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.

Cardinal Flower (Lobelia cardinalis) | $7.99 | 4-inch pot

🌿 Quick Facts: • Native Status: Native to North America • USDA Growing Zones: 3-9 • Height: 2-4 feet • Spread: 1-2 feet

🌺 Bloom Details: • Season: Mid-summer to fall • Colors: Brilliant red • Flower Type: Upright spikes • Bloom Period: July-September

☀️ Growing Requirements: • Sun: Full sun to part shade • Water: Moderate to high • Soil: Rich, moist • Spacing: 18-24 inches apart

🦋 Pollinator Benefits: • Hummingbirds: Primary attractor • Native Bees: Nectar source • Butterflies: Nectar rich • Swallowtails: Frequent visitor

🌱 Plant Care: • Spring: Remove dead foliage • Summer: Keep soil consistently moist • Fall: Cut back after frost • Winter: Mulch crown

🤝 Companion Planting: • Perfect paired with:

• Great Blue Lobelia

• Joe Pye Weed

• Swamp Milkweed

• Native Iris

✨ Unique Characteristics: • Stunning red color • Hummingbird magnet • Rain garden suitable • Native wildflower • Long blooming period

Common Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) $14.99 | 4-inch pot

🌿 Quick Facts: • Native Status: US Native • USDA Growing Zones: 3-9 • Height: 3-5 feet • Spread: 2-3 feet

🌺 Bloom Details: • Season: Summer (June-August) • Colors: Mauve-pink • Flower Size: 2-4 inch spherical clusters

☀️ Growing Requirements: • Sun: Full sun • Water: Moderate • Soil: Adaptable to most soils • Spacing: 24-36 inches apart

🦋 Pollinator Benefits: • Monarch Butterflies: Essential host plant • Native Bees: Major nectar source • Other Butterflies: Nectar plant • Beneficial Insects: Multiple species support

🌱 Plant Care: • Spring: New shoots emerge late • Summer: Control spreading if needed • Fall: Leave pods for seed dispersal • Winter: Leave stalks for wildlife

🤝 Companion Planting: • Perfect paired with:

• Native Grasses

• Purple Coneflower

• Black-Eyed Susan

• Bee Balm

✨ Unique Characteristics: • Fragrant flowers • Spreads by rhizomes • Essential monarch habitat • Traditional medicinal use • Strong vanilla scent

💚 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. Give space to spread. Consider containment in small gardens.

Scabiosa 'Purple' (Scabiosa atropurpurea 'Double Purple') $6.99 | 4-inch pot

🌿 Quick Facts: • Native Status: Non-native • USDA Growing Zones: Annual/5-9 • Height: 24-36 inches • Spread: 12-18 inches

🌺 Bloom Details: • Season: Summer to Fall (June-October) • Colors: Deep purple • Flower Size: 2-inch pincushion blooms

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

🦋 Pollinator Benefits: • Butterflies: Major attractor • Native Bees: Excellent nectar source • Hover Flies: Regular visitor • Beneficial Insects: Season-long support

🌱 Plant Care: • Spring: Plant after frost • Summer: Deadhead for continued bloom • Fall: Continue blooming until frost • Winter: Cut back in cold zones

🤝 Companion Planting: • Perfect paired with:

• Cosmos

• Zinnias

• Salvias

• Verbena

✨ Unique Characteristics: • Long stems for cutting • Pincushion flower form • Long blooming period • Excellent cut flower • Butterfly magnet

💚 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 cutting gardens and borders.

Geum 'Mrs Bradshaw,' scientifically known as Geum chiloense 'Mrs Bradshaw,' a captivating perennial that will add a burst of color and charm to your garden. Also With its vibrant, fiery-red flowers and deep green foliage, this geum variety exudes a sense of beauty and elegance. So Growing up to 1 to 2 feet tall, it forms a lovely display of blooms, creating a stunning visual spectacle.

Geum 'Mrs Bradshaw' is a favorite among pollinators, attracting bees and butterflies with its nectar-rich flowers. Ideal for borders, cottage gardens, and containers, this low-maintenance plant thrives in well-drained soil and partial to full sun.

Embrace the allure of Geum 'Mrs Bradshaw' and create a pollinator-friendly haven in your garden while celebrating the delightful beauty of these fiery-red blooms.

Fun Facts:

• Botanical Name: Lavandula angustifolia
• Height: 24-30 in
• Life Cycle: Perennial
• Color: Red
• Bloom Season: Spring/Summer
• Light Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
• Hardiness Zones: 5-9

More importantly here is what you get!

At Finding Nectar, you can purchase Geum 'Mrs Bradshaw' (Geum chiloense 'Mrs Bradshaw') 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 Geum 'Mrs Bradshaw' (Geum chiloense 'Mrs Bradshaw'), 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!

