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This garden is filled with plants that help pollinators such as butterflies and bees.  We have selected plants to provide something in bloom for the entire season for the pollinators. 

Common NameScientific NamePhoto
Early Blooming
Prince’s plumeStanleya pinnata
Sidebells penstemonPenstemon secundiflorus 
Threadleaf ragwortSenecio flaccidus 
Sulphur flowerEriogonum umbellatum 
Two-grooved milkvetchAstragalus bisulcatus 
Prairie verbenaGlandularia (Verbena) bipinnatifida 
Mid Blooming
Rocky Mountain penstemonPenstemon strictus
Indigo bushAmorpha fruticosa
LeadplantAmorpha canescens 
SundropsCalylophus serrulatus 
Blue buckle PenstemonPenstemon virgatus “Blue Buckle”
Showy goldeneyeHeliomeris multiflora 
Blue gramaBouteloua gracilis 
Mexican hatRatibida columnifera 
Pearly everlastingAnaphalis margaritacea 
Scarlet bugler penstemonPenstemon barbatus 
Firecracker penstemonPenstemon eatonii 
Little bluestemSchizachyrium scoparium
Black-eyed SusanRudbeckia hirta 
Desert four o’clockMirabilis multiflora 
Silver lupineLupinus argenteus 
Butterfly weedAsclepias tuberosa 
Late Blooming
Rabbitbrush – tall and dwarfEricameria nauseosus 
Spotted gayfeatherLiatris punctata
Goldenrod “Golden baby”Solidago canadensis ‘Golden baby’ 
Aster “Alma Potschke”Aster novae-angliae “Alma Potschke”
Maximilian sunflowerHelianthus maximilianii 

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