by Sue | Dec 21, 2022 | CoNPS Blog
What a year! The pandemic was over! Or was it? We didn’t have to wear masks anymore! Or did we? Inflation was going to be transitory – until it wasn’t. But one thing remained constant in the midst of all that turmoil, members of the Colorado Native Plant Society...
by Sue | Jul 13, 2022 | Wildflower Wednesdays
It’s a native wildflower! It’s a magazine! It’s a logo! It’s Aquilegia coerulea! This glamorous native plant is in bloom right now, perfect timing for our announcement that back issues our Society’s magazine of the same name can be can...
by Sue | May 11, 2022 | Wildflower Wednesdays
The urn-shaped blossoms of Bearberry. Worth getting down on your knees for! Arctostaphylos uva-ursi, commonly known as Bearberry is blooming now. You have to be on the lookout for these little treasures, because they’re not only tiny but often partially hidden...
by Sue | Apr 27, 2022 | Wildflower Wednesdays
Nothocalais cuspidata, native to Colorado and appearing at the right time for our native pollinators. That’s right! This is a native dandelion, not a European import. Nothocalais cuspidata has many common names associated with it: Wavyeaf dandelion, Sharp...
by Sue | Mar 11, 2022 | Wildflower Wednesdays
#WildflowerWednesdayExecutive Director Maggie Gladdis says: Early Purple Milkvetch (Astragalus shortianus) are some of the first flowers to emerge. Although I am eager to see some flowers, I am loving this spring snow! We need it! So stay sleeping Astragalus and we...