Smooth Blue Aster (Aster laevis) $14.99 | 4-inch pot

🌿 Quick Facts: • Colorado Native: Yes • USDA Growing Zones: 3-8 • Height: 2-4 feet • Spread: 1-2 feet

🌺 Bloom Details: • Season: Late Summer to Fall (August-October) • Colors: Blue-violet with yellow centers • Flower Size: 1-inch daisy-like flowers

☀️ Growing Requirements: • Sun: Full sun to partial shade • Water: Low to moderate • Soil: Adaptable, well-draining • Spacing: 18-24 inches apart

🦋 Pollinator Benefits: • Native Bees: Critical late-season food • Butterflies: Essential fall nectar • Moths: Night feeding • Birds: Winter seed source

🌱 Plant Care: • Spring: Cut back old growth • Summer: Pinch back for bushier growth • Fall: Leave flowers for pollinators • Winter: Leave seedheads for birds

🤝 Companion Planting: • Perfect paired with:

• Goldenrod

• Little Bluestem

• Native Grasses

• Joe Pye Weed

✨ Unique Characteristics: • Late season bloomer • Smooth blue-green foliage • Long blooming period • Important fall pollinator plant • 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 or fall. Excellent for meadow gardens and pollinator gardens.

Red Hot Poker 'Uvaria Mix,' scientifically known as Kniphofia 'Uvaria,' a captivating perennial that will ignite your garden with its fiery colors and unique flower spikes. Also With its tall, torch-like inflorescences in various shades of red, orange, and yellow.

This red hot poker mix exudes a sense of energy and excitement. So Growing up to 2 to 4 feet tall, it forms a striking vertical display, creating a stunning visual spectacle.

Red Hot Poker 'Uvaria Mix' is a haven for pollinators, attracting bees and hummingbirds with its nectar-rich flowers. Ideal for sunny borders, cottage gardens, and naturalistic landscapes, this hardy plant thrives in well-drained soil and full sun. Embrace the allure of Red Hot Poker 'Uvaria Mix' and create a pollinator-friendly haven in your garden while celebrating the bold beauty of these torch-like blooms and the lively wildlife it attracts.

Fun Facts:

• Botanical Name: Kniphofia 'Uvaria
• Height: 24-36 in
• Life Cycle: Perennial
• Color: Orange
• Bloom Season: Summer/Fall
• Light Requirements: Full Sun
• Hardiness Zones: 5-10
• Non-Native Colorado Plant

More importantly here is what you get!

At Finding Nectar, you can purchase Red Hot Poker 'Uvaria Mix' (Kniphofia 'Uvaria') 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 Red Hot Poker 'Uvaria Mix' (Kniphofia 'Uvaria'), 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!

Dianthus 'Japanese Pinks' (Dianthus 'Heddewigii Black and White') $6.99 | 4-inch pot

🌿 Quick Facts: • Native Status: Non-native • USDA Growing Zones: 5-9 • Height: 6-12 inches • Spread: 12-15 inches

🌺 Bloom Details: • Season: Late Spring to Fall (May-September) • Colors: White with black centers • Flower Size: 1.5-2 inch blooms

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

🦋 Pollinator Benefits: • Butterflies: Nectar source • Native Bees: Pollen source • Moths: Evening visitor • Small Pollinators: Easy access

🌱 Plant Care: • Spring: Remove dead foliage • Summer: Deadhead for rebloom • Fall: Light trimming • Winter: Leave foliage for protection

🤝 Companion Planting: • Perfect paired with:

• Salvias

• Lavender

• Sweet Alyssum

• Creeping Thyme

✨ Unique Characteristics: • Dramatic color contrast • Sweet fragrance • Long blooming • Heat tolerant • Compact form

💚 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 rock gardens.

Mountain Lupine (Lupinus alpestris) $9.99 | 4-inch pot

🌿 Quick Facts: • Colorado Native: Yes • USDA Growing Zones: 3-7 • Height: 18-24 inches • Spread: 12-18 inches

🌺 Bloom Details: • Season: Late Spring to Mid-Summer (May-July) • Colors: Blue-purple spikes • Flower Size: 8-12 inch flower spikes

☀️ Growing Requirements: • Sun: Full sun to partial shade • Water: Moderate • Soil: Well-draining, slightly acidic • Spacing: 18-24 inches apart

🦋 Pollinator Benefits: • Bumblebees: Primary pollinator • Native Bees: Important food source • Butterflies: Nectar plant • Beneficial Insects: Host plant

🌱 Plant Care: • Spring: Remove dead foliage • Summer: Keep soil evenly moist • Fall: Cut back after seed formation • Winter: Mulch lightly

🤝 Companion Planting: • Perfect paired with:

• Columbine

• Penstemon

• Native Grasses

• Wild Geranium

✨ Unique Characteristics: • Nitrogen-fixing abilities • Beautiful palmate foliage • Self-seeding • Long tap root • 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. Don't disturb once established due to deep taproot. Excellent for mountain gardens and meadows.

Harebells (Campanula rotundifolia) | $6.99 | 4-inch pot

🌿 Quick Facts: • Native Status: Native to North America • USDA Growing Zones: 3-8 • Height: 6-12 inches • Spread: 12-18 inches

🌺 Bloom Details: • Season: Early summer to fall • Colors: Blue-violet • Flower Type: Nodding bell-shaped • Bloom Period: June-September

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

🦋 Pollinator Benefits: • Native Bees: Important nectar source • Bumble Bees: Primary pollinator • Butterflies: Nectar plant • Beneficial Insects: Habitat support

🌱 Plant Care: • Spring: Remove winter debris • Summer: No deadheading needed • Fall: Leave basal foliage • Winter: Minimal protection needed

🤝 Companion Planting: • Perfect paired with:

• Columbine

• Native Sedums

• Prairie Smoke

• Native Grasses

✨ Unique Characteristics: • Delicate flowers • Rock garden suitable • Long blooming period • Native wildflower • Drought tolerant

Purple Prairie Clover (Dalea purpurea) $11.99 | 4-inch pot

🌿 Quick Facts: • Colorado Native: Yes • USDA Growing Zones: 3-8 • Height: 12-36 inches • Spread: 12-18 inches

🌺 Bloom Details: • Season: Summer (June-August) • Colors: Vibrant purple cylindrical flower heads • Flower Size: 1-2 inch dense flower spikes

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

🦋 Pollinator Benefits: • Native Bees: Highly attractive • Butterflies: Important nectar source • Birds: Seeds provide winter food • Beneficial Insects: Supports diverse pollinators

🌱 Plant Care: • Spring: Cut back old growth • Summer: No additional water once established • Fall: Leave seedheads for birds • Winter: Leave standing for winter interest

🤝 Companion Planting: • Perfect paired with:

• Butterfly Weed

• Black-Eyed Susan

• Native Grasses

• Blanket Flower

✨ Unique Characteristics: • Nitrogen fixing • Drought tolerant • Long tap root • Excellent for prairie gardens • Long blooming period

💚 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, spacing 12-18 inches apart. Excellent for prairie gardens and xeriscaping. Very drought tolerant once established.

Bee Balm - Raspberry (Monarda fistulosa) $11.99 | 4-inch pot

🌿 Quick Facts: • Native Status: US Native • USDA Growing Zones: 3-9 • Height: 2-4 feet • Spread: 2-3 feet

🌺 Bloom Details: • Season: Summer (July-September) • Colors: Lavender-pink • Flower Size: 2-3 inch whorled heads

☀️ Growing Requirements: • Sun: Full sun to partial shade • Water: Moderate • Soil: Well-draining, adaptable • Spacing: 18-24 inches apart

🦋 Pollinator Benefits: • Native Bees: Major attractor • Hummingbirds: Favorite nectar source • Butterflies: Nectar plant • Beneficial Insects: Host plant

🌱 Plant Care: • Spring: Cut back old growth • Summer: Deadhead for rebloom • Fall: Leave seedheads for birds • Winter: Cut back or leave standing

🤝 Companion Planting: • Perfect paired with:

• Purple Coneflower

• Black-Eyed Susan

• Native Grasses

• Butterfly Weed

✨ Unique Characteristics: • Aromatic foliage • Spreads slowly by rhizomes • Drought tolerant • Deer resistant • Traditional medicinal plant

💚 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. Provide good air circulation to prevent powdery mildew.

Coneflower - Eastern Purple, scientifically known as Echinacea purpurea 'Magnus,' a captivating perennial that will bring a burst of vibrant purple blooms to your garden. With its distinctive daisy-like flowers and prominent cone-shaped centers, this coneflower exudes a sense of beauty and allure. Growing up to 2 to 4 feet tall, it forms a lovely display of flowers, creating a stunning visual spectacle.

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

Embrace the allure of Coneflower - Eastern Purple and create a pollinator-friendly haven in your garden while celebrating the vivid beauty of these purple blooms that will add a touch of brilliance and charm to your outdoor space.

Fun Facts:

• Botanical Name: Echinacea purpurea 'Magnus'
• Height: 24-36"in
• Life Cycle: Perennial
• Color: Purple/Pink
• Bloom Season: Summer/Fall
• Light Requirements: Full Sun
• Hardiness Zones: 3-9
• Colorado native plant

More importantly here is what you get!

At Finding Nectar, you can purchase Coneflower - Eastern Purple (Echinacea purpurea 'Magnus') 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 Coneflower - Eastern Purple (Echinacea purpurea 'Magnus'), 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!

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