The Horticulture and Restoration Committee seeks to increase the appreciation and use of Colorado native plants in private and public landscaping and in the restoration, rehabilitation, and revegetation of disturbed areas.  It prepares guidelines for the use of native plants.

 

 

Become a Native Plant Master

 

Native or noxious? Distinguishing native plants from noxious weeds is just one of the skills that participants learn in the Native Plant Master program, sponsored by Colorado State University Cooperative Extension. The field-based courses are held on local open space parks and other public lands. Courses focus on plant identification with an emphasis on scientific names and families, ecology, landscaping, ethnobotany, and other human uses. The text used is Colorado Flora (Eastern or Western Slope) 3rd Edition by Weber and Wittmann.

 

Registration is limited. Applications are due for all county programs by Mar. 15, 2007. The cost is $90 per course and each course is made up of three, four-hour sessions. Courses are offered at $50 per course to participants who agree to teach at least 10 people per year for each course taken in public programs about Colorado plants. Participants who pass three courses and satisfy the teaching requirement become certified Native Plant Masters.

 

Registration and course information is available for each county program at:
(303) 271-6646 (Jefferson and Gilpin counties)
(970) 328-8630 (Eagle County)
(970) 565-3123 (Montezuma County)
(970) 327-4393 (San Miguel and West Montrose counties)
(970) 244-1836 (Mesa County)
(970) 522-3200 ext. 285 (Logan, Morgan and Washington counties)
(719) 406-4616 (Pueblo County).

 

 

Native Plant Lists (See also the new Plant Lists Page.)

 

Click for Weber and Wittman's List of all Colorado Flora (Alien species are indicated.)

 

Colorado Plant Vendors
    Retail Only List PDF (2 pages)
    Retail and Wholesale List PDF (4 pages)

 

Defining Native Plants for Purposes of Restoration, Revegetation, and Landscaping PDF (2 pages)

 

Ethics of Collecting Native Plants PDF (2 pages)

 

Guidelines for Collection of Native Plants For Use in Restoration, Horticulture, Medicinal Preparations, and Scientific Research PDF (3 pages)

 

Native Plant Horticultural Use
    General Information Regarding the Native Plant List and Contact Information PDF (1 page)
    Native Plants for Horticultural Use in Northern Colorado PDF (7 pages)
    Plant Species to Avoid for Landscaping, Revegetation, and Restoration PDF (4 pages)

 

Policy for Use of Native Plants PDF (1 page)

Vegetative Key to the Willows PDF (16 pages)