Durango Plants
A guide to the native plants of the Durango, Colorado area. This guide may also include plants from nearby areas such as Northern New Mexico, Southeast Utah & the rest of Colorado. This site is a free service of miLomedia web design in Durango, Colorado. Our interest in Colorado Native Plants is a fun hobby for us, so don't look to our site for scientific descriptions. I frequenty use words such as "pleasant", "fun", "gorgeous" or "filthy" to describe plants.
Don't Keep Quiet!
You can help identify plants, or post photos of plants you'd like to see identified within our Facebook Group
Our goal is to spread awareness in Colorado about the value of using native plants in water wise landscaping, as well as celebrate the beauty of these plants that often go unnoticed. Xeric planting with Native Plants can give you a beautiful landscape which requires less water, is well adapted to our climate, and will entice wildlife.
| Have you seen... Castilleja haydenii Paintbrush When you look at a photo of high alpine meadows and see hot pink spots, this is the culprit. Recognizable instantly as Castilleja, these re shorter with very bright red to hot pink flowers. There are several species of Castilleja in the area, check the related species list below! |
