Wildflowers of the Colorado Western Slope
Rocky Mountain Iris ~ Silk in the Mountain Grass
Where some wildflowers feel bright, cheerful, or hardy in an obvious way, Rocky Mountain iris feels more refined. Its blooms have a satin-like quality, with purple-blue tones that catch light...
Rocky Mountain Iris ~ Silk in the Mountain Grass
Where some wildflowers feel bright, cheerful, or hardy in an obvious way, Rocky Mountain iris feels more refined. Its blooms have a satin-like quality, with purple-blue tones that catch light...
Penstemon ~ Bells on the Dry Wind
On the Western Slope, it often appears in places that receive full sun, little extra water, and plenty of exposure. It is one of the flowers that seems especially fitted...
Penstemon ~ Bells on the Dry Wind
On the Western Slope, it often appears in places that receive full sun, little extra water, and plenty of exposure. It is one of the flowers that seems especially fitted...
Evening Primrose ~ Light at Dusk
Evening primrose is the common name used for several plants in the Oenothera genus. These plants are known for their satiny, often cup-shaped flowers, usually in shades of pale yellow,...
Evening Primrose ~ Light at Dusk
Evening primrose is the common name used for several plants in the Oenothera genus. These plants are known for their satiny, often cup-shaped flowers, usually in shades of pale yellow,...
Columbine ~ the Mountain Dancer
Colorado is especially known for the Rocky Mountain columbine, with its blue-white blooms and distinctive spurred petals, though columbines as a group are recognized for their unusual, elegant flower shape....
Columbine ~ the Mountain Dancer
Colorado is especially known for the Rocky Mountain columbine, with its blue-white blooms and distinctive spurred petals, though columbines as a group are recognized for their unusual, elegant flower shape....
Lupine ~ Blue on the High Meadow
Lupine is the common name for plants in the Lupinus genus. There are several species found across Colorado and the interior West, and they vary in size, leaf shape, and...
Lupine ~ Blue on the High Meadow
Lupine is the common name for plants in the Lupinus genus. There are several species found across Colorado and the interior West, and they vary in size, leaf shape, and...
Indian Paintbrush ~ the Flame on the Hillside
There are several species found in Colorado and across the interior West, and they can vary somewhat in form and color depending on elevation, habitat, and species. Most are known...
Indian Paintbrush ~ the Flame on the Hillside
There are several species found in Colorado and across the interior West, and they can vary somewhat in form and color depending on elevation, habitat, and species. Most are known...