Native Plants

Native plants are a great addition to your landscaping. These plants are adapted to the climate and local soil conditions, and will reduce water costs as well as your use of pesticides. Another plus is that you are helping native flora and fauna by creating mini-habitats in your landscape. This listing has some suggestions for native plants in your landscape and other additional plants that you may see on Broomfield County open space properties.

Perennials

Black Eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta) - Blooms in the summer. Can reach up to 24 inches tall when mature.

Yellow black eyed susan flowers.

Blue Mist Penstemon (Penstemon virens) - Blooms spring through summer. Can reach up to 12 inches tall when mature.

Blue Mist Penstemon shrub with violet flowers.

Pasque Flower (Pulsatilla patens) - Blooms spring through summer. Can reach up to 9 to 12 inches tall when mature.

Pink and Purple pasque flowers.

Prairie Zinnia (Zinnia grandiflora) - Blooms spring through fall. Can reach up to 8 inches tall when mature.

Yellow and orange prairie zinnia flowers.

Western Spiderwort (Tradescantia occidentalis) - Blooms spring through fall. Can reach up to 3 feet tall when mature.

Violet western spiderwort flowers.

Shrubs

Boulder Raspberry (Rubus delicious) - Blooms in the summer. Can reach up to 6 feet tall when mature.

Boulder Raspberry shrub showing the white flowers.

Golden Currant (Ribes aureum) - Blooms in the spring. Can reach up to 5 feet tall when mature.

Golden Currant shrub showing the yellow flowers.

Trees

American Plum (Prunus americana) - Blooms spring through early summer. Can reach up to 35 feet tall when mature.

American Plum tree with white flowers

Bigtooth Maple (Acer grandidentatum) - Blooms in the spring. Can reach up to 45 feet tall when mature.

Two examples of the bigtooth maple tree. One with fall colors and one without.

Ponderosa Pine (Pinus ponderosa) - Blooms in the spring. Can reach up to 150 feet tall when mature.

A single ponderosa pine.