Coreopsis - Dwarf Red Plains (Coreopsis tinctoria 'Dwarf Red') $5.99 | 4-inch pot

🌿 Quick Facts: • Native Status: US Native • USDA Growing Zones: Annual/Zones 2-10 • Height: 12-18 inches • Spread: 12-15 inches

🌺 Bloom Details: • Season: Summer to Fall (June-October) • Colors: Deep red with yellow edges • Flower Size: 1-1.5 inch blooms

☀️ Growing Requirements: • Sun: Full sun • Water: Low to moderate • Soil: Well-draining, adaptable • Spacing: 12-15 inches apart

🦋 Pollinator Benefits: • Native Bees: Pollen source • Small Butterflies: Nectar plant • Beneficial Insects: Attracts predatory insects • Small Pollinators: Easy access

🌱 Plant Care: • Spring: Direct sow or transplant • Summer: Deadhead for continued bloom • Fall: Allow some self-seeding • Winter: Annual, remove spent plants

🤝 Companion Planting: • Perfect paired with:

• Black-Eyed Susan

• Salvias

• Zinnias

• Native Grasses

✨ Unique Characteristics: • Compact form • Long blooming period • Drought tolerant • Self-seeding • Easy care

💚 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. Great for borders and containers.

Poppy, California 'Mikado' (Eschscholzia california 'Mikado') | $5.99 | 4-inch pot

🌿 Quick Facts: • Native Status: Native to Western U.S. • USDA Growing Zones: 3-9 • Height: 12-18 inches • Spread: 12-18 inches

🌺 Bloom Details: • Season: Late spring through summer • Colors: Deep orange with red centers • Flower Type: Single cup-shaped blooms • Bloom Period: May-August

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

🦋 Pollinator Benefits: • Native Bees: Pollen source • Honey Bees: Major attractor • Beneficial Insects: Supports garden diversity • Birds: Seeds provide food

🌱 Plant Care: • Spring: Direct sow or transplant • Summer: Deadhead for continued blooms • Fall: Allow some to self-seed • Winter: Annual, complete lifecycle

🤝 Companion Planting: • Perfect paired with:

• Blue Flax

• Yarrow

• Cornflower

• Native Grasses

✨ Unique Characteristics: • Drought tolerant • Self-seeding annual • Deer resistant • Long blooming season • State flower of California

Moss Verbena 'Purple' (Verbena tenuisecta 'Purple') $5.99 | 4-inch pot

🌿 Quick Facts: • Native Status: Non-native • USDA Growing Zones: 6-10 • Height: 6-12 inches • Spread: 18-24 inches

🌺 Bloom Details: • Season: Spring through Fall (May-October) • Colors: Deep purple • Flower Size: 1-inch clusters

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

🦋 Pollinator Benefits: • Butterflies: Favorite nectar source • Native Bees: Regular visitor • Small Pollinators: Easy access • Beneficial Insects: Season-long support

🌱 Plant Care: • Spring: Trim back old growth • Summer: Light shearing to refresh • Fall: Continue blooming until frost • Winter: Protect in cold zones

🤝 Companion Planting: • Perfect paired with:

• Lantana

• Zinnia

• Marigold

• Native Grasses

✨ Unique Characteristics: • Low-growing spreader • Heat tolerant • Long blooming period • Drought resistant • Good ground cover

💚 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 borders and ground cove

Poppy - Purple Gleam California, scientifically known as Eschscholzia californica 'Purple Gleam,' a delightful annual that will paint your garden with its vibrant purple flowers and bright green fern-like foliage. With its eye-catching color and delicate appearance, this poppy exudes a sense of charm and beauty. Growing up to 1 to 2 feet tall, it forms a lovely display of blooms, creating a stunning visual spectacle.

Poppy - Purple Gleam California is a haven for pollinators, attracting bees, butterflies, and other beneficial insects with its nectar-rich flowers. Ideal for wildflower gardens, meadows, and sunny borders, this low-maintenance plant thrives in well-drained soil and full sun.

Embrace the allure of Poppy - Purple Gleam California and create a pollinator-friendly haven in your garden while celebrating the vibrant beauty of these purple blooms that will add a touch of allure and fascination to your outdoor space.

