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PlantSelect.org has lists of native plants as well as plants that are well adapted to Front Range landscapes. All are non-invasive, resilient, drought tolerant and have long seasons of interest. You can select from a list of attributes to find plants meeting the niche you are looking to fill.  For example, if you want a SHRUB that is DROUGHT TOLERANT, DEER RESISTANT and ATTRACTIVE TO BIRDS, you will get a list of 26 options, each with its own special appeal!

 

Other useful resources include:

 

• Planning a native/xeric landscape: Landscaping with Native Plants guides:

 

https://extension.colostate.edu/topic-areas/yard-garden/milkweeds-fascinating-plants-home-to-colorful-insects/

 

• Native low-water plants which are good for pollinators/birds/wildlife: 

 

 https://www.waterwiseplants.org 

 

• Native perennials: 

 

 https://extension.colostate.edu/topic-areas/yard-garden/native-herbaceous-perennials-for-colorado-landscapes-7-242/

 

• Nurseries and seed companies that sell native Colorado plants:

 

 https://extension.colostate.edu/docs/pubs/natres/sources-native-plants.pdf

 

• List of more than 1000 native Colorado plants, as well as courses for learning about local native plants: 

 

 http://conativeplantmaster.colostate.edu/

 

• Native plants that are drought tolerant: 

 

 https://extension.colostate.edu/docs/pubs/native/FrontRangeSm.pdf  

 

• Plants for Pollinators:

 

https://xerces.org/pollinators-mountain-region/