Where to find Colorado Native Plants
Here is our list of great places where you can find native plants for your Colorado landscape.
Native Plant Nurseries
& Seed Companies
Harlequin's Gardens
4795 N, 26th St
Boulder, CO 80301
So many native plants that
it's hard to choose.
––––––––––––––
Southwest Gardens
4114 Harlan st
Wheat Ridge, CO 80033
303-423-5606
Great selection of native cactuses, and other native plants for your rock garden or xeric garden.
––––––––––––––
Botanical Interests
Broomfield, CO
Great selection of native seeds.
––––––––––––––
High Country Gardens
Based in Colorado
highcountrygardens.com
Great selection of native plants and complete pollinator gardens that you can order online.
––––––––––––––
Western Native Seed
Coaldale, CO westernnativeseed.com
Native Plant Seed Sources
& Native Plant Sales
Denver Botanic Gardens
Spring Plant Sale
Fall Plant Sale
1007 York St
Denver, CO 80206
Visit their annual plant sales to find lots of native plants. You can also see a lot of these native plants growing at the gardens year-round, which is great for learning about how plants look throughout the year. They also host other plant sales including the Colorado Cactus and Succulent Society's yearly sale. Check their calendar for upcoming events.
––––––––––––––
High Plains
Environmental Center
Spring Native Plant Sale
2698 Bluestem Willow Dr.
Loveland, CO 80538
high-plains-environmental-center.square.site
––––––––––––––
More events coming soon!
Subscribe to be added to our email list and we'll let you know when native plant sales are coming.
Native Plant Articles
Read our articles about gardening with native plants in Colorado:
Chokeberries, Chokecherries, Sandcherries: Some Wild Fruits for Colorado
Mar 26, 2021
By Mikl Brawner These native and semi-wild fruiting plants are tough, easy to grow, adaptable, and very beneficial to bees, butterflies,...
Finding Awesome, Adapted Seed
Mar 26, 2021
By Penn Parmenter It’s 2021 and everybody still wants to garden. Last year wasn’t just a fluke, there are more home gardeners now than...
The New Wave of Gardening
May 5, 2021
By Panayoti Kelaidis: Above: Kelly D Norris' home garden in Des Moines, Three Oaks Garden. This prairie planting is juxtaposed against a...
The Seven Natives that Will Show Up for You
Mar 26, 2021
By Lee Recca Photos: Duane Williams Growing native wildflowers can be exasperating. You see them prospering all over wild areas without...
SHRUB PROFILE: New Mexican Privet
May 5, 2021
By Mikl Brawner: New Mexican Privet: Forestiera pubescens var. neomexicana Photo: Keith Williamson This Colorado native small tree or...
Collecting Seed in the Wild
Aug 1, 2018
By Penn Parmenter: I’ve always wondered if grabbing a handful of seed from the National Forest is ok. Is it legal? I know it’s not legal...
Is “Insect Armageddon” for Real?
May 1, 2018
By Eric R. Eaton: With so much misinformation and hyperbole streaming at us through social media, television, and other news outlets,...
Giving Ecological Purpose to Your Landscape - Part II
Sep 1, 2018
By Douglas W. Tallamy: Excerpted from Giving Ecological Purpose to Your Landscape Read Part I » It is not actually the number of species...
Late Summer Bloomers that can Take the Heat
Aug 26, 2021
When July and August heat rises into the upper 90’s day after day only perennials best adapted to the west can bloom, cheering up the...
Super Bloom!
Apr 12, 2022
Trust The Seed By Penn Parmenter: Ask the earth about the shelf life of seeds and she will answer in wildflowers you’ve never seen...
Nowhere to Go: Alpine Environments in Peril
Aug 27, 2021
PHOTOS: Todd Winslow Pierce/BFAG Covering just 15% of the Earth’s land surface, the alpine environment is defined both by the climate...
Nature’s Best Hope
Apr 12, 2022
Doug Tallamy, renowned ecologist and entomologist, spoke at the CO Native Plant Society Conference last September. Here are some...
Why garden with native plants?
Native plants do not require fertilizers and require fewer pesticides than lawns. Native plants also require less water and maintenance than lawns and help prevent erosion. most importantly, native plants provide shelter and food for wildlife. Learn more about native plants in our articles below.