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Colorado High Mountain Landscapes
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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
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