Native Plants for Nevada — What to Plant, and When

Alkali Sacaton

Sporobolus airoides

Zones 4a–9b · native to 17 states

Blooms Jun – Aug in zone 7a

Alpine Gentian

Gentiana newberryi

Zones 5a–8b · native to 3 states

Blooms May – Aug in zone 7a

Antelope Horns

Asclepias asperula

Zones 4a–9b · native to 11 states

Blooms May – Jul in zone 7a

Apache Plume

Fallugia paradoxa

Zones 4a–8b · native to 7 states

Blooms Mar – Oct in zone 7a

Arrowleaf Balsamroot

Balsamorhiza sagittata

Zones 4a–8b · native to 11 states

Blooms Aug – Oct in zone 7a

Big Sagebrush

Artemisia tridentata

Zones 4a–9b · native to 14 states

Blooms Nov – Jan in zone 7a

Bitterroot

Lewisia rediviva

Zones 4a–8b · native to 10 states

Blooms Jul – Sep in zone 7a

Bladderpod

Isomeris arborea

Zones 8a–11a · native to 3 states

Blooms Mar – Oct in zone 7a

Blanketflower

Gaillardia aristata

Zones 3a–9b · native to 14 states

Blooms Sep – Dec in zone 7a

Blue Elderberry

Sambucus mexicana

Zones 6a–10b · native to 8 states

Blooms May – Aug in zone 7a

Blue Flax

Linum lewisii

Zones 3a–9b · native to 18 states

Blooms Aug – Dec in zone 7a

Blue Grama

Bouteloua gracilis

Zones 3a–10b · native to 22 states

Blooms May – Aug in zone 7a

Blue Vervain

Verbena hastata

Zones 3a–8b · native to 49 states

Blooms Jun – Aug in zone 7a

Brittlebush

Encelia farinosa

Zones 8a–11b · native to 6 states

Blooms May – Aug in zone 7a

Broadleaf Lupine

Lupinus latifolius

Zones 5a–9a · native to 9 states

Blooms Apr – Jul in zone 7a

Broom Baccharis

Baccharis sarothroides

Zones 7a–10b · native to 5 states

Blooms Oct – Feb in zone 7a

California Buckwheat

Eriogonum fasciculatum

Zones 7a–11b · native to 4 states

Blooms Apr – Aug in zone 7a

California Fuchsia

Epilobium canum

Zones 8a–11b · native to 8 states

Blooms Jun – Sep in zone 7a

California Poppy

Eschscholzia californica

Zones 6a–10b · native to 7 states

Blooms Mar – Aug in zone 7a

California Wild Rose

Rosa californica

Zones 5a–10b · native to 4 states

Blooms May – Aug in zone 7a

Canyon Live Oak

Quercus chrysolepis

Zones 7a–9b · native to 6 states

Carolina Geranium

Geranium carolinianum

Zones 3a–9b · native to 47 states

Blooms Feb – Jul in zone 7a

Chokecherry

Prunus virginiana

Zones 2a–7b · native to 44 states

Blooms Mar – Apr in zone 7a

Clustered Field Sedge

Carex praegracilis

Zones 4a–9b · native to 19 states

Blooms Mar – May in zone 7a

Coffeeberry

Rhamnus californica

Zones 7a–10b · native to 5 states

Colorado Pinyon

Pinus edulis

Zones 4b–8a · native to 8 states

Common Camas

Camassia quamash

Zones 4a–9b · native to 8 states

Blooms Mar – May in zone 7a

Common Lippia

Phyla nodiflora

Zones 8a–11b · native to 12 states

Blooms Jul – Jan in zone 7a

Common Snowberry

Symphoricarpos albus

Zones 3a–7b · native to 38 states

Blooms May – Jun in zone 7a

Creeping Oregon Grape

Berberis aquifolium var. repens

Zones 4a–8b · native to 14 states

Blooms Feb – May in zone 7a

Deergrass

Muhlenbergia rigens

Zones 7a–10b · native to 6 states

Blooms May – Aug in zone 7a

Desert Globemallow

Sphaeralcea ambigua

Zones 7a–10b · native to 5 states

Blooms Jun – Sep in zone 7a

Desert Lavender

Hyptis emoryi

Zones 8a–11b · native to 3 states

Blooms Apr – Sep in zone 7a

Desert Marigold

Baileya multiradiata

Zones 7a–11b · native to 6 states

Blooms Jun – Jan in zone 7a

Desert Milkweed

Asclepias subulata

Zones 8a–11b · native to 5 states

Blooms Jun – Dec in zone 7a

Desert Willow

Chilopsis linearis

Zones 7b–11a · native to 5 states

Blooms Jun – Nov in zone 7a

Explorer's Gentian

Gentiana calycosa

Zones 4a–8b · native to 7 states

Blooms May – Aug in zone 7a

Firecracker Penstemon

Penstemon eatonii

Zones 4a–9b · native to 6 states

Blooms Feb – Jun in zone 7a

Gambel Oak

Quercus gambelii

Zones 4a–8a · native to 9 states

Golden Currant

Ribes aureum

Zones 3a–8b · native to 16 states

Blooms Mar – May in zone 7a

Goldenrod

Solidago canadensis

Zones 3a–9a · native to 50 states

