Category: plant of the month

June 2024 Plant of the Month for Boulder Colorado area landscapes

June 2024 Plant of the Month for Boulder Colorado area landscapes

June 21, 2024

Candytuft Boulder, Colorado area landscapes {Monthly Series} Evergreen Candytuft or Iberis sempervirens is a semi-evergreen perennial flower that is striking in the spring landscape with its mound of white flowers. It is a great addition to any perennial garden for several reasons. First, it is one of the few perennials that does a pretty good … More June 2024 Plant of the Month for Boulder Colorado area landscapes

Peony is the May 2024 Plant of the Month for Erie Colorado area landscapes! Read the feature!

May 2024 Plant of the Month for Erie Colorado area landscapes

May 16, 2024

Peony Erie, Colorado area landscapes {Monthly Series} So much has been written about Peonies or Paeonia lactiflora, the common peony, that it almost seems disingenuous to write about them in such a short blog post. Here’s a try anyway. A flowering perennial, xeric, and a prolific bloomer for about 1 month of the year in … More May 2024 Plant of the Month for Erie Colorado area landscapes

April 2024 Plant of the Month for Lafayette Colorado area landscapes

April 2024 Plant of the Month for Lafayette Colorado area landscapes

April 15, 2024

Dwarf Pussytoes Lafayette, Colorado area landscapes {Monthly Series} Dwarf Pussytoes or Antennaria parvifolia ‘McClintock’ are a very drought tolerant low growing groundcover ideal for rock gardens. It will create a silver mat and will thrive in the harshest of environments in our Lafayette Colorado landscapes. If you have created a succulent garden with varieties of … More April 2024 Plant of the Month for Lafayette Colorado area landscapes

March 2024 Plant of the Month for Louisville Colorado area landscapes

March 2024 Plant of the Month for Louisville Colorado area landscapes

March 18, 2024

Blue Mist Spirea Louisville, Colorado area landscapes {Monthly Series} Blue Mist Spirea, or Caryopteris x clandonensis ‘Blue Mist’ is not really a member of the Spiraea family but has such similar characteristics that its common name is Spirea. It has green and very fragrant foliage when touched or crushed which fade to silver as the … More March 2024 Plant of the Month for Louisville Colorado area landscapes

February 2024 Plant of the Month for Frederick Colorado area landscapes is Pawnee Buttes Creeping Western Sand Cherry!

February 2024 Plant of the Month for Frederick Colorado area landscapes

February 15, 2024

Pawnee Buttes Creeping Western Sand Cherry Frederick, Colorado area landscapes {Monthly Series} Pawnee Buttes Creeping Western Sand Cherry, or Prunus pumila besseyi PAWNEE BUTTES is a low growing creeping variety of the Western Sand Cherry that has become a popular groundcover plant for xeric landscapes along the Front Range of Colorado. It does well in … More February 2024 Plant of the Month for Frederick Colorado area landscapes