Plant Elevation List for Colorado

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Perennials
Ajuga x x Geum x x Snow in Summer x x
Alpine Aster x Globe Flower x x x Snow on the Mountain x
Anemone x x Hens & Chicks x x x Spiderwort x x
Armeria x x Hollyhock x x x Sweet William x x x
Artemesia x x Honeysuckle x Torch Lily (Tritoma, Red Hot Poker) x
Aster ‘Monch’ x Hosta x x Veronica x x
Astilbe x x Iceplant ‘Starburst’ x Vinca x x
Baby’s Breath x x Iris, Bearded x x x Viola x x x
Balloon Flower x Iris, Siberian x x Winecups x
Bee Balm x x Jacob’s Ladder x x Yarrow x x x
Bergenia, Siberian x x Lamium x x x
Bellflower x x x Liatris x x Annuals x
Bleeding Heart x x x Lilies x x x African Daisy x x
Blue Flax x x x Lily of the Valley x Calendula x x x
Bugbane x Lupine x x California Poppy x x x
Candytuft x Maltese Cross x x Cosmos x x
Catmint x x Mt Atlas Daisy x x Dill x x
Columbine x x x Obedient Plant x Gladiola x x x
Coneflower x x Painted Daisy x x x Johnny Jump Up x x
Coral Bells x x Pasque Flower x Marguerite Daisy x x
Coreopsis x Penstemon x x Marigold x x x
Creeping Phlox x x Peony x x x Nasturtium x x
Daffodil x x x Phlox, Garden x x x Pansy x x x
Daylily x x Poppy x x x Petunia x x x
Delphinium x x x Potentilla x x Rosemary x x
Dianthus, First Love x x x Rudbeckia, Goldstrum x Statice x x
Evening Primrose ‘Silver Blade’ x Sage ‘ Silver Sage’ x Sweet Pea x x x
Forget Me Not x x x Salvia ‘May Night’ x Veronica (Silver Dollar) x
Foxglove x x x Scabiosa x x Zinnia x x x
Gaillardia x x Sedum Acre x x x
Johnson’s Blue Geranium x x Shasta Daisy x x x
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SHRUB TREE
Barberry x x Red Osier Dogwood x x Ash, Green x x
Broom, Spanish Gold x Rose of Sharon x x Aspen x x x
Buffaloberry x x x Sage, Tall x Birch, European x
Burning Bush x x Sandcherry, Pawnee Buttes x x Boxelder x x
Chokecherry x x Serviceberry x x x Canada Red Cherry x x
Cranberry Bush x x x Siberian Peashrub x x x Cherry, Montmorency x
Currant x x x Spirea, Birchleaf x x x Cottonwood, Lanceleaf x x
Dahpne, Carol Mackie x x Spirea, Sem Ash Leaf x x x Fir, Concolor x
Euonymous Coloratus x Spirea, Froebel x Fir, SubAlpine x x x
Gooseberry x x x Spirea, Van Houtte x Juniper, Rocky Mtn x x x
Honeysuckle x x Sumac, Aromatica x Maple, Norway x
Juniper x x Sumac, Fragrant x Maple, Silver x
Lilac x Sumac, Three Leaf x Pine, Austrian x
Lilac, Chinese x x Sumac, Staghorn x Pine, Bristlecone x x x
Lilac,Dwf Korean/Kim x x Wayfaring Tree x Pine, Limber x x x
Mahonia Repens x x x Willow x x x Pine, Lodgepole x x x
Maple, Amur x Willow x x x Pine, Pinon x
Peking Cotoneaster x x x Pine, Ponderosa x x
Potentilla x x x Plum, Mount Royal x
Privet, Cheyenne x Plum, Newport x x x
Rabbitbrush x Serviceberry x x x
Raspberry, Boulder x

 

