by CONPS SD | Jul 2, 2021 | Native Plants and Pollinators
Several species of hummingbirds migrate from Mexico and South America to Colorado in the spring each year. They are especially attracted to red flowers. Adding red penstemon to your garden such as Penstemon barbatus is essential for hummingbirds! Penstemon...
by CONPS SD | Jun 12, 2021 | Native Plants and Pollinators
Pollination Biology of the Yucca! An Amazing Story to learn about. Have you noticed? The Yucca plants are in bloom! In Colorado there are approximately six species of Yucca which occur in the Agave or Agavaceae Family. Each species of Yucca has its own species of...
by CONPS SD | May 16, 2021 | Native Plants and Pollinators
Early this week the native gooseberry began to bloom. Immediately the shrubs were filled with pollinators including native bees (Osmia spp., and Anthophora spp.), syrphid flies, flies, and butterflies (thicket hairstreak, Milbert’s tortoiseshell, hoary comma)....
by CONPS SD | Apr 30, 2021 | CoNPS Blog
Why not? With a fresh dump of snow smothering the wildflowers nearby, and no family obligations for the weekend, why not run down to the ominously named Purgatoire River and discover its mysteries for myself? A check on the weather cam revealed bare ground in La Junta...
by CONPS SD | Apr 3, 2021 | CoNPS Blog
A native bee heavy enough to lower the keel of a Golden banner flower, (Thermopsis divaricarpa) and receive the pollen reward. ©Carol English Providing foraging habitat for native pollinators with diverse needs! Depending on where you live in Colorado, we are...
