Big Bluestem (Andropogon gerardii) | $6.99 | 4-inch pot

🌿 Quick Facts: • Native Status: Native to North America • USDA Growing Zones: 4-9 • Height: 4-8 feet • Spread: 2-3 feet

🌺 Bloom Details: • Season: Late summer to fall • Colors: Blue-green to purple-red • Flower Type: Turkey-foot seedheads • Bloom Period: August-October

☀️ Growing Requirements: • Sun: Full sun • Water: Low to moderate • Soil: Adaptable, clay tolerant • Spacing: 24-36 inches apart

🦋 Pollinator Benefits: • Birds: Winter food and shelter • Native Bees: Nesting material • Butterflies: Larval host • Beneficial Insects: Year-round habitat

🌱 Plant Care: • Spring: Cut back to 6 inches • Summer: No additional care needed • Fall: Leave for winter interest • Winter: Important wildlife shelter

🤝 Companion Planting: • Perfect paired with:

• Indian Grass

• Blazing Star

• Compass Plant

• Prairie Coneflower

✨ Unique Characteristics: • Dramatic height • Fall color display • Native prairie grass • Erosion control • Winter structure

💚 Finding Nectar Difference: All plants are grown from seed in living soil without systemic pesticides at our Arvada, Colorado nursery (15550 Hwy 72). Our 4-inch pots promote strong root systems over forced blooms, giving you plants that will thrive in your garden.

🌿 Planting Tips: Perfect for prairie gardens, rain gardens, and naturalized areas. Plant in spring for best establishment.

Big Fruit Evening Primrose, scientifically known as Oenothera macrocarpa, a captivating perennial that is sure to make a bold statement in your garden. With its striking yellow flowers that bloom in the evening, it casts a magical glow in the twilight hours. Standing at a height of 12 to 18 inches, this hardy plant boasts large, showy fruit capsules. Its also adding an extra touch of intrigue to its beauty.

A true magnet for pollinators, it attracts bees and butterflies with its abundant nectar. Its and Ideal for xeriscaping and wildflower gardens, the Big Fruit Evening Primrose promises both beauty and ecological benefits.

Embrace the allure of this exceptional species and welcome pollinators into your garden sanctuary.

Fun Facts:

• Botanical Name: Oenothera macrocarpa
• Height: 10
• Life Cycle: Perennial
• Color: Yellow
• Bloom Season: Summer
• Light Requirements: Full Sun
• Hardiness Zones: 4-8
• Colorado Native Plant
• Native Habitat: Meadow, Cliffs and mountain regions

More importantly here is what you get!

At Finding Nectar, you can purchase Big Fruit Evening Primrose (Oenothera macrocarpa) 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 Big Fruit Evening Primrose (Oenothera macrocarpa), to support them.

These nectar-rich and pollen-filled plants nourish bees, butterflies, and more. Its 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!

Bigelow's Tansyaster, scientifically known as Machaeranthera bigelovii, a charming perennial that will brighten up your landscape. With its vibrant purple flowers. Also this native beauty adds a splash of color to any garden. Standing at a height of 12 to 18 inches. So it forms delightful clusters of daisy-like blooms, creating a stunning display.

A haven for pollinators, it attracts bees and butterflies with its rich nectar source.

Thriving in well-drained soils, Bigelow's Tansyaster is ideal for rock gardens and xeriscaping. So now, Embrace the natural beauty of this resilient species and create a pollinator-friendly haven in your garden.

Fun Facts:

• Botanical Name: Machaeranthera bigelovii
• Height: 12-18
• Life Cycle: Perennial
• Color: Purple
• Bloom Season: Summer/Fall
• Light Requirements: Full Sun
• Hardiness Zones: 3-8
• Colorado Native Plant
• Native Habitat: Prarires, open plains

More importantly here is what you get!

At Finding Nectar, you can purchase Bigelow's Tansyaster (Machaeranthera bigelovii) 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.  Also, we highly value pollinators' vital role in ecosystems and food supply. Therefore, we thoughtfully select plants, like the Bigelow's Tansyaster (Machaeranthera bigelovii), to support them.

These nectar-rich and pollen-filled plants nourish bees, butterflies, and more. Its 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!

Bigflower Cinquefoil (Potentilla fissa, syn. Drymocallis fissa) | $12.99 | 4-inch pot

🌿 Quick Facts: • Native Status: Native to the Rocky Mountains — native to Colorado and abundant here • USDA Growing Zones: 3-7 • Height: 6-18 inches • Spread: 10-18 inches

🌺 Bloom Details: • Season: Late spring through midsummer • Colors: Soft pale yellow • Flower Type: Open clusters of 1-inch, 5-petaled buttercup-like flowers • Bloom Period: May-August

☀️ Growing Requirements: • Sun: Full sun to light shade • Water: Very low to low • Soil: Dry, rocky, gravelly or sandy well-drained soil; thrives in lean ground • Spacing: 12-18 inches apart

