Western US Native Wildflowers – Page 02

These nodding bells delicately rise on slender stems over a low mound of foliage....

One of the most beautiful native wildflowers, these satiny, cup-shaped flowers have petals that are reminiscent of crepe paper...

Stunning spikes of flowers bloom profusely in a rainbow of colors up and down the erect stems...

Featuring dozens of bright, pink to purplish flowers, the Rocky Mountain Bee Plant is a striking variety of the domesticated Cleome...

Snapdragon-like flowers grow in tiers reminding some of Chinese pagodas...

This golden wildflower will bring sunshine with it wherever it grows....

Deep red flowers with red/yellowish centers bloom in masses on this slender perennial...

The small flowers of this delicately scented white prairie clover form a wreath around the bottom of the bud, moving upward as the season progresses....

The pinkish-purple blossoms on this perennial clover bloom at the base of the flower cone, and slowly ascend to the top....

Fern-like foliage is the main attraction of this perennial wildflower...

Dutchman's Breeches earned it's name from the white flowers positioned along each stem, each one bearing a resemblance to a pair of pants hung out to dry...

Igniting the prairie with blooms of bright pink, Fireweed is a glowing wildflower specimen....

Closely related to the California poppy, this Tufted Poppy carpets whole hillsides up and down the Pacific coast...

Named for a Native American who used it to treat fevers, “Joe Pye Weed” is very showy in mass wildflower plantings in wet areas....

The bi-colored flowers appearing in yellows, reds, burgundys, and browns remind many of the blankets woven by Native Americans...

An annual version of the famous native "Firewheel," this wildflower can add brilliant color to any meadow...

This popular specimen is known for its dreamy, blushing seed heads....

If you want to attract butterflies to your garden or meadow, this is the wildflower to plant...

Trumpet-shaped lavender and white blooms with gold throats are a magnet for hummingbirds...

This native wild plant bears clusters of yellowish-white flowers from May through August...