Blooms Jul – Nov in zone 7a

Grape Soda Lupine

Lupinus excubitus

Zones 7a–10b · native to 3 states

Blooms Apr – Aug in zone 7a

Harebell

Campanula rotundifolia

Zones 2a–7b · native to 36 states

Blooms May – Jul in zone 7a

Horsetail

Equisetum hyemale

Zones 3a–11b · native to 50 states

Blooms Mar – Mar in zone 7a

Idaho Fescue

Festuca idahoensis

Zones 4a–8b · native to 11 states

Blooms Apr – Jun in zone 7a

Incense Cedar

Calocedrus decurrens

Zones 5a–8b · native to 3 states

Indian Ricegrass

Achnatherum hymenoides

Zones 4a–9b · native to 17 states

Blooms Apr – Jun in zone 7a

Lodgepole Pine

Pinus contorta

Zones 4a–7b · native to 9 states

Mat Rock Spiraea

Petrophytum caespitosum

Zones 4a–7b · native to 11 states

Blooms May – Jun in zone 7a

Miner's Lettuce

Claytonia perfoliata

Zones 6a–10b · native to 12 states

Blooms Jun – Aug in zone 7a

Mock Orange

Philadelphus lewisii

Zones 4a–9b · native to 7 states

Blooms Apr – Jun in zone 7a

Moss Campion

Silene acaulis

Zones 1a–6b · native to 14 states

Blooms May – Jul in zone 7a

Mountain Coyote Mint

Monardella odoratissima

Zones 4a–8b · native to 9 states

Blooms May – Aug in zone 7a

Mountain Mahogany

Cercocarpus betuloides

Zones 6a–9b · native to 5 states

Blooms May – Sep in zone 7a

Narrow-leaf Milkweed

Asclepias fascicularis

Zones 6a–10b · native to 10 states

Blooms Jun – Oct in zone 7a

Nootka Rose

Rosa nutkana

Zones 4a–9b · native to 10 states

Blooms Apr – Jun in zone 7a

Ocotillo

Fouquieria splendens

Zones 8a–11b · native to 5 states

Blooms Jun – Sep in zone 7a

Oregon Grape

Mahonia aquifolium

Zones 5a–9b · native to 6 states

Blooms Mar – May in zone 7a

Oregon Sunshine

Eriophyllum lanatum

Zones 5a–10b · native to 10 states

Blooms Apr – Jul in zone 7a

Pacific Bleeding Heart

Dicentra formosa

Zones 4a–8b · native to 5 states

Blooms Mar – Jun in zone 7a

Palmer's Penstemon

Penstemon palmeri

Zones 4a–8b · native to 5 states

Blooms Aug – Oct in zone 7a

Pleated Gentian

Gentiana affinis

Zones 3a–8b · native to 16 states

Blooms Jun – Aug in zone 7a

Ponderosa Pine

Pinus ponderosa

Zones 3b–7b · native to 16 states

Purple Three-awn

Aristida purpurea

Zones 5a–10b · native to 19 states

Blooms May – Aug in zone 7a

Rubber Rabbitbrush

Ericameria nauseosa

Zones 4a–9b · native to 17 states

Blooms Nov – Jan in zone 7a

Saskatoon Serviceberry

Amelanchier alnifolia

Zones 2a–7b · native to 15 states

Blooms Feb – Mar in zone 7a

Showy Jacob's Ladder

Polemonium pulcherrimum

Zones 3a–8b · native to 12 states

Blooms May – Jul in zone 7a

Showy Milkweed

Asclepias speciosa

Zones 3a–9b · native to 20 states

Blooms Sep – Nov in zone 7a

Shrubby Cinquefoil

Dasiphora fruticosa

Zones 2a–7b · native to 31 states

Blooms Apr – Aug in zone 7a

Silvery Lupine

Lupinus argenteus

Zones 4a–8b · native to 14 states

Blooms Sep – Nov in zone 7a

Sky Lupine

Lupinus nanus

Zones 7a–10b · native to 2 states

Blooms Mar – May in zone 7a

Sky Pilot

Polemonium viscosum

Zones 3a–7b · native to 11 states

Blooms Jun – Aug in zone 7a

Soft Rush

Juncus effusus

Zones 4a–9b · native to 49 states

Blooms Apr – Jun in zone 7a

Sugar Pine

Pinus lambertiana

Zones 6a–8b · native to 3 states

Sulphur Buckwheat

Eriogonum umbellatum

Zones 4a–8b · native to 11 states

Blooms Sep – Dec in zone 7a

Sunflower

Helianthus annuus

Zones 2a–11b · native to 22 states

Blooms May – Aug in zone 7a

Twinberry Honeysuckle

Lonicera involucrata

Zones 3b–9a · native to 15 states

Blooms Jul – Oct in zone 7a

Utah Serviceberry

Amelanchier utahensis

Zones 4a–8a · native to 11 states

Blooms Mar – Apr in zone 7a

Western Columbine

Aquilegia formosa

Zones 4a–9b · native to 11 states

Blooms Apr – Jun in zone 7a

Western Redbud

Cercis occidentalis

Zones 6a–9b · native to 4 states

Blooms Mar – May in zone 7a

Wild Strawberry

Fragaria vesca

Zones 3b–9a · native to 40 states

Blooms Mar – Aug in zone 7a

Direct-sow ~10 wks after your last spring frost

Woolly Bluestar

Amsonