Buffaloberry (Shepherdia canadensis)

Golden Currant (Ribes aureum) $12.99 | 4-inch pot

🌿 Quick Facts: • Type: Native Deciduous Shrub • USDA Zones: 4-8 • Height: 4-6 feet • Spread: 4-6 feet

🌺 Flower Details: • Season: Early Spring (April-May) • Color: Yellow flowers, black fruits • Size: Small clustered flowers • Fragrance: Spicy-sweet scent

☀️ Growing Requirements: • Sun: Full sun to partial shade • Water: Low to moderate • Soil: Adaptable, well-draining • Spacing: 4-5 feet apart

🦋 Wildlife Benefits: • Birds: Berries in summer • Native Bees: Early nectar • Butterflies: Spring nectar • Small mammals: Cover and food

🌱 Plant Care: • Spring: Light pruning if needed • Summer: Berries ripen • Fall: Clean up if desired • Winter: Very hardy

✨ Unique Characteristics: • Native plant • Edible berries • Drought tolerant • Four-season interest • Wildlife friendly

💚 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 • Good for hedges • Native garden essential • Excellent barrier plant

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.

Common Lilac (Syringa vulgaris) | $14.99 | 1 gallon

🌿 Quick Facts: • Native Status: Non-native (southeastern Europe); a Colorado landscape classic • USDA Growing Zones: 3-7 • Height: 8-15 feet • Spread: 6-12 feet

🌺 Bloom Details: • Season: Late spring • Colors: Classic lilac-purple (also white forms) • Flower Type: Dense, intensely fragrant conical panicles • Bloom Period: May

☀️ Growing Requirements: • Sun: Full sun — needs 6+ hours or it won't bloom • Water: Moderate to low once established • Soil: Well-draining, neutral to alkaline soil — ideal for Colorado • Spacing: 8-10 feet apart

🦋 Pollinator Benefits: • Birds: Dense growth gives excellent nesting cover • Native Bees: Good early-season nectar • Butterflies: Nectar source for swallowtails & early butterflies • Beneficial Insects: Supports hoverflies & bees

🌱 Plant Care: • Spring: Prune immediately AFTER flowering — it blooms on old wood • Summer: Water during dry spells; remove suckers to control spread • Fall: Little care needed; avoid late-season pruning • Winter: Extremely hardy; needs winter cold to bloom well

🤝 Companion Planting: • Perfect paired with:

• Peonies
• Catmint
• Spring bulbs
• Ninebark

✨ Unique Characteristics: • Legendary fragrance — the classic scent of spring • Thrives in Colorado's alkaline soil • Extremely cold hardy and long-lived • Excellent privacy screen or hedge • Remember: prune right after bloom, and it needs full sun to flower