Fun Facts:

• Botanical Name: Eschscholzia california 'Purple Gleam'
• Height: 12-18" in
• Life Cycle: Annual Herb
• Color: Purple
• Bloom Season: Spring/Summer
• Light Requirements: Full Sun
• Hardiness Zones: 8-10
• Non-Native Colorado Plant

More importantly here is what you get!

At Finding Nectar, you can purchase Poppy - Purple Gleam California (Eschscholzia california 'Purple Gleam') 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 Poppy - Purple Gleam California (Eschscholzia california 'Purple Gleam'), 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!

Poppy - Red Chief California, scientifically known as Eschscholzia california 'Red Chief,' a charming annual that will grace your garden with its striking red blooms and delicate fern-like foliage. Also With its cup-shaped flowers and slender stems, this poppy variety exudes a sense of beauty and grace. So Growing up to 12 to 18 inches tall, it forms a lovely carpet of blooms, creating a stunning visual display.

Poppy - Red Chief California is a haven for pollinators, attracting bees, butterflies, and other beneficial insects with its nectar-rich flowers. Ideal for wildflower gardens, meadows, and sunny borders, this low-maintenance plant thrives in well-drained soil and full sun.

Embrace the allure of Poppy - Red Chief California and create a pollinator-friendly haven in your garden while celebrating the striking beauty of these red cup-shaped blooms and the lively wildlife it attracts.

Fun Facts:

• Botanical Name: Eschscholzia california 'Red Chief
• Height: 12-18" in
• Life Cycle: Annual
• Color: Red
• Bloom Season: Spring/Summer
• Light Requirements: Full Sun
• Hardiness Zones: 8-10
• Non-Native Colorado Plant

More importantly here is what you get!

At Finding Nectar, you can purchase Poppy - Red Chief California (Eschscholzia california 'Red Chief') 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 Poppy - Red Chief California (Eschscholzia california 'Red Chief'), 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!

Sunflower 'Velvet Queen,' scientifically known as Helianthus annuus 'Velvet Queen,' a captivating annual that will bring a touch of royalty to your garden. Also With its rich burgundy-red petals and dark centers, this sunflower variety exudes a sense of elegance and charm. So Growing up to 5 to 7 feet tall, it forms a towering presence in flower beds and borders.

The 'Velvet Queen' Sunflower is a beacon for pollinators, attracting bees, butterflies, and birds with its abundant nectar and seeds. Ideal for sunny spots and well-drained soil, this hardy and easy-to-grow plant is perfect for cutting gardens and adding dramatic height to your landscape.

Embrace the regal beauty of Sunflower 'Velvet Queen' and create a pollinator-friendly kingdom in your garden, while basking in the splendor of its majestic blooms.

Fun Facts:

• Botanical Name: Helianthus annuus 'Velvet Queen'
• Height: 60-90" in
• Life Cycle: Annual
• Color: Yellow
• 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 Sunflower 'Velvet Queen' (Helianthus annuus 'Velvet Queen') 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 Sunflower 'Velvet Queen' (Helianthus annuus 'Velvet Queen'), 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!

Cosmos 'Sensation Mix' (Cosmos bipinnatus) $5.99 | 4-inch pot

🌿 Quick Facts: • Native Status: Mexican Native • USDA Growing Zones: Annual • Height: 3-4 feet • Spread: 18-24 inches

🌺 Bloom Details: • Season: Summer to Frost (June-October) • Colors: Pink, white, and rose • Flower Size: 3-4 inch blooms

☀️ Growing Requirements: • Sun: Full sun • Water: Low to moderate • Soil: Average to poor soil • Spacing: 18-24 inches apart

🦋 Pollinator Benefits: • Native Bees: Pollen source • Butterflies: Nectar plant • Hover Flies: Regular visitor • Beneficial Insects: Supports diversity

🌱 Plant Care: • Spring: Plant after frost • Summer: Minimal care needed • Fall: Blooms until frost • Winter: Annual, remove after frost

🤝 Companion Planting: • Perfect paired with:

• Zinnias

• Cleome

• Sunflowers

• Salvias

✨ Unique Characteristics: • Easy to grow • Self-seeding • Long stems for cutting • Airy foliage • Drought tolerant

💚 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. Perfect for cottage gardens and cutting gardens.

