Pasque Flower (Pulsatilla patens) | $7.99 | 4-inch pot

🌿 Quick Facts: • Native Status: Native to North America • USDA Growing Zones: 3-8 • Height: 6-12 inches • Spread: 6-12 inches

🌺 Bloom Details: • Season: Early spring • Colors: Purple to lavender • Flower Type: Cup-shaped blooms • Bloom Period: March-May

☀️ Growing Requirements: • Sun: Full sun • Water: Low • Soil: Well-draining, sandy • Spacing: 12 inches apart

🦋 Pollinator Benefits: • Native Bees: Early season nectar • Bumble Bees: Spring foraging • Butterflies: Early nectar source • Mining Bees: Special relationship

🌱 Plant Care: • Spring: Remove winter mulch • Summer: Leave decorative seedheads • Fall: Cut back spent foliage • Winter: Light mulch protection

🤝 Companion Planting: • Perfect paired with:

• Prairie Smoke

• Pussy Toes

• Native Sedums

• Prairie Dropseed

✨ Unique Characteristics: • Very early bloomer • Fuzzy seedheads • Native prairie plant • Spring ephemeral • Deer resistant

Penstemon, Shell-Leaf (Penstemon grandiflorus) | $6.99 | 4-inch pot

🌿 Quick Facts: • Native Status: Native to Central U.S. • USDA Growing Zones: 3-8 • Height: 24-36 inches • Spread: 18-24 inches

🌺 Bloom Details: • Season: Late spring to early summer • Colors: Lavender to pink • Flower Type: Large tubular blooms • Bloom Period: May-July

☀️ Growing Requirements: • Sun: Full sun • Water: Low • Soil: Well-draining, lean • Spacing: 18-24 inches apart

🦋 Pollinator Benefits: • Hummingbirds: Primary attractor • Native Bees: Specialist species • Butterflies: Nectar source • Beneficial Insects: Habitat support

🌱 Plant Care: • Spring: Remove dead foliage • Summer: No deadheading needed • Fall: Leave stalks for winter • Winter: Protect from wet soil

🤝 Companion Planting: • Perfect paired with:

• Prairie Coneflower

resistant • Native prairie plant • Winter architectural interest

Penstemon `- Hairy Beardtongue (Penstemon hirsutus) | $6.99 | 4-inch pot

🌿 Quick Facts: • Native Status: Native to Eastern U.S. • USDA Growing Zones: 3-8 • Height: 18-24 inches • Spread: 12-18 inches

🌺 Bloom Details: • Season: Late spring to early summer • Colors: Lavender-white • Flower Type: Tubular clusters • Bloom Period: May-June

☀️ Growing Requirements: • Sun: Full sun to part shade • Water: Low to moderate • Soil: Well-draining, rocky • Spacing: 12-18 inches apart

🦋 Pollinator Benefits: • Native Bees: Major attractor • Hummingbirds: Frequent visitor • Butterflies: Nectar source • Mining Bees: Special relationship

🌱 Plant Care: • Spring: Clean up old growth • Summer: Trim after blooming • Fall: Leave seedheads • Winter: Good drainage essential

🤝 Companion Planting: • Perfect paired with:

• Columbine

• Wild Geranium

• Prairie Smoke

• Native Sedges

✨ Unique Characteristics: • Fuzzy foliage • Long-lived perennial • Rock garden suitable • Native woodland edge plant • Easy to grow

Penstemon hartwegii 'Sensation Mix,' scientifically known as Penstemon hartwegii 'Sensation Mix,' is a captivating perennial that will add a golden touch of beauty to your garden. Also With its vibrant yellow flowers and fern-like foliage, this plant exudes a sense of grace and charm. So Growing up to 1 to 3 feet tall, it forms lovely clusters of blooms, creating a stunning visual display.

Penstemon hartwegii 'Sensation Mix' is a haven for pollinators, attracting bees and butterflies with its nectar-rich flowers. Ideal for native plant gardens, wildflower meadows, and sunny areas, this hardy species thrives in well-drained soil and full sun.

