Denise visited the Colorado Rockies back in May 2019 and shares some of the photos she took of views and native plants of that high elevation, dryland region of alkaline soils. Some of these plants are easily recognizable because we can grow this here. Others have more specific requirements that can only be provided by that western region.
- Colorado viewscape
- Penstemon
- Lambs Tongue Groundsel
- Paintbrush
- A bit of Colorado humor
- Yucca
- Native trees of the region
- Possibly Ponderosa pine
- Ceanothus?
- Truly dry lands
- Mexican hat
- Aspen clones
- Prickly pear cactus