca sinuata	I	A	Orn/Yel/Wh	SP	F	L a	S,L Alk.
Dodecatheon pulchellum	N	P	Pink	FA c	F	H	L
Echinacea angustifolia	N	P	Purple	FA c	F	L	G,S,L
Echinacea purpurea	I	P	Purple	SP	F	L a	G,S,L,C
Epilobium angustifolium	N	P	Pink	ES	F, P	M a	L
Erigeron speciosus	N	P	Pink,Purple	FA c	F	L	G,S,L
Eschscholzia caespitosa	I	A	Yellow	SP	F	L a	S,L
Eschscholzia californica aur.	N	A	Orange	SP	F	L a	S,L
Fritillaria pudica	N	P	Yellow	FA c	F	L	G,S,L
Gaillardia aristata	N	P	Red/Yellow	SP	F	L	S,L
Gaillardia pulchella	N	A	Red/Yellow	SP	F	L	S,L
Gentiana affinis	N	P	Blue	ES c	F	M	S,L
Geranium viscosissimum	N	P	Pink	ES c	F	M	S,L, Acid
Geum macrophyllum	N	P	Yellow	ES c	F	M	S,L
Gilia aggregata	N	P	Red	SP	F	L a	G,S
Gilia capitata	N	A	Lavender	SP	F	L a	G,S,L
Gypsophila muralis	I	A	White	SP	F	L	G,S,L Alk.
Gypsophila paniculata	N	P	White	SP	F	L a	G,S,L, Alk.
Helianthus annus	N	A	Yellow	ES	F	L a	G,S,L
Iris missouriensis	N	P	Blue/Purple	ES c	F	M b	S,L
Lavatera trimestris	I	A	Pink	SP	F, P	M	S,L Acidic.
Layia platyglossa	N	A	Yellow/Wh	SP	F	L	G,S,L
Lewisia rediviva	N	P	Pink	ES c	F	L	G,S
Linanthus grandiflora	I	A	White/Pink	SP	F	L	S,L
Linum grandiflorum rubrum	I	A	Red	SP	F, P	L	S,L
Linum perenne lewisii	N	P	Blue	SP	F	L a	S,L
Lupinus argenteus	N	P	Yel/White	FA c	F	L a	G,S
Lupinus densiflorus	I	A	Yellow	SP	F	M	G,S,L,C
Lupinus sericeus	N	P	Purple	FA c	F	L a	G,S
Lupinus succulentus	I	A	Blue	SP	F	M	G,S,L,C
Melilotus officinalis	N	P	Yellow	SP	F, P	L	G,S,L,C
Mentzelia lindleyi	N	A	Yellow	SP	F	L a	G,S
Mimulus lewisii	N	P	Pink	ES c	P	M	S,L
Oenothera pallida	N	P	White	SP	F	L a	G,S
Papaver nudicale	N	P	Or, Yel.,Wh	SP	F, P	L	G,S,L
Papaver orientale	I	P	Mixed	SP	F	L	G,S,L
Papaver orientale	I	P	Orange	SP	F	L	G,S,L
Papaver rhoeas	I	A	Red	SP	F, P	M	G,S,L
Pedicularis groenlandica	N	P	Pink	ES c	F	M	S,L
Penstemon albertinus	N	P	Blue/Purple	FA c	F	L a	G,S
Penstemon cyananthus	N	P	Blue/Purple	FA c	F	L a	G,S,L
Penstemon cyaneus	N	P	Blue/Purple	FA c	F	L a	G,S,L
Penstemon eatonii	N	P	Blue/Purple	FA c	F	L a	G,S,L
Penstemon fruticosus	N	P	Blue/Purple	FA c	F	L a	G,S,L
Penstemon palmeri	N	P	Pink	FA c	F	L ab	G,S
Penstemon procerus	N	P	Blue/Purple	FA c	F	L a	G,S,L
Penstemon strictus	N	P	Blue/Purple	FA c	F	L a	G,S,L
Penstemon venustus	N	P	Blue/Purple	FA c	F	L a	G,S,L
Phacelia campanularia	N	A	Blue	SP	F	L a	G,S,L,C
Phacelia sericeus	N	P	Blue	FA c	F	L a	G,S
Rudbeckia hirta	I	P	Yellow	LS	F	L a	G,S,L,C
Silene armeria	I	A	Pink	SP	F, P	L a	G,S,L,C
Sphaeralcea munroana	N	P	Orange	ES	F	L a	G,S
Thymus serpyllum	I	P	Pink	SP	F	M	G,S,L
Trifolium pratense	I	P	Pink	SP	F	M a	G,S,L,C
Valeriana officinalis	I	B	White	SP	F	M	S,L
Wyethia amplexicaulis	N	P	Yellow	ES c	F	L a	S,L
Wyethia helianthoides	N	P	White	ES c	F	M a	S,L
Xerophyllum tenax	N	P	White	ES c	F	M a	S,L

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