African Marigold Tall (Tagetes erecta) | $5.99 | 6-pack

🌿 Quick Facts: • Native Status: Annual (native to Mexico & Central America) • USDA Growing Zones: 2-11 (grown as an annual) • Height: 24-36 inches • Spread: 8-18 inches

🌺 Bloom Details: • Season: Early summer to frost • Colors: Golden yellow to orange • Flower Type: Large double pom-pom flowers • Bloom Period: June-October

☀️ Growing Requirements: • Sun: Full sun • Water: Low to moderate • Soil: Average, well-draining • Spacing: 8-12 inches apart

🦋 Pollinator Benefits: • Birds: Seedheads attract finches • Native Bees: Nectar & pollen • Butterflies: Nectar source • Beneficial Insects: Draws hoverflies, ladybugs & predatory wasps

🌱 Plant Care: • Spring: Plant out after last frost • Summer: Deadhead often for more blooms • Fall: Blooms until frost • Winter: Not hardy; replant each spring

🤝 Companion Planting: • Perfect paired with:

• Tomatoes
• Peppers
• Basil
• Petunias

✨ Unique Characteristics: • Aromatic foliage helps deter pests including nematodes • Classic vegetable-garden companion • Nonstop cheerful color • Low maintenance • Great for borders & containers

Pansy 'Chianti Mix,' scientifically known as Viola x wittrockiana 'Chianti Mix,' a captivating annual that will add a splash of rich colors to your garden. Also With its velvety petals in shades of deep purples, burgundies, and soft pinks, this pansy mix exudes a sense of elegance and charm. So Growing up to 6 to 10 inches tall, it forms a delightful carpet of blooms, creating a stunning visual display.

'Chianti Mix' Pansies are a favorite of pollinators, attracting bees and butterflies with their nectar-rich flowers. Ideal for cool-season bedding and container gardens, this versatile plant thrives in cooler temperatures and partial sun.

Embrace the allure of it and welcome pollinators to your garden while enjoying its captivating beauty.

Fun Facts:

• Botanical Name: Pansy Chianti mix
• Height: 6-8
• Life Cycle: Annual
• Color: pink
• Bloom Season: Spring/Fall
• Light Requirements: Full Sun
• Hardiness Zones: 5-9
• Non-Native Colorado Plant

More importantly here is what you get!

At Finding Nectar, you can purchase Pansy 'Chianti Mix' (Pansy chianti 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 Pansy 'Chianti Mix' , 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!

Clasping Coneflower (Dracopis amplexicaulis) | $12.99 | 4-inch pot

🌿 Quick Facts: • Native Status: Native to North America (southeastern/central US); grown here as an ANNUAL • USDA Growing Zones: Annual in all zones (3-10) • Height: 18-30 inches • Spread: 10-18 inches

🌺 Bloom Details: • Season: Late spring through late summer • Colors: Bright yellow rays, often with a mahogany basal blotch; dark elongated cone • Flower Type: Single daisy with drooping rays and a tall thimble-shaped cone • Bloom Period: June-August

☀️ Growing Requirements: • Sun: Full sun; tolerates light shade • Water: Medium to high — a prairie-swale plant; do NOT let it dry out • Soil: Adaptable, sand to clay; likes seasonally moist, fertile ground • Spacing: 9-12 inches apart

🦋 Pollinator Benefits: • Birds: Goldfinches, juncos & sparrows work the ripening seedheads • Native Bees: Excellent — open composite feeds sweat, long-horned & bumble bees • Butterflies: Good nectar for skippers, checkerspots & sulphurs • Beneficial Insects: Soldier beetles, hoverflies & small parasitoid wasps

🌱 Plant Care: • Spring: Plant out after frost; keep soil evenly moist to establish • Summer: Never let it dry out; deadhead to extend bloom • Fall: Let some plants set seed for next year's stand • Winter: Not winter hardy — dies back; scatter seed for spring

🤝 Companion Planting: • Perfect paired with:

• Black Eyed Susan
• Plains Coreopsis
• Sunflower
• Cosmos

✨ Unique Characteristics: • Distinctive clasping, heart-based leaves that encircle the stem • Long-blooming early coneflower before Echinacea opens • Reliably self-sows into a return colony • Handles clay and seasonal wet • Note: a true annual, and thirstier than most wildflowers

