Wildflowers that grow at high altitude - Ask Extension
Do you have a list of wildflowers that grow at 9,000' in Colorado?
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Asked April 15, 2024, 2:28 PM EDT
Do you have a list of wildflowers that grow at 9,000' in Colorado?
Gilpin County Colorado
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Hi Bonnie,
We have a few resources for you here:
Gilpin CSU Extension website (mountain horticulture page) - https://gilpin.extension.colostate.edu/programs/mtn-hort/
Low Water Native for CO Mountain Region
https://extension.colostate.edu/docs/pubs/native/MountainsSm.pdf
Mountain Perennials (includes links to a few more fact sheets at the bottom) https://planttalk.colostate.edu/topics/annuals-perennials/1039-mountain-perennials-choosing/#:~:text=Taller%20perennials,meadow%20rue%20and%20bleeding%20heart.
In addition, our Gilpin Extension office sells native grass and wildflower seeds. And we are having a native plants sale on June 15 at 10 am.
Thanks,
Jennifer Cook
Gilpin County CSU Extension Director and Educator
230 Norton Dr.
Black Hawk, CO 80422
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We have a few resources for you here:
Gilpin CSU Extension website (mountain horticulture page) - https://gilpin.extension.colostate.edu/programs/mtn-hort/
Low Water Native for CO Mountain Region
https://extension.colostate.edu/docs/pubs/native/MountainsSm.pdf
Mountain Perennials (includes links to a few more fact sheets at the bottom) https://planttalk.colostate.edu/topics/annuals-perennials/1039-mountain-perennials-choosing/#:~:text=Taller%20perennials,meadow%20rue%20and%20bleeding%20heart.
In addition, our Gilpin Extension office sells native grass and wildflower seeds. And we are having a native plants sale on June 15 at 10 am.
Thanks,
Jennifer Cook
Gilpin County CSU Extension Director and Educator
230 Norton Dr.
Black Hawk, CO 80422
<personal data hidden><personal data hidden> VoIP