🦋 Pollinator Benefits: • Birds: Small seeds taken by ground-foraging songbirds • Native Bees: Very good — open bowl flowers give easy pollen access • Butterflies: Nectar for small butterflies and skippers • Beneficial Insects: Excellent for hoverflies, tachinid flies & small parasitoid wasps

🌱 Plant Care: • Spring: Clean out dead leaves; divide now if needed; no fertilizer • Summer: Shear spent flowers for tidiness and possible rebloom; keep dry • Fall: Leave seed heads to self-sow; basal foliage stays semi-evergreen • Winter: Fully hardy; avoid heavy wet mulch over the crown

🤝 Companion Planting: • Perfect paired with:

• Sulfur Flower
• Blue Grama
• Pasque Flower
• Prairie Smoke

✨ Unique Characteristics: • Genuine Colorado montane native • Abundant large pale-yellow flowers over a long season • Compact, tidy, low-maintenance clump • Thrives in poor rocky soil • A real beneficial-insect magnet

Birdhouse Gourd | $10.00

🎃 At a Glance: • Type: Hard-shell craft gourd (Lagenaria siceraria) • Size: Approx. 8-14 inches tall • Color: Tan to buff when cured • Shape: Rounded base with a narrow neck — the classic birdhouse form

🍽️ Best For: • Making real birdhouses • Wood-burning, carving & painting • Rustic fall décor

🏡 Display & Storage: • Cure in a dry, airy spot for several weeks until it rattles • Surface mold during curing is normal — wipe it clean

✨ Notes: • Locally grown at our farm • Once cured, the shell is hard as wood and lasts for years • Drill a 1.25" hole for wrens • A great winter craft project

Black-Eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta)
\$7.99 | 4-inch pot

🌿 Quick Facts:
• Colorado Native: No, but well-adapted
• USDA Growing Zones: 3-9
• Height: 24-36 inches
• Spread: 12-18 inches

🌺 Bloom Details:
• Season: Summer to Fall (July-September)
• Colors: Golden yellow petals with dark brown center
• Flower Size: 2-3 inches across

☀️ Growing Requirements:
• Sun: Full sun to partial shade
• Water: Moderate, drought-tolerant once established
• Soil: Well-draining, tolerates various soil types
• Spacing: 18-24 inches apart

🦋 Pollinator Benefits:
• Bees: Excellent nectar and pollen source for native bees
• Butterflies: Attracts various species including Monarchs
• Birds: Seeds provide food for goldfinches in fall
• Beneficial Insects: Attracts ladybugs and predatory wasps

🌱 Plant Care:
• Spring: Remove dead foliage, divide if needed
• Summer: Deadhead spent blooms to extend flowering
• Fall: Leave some seedheads for winter bird feeding
• Winter: Cut back to 4 inches above ground or leave for winter interest

🤝 Companion Planting:
• Perfect paired with:
  - Purple Coneflower
  - Native Grasses
  - Blazing Star
  - Butterfly Weed

✨ Unique Characteristics:
• Self-seeding perennial
• Excellent cut flower
• Deer resistant
• Long blooming period
• Disease 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 early summer. Space adequately to allow for good air circulation. While Black-Eyed Susans can tolerate some crowding, proper spacing will promote better blooming and disease resistance.

Black Eyed Susan - Gloriosa is not a native to Colorado perennial and is in the Asteraceae or Aster Family, growing 12-36 inches tall, with velvety green leaves. Also this plant bloom a yellow flower with a deep red center which will bloom from March to November. Also this stunning bloom will attract birds and butterflies in the Colorado Region.

Fun Facts:

• Botanical Name: (Rudbeckia hirta gloriosa)
• Height: 12-36"in
• Life Cycle: Perennial
• Color: Yellow/Red
• Bloom Season: All
• Light Requirements: Full Sun
• Hardiness Zones: 3-7
• Non-Native Colorado Plant
• Native Habitat: Prairie, Plains, Meadows, Pastures

More importantly here is what you get!

At Finding Nectar, you can purchase Black Eyed Susan -  Gloriosa (Rudbeckia hirta gloriosa) 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 Black Eyed Susan -  Gloriosa (Rudbeckia hirta gloriosa), to support them.

These nectar-rich and pollen-filled plants nourish bees, butterflies, and more. Its 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!