Deer and Rabbit Resistant List

Perennials Rabbit Resistant Deer Resistant Perennials Rabbit Resistant Deer Resistant Perennials Rabbit Resistant Deer Resistant
Agastache (Hyssop) X Geum X
Ajuga X Golden Rod (Solidago) X Snow in Summer (Cerastium Tomentosum) X
Allium (Ornamental Chives) X Hellebores X Soapwort X
Allysum (Basket of Gold) X Hosta X Speedwell (Veronica) X
Anemone X Ice Plant X Sweet Woodruff
Artemisia X Iris X Tansy X
Aster X Ivy, English X Thyme X
Astilbe X Jacob’s Ladder (Polemonium Caeruleum) X Torch Lily (Red Hot Poker, Kniphofia uvaria) X
Baby’s Breath X Joe-Pie Weed (Eupatorium) X Vinca X
Basket of Gold X Jupiter’s Beard (Centranthus Ruber) X Virginia Creeper X X
Bee Balm (Monarda) X Kinnikinnick X Yarrow X X
Bleeding Heart X Lady’s Mantle X Zauschneria species (Hummingbird Trumpet) X
Broomweed X Lamb’s Ear (Stachys Byzantina) X Zinnia, Prairie X X
Candytuft X Lamium X
Catmint (Nepeta) X Lavender X X
Chocolate Flower (Berlandia) X Liatris X Annuals
Clematis X Lily of the Valley X Ageratum X
Columbine X X Lungwort X Bachelor’s Button X
Coreopsis X Lupine X Dusty Miller X
Creeping Phlox X Mahonia X X Marigold X X
Daisy X Mexican Hat Cone Flower X Morning Glory X
Dame’s Rocket (Hesperis Matronalis) X Monkshood X Snapdragon X
Daylily X Ozark Sundrops X Verbena X X
Delphinium X Pincushion Flower X Zinnia X X
Dianthus X Penstemon X X
Echinacea (Coneflower) X Peony X X
Euphorbia X Poppy X Bulbs
Ferns X Ratibida (Mexican or Prairie Coneflower) X
Flax X Red Hot Poker X Allium X
Four o’Clock X Rose Campion X Daffodils X X
Foxglove X Rudbeckias X X Hyacinths X
Gaillardia (Blanket Flower) X X Santolina X X Snowdrops (Galanthus) X
Gayfeather X Saponaria X
Geranium X X Sedum (Stone Crop, Autumn Joy) X X
Shrubs Rabbit Resistant Deer Resistant Shrubs Rabbit Resistant Deer Resistant Trees Rabbit Resistant Deer Resistant
Apache Plume X Rabbitbrush X X Ash X
Barberry X Raspberry, Boulder X Birch X
Beautybush X Rhododendron X Box Elder X
Big Sage X Rose of Sharon X Fir, Concolor X
Blue Mist Spirea (Caryopteris) X Sage, Russian X X Fir, Douglas X
Boxwood X Sage, Tall Western X Hackberry, Common X
Broom X X Saltbush, Four Wing X Hawthorn X
Buckthorn X St Johnswort X Honeylocust X
Buffaloberry X Shadblow Serviceberry X Maple, Norway X
Burning Bush (Euonymous Alata) X Shrub Roses X Maple, Rocky Mountain X
Butterfly Bush X X Silver Buffaloberry X Maple, Silver X
Chokecherry X Silverberry X Oak, Gambel’s X
Cliffrose X Snowberry X Ohio Buckeye X
Coralberry, Hancock X Spirea (Most) X Pine, Bristlecone X
Cotoneaster X Sumac, Fragrant X Pine, Lodgepole X
Cranberry, Highbush X Viburnum X Pine, Pinon X
Currant (Ribes) X Yew X Pine, Ponderosa X
Daphne, Carol Mackie X Yucca X Spruce X
Dogwood, Redtwig X
Elder, Golden X Herbs Grasses
Fernbush X
Honeysuckle X X Chives X X Feather Reed X
Juniper, X Dill X Maiden X
Leadplant X Garlic X X
Lilac X X Hyssop X
Maple, Rocky Mountain X Lavender X
Mockorange X Lemon Balm X
Mountain Mahogany X Marjoram X
Nanking Cherry X Mint X X
Ninebark, Mountain X Oregano X X
Oregon Grape Holly X Rosemary X
Peashrub X Sage X
Potentilla X Tarragon X
Pyracantha X Thyme X X
Quince X