Poppy 'Hungarian Blue' (Papaver somniferum) $5.99 | 4-inch pot

🌿 Quick Facts: • Type: Annual Breadseed Poppy • Days to Bloom: 65-75 days • Height: 30-36 inches • Spread: 12-18 inches

🌺 Flower Details: • Size: 3-4 inch blooms • Colors: Steel blue-purple • Form: Single with dark center • Use: Borders, cutting, seedpods

☀️ Growing Requirements: • Sun: Full sun • Water: Low to moderate • Soil: Well-draining • Spacing: 8-12 inches apart

🌱 Plant Care: • Spring: Direct sow early • Summer: Allow some to seed • Support: Usually not needed • Disease Resistance: Good

🤝 Companion Planting: • Perfect paired with:

• Yellow Cosmos

• California Poppies

• Larkspur

• Nigella

✨ Unique Characteristics: • Unique color • Decorative seedpods • Self-seeding • Heritage variety • Easy care

💚 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.

🌿 Growing Tips: • Early spring planting • Thin seedlings • Good drainage needed • Cool season bloomer

Mum 'Orange' (Chrysanthemum × morifolium) | $6.99 | 4-inch pot

🌿 Quick Facts: • Native Status: Cultivated hybrid (non-native) • USDA Growing Zones: 5-9 (fall-planted mums often treated as annuals) • Height: 12-24 inches • Spread: 12-24 inches

🌺 Bloom Details: • Season: Late summer to fall • Colors: Orange • Flower Type: Densely petaled double flowers in generous flushes • Bloom Period: August-October

☀️ Growing Requirements: • Sun: Full sun • Water: Moderate — keep evenly moist, never bone dry • Soil: Rich, well-draining • Spacing: 18-24 inches apart

🦋 Pollinator Benefits: • Birds: Minor seed value • Native Bees: Moderate — single-flowered types offer more nectar • Butterflies: Late-season nectar for butterflies • Beneficial Insects: Some value for hoverflies

🌱 Plant Care: • Spring: If overwintered, cut old stems and pinch through June for bushiness • Summer: Water consistently; pinch tips until early July • Fall: Peak bloom — the classic fall display • Winter: Mulch after the ground cools; fall-planted mums often don't return in zone 5

🤝 Companion Planting: • Perfect paired with:

• Ornamental Kale
• Pansies
• Asters
• Pumpkins

✨ Unique Characteristics: • Signature fall color • Long-lasting blooms in pots and beds • Pairs perfectly with pumpkins & gourds • Pinch until July for a fuller plant • Note: best treated as a seasonal annual here • Mildly toxic to pets

Sedum 'Lemon Ball' (Sedum mexicanum 'Lemon Ball') | $10.99 | 4-inch pot

🌿 Quick Facts: • Native Status: Tender succulent grown as an annual here (not winter hardy in Colorado) • USDA Growing Zones: 7-10 (annual in Colorado) • Height: 4-8 inches • Spread: 12-18 inches (trailing)

🌺 Bloom Details: • Season: Late spring to summer • Colors: Small yellow flowers; grown mainly for chartreuse foliage • Flower Type: Tiny star-shaped clusters • Bloom Period: May-July

☀️ Growing Requirements: • Sun: Full sun to part sun • Water: Low — drought tolerant • Soil: Well-draining; sandy or gritty mix • Spacing: 12 inches apart

🦋 Pollinator Benefits: • Birds: Minimal • Native Bees: Moderate nectar • Butterflies: Minor • Beneficial Insects: Some value

🌱 Plant Care: • Spring: Plant out after frost; excellent in containers • Summer: Very little care; avoid overwatering • Fall: Bring containers indoors before frost to keep it going • Winter: Not winter hardy outdoors in Colorado

🤝 Companion Planting: • Perfect paired with:

• Ice Plant
• Creeping Sedum
• Petunias
• Sweet Potato Vine

✨ Unique Characteristics: • Brilliant chartreuse-lemon foliage • Superb trailing 'spiller' for pots & baskets • Thrives on heat and neglect • Easy to overwinter as a houseplant • Note: ornamental only — not a culinary herb