Embrace the allure of Penstemon hartwegii 'Sensation Mix' and create a pollinator-friendly haven in your garden while celebrating the radiant splendor of these golden blooms.

Fun Facts:

• Botanical Name: Penstemon hartwegii 'Sensation Mix
• Height: 28-32" in
• Life Cycle: Perennial
• Color: Mixed
• Bloom Season: Summer
• Light Requirements: Full Sun
• Hardiness Zones: All
• Non-Native Colorado Plant

More importantly here is what you get!

At Finding Nectar, you can purchase Penstemon - Sensation (Penstemon hartwegii 'Sensation Mix') in a 4 inch pot, grown from seed, without the use of systemic pesticides, and are nurtured in living soil. We prioritize the root health of our flowers rather than forcing them to bloom, giving them the best chance to flourish in your yard within the first year.

Here is why it's important

At Finding Nectar in Arvada, Colorado, we highly value pollinators' vital role in ecosystems and food supply. Therefore, we thoughtfully select plants, like the Penstemon - Sensation (Penstemon hartwegii), to support them.

These nectar-rich and pollen-filled plants nourish bees, butterflies, and more. Also using our pollinator-friendly species, you actively preserve essential beings and create a thriving garden. Moreover, as a dedicated nursery serving the Front Range, you can shop worry-free about climate suitability.

Join us in creating a sustainable environment for both plants and pollinators! So, choose Finding Nectar for a greener future. Act now and make a difference with Finding Nectar!

Rocky Mountain Penstemon (Penstemon strictus) $9.99 | 4-inch pot

🌿 Quick Facts: • Colorado Native: Yes • USDA Growing Zones: 4-8 • Height: 24-36 inches • Spread: 12-18 inches

🌺 Bloom Details: • Season: Late Spring to Mid-Summer (June-July) • Colors: Deep blue-purple tubular flowers • Flower Size: 1-inch long tubular blooms in clusters

☀️ Growing Requirements: • Sun: Full sun • Water: Low to moderate • Soil: Well-draining, tolerates rocky soil • Spacing: 15-18 inches apart

🦋 Pollinator Benefits: • Hummingbirds: Major attractor • Native Bees: Essential food source • Butterflies: Nectar plant • Beneficial Insects: Supports native pollinators

🌱 Plant Care: • Spring: Remove dead foliage • Summer: Minimal watering once established • Fall: Leave seedheads for birds • Winter: Leave basal foliage for protection

🤝 Companion Planting: • Perfect paired with:

• Blanket Flower

• Blue Flax

• Prairie Coneflower

• Native Grasses

✨ Unique Characteristics: • Drought tolerant • Long blooming period • Evergreen basal foliage • Excellent cut flower • Deer resistant

💚 Finding Nectar Difference: Grown from seed in living soil without systemic pesticides, ensuring healthy root development and safe nectar sources for pollinators. Our 4-inch pots promote strong root systems over forced blooms, giving you plants that will thrive in your garden.

🌿 Planting Tips: Plant in spring or fall. Excellent for rock gardens, xeriscaping, and pollinator gardens. Needs excellent drainage for winter survival.

One-Sided Beardtongue (Penstemon virgatus var. asa-grayi, sold as P. unilateralis) | $14.99 | 4-inch pot

🌿 Quick Facts: • Native Status: Native to North America — a true Colorado / Southern Rockies native • USDA Growing Zones: 3-7 • Height: 18-24 inches (to 32 inches) • Spread: 10-18 inches

🌺 Bloom Details: • Season: Late spring to midsummer • Colors: Lavender-purple to blue-violet with purple nectar guides • Flower Type: Narrow tubular flowers held along one side of slender spikes • Bloom Period: May-July

☀️ Growing Requirements: • Sun: Full sun • Water: Very low to low (drought tolerant once established) • Soil: Lean, well-draining; tolerates sand to clay; dislikes rich or soggy beds • Spacing: 12-18 inches apart

🦋 Pollinator Benefits: • Birds: Seed capsules feed finches & juncos • Native Bees: Special value to native bees — bumble & mason bees • Butterflies: Nectar source; Penstemons host Anicia checkerspot larvae • Beneficial Insects: Draws hoverflies & small predatory wasps

