Intermountain West plantings

Created by: fsmythe on 2024-09-06 • List type: user • Visibility: Public

Plants native to, or suitable for, the Intermountain West, including high elevation, Zone 4 areas of Idaho, Utah, and Colorado.

Plant Type Alternate name Edible parts Family Genus Height Plants For A Future Plants of the World Online Plants of the World Online Link (Synonym) Plants of the World Online Name (Synonym) Spacing USDA Hardiness zone Water requirement Note
Blizzard
Variety
Lewis' mock orange Hydrangeaceae 1.5m https://pfaf.org/User/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Philadelphus lewisii https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:317401-2 3 - 8 Moist
Camassia leichtlinii 'Sacajawea'
Variety
Large camas, suksdorf's large camas, Great Camas Bulb, Root Hyacinthaceae 60cm https://pfaf.org/User/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Camassia leichtlinii https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1185087-2 3-7 Moist
Cheyenne
Variety
Lewis' mock orange Hydrangeaceae 2.75m https://pfaf.org/User/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Philadelphus lewisii https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:317401-2 4-8 Moist
Echinacea
Species
Eastern purple coneflower, hedge coneflower, black sampson, purple coneflower Leaves Asteraceae or compositae 1.2 https://pfaf.org/User/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Echinacea purpurea https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1174497-2 3-10 Dry, Moist
Penstemon "Palmer's Beardtongue"
Species
Palmer's Penstemon 1.5m 60cm Dry
Pineleaf Penstemon
Species
30cm 38cm 4 - 9 Dry
Yarrow
Species
Boreal yarrow, california yarrow, giant yarrow, coast yarrow, western yarrow, pacific yarrow, bloodwort, carpenter's weed, common yarrow, hierba de las cortaduras, milfoil, plumajillo Leaves Asteraceae or compositae 0.6 https://pfaf.org/User/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Achillea millefolium https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:2294-2 4-8 Dry, Moist