Common Lilac (Syringa vulgaris)

Pale Evening Primrose (Oenothera pallida) $8.99 | 4-inch pot

🌿 Quick Facts: • Colorado Native: Yes • USDA Growing Zones: 3-8 • Height: 12-24 inches • Spread: 18-24 inches

🌺 Bloom Details: • Season: Late Spring to Summer (May-August) • Colors: White flowers turning pink • Flower Size: 2-3 inch fragrant blooms

☀️ Growing Requirements: • Sun: Full sun • Water: Low • Soil: Sandy, well-draining • Spacing: 18-24 inches apart

🦋 Pollinator Benefits: • Moths: Primary pollinator • Hawk Moths: Evening visitor • Native Bees: Morning nectar • Beneficial Insects: Night activity

🌱 Plant Care: • Spring: Remove dead foliage • Summer: Minimal watering needed • Fall: Allow seed formation • Winter: Dies back to ground

🤝 Companion Planting: • Perfect paired with:

• Yucca

• Native Grasses

• Desert Four O'clock

• Penstemons

✨ Unique Characteristics: • Evening blooming • Sweet fragrance • Glowing white flowers • Drought tolerant • Native prairie 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. Excellent for evening gardens and prairie landscapes.

Primrose Showy Evening, scientifically known as Oenothera speciosa, a charming perennial that will illuminate your garden with its delicate pink or white flowers that open in the evening. With its showy blooms and lance-shaped leaves, this primrose exudes a sense of grace and beauty. Growing up to 1 to 2 feet tall, it forms a lovely display of flowers, creating a stunning visual spectacle.

Primrose Showy Evening is a haven for pollinators, attracting bees, butterflies, and moths with its nectar-rich flowers that open in the evening, providing a delightful sight and fragrance. Ideal for wildflower gardens, meadows, and sunny borders, this low-maintenance plant thrives in well-drained soil and full sun.

Embrace the allure of Primrose Showy Evening and create a pollinator-friendly haven in your garden while enjoying the enchanting beauty of these evening-blooming flowers that will add a touch of elegance and charm to your outdoor space.

Fun Facts:

• Botanical Name: Oenothera speciosa
• Height: 10-24
• Life Cycle: Perennial
• Color: Pink
• Bloom Season: Summer
• Light Requirements: Full Sun
• Hardiness Zones: 5-10
• Colorado Native Plant

More importantly here is what you get!

At Finding Nectar, you can purchase Primrose Showy Evening (Oenothera speciosa) 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 Primrose Showy Evening (Oenothera speciosa), 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!

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.

Hollyhock - Henry VIII Red (Alcea rosea 'Red') $11.99 | 4-inch pot

🌿 Quick Facts: • Native Status: Non-native • USDA Growing Zones: 3-8 • Height: 5-7 feet • Spread: 18-24 inches

🌺 Bloom Details: • Season: Mid-Summer to Fall (July-September) • Colors: Rich red • Flower Size: 4-5 inch double blooms

☀️ Growing Requirements: • Sun: Full sun • Water: Moderate • Soil: Rich, well-draining • Spacing: 24 inches apart

🦋 Pollinator Benefits: • Native Bees: Pollen source • Butterflies: Nectar plant • Hummingbirds: Attracted to red blooms • Beneficial Insects: Garden habitat

🌱 Plant Care: • Spring: Remove dead foliage • Summer: Stake tall stems • Fall: Allow self-seeding • Winter: Cut back dead stalks

🤝 Companion Planting: • Perfect paired with:

• White Hollyhocks

• Delphiniums

• Shasta Daisies

• Tall Phlox

✨ Unique Characteristics: • Double flowers • Historic variety • Vertical accent • Self-seeding • Traditional cottage 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 or fall. Excellent for back of borders and along fences.

Hollyhock 'Double Maroon,' scientifically known as Alcea rosea Chater 'Double Maroon,' a captivating biennial that will bring a touch of old-world charm and elegance to your garden. Also With its fully double, rich maroon flowers and tall, sturdy stems, this hollyhock variety exudes a sense of grace and beauty.

So Growing up to 6 to 8 feet tall, it forms a stunning vertical display of blooms, creating a visual spectacle that stands out in any landscape.

Hollyhock 'Double Maroon' is a haven for pollinators, attracting bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds with its nectar-rich flowers. Ideal for cottage gardens, back borders, and nostalgic landscapes, this resilient plant thrives in well-drained soil and full sun.

Embrace the allure of Hollyhock 'Double Maroon' and create a pollinator-friendly haven in your garden while celebrating the timeless beauty of these richly colored, double flowers.

Fun Facts:

• Botanical Name: Alcea rosea chater 'Double Maroon
• Height: 60-84 inches
• Life Cycle: Perennial
• Color: Maroon
• Bloom Season: Spring/Summer
• Light Requirements: Full Sun
• Hardiness Zones: 4-9
• Non-Native Colorado Plant

More importantly here is what you get!

At Finding Nectar, you can purchase Hollyhock 'Double Maroon' (Alcea rosea chater 'Double Maroon') 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 Hollyhock 'Double Maroon' (Alcea rosea chater 'Double Maroon'), 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!