Most of Colorado falls under Zones 3 to 5, with a few western and southeastern areas being in Zones 6 and 7a. Colorado’s native flowering plants and wildflowers are perfectly adapted to survive in USDA Zones 3 to 7a. It’s estimated that on the Colorado Plateau, over 10% of the plant species are endemic to this area.Ĭolorado is situated in the Midwestern region of the United States and has five USDA Hardiness Zones. An endemic species is one that grows in a very particular area or ecosystem. Some of Colorado’s ecosystems contain a high ratio of endemic flowering plants and wildflowers. These habitats stretch across various ecosystems, from the Rocky Mountains to the wildflower-rich Great Plains. Sweet Sand-verbena (Abronia fragrans)Ĭolorado provides several different habitats for its native flowering plants and wildflowers. Rocky Mountain Penstemon (Penstemon strictus) Wholeleaf Indian Paintbrush (Castilleja integra) Elephant Head Lousewort (Pedicularis groenlandica) Maximilian Sunflower (Helianthus maximiliana) White-tufted Evening Primrose (Oenothera caespitosa) Beautiful Jacob’s Ladder (Polemonium pulcherrimum) Plains Yellow Primrose (Calylophus serrulatus) Tall Fringed Bluebells (Mertensia ciliata) Pink Mountain Heather (Phyllodoce empetriformis) Shell-leaf Penstemon (Penstemon grandiflorus) Colorado Blue Columbine (Aquilegia coerulea) Pearly Everlasting (Anaphalis margaritacea)
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