🌱 Plant Care: • Spring: Cut old stalks back to the basal rosette; no fertilizer • Summer: Deadhead to tidy, or leave a few spikes to self-sow • Fall: Let capsules ripen and reseed; ease off water • Winter: Leave stems for structure; keep the crown dry

🤝 Companion Planting: • Perfect paired with:

• Blue Grama
• Blanketflower
• Chocolate Flower
• Prairie Sagewort

✨ Unique Characteristics: • Genuine Front Range native • Distinctive one-sided flower spikes • Thrives in unamended clay where other penstemons rot • Self-sows politely into gravel gardens • Cold hardy to zone 3

Penstemon, Blue Mist (Penstemon virens) | $14.99 | 4-inch pot

🌿 Quick Facts: • Native Status: Native to Colorado • USDA Growing Zones: 4-8 • Height: 6-12 inches • Spread: 12-15 inches

🌺 Bloom Details: • Season: Late spring to early summer • Colors: Blue-purple • Flower Type: Tubular clusters • Bloom Period: May-July

☀️ Growing Requirements: • Sun: Full sun • Water: Low • Soil: Well-draining, rocky • Spacing: 12 inches apart

🦋 Pollinator Benefits: • Native Bees: Primary pollinator • Hummingbirds: Nectar source • Butterflies: Nectar plant • Mining Bees: Special relationship

🌱 Plant Care: • Spring: Remove dead foliage • Summer: No deadheading needed • Fall: Leave seedheads • Winter: Good drainage essential

🤝 Companion Planting: • Perfect paired with:

• Prairie Smoke

• Sulphur Buckwheat

• Native Sedums

• Blue Grama

✨ Unique Characteristics: • Colorado native • Rock garden suitable • Long-lived perennial • Compact growth • Early bloomer

Firecracker Penstemon (Penstemon eatonii) | $14.99 | 4-inch pot

🌿 Quick Facts: • Native Status: Native to North America — native to Colorado's Western Slope • USDA Growing Zones: 4-8 • Height: 24-36 inches in flower (basal mound 8-12 inches) • Spread: 12-24 inches

🌺 Bloom Details: • Season: Mid-spring to early summer, often reblooming • Colors: Bright scarlet to orange-red • Flower Type: Narrow tubular flowers packed along tall unbranched wands • Bloom Period: May-July

☀️ Growing Requirements: • Sun: Full sun to part shade • Water: Very low to low — deep soak every 3-4 weeks; do not overwater • Soil: Dry, gravelly, low-fertility, sharply drained; alkaline is fine • Spacing: 18-24 inches apart

🦋 Pollinator Benefits: • Birds: Premier hummingbird plant — broad-tailed & rufous; capsules feed finches • Native Bees: Special value to native bees; long-tongued bumble bees • Butterflies: Modest nectar (bird-adapted); foliage hosts checkerspot larvae • Beneficial Insects: Top-tier early nectar for spring hummingbird migration

🌱 Plant Care: • Spring: Clean old stalks before growth starts; no fertilizer or compost • Summer: Deadhead spent stalks to trigger rebloom • Fall: Clip stalks to limit heavy self-sowing; stop irrigation • Winter: Keep the crown dry — no mulch over the crown

🤝 Companion Planting: • Perfect paired with:

• Blue Grama
• Chocolate Flower
• Sulfur Flower
• Prairie Sagewort

✨ Unique Characteristics: • Earliest red penstemon — hits peak hummingbird migration • Brilliant scarlet wands visible across the yard • Extreme drought tolerance • Evergreen-ish basal rosette • Best on slopes, berms & gravel gardens

Sweet Pepper 'California Wonder' (Capsicum annuum) $5.99 | 4-inch pot

🌿 Quick Facts: • Type: Bell Pepper Heirloom • Days to Harvest: 70-75 days • Height: 24-30 inches • Spread: 18-24 inches

🫑 Fruit Details: • Size: 4-inch square fruits • Color: Green to red • Flavor: Sweet, mild • Use: Fresh, cooking, stuffing

