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Denver County Native Plants Demonstration Garden<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/header>\n\n\n\n
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Garden Location<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

888 E. Iliff Avenue, Denver, Colorado<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Installed June 27, 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Key<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Bed D – West of Bench<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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  • BB\u2003Golden Currant (Ribes aureum<\/em>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • CC\u2003Common Sunflower (Helianthus annuus<\/em>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • DD\u2003Rocky Mountain Beebalm (Cleome serrulata<\/em>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • EE\u2003Sulphur Flower (Eriogonum umbellatum<\/em>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • FF\u2003Dwarf Colorado Blue Spruce (Picea pungens \u2018Baby Blue Eyes\u2019<\/em>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • GG\u2003Chokecherry (Prunus virginiana<\/em>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • HH\u2003Swamp Verbena (Verbena hastata<\/em>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • II\u2003Cutleaf Coneflower (Rudbeckia laciniata<\/em>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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    \"Diagram<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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    Bed C – Center<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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    • D\u2003Dakota Mock Vervain (Glandularia bipinnatifida<\/em>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • F\u2003Blanket Flower (Gaillardia aristata<\/em>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • H\u2003Fringed Sage (Artemisia frigida<\/em>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • M\u2003Hoary Verbena (Verbena stricta<\/em>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • P\u2003Purple Prairie Clover (Dalea purpurea<\/em>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • RR\u2003Rubberbush (Ericameria nauseosa<\/em>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • TT\u2003Butterfly Milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa<\/em>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • UU\u2003Prairie Coneflower (Ratibida columnifera<\/em>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • VV\u2003Dotted Blazing Star (Liatris punctata<\/em>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • WW\u2003Wallflower (Erysimum capitatum<\/em>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • XX\u2003Buffalograss (Buchloe dactyloides<\/em>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • YY\u2003Blue Grama (Bouteloua gracilis<\/em>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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      Bed B – South of Stairs<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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      • D\u2003Dakota Mock Vervain (Glandularia bipinnatifida<\/em>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • H\u2003Fringed Sage (Artemisia frigida<\/em>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • I\u2003Pasque Flower (Anemone patens<\/em>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • J\u2003Common Yarrow (Achillea millefolium<\/em>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • O\u2003Sulphur Flower (Eriogonum umbellatum<\/em>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • P\u2003Purple Prairie Clover (Dalea purpurea<\/em>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Q\u2003Golden Columbine (Aquilegia chrysantha<\/em>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • S\u2003Front Range Penstemon (Penstemon virens<\/em>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • T\u2003Jones\u2019s Bluestar (Amsonia jonesii<\/em>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • U\u2003Junegrass (Koeleria macrantha<\/em>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • V\u2003Boulder Raspberry (Rubus deliciosus<\/em>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • W\u2003Harebell (Campanula rotundifolia<\/em>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • X\u2003Oregon-Grape (Berberis repens<\/em>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Y\u2003Bee Balm (Monarda fistulosa<\/em>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Z\u2003Tufted Evening Primrose (Oenothera cespitosa<\/em>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • AA\u2003Manzanita (Arctostaphylos x coloradensis \u2018Chieftain\u2019<\/em>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • AA\u2003Gambel Oak (Quercus gambelii<\/em>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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        Bed E – Bordering Lawn<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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        • L\u2003Palmer\u2019s Penstemon (Penstemon palmeri<\/em>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • M\u2003Hoary Verbena (Verbena stricta<\/em>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • CC\u2003Common Sunflower (Helianthus annuus<\/em>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • DD\u2003Rocky Mountain Beebalm (Cleome serrulata<\/em>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • EE\u2003Blueberry Delight Juniper (J. communis var. depressa \u2018AmiDak\u2019<\/em>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • FF\u2003Kinnikinnick (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi<\/em>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • JJ\u2003Lead plant (Amorpha canescens<\/em>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • KK\u2003Skunkbush (Rhus trilobata<\/em>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • LL\u2003Little Bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium<\/em>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • MM\u2003Goldenrod (Solidago rugosa \u2018Fireworks\u2019<\/em>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • NN\u2003Showy Fleabane (Erigeron speciosus<\/em>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • OO\u2003Spiderwort (Tradescantia occidentalis<\/em>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • QQ\u2003Tiger Beardtongue (Penstemon mensarum<\/em>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • RR\u2003Prairie Zinnia (Zinnia grandiflora<\/em>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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          Bed A – North of Stairs<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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          • A\u2003Regent Serviceberry (Amelanchier alnifolia \u2018Regent\u2019<\/em>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • B\u2003Kinnikinnick (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi<\/em>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • C\u2003Desert Four O\u2019clock (Mirabilis multiflora<\/em>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • D\u2003Dakota Mock Vervain (Glandularia bipinnatifida<\/em>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • E\u2003Small-leaf Pussytoes (Antennaria parvifolia<\/em>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • F\u2003Blanket Flower (Gaillardia aristata<\/em>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • G\u2003Rocky Mountain Penstemon (Penstemon strictus<\/em>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • H\u2003Fringed Sage (Artemisia frigida<\/em>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • I\u2003Pasque Flower (Anemone patens<\/em>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • J\u2003Common Yarrow (Achillea millefolium<\/em>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • K\u2003Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum<\/em>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • L\u2003Palmer\u2019s Penstemon (Penstemon palmeri<\/em>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • M\u2003Hoary Verbena (Verbena stricta<\/em>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • N\u2003Prairie Smoke (Geum triflorum<\/em>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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