Blanket Flower 'Grandiflora Mesa Red' (Gaillardia x Grandiflora mesa red) | $6.99 | 4-inch pot

🌿 Quick Facts: • Native Status: Cultivar of Native Species • USDA Growing Zones: 4-9 • Height: 16-18 inches • Spread: 20-22 inches

🌺 Bloom Details: • Season: Early summer through fall • Colors: Deep wine red • Flower Type: Large single blooms • Bloom Period: June-October

☀️ Growing Requirements: • Sun: Full sun • Water: Low • Soil: Well-draining, adaptable • Spacing: 18-20 inches apart

🦋 Pollinator Benefits: • Native Bees: Rich nectar source • Butterflies: Frequent visitor • Birds: Seedheads provide food • Beneficial Insects: Attracts predatory insects

🌱 Plant Care: • Spring: Remove winter mulch • Summer: Regular deadheading • Fall: Cut back after frost • Winter: Protect crown

🤝 Companion Planting: • Perfect paired with:

• Salvia

• Black-Eyed Susan

• Lavender

• Prairie Grasses

✨ Unique Characteristics: • Compact growth habit • Heat tolerant • Long-blooming • Disease resistant • Rich color impact

Blanket Flower - Indian Blanket (Gaillardia pulchella) $10.99 | 4-inch pot

🌿 Quick Facts: • Colorado Native: Yes • USDA Growing Zones: 3-8 • Height: 12-24 inches • Spread: 12-18 inches

🌺 Bloom Details: • Season: Summer to Fall (June-October) • Colors: Red with yellow tips • Flower Size: 2-3 inch daisy-like flowers

☀️ Growing Requirements: • Sun: Full sun • Water: Low • Soil: Well-draining, tolerates poor soil • Spacing: 12-18 inches apart

🦋 Pollinator Benefits: • Native Bees: Major nectar source • Butterflies: Frequent visitor • Beneficial Insects: Pollen source • Birds: Seed source in fall

🌱 Plant Care: • Spring: Remove dead foliage • Summer: Deadhead for continued blooming • Fall: Leave some seedheads for birds • Winter: Cut back dead foliage

🤝 Companion Planting: • Perfect paired with:

• Blue Grama Grass

• Penstemons

• Prairie Coneflower

• Native Sages

✨ Unique Characteristics: • Long blooming period • Drought tolerant • Self-seeding annual/short-lived perennial • Heat tolerant • Easy to grow

💚 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 after frost. Excellent for prairie gardens and hot, dry areas.

Blanket flower Perennial (Gaillardia aristata) | $6.99 | 4-inch pot

🌿 Quick Facts: • Native Status: Native to North America • USDA Growing Zones: 3-9 • Height: 18-24 inches • Spread: 18-24 inches

🌺 Bloom Details: • Season: Early summer through fall • Colors: Red and yellow daisy-like flowers • Flower Type: Large single blooms • Bloom Period: June-September

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

🦋 Pollinator Benefits: • Native Bees: Excellent nectar source • Butterflies: Major attractor • Birds: Seeds attract finches • Beneficial Insects: Supports diversity

🌱 Plant Care: • Spring: Cut back old growth • Summer: Deadhead for more blooms • Fall: Leave some seedheads • Winter: Mulch crown

🤝 Companion Planting: • Perfect paired with:

• Coneflower

• Russian Sage

• Catmint

• Ornamental Grasses

✨ Unique Characteristics: • Long blooming period • Drought tolerant • Native wildflower • Excellent cut flower • Winter interest

Blue Grama (Bouteloua gracilis) | $6.99 | 4-inch pot

🌿 Quick Facts: • Native Status: Native to North America • USDA Growing Zones: 3-10 • Height: 12-18 inches • Spread: 12-18 inches

🌺 Bloom Details: • Season: Mid to late summer • Colors: Purple-tinged seedheads • Flower Type: Eyelash-like spikes • Bloom Period: July-September

☀️ Growing Requirements: • Sun: Full sun • Water: Very low • Soil: Well-draining, adaptable • Spacing: 12-18 inches apart

🦋 Pollinator Benefits: • Birds: Seeds and shelter • Native Bees: Nesting habitat • Butterflies: Larval host • Beneficial Insects: Cover

🌱 Plant Care: • Spring: Cut back old growth • Summer: No additional care needed • Fall: Leave for winter interest • Winter: Evergreen in mild winters

🤝 Companion Planting: • Perfect paired with:

• Blanketflower

• Prairie Zinnia

• Penstemons

• Chocolate Flower

✨ Unique Characteristics: • Colorado State Grass • Drought tolerant • Unique flower heads • Year-round interest • Low maintenance

Blue Sage (Salvia farinacea) $12.99 | 4-inch pot

🌿 Quick Facts: • Native Status: US Native • USDA Growing Zones: 4-10 • Height: 18-36 inches • Spread: 12-18 inches

🌺 Bloom Details: • Season: Summer to Fall (June-October) • Colors: Deep blue-purple • Flower Size: 6-8 inch spikes

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

🦋 Pollinator Benefits: • Native Bees: Major attractor • Butterflies: Nectar source • Hummingbirds: Regular visitor • Beneficial Insects: Supports diversity

🌱 Plant Care: • Spring: Cut back old growth • Summer: Deadhead for rebloom • Fall: Light trimming • Winter: Protect crown in cold areas

🤝 Companion Planting: • Perfect paired with:

• Black-Eyed Susan

• Coneflower

• Lantana

• Native Grasses

✨ Unique Characteristics: • Drought tolerant • Heat resistant • Long blooming • Deer resistant • Aromatic foliage

💚 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 borders and mass plantings.