October 2020: Japanese Blood Grass Boulder Colorado landscapes – plant of the month Japanese Blood Grass or Imperata cylindrica ‘Red Baron’ is an attractive perennial grass that can spread into wet areas in the landscape on its own in Colorado. It spreads via rhizomes (roots), not by seed propagation. It has vibrant red tips set against … More Japanese Blood Grass is October 2020 Plant of the Month
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
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
December, 2019: Holly Boulder Colorado area landscapes – plant of the month Holly, and more specifically, Ilex x meserveae is a form of Holly that can grow here in our Erie Colorado landscapes. It likes some sun, but will tolerate shade, and should be protected from strong winter sun or late afternoon summer sun. It … More Holly is the December 2019 Plant of the Month
November, 2019: Alleghany Viburnum Boulder Colorado area landscapes – plant of the month Lantanaphyllum viburnum or Alleghany Viburnum is a large deciduous flowering shrub that does well in part sun to shade. In the Eastern US, it can be grown in full sun, but here in our Boulder Colorado landscapes, with our intense sunshine, it … More Alleghany Viburnum is the November 2019 Plant of the Month
