Ninebark (Physocarpus opulifolius)

Wax Currant (Ribes cereum) $19.99 | 4-inch pot

🌿 Quick Facts: • Colorado Native: Yes • USDA Growing Zones: 4-8 • Height: 3-5 feet • Spread: 3-5 feet

🌺 Bloom Details: • Season: Spring (April-May) • Colors: Pink to white flowers, red fruits • Flower Size: Small tubular clusters

☀️ Growing Requirements: • Sun: Full sun to partial shade • Water: Low • Soil: Well-draining, rocky or sandy • Spacing: 3-4 feet apart

🦋 Pollinator Benefits: • Native Bees: Early season nectar • Hummingbirds: Spring food source • Birds: Summer berries • Wildlife: Multiple species support

🌱 Plant Care: • Spring: Minor pruning if needed • Summer: Minimal water once established • Fall: Leave berries for birds • Winter: Very cold hardy

🤝 Companion Planting: • Perfect paired with:

• Golden Currant

• Native Roses

• Penstemons

• Mountain Mahogany

✨ Unique Characteristics: • Edible berries • Drought tolerant • Wildlife value • Compact form • Native bird habitat

💚 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 dry slopes, rock gardens, and wildlife gardens.

Rock Spirea (Holodiscus dumosus) | $7.99 | 4-inch pot

🌿 Quick Facts: • Native Status: Native to Western U.S. • USDA Growing Zones: 4-8 • Height: 3-6 feet • Spread: 3-5 feet

🌺 Bloom Details: • Season: Late spring to early summer • Colors: Creamy white • Flower Type: Cascading panicles • Bloom Period: May-July

☀️ Growing Requirements: • Sun: Full sun to part shade • Water: Low • Soil: Well-draining, rocky • Spacing: 36-48 inches apart

🦋 Pollinator Benefits: • Native Bees: Major attractor • Butterflies: Nectar source • Birds: Cover and nesting • Beneficial Insects: Habitat support

🌱 Plant Care: • Spring: Prune if needed • Summer: No additional care needed • Fall: Leave seedheads for winter • Winter: Snow protection

🤝 Companion Planting: • Perfect paired with:

• Mountain Mahogany

• Serviceberry

• Native Grasses

• Penstemons

✨ Unique Characteristics: • Native shrub • Drought tolerant • Four-season interest • Wildlife value • Rocky slope stabilizer

Leadplant (Amorpha canescens) | $6.99 | 4-inch pot

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

🌺 Bloom Details: • Season: Early to mid-summer (June-July) • Colors: Deep purple spikes with gold anthers • Flower Type: Dense, upright spikes • Bloom Length: 4-6 weeks

☀️ Growing Requirements: • Sun: Full sun • Water: Low, very drought tolerant • Soil: Well-draining, tolerates poor soils • Spacing: 24-30 inches apart

🦋 Pollinator Benefits: • Native Bees: Excellent nectar source • Butterflies: Host plant for several species • Beneficial Insects: Attracts diverse pollinators • Birds: Seeds provide winter food

🌱 Plant Care: • Spring: Cut back old growth • Summer: No deadheading needed • Fall: Leave seedheads for wildlife • Winter: Dies back, mulch crown

🤝 Companion Planting: • Perfect paired with:

• Little Bluestem

• Butterfly Weed

• Prairie Coneflower

• Black-Eyed Susan

✨ Unique Characteristics: • Deep tap root aids prairie restoration • Nitrogen-fixing capabilities • Silvery-gray foliage • Extremely drought tolerant • Native prairie plant

💚 Finding Nectar Difference: 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: Plant in spring or fall. Excellent choice for xeriscaping and prairie gardens.

Alderleaf Mountain Mahogany (Cercocarpus montanus) $18.99 | 4-inch pot

🌿 Quick Facts: • Colorado Native: Yes • USDA Growing Zones: 4-8 • Height: 6-12 feet • Spread: 4-8 feet

🌺 Bloom Details: • Season: Spring (April-May) • Colors: Inconspicuous flowers, feathery silver seedheads • Flower Size: Small, followed by decorative twisted seedheads

☀️ Growing Requirements: • Sun: Full sun • Water: Very low • Soil: Well-draining, rocky or clay • Spacing: 4-6 feet apart

🦋 Pollinator Benefits: • Native Bees: Early season nectar • Birds: Nesting habitat • Small Mammals: Cover • Beneficial Insects: Shelter

🌱 Plant Care: • Spring: Light pruning if needed • Summer: No supplemental water once established • Fall: Leave seedheads for winter interest • Winter: Evergreen to semi-evergreen

🤝 Companion Planting: • Perfect paired with:

• Rabbitbrush

• Native Penstemons

• Blue Grama Grass

• Yucca

✨ Unique Characteristics: • Evergreen to semi-evergreen • Extremely drought tolerant • Decorative seedheads • Long-lived shrub • Wildlife value

💚 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 hedges, screening, and xeric landscapes.

Chokecherry (Prunus virginiana) $12.99 | 4-inch pot

🌿 Quick Facts: • Type: Native Deciduous Shrub/Small Tree • USDA Zones: 2-7 • Height: 20-30 feet • Spread: 15-20 feet

🌺 Flower Details: • Season: Spring (May) • Color: White flowers, dark purple fruits • Size: 3-6 inch flower clusters • Fragrance: Sweet almond scent

☀️ Growing Requirements: • Sun: Full sun to partial shade • Water: Moderate • Soil: Adaptable, well-draining • Spacing: 15-20 feet apart

🦋 Wildlife Benefits: • Birds: Important food source • Native Bees: Spring nectar • Butterflies: Host plant • Small mammals: Cover and food

🌱 Plant Care: • Spring: Light pruning if needed • Summer: Fruits develop • Fall: Beautiful red foliage • Winter: Hardy native

✨ Unique Characteristics: • Native species • Wildlife value • Fall color • Edible fruits (when processed) • Fast growing

💚 Finding Nectar Difference: Grown in living soil without systemic pesticides, ensuring healthy root development and safe nectar sources for pollinators. Our 4-inch pots promote strong root systems for better establishment.

🌿 Planting Tips: • Plant in spring or fall • Can sucker freely • Good for naturalized areas • Native bird garden essential