July, 2020: Yucca Boulder Colorado area landscapes – plant of the month Yucca is an extremely drought tolerant plant. Narrow leaf Yucca is the most common in our natural landscapes along the Front Range of Colorado. There are larger and smaller varieties as well as variegated ones. They have a fleshy long tap root that … More Yucca is July 2020 Plant of the Month
Summer, 2020: Red Cone Norway Spruce Longmont, Colorado area landscapes – favorite summer plant Red Cone Norway Spruce or Picea abies ‘Acrocona’ is a dwarf cultivar of the full size Norway Spruce that brings eye catching raspberry colored cones to the tips of the branches in early May, even when young. It is a medium … More Red Cone Norway Spruce Summer 2020 Plant of the Month
May, 2020: Nanking Cherry Erie Colorado area landscapes – plant of the month Nanking Cherry or Prunus tomentosa is a species of shrub native to northern and western China. It is a large shrub, up to 10’ high and wide here in our Erie Colorado landscapes. It has been planted as an ornamental shrub because … More Nanking Cherry May 2020 Plant of the Month
April, 2020: Cotoneaster Longmont Colorado area landscapes – plant of the month Cotoneaster is a diverse genus of shrub. There are perhaps as many as 300 species of Cotoneaster described, some of which are low growing and will creep along the ground, others are more upright, growing to 12-15’ in height. They are characterized by … More Cotoneaster April 2020 Plant of the Month
March, 2020: Douglas Fir Boulder Colorado area landscapes – plant of the month Douglas Fir or Pseudotsuga menziesii is a very large conifer tree that grows native in three areas of the Americas: The coast ranges of California, north through Oregon and Washington and into British Columbia (variant menziessi); the Rocky Mountains (variant glauca); and … More Douglas Fir is the March 2020 Plant of the Month
