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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.

Common Name	Scientific Name	Precipitation	Planting Rate	Sun/Shade Tolerance	Bloom Color
Arrowleaf Balsamroot	Balsamorhiza sagittata	12-25" annually	15 PLS lbs/acre broadcast	2 - Both	Yellow
Aspen Daisy	Erigeron speciosus	14"	0.25 lbs/1000 sq ft	2 - Both	Purple
Bachelor Button	Centaurea cyanus	14", drought tolerant when established	21-25 lbs/acre	1 - Very Sunny	Blue
Blackeyed Susan	Rudbeckia hirta	14", highly drought tolerant	one-half lb/acre in mixes	1 - Very Sunny	Yellow
Blanketflower	Gaillardia aristata	Drought Tolerant	0.5 to 1 pls lbs/acre in mixes	1 - Very Sunny	Yellow
California Bluebell	Phacelia campanularia	2.7"	1 ounce/1,000 sf or 3 lb/acre	1 - Very Sunny	Blue
California Poppy	Eschscholzia californica	Drought Tolerant	3-4 lbs/acre broadcast for planting alone, or 8-24 seeds per square foot	1 - Very Sunny	Orange
Common Sunflower	Helianthus annuus	Drought Tolerant	3-4 lbs/acre for planting alone	1 - Very Sunny	Yellow
Coyote Tobacco	Nicotiana attenuata	Very drought tolerant	Variable	1 - Very Sunny	White
Desert Globemallow	Sphaeralcea ambigua	7" - 12"	2 - 3 pls lbs/ac if drilled; 4 pls lbs/ac broadcast	1 - Very Sunny	Orange
Dusty Penstemon	Penstemon comarrhenus	Drought Tolerant	2 PLS lbs/acre drilled	2 - Both	Purple
Lewis Flax	Linum lewisii	10-18" annually	4-6 PLS lbs/acre	1 - Very Sunny	Blue
Maximilian Sunflower	Helianthus maximiliani	18 inches or more	5 PLS lbs/acre	1 - Very Sunny	Yellow
Mexican Gold Poppy	Eschscholzia californica ssp. mexicana	7-10" annually	3lbs/acre	1 - Very Sunny	Yellow
Mexican Red Hat	Ratibida columnifera	Drought Tolerant	2-4 lbs/acre	1 - Very Sunny	Red
Mountain Lupine	Lupinus monticola	Somewhat drought tolerant; will produce more flowers with supplemental water	1 lb/1,200 sq ft	2 - Both	Blue
Munro’s Globemallow	Sphaeralcea munroana	less than 10" per year	3.5 pls lbs/acre	1 - Very Sunny	Orange
Palmer Penstemon	Penstemon palmeri	10	2-3	1 - Very Sunny	Pink
Perennial Lupine	Lupinus perennis	12" annually	15 oz/1,000 sq ft	2 - Both	Purple
Plains Coreopsis	Coreopsis tinctoria	15"	1 oz/1,000 sq ft	2 - Both	Yellow
Prairie Coneflower	Ratibida columnifera	Drought Tolerant; prefers dry grasslands	0.25 to 0.5 lbs/acre in mixes	1 - Very Sunny	Yellow
Purple Coneflower	Echinacea purpurea	1" per week during growing season	1 lb per acre in mixes	1 - Very Sunny	Purple
Purple Prairie Clover	Dalea purpurea	12" annually	3-8 pls lbs/acre in pure stands. 0.5% to 2.0% of mixes	1 - Very Sunny	Purple
Rocky Mountain Bee Plant	Cleome serrulata	Drought Tolerant	In 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 Sunny	Pink

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