Wax Current (Ribes Cereum)
Regular price $19.99 Save $-19.99Wax 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)
Regular price $14.99 Save $-14.99Rock 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)
Regular price $6.99 Save $-6.99Leadplant (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)
Regular price $18.99 Save $-18.99Alderleaf 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)
Regular price $19.99 Save $-19.99Chokecherry (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