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Wildflowers

Wildflowers make attractive compliments to other growing things, and can be important native species additions that are vital to good reclamation and land value.
TitleScientific NamePrecipitationPlanting RateSun/Shade ToleranceBloom Color
Rocky Mountain Bee PlantCleome serrulataDrought TolerantIn mixes, 1/4 to 1/2 PLS lbs acre drilled. Pure stand-16 PLS lbs/acre. Landscaping-8 oz/1,000 sq. ft.1 - Very SunnyPink
Purple Prairie CloverDalea purpurea12" annually3-8 pls lbs/acre in pure stands. 0.5% to 2.0% of mixes1 - Very SunnyPurple
Purple ConeflowerEchinacea purpurea1" per week during growing season1 lb per acre in mixes1 - Very SunnyPurple
Prairie ConeflowerRatibida columniferaDrought Tolerant; prefers dry grasslands0.25 to 0.5 lbs/acre in mixes1 - Very SunnyYellow
Plains CoreopsisCoreopsis tinctoria15"1 oz/1,000 sq ft2 - BothYellow
Perennial LupineLupinus perennis12" annually15 oz/1,000 sq ft2 - BothPurple
Palmer PenstemonPenstemon palmeri102-31 - Very SunnyPink
Munro's GlobemallowSphaeralcea munroanaless than 10" per year3.5 pls lbs/acre1 - Very SunnyOrange
Mexican Gold PoppyEschscholzia californica ssp. mexicana7-10" annually3lbs/acre1 - Very SunnyYellow
Mountain LupineLupinus monticolaSomewhat drought tolerant; will produce more flowers with supplemental water1 lb/1,200 sq ft2 - BothBlue
Mexican Red HatRatibida columniferaDrought Tolerant2-4 lbs/acre1 - Very SunnyRed
Maximilian SunflowerHelianthus maximiliani18 inches or more5 PLS lbs/acre1 - Very SunnyYellow
Lewis FlaxLinum lewisii10-18" annually4-6 PLS lbs/acre1 - Very SunnyBlue
Dusty PenstemonPenstemon comarrhenusDrought Tolerant2 PLS lbs/acre drilled2 - BothPurple
Desert GlobemallowSphaeralcea ambigua7" - 12"2 - 3 pls lbs/ac if drilled; 4 pls lbs/ac broadcast1 - Very SunnyOrange
Coyote TobaccoNicotiana attenuataVery drought tolerantVariable1 - Very SunnyWhite
California PoppyEschscholzia californicaDrought Tolerant3-4 lbs/acre broadcast for planting alone, or 8-24 seeds per square foot1 - Very SunnyOrange
BlanketflowerGaillardia aristataDrought Tolerant0.5 to 1 pls lbs/acre in mixes1 - Very SunnyYellow
Blackeyed SusanRudbeckia hirta14", highly drought tolerantone-half lb/acre in mixes1 - Very SunnyYellow
Bachelor ButtonCentaurea cyanus14", drought tolerant when established21-25 lbs/acre1 - Very SunnyBlue
Aspen DaisyErigeron speciosus14"0.25 lbs/1000 sq ft2 - BothPurple
Arrowleaf BalsamrootBalsamorhiza sagittata12-25" annually15 PLS lbs/acre broadcast2 - BothYellow
Common SunflowerHelianthus annuusDrought Tolerant3-4 lbs/acre for planting alone1 - Very SunnyYellow
California BluebellPhacelia campanularia2.7"1 ounce/1,000 sf or 3 lb/acre1 - Very SunnyBlue