Free Native Seeds!
We were lucky to get an enormous trove of local seeds from Dave Sutherland, who has perhaps the most famous, privately owned native garden in all of Boulder. These seeds are all from plants within Boulder County and constitute local ecotypes, which is to say we know they work here because they are from here. Planting them not only brings our special flavor of flora beauty, it supports the local genetic diversity of these species. Come by our booth at the City of Lafayette’s Earth Day Everyday event on April 30, 2022, or look for packets in the seed library upstairs at the Lafayette Public Library.
Galliardia aristata. Image: CAJC: in the PNW / flickr (CC BY-SA 2.0)
Blanket flower (Galliardia aristata)
Hot sun, dry
Blooms mid-summer
24 to 30” tall
Penstemon virens. Image: CAJC: in the PNW / flickr (CC BY-SA 2.0)
Blue mist Penstemon (Penstemon virens)
Sun, dry
Blooms late spring - early summer
8” tall
Grindelia squarrosa. Image: Radu Chibzii / flickr (CC BY-SA 2.0)
Curly-cup Gumweed (Grindelia squarrosaI)
Sun, dry
Blooms summer
6-18” tall
Liatris punctata. Image: Matt Lavin / flickr (CC BY-SA 2.0)
Dotted Gayfeather (Liatris punctata)
Sun, dry/moist
Blooms late summer - fall
24” tall
Heterotheca villosa. Image: Matt Lavin / flickr (CC BY-SA 2.0)
Golden Aster (Heterotheca villosa)
Hot sun, dry
Blooms late spring - fall
8-36” tall
Ratibdia columnifera. Image: Michael Levine-Clark / flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
Mexican Hat Coneflower (Ratibida columnifera)
Sun, dry/moist
Blooms late spring - fall
1-3’ tall
Dalea purperla. Image: Brett Whaley / flickr (CC BY-NC 2.0)
Purple Prairie Clover (Dalea purperla)
Full sun, dry/moist
Blooms summer
1-3’ tall
Asclepias speciosa. Image: Colin Durfee / flickr (CC BY 2.0)
Showy Milkweed (Asclepias speciosa)
Moist / wet sun
Blooms mid summer
2 to 4’ tall
Aster laevis. Image: Dan Mullen / flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
Smooth Aster (Aster laevis)
Hot sun / dry shade
Blooms late summer - fall
2-3’ tall
Solidago missouirensis. Image: Maja Dumat / flickr (CC BY 2.0)
Smooth Goldenrod (Solidago missouirensis)
Hot sun, dry
Blooms late summer - fall
1.5 to 3’ tall
Helianthus annuus. Image: Thomas Cizauskas / flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
Sunflower (Helianthus annuus)
Hot full sun, dry
Blooms mid-summer - fall
3 to 10’ feet tall
Rudbeckia laciniata. Image: Homer Edward Price / flickr (CC BY 2.0)
Tall Coneflower (Rudbeckia laciniata)
Moist shade / downspout
Blooms mid summer - fall
6’ tall
Oligoneuron rigida. Image: Dan Mullen / flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
Tall Goldenrod (Oligoneuron rigida)
Sun, dry
Blooms late summer - early fall
3-5’ tall
Astralagus bisulcatus. Image: Matt Lavin / flickr (CC BY-SA 2.0)
Two-Grooved Milk Vetch (Astralagus bisulcatus)
Full sun, dry
Blooms late spring - early summer
1-2.5’ tall
White prairie aster. Image: OakleyOriginals / flickr (CC BY 2.0)
White Prairie Aster (Elicoides falcatus)
Full sun, dry
Blooms late summer - fall
12-24” tall
