Acceptable Plant List

Recommended Plant List

Examples of low-water plants that would compliment any ColoradoScape are provided below. The plants are options for customers to utilize in their ColoradoScape.

This is not an exhaustive list of low-water plants. When applying for a turf rebate, plant selections not on this list may be accepted per the review of the program administer.

* = Extremely low-water use
× = Low flammability rating

Herbaceous and Woody Perennials

Yarrow – Achilea millefolium ×	Serbian Yarrow – Achillea serbica
Hyssop – Agastache spp.	Chives – Allium schoenoprasum
Corkscrew Ornamental Onion – Allium senescens	Arkansas Bluestar – Amsonia hubrichtii
Mount Atlas Daisy – Anacyclus pyrethrum var. depressus	Pussytoes – Antennaria dioica, Antennaria parvifolia * ×
Filigree Daisy – Anthemis marschalliana	Manzanita (Chieftain, Mock Bearberry, Panchito) – Arctostaphylos x coloradensis
Kinnikinnick – Arctostaphylos uva-ursi	Sage – Artemisia spp. *
Butterfly Weed – Asclepias tuberosa ×	Smooth Aster – Aster laevis ×
Alpine Aster – Aster alpinus	Rockcress – Aubrieta deltoidea
Basket of Gold Alyssum – Aurinia saxatiles ×	False Indigo – Baptisia australis, Baptisia ‘Pink Lemonade’
Chocolate Flower – Berlandiera lyrata	Prairie Winecups – Callirhoe involucrata * ×
Sundrops – Calylophus serrulatus	Blue & White Harebell – Campanula rotundifolia ×
Bachelor Button – Centaurea montana	White & Red Valerian – Centranthus ruber ×
Snow-In-Summer – Cerastium tomentosum ×	Plumbago – Ceratostigma plumbaginoides ×
Coreopsis – Coreopsis spp. (Coreopsis rosea not accepted) ×	Purple Iceplant – Delosperma cooperi ×
Yellow Hardy Iceplant – Delosperma nubigenum ×	Yellow Coneflower – Echinacea paradoxa
Coneflower – Echinacea purpurea (Cheyenne Spirit & SOMBRERO series not accepted)	Tennessee Purple Coneflower – Echinacea tennesseensis
Red Feathers – Echium amoenum	Hummingbird Trumpet – Epilobium canum garrettii
Hummingbird Flower – Epilobium canum latifolium	Sulfur Flower – Eriogonum umbellatum*
Yellow Stork’s Bill – Erodium chrysanthum	Pink Heron’s Bill – Erodium reichardii
Sea Holly – Eryngium planum	California Poppy – Eschscholzia californica
Cushion Spurge – Euphorbia polychroma	Native Blanket Flower – Gaillardia aristata
Prairie Smoke – Geum triflorum ×	Baby’s Breath – Gypsophila paniculata
Candytuft – Iberis sempervirens ×	Bearded Iris – Iris germanica ×
Variegated Sweet Iris – Iris pallida ×	Dwarf Iris – Iris pumila ×
Knautia – Knautia macedonica	Torch Lily – Kniphofia caulescens ×
Gayfeather – Liatris spp.	Sea Lavender – Limonium platyphyllum
Silvery Lupine – Lupinus argenteus	Rose Campion – Lychnis coronaria
Creeping Colorado Holly – Mahonia repens	Silvery Horehound – Marrubium rotundifolium * ×
Desert Four O’Clock – Mirabilis multiflora *	Bee Balm – Monarda fistulosa menthifolia
Hummingbird Trumpet Mint – Monardella macrantha ‘Marian Sampson’	Catmint – Nepeta x faassenii
Evening Primrose – Oenothera spp. * ×	Beavertail Prickly Pear – Opuntia basilaris * ×
Ornamental Oregano – Origanum laevigatum	Alpine Poppy – Papaver alpinum
Oriental Poppy – Papaver orientale ×	Beardtongue – Penstemon spp. ×
Turkish Sage – Phlomis russeliana	Tufted Phlox – Phlox douglasii
Creeping Phlox – Phlox subulata	Cinquefoil – Potentilla hippiana, Potentilla atrosanguinea, Potentilla neumanniana
Lacy Self-Heal – Prunella laciniata	Pasqueflower – Pulsatilla vulgaris
Prairie Coneflower – Ratibida columnifera *	Rosemary – Rosmarinus officinalis
Black-Eyed Susan – Rudbeckia fulgida	Salvia/Sage – Salvia spp. ×
Lavender Cotton – Santolina chamaecyparissus, Santolina rosmarinifolia	Soapwort – Saponaria x lempergii, Saponaria ocymoides
Stonecrop – Sedum spp. ×	Hens & Chicks – Sempervivum spp. * ×
Globe Mallow – Sphaeralcea coccinea, Sphaeralcea munroana	Lamb’s Ears – Stachys byzantine, Stachys lavandulifolia
Partridge Feather – Tanacetum densum amani*	Germander – Teucrium chamaedrys, Teucrium cossonii
Golden Candles – Thermopsis lupinoides	Thyme – Thymus spp. ×
Speedwell – Veronica spp. (Veronica spicata not accepted)	Periwinkle – Vinca minor ×
Rocky Mountain Zinnia – Zinnia grandiflora*

