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Wildflowers of Colorado

Wildflowers grow in different zones. In Colorado, there are five - Plains, Foothills, Montane, Subalpine and Alpine. Some of these wildflowers are native and some were introduced from other regions and other countries.

- Blue/Purple/Violet -

Early Larkspur (Delphinium nuttalianum)

Blue Flax (Adenolinum lewisii)

Colorado Blue Columbine (Aquilegia coerulea)

Western Spiderwort (Tradescantia occidentalis)

Sticky Polemonium (Polemonium viscosum)

Sticky Polemonium, also called Sky Pilot and Skunkweed is native to the United States.

Rocky Mountain Jacob's Ladder (Polemonium confertum)

Western Blue Flag Iris (Iris missouriensis)

Rocky Mountain Fringed Gentian (Gentianopsis thermalis)

- Yellow -

Golden Pea

Prickly Pear Cactus

Yellow Salsify

Globeflower

Alpine Sunflower

Subalpine Buttercup

Mountain Monkey Flower

Alpine Buttercup

- White -

White Mountain Aven

Marsh Marigold

Fringed Grass of Parnassus

Large Mountain Fleabane

White Gentian

Alpine Lily

American Bistort

Western Blue Virginsbower

- Red & Orange -

Indian Paintbrush

Claret Cup Cactus

King's Crown

Rosy Pussytoes

Scartlet Gilia

Alpine Sorrel

Western Wallflower

Foothills Paintbrush

- Pink & Fuchsia -

Crown Vetch

Creeping Bellflower

Colorado Loco

Wild Bergamot

Spring Beauty

Rocky Mountain Bee Plant

Wild Geranium

Wild Rose