☀️ Growing Requirements: • Sun: Full sun • Water: Consistent moisture • Soil: Rich, well-draining • Spacing: 18-24 inches apart

🌱 Plant Care: • Spring: Plant after frost • Summer: Support if needed • Support: Small cage or stake • Disease Resistance: Good

🤝 Companion Planting: • Perfect paired with:

• Basil

• Tomatoes

• Onions

• Carrots

✨ Unique Characteristics: • Classic bell pepper • Thick walls • Heavy yielding • Reliable producer • Versatile use

💚 Finding Nectar Difference: Grown from seed in living soil without systemic pesticides, ensuring healthy root development. Our 4-inch pots promote strong root systems for better production and plant health.

🌿 Growing Tips: • Plant in warm soil • Mulch well • Regular feeding • Harvest promotes more fruit

Pepper Chile - Thai Hot, scientifically known as Capsicum annuum, a hot and flavorful pepper variety that will spice up your garden and culinary creations. With its small, thin-walled fruits and vibrant red color when ripe, this pepper exudes a sense of intensity and heat.

Growing up to various sizes and shapes depending on the cultivar, it forms a plentiful harvest of Thai hot peppers, perfect for adding a punch of heat to your Thai and Asian dishes, soups, and stir-fries.

Pepper Chile - Thai Hot is a favorite among pollinators, attracting bees and other beneficial insects with its small, inconspicuous flowers. Ideal for vegetable gardens, raised beds, and containers, this low-maintenance plant thrives in well-drained soil and full sun.

Embrace the heat of Pepper Chile - Thai Hot and embark on a culinary adventure with the spicy goodness straight from your garden, while supporting the well-being of pollinators in your garden ecosystem.

• Botancial Name: Capsicum annum
• Vegetable
• Flower: Yellow
• Fruit: Green

More importantly here is what you get!

At Finding Nectar, you can purchase Pepper Chile- Thai Hot (Capsicum annum) in a 4 inch pot, grown from seed, without the use of systemic pesticides, and are nurtured in living soil. We prioritize the root health of our flowers rather than forcing them to bloom, giving them the best chance to flourish in your yard within the first year.

Here is why it's important

At Finding Nectar in Arvada, Colorado, we highly value pollinators' vital role in ecosystems and food supply. Therefore, we thoughtfully select plants, like the Pepper Chile- Thai Hot (Capsicum annum), to support them.

These nectar-rich and pollen-filled plants nourish bees, butterflies, and more. By using our pollinator-friendly species, you actively preserve essential beings and create a thriving garden. Moreover, as a dedicated nursery serving the Front Range, you can shop worry-free about climate suitability.

Join us in creating a sustainable environment for both plants and pollinators! So, choose Finding Nectar for a greener future. Act now and make a difference with Finding Nectar!

Pepper Chile - Thai Hot, scientifically known as Capsicum annuum, a hot and flavorful pepper variety that will spice up your garden and culinary creations. With its small, thin-walled fruits and vibrant red color when ripe, this pepper exudes a sense of intensity and heat.

Growing up to various sizes and shapes depending on the cultivar, it forms a plentiful harvest of Thai hot peppers, perfect for adding a punch of heat to your Thai and Asian dishes, soups, and stir-fries.

Pepper Chile - Thai Hot is a favorite among pollinators, attracting bees and other beneficial insects with its small, inconspicuous flowers. Ideal for vegetable gardens, raised beds, and containers, this low-maintenance plant thrives in well-drained soil and full sun.

Embrace the heat of Pepper Chile - Thai Hot and embark on a culinary adventure with the spicy goodness straight from your garden, while supporting the well-being of pollinators in your garden ecosystem.

• Botancial Name: Capsicum annum
• Vegetable
• Flower: Yellow
• Fruit: Green

More importantly here is what you get!

At Finding Nectar, you can purchase Pepper Chile- Thai Hot (Capsicum annum) in a 4 inch pot, grown from seed, without the use of systemic pesticides, and are nurtured in living soil. We prioritize the root health of our flowers rather than forcing them to bloom, giving them the best chance to flourish in your yard within the first year.

Here is why it's important

At Finding Nectar in Arvada, Colorado, we highly value pollinators' vital role in ecosystems and food supply. Therefore, we thoughtfully select plants, like the Pepper Chile- Thai Hot (Capsicum annum), to support them.

These nectar-rich and pollen-filled plants nourish bees, butterflies, and more. By using our pollinator-friendly species, you actively preserve essential beings and create a thriving garden. Moreover, as a dedicated nursery serving the Front Range, you can shop worry-free about climate suitability.

Join us in creating a sustainable environment for both plants and pollinators! So, choose Finding Nectar for a greener future. Act now and make a difference with Finding Nectar!

Pepper Chile - Thai Hot, scientifically known as Capsicum annuum, a hot and flavorful pepper variety that will spice up your garden and culinary creations. With its small, thin-walled fruits and vibrant red color when ripe, this pepper exudes a sense of intensity and heat.

Growing up to various sizes and shapes depending on the cultivar, it forms a plentiful harvest of Thai hot peppers, perfect for adding a punch of heat to your Thai and Asian dishes, soups, and stir-fries.

Pepper Chile - Thai Hot is a favorite among pollinators, attracting bees and other beneficial insects with its small, inconspicuous flowers. Ideal for vegetable gardens, raised beds, and containers, this low-maintenance plant thrives in well-drained soil and full sun.

Embrace the heat of Pepper Chile - Thai Hot and embark on a culinary adventure with the spicy goodness straight from your garden, while supporting the well-being of pollinators in your garden ecosystem.

• Botancial Name: Capsicum annum
• Vegetable
• Flower: Yellow
• Fruit: Green

More importantly here is what you get!

At Finding Nectar, you can purchase Pepper Chile- Thai Hot (Capsicum annum) in a 4 inch pot, grown from seed, without the use of systemic pesticides, and are nurtured in living soil. We prioritize the root health of our flowers rather than forcing them to bloom, giving them the best chance to flourish in your yard within the first year.

Here is why it's important

At Finding Nectar in Arvada, Colorado, we highly value pollinators' vital role in ecosystems and food supply. Therefore, we thoughtfully select plants, like the Pepper Chile- Thai Hot (Capsicum annum), to support them.

These nectar-rich and pollen-filled plants nourish bees, butterflies, and more. By using our pollinator-friendly species, you actively preserve essential beings and create a thriving garden. Moreover, as a dedicated nursery serving the Front Range, you can shop worry-free about climate suitability.

Join us in creating a sustainable environment for both plants and pollinators! So, choose Finding Nectar for a greener future. Act now and make a difference with Finding Nectar!

Pepper, Pepperoncini (Capsicum annuum) | $4.99 | 4-inch pot

🌿 Quick Facts: • Native Status: Warm-season annual vegetable • USDA Growing Zones: Annual in all zones • Height: 18-30 inches • Spread: 12-18 inches

🌺 Bloom Details: • Season: Summer • Colors: White flowers followed by fruit • Flower Type: Small star-shaped flowers, then peppers • Bloom Period: Fruit July-October

☀️ Growing Requirements: • Sun: Full sun (needs heat) • Water: Moderate — consistent, even moisture • Soil: Rich, well-draining • Spacing: 18 inches apart

🦋 Pollinator Benefits: • Birds: Minimal • Native Bees: Bees visit the flowers • Butterflies: Minimal • Beneficial Insects: Some value

🌱 Plant Care: • Spring: Plant out only after nights stay above 50°F • Summer: Feed and water consistently; harvest often to keep it producing • Fall: Harvest before first frost • Winter: Not hardy; replant each spring

🤝 Companion Planting: • Perfect paired with:

• Basil
• Tomatoes
• Marigolds
• Oregano

✨ Unique Characteristics: • Mild heat (100-500 SHU) • Thin-walled, wrinkled yellow-green fruit • Perfect for pickling, salads & sandwiches • Productive in pots or beds • Loves Colorado's hot, sunny summers