Ornamental Grasses

Alpine Plume Grass – Achnatherum calamagrostis	Indian Rice Grass – Achnatherum hymenoides
Big Bluestem – Andropogon gerardii	Silver Bluestem – Bothriochloa saccharoides
Grama Grasses – Bouteloua spp. *	Feather Reed Grasses – Calamagrostis spp.
Sand Lovegrass – Eragrostis trichodes	Mexican Feather Grass – Nassella tenuissima
Beargrass – Nolina microcarpa	Switchgrass – Panicum virgatum
Little Bluestem – Schizachyrium scoparium	Indian Grass – Sorghastrum nutans
Prairie Dropseed – Sporobolus heterolepis	Giant Sacaton – Sporobolus wrightii

Vines

White Western Clematis – Clematis ligusticifolia
Sweet Autumn Clematis – Clematis terniflora
Native Hop Vine – Humulus lupulus neomexicanus
Silver Lace Vine – Polygonum aubertii

Woody Shrubs

Ginnala Maple – Acer ginnala	Serviceberry – Amelanchier spp. ×
Leadplant – Amorpha spp. *	Black Chokeberry – Aronia melanocarpa
Sagebrush – Artemisia spp. *	Fourwing Saltbush – Atriplex canescens *
Barberry – Berberis thunbergii ×	Alternate-Leaved Butterfly Bush – Buddleja alternifolia
Siberian Peashrub – Caragana spp. *	Blue Mist Spirea – Caryopteris x clandonensis *
Mountain Mahogany – Cercocarpus spp. *	Fernbush – Chamaebatiaria millefolium *
Broom – Cytisus spp.	Bluestem Joint Fir – Ephedra equisetina ×
Rabbitbrush – Ericameria nauseosa *	Apache Plume – Fallugia paradoxa *
Lydia Broom – Genista lydia	Red False Yucca – Hesperaloe parviflora *
Rock Spirea – Holodiscus dumosus	Wax Flower – Jamesia americana
Winterfat – Krascheninnikovia lanata *	Privet – Ligustrum vulgare
Oregon Grape Holly – Mahonia aquifolium	Mockorange – Philadelphus lewisii, Philadelphus microphyllus ×
Native Ninebark – Physocarpus monogynus	Shrubby Cinquefoil – Potentilla fruticosa
American Plum – Prunus americana	Western Sand Cherry – Prunus pumila besseyi
Dwarf Russian Almond – Prunus tenella	Nanking Cherry – Prunus tomentosa
Firethorn – Pyracantha spp.	Sumac – Rhus spp. * ×
Currant – Ribes spp.	Austrian/Persian Rose – Rosa foetida
Boulder Raspberry – Rubus deliciosus	Buffaloberry – Shepherdia argentea *
Snow/Coral Berry – Symphoricarpus spp. ×	Lilac – Syringa spp.
Wayfaring Tree – Viburnum lantana	Nannyberry Viburnum – Viburnum lentago
Alleghany Viburnum – Viburnum x rhytidophylloides ‘Alleghany’	Yucca – Yucca spp. * ×

Evergreen Shrubs

Juniper – Juniperus spp.
Uncle Fogy Dwarf Jack Pine - Pinus banksiana ‘Uncle Fogy’
Mugo Pine – Pinus mugo
Dwarf Austrian Pine – Pinus nigra ‘Helga’
Dwarf Scots - Pinus sylvestris 'Albyn Prostrata,' 'Beuvronensis,' 'Hillside Creeper'

Ornamental Trees

Bigtooth Maple – Acer grandidentatum	HOT WINGS Tatarian Maple - Acer tataricum HOT WINGS
Serviceberry – Amelanchier spp.	Siberian Peashrub – Caragana spp. *
Hawthorn – Crataegus spp.	Chokecherry SUCKER PUNCH – Prunus SUCKER PUNCH
Native Chokecherry – Prunus virginiana melanocarpa	Canada Red Chokecherry – Prunus virginiana ‘Shubert’
Gambel Oak – Quercus gambelii *	Japanese Lilac Tree – Syringa reticulata

Shade Trees

Western Catalpa – Catalpa speciosa	Hackberry – Celtis occidentalis
Turkish Filbert – Corylus colurna	Honeylocust – Gleditsia triacanthos inermis
Kentucky Coffeetree – Gymnocladus dioicus	Goldenrain Tree – Koelreuteria paniculata
Swamp White Oak – Quercus bicolor	Bur Oak – Quercus macrocarpa
Chinkapin Oak – Quercus muehlenbergii	Shumard Oak – Quercus shumardii

Evergreen Trees

Arizona Cypress – Cupressus arizonica	Chinese Juniper – Juniperus chinensis
Single Seed Juniper – Juniperus monosperma *	Rocky Mountain Juniper – Juniperus scopulorum *
Red Cedar – Juniperus virginiana *	Bristlecone Pine – Pinus aristata
Pinyon Pine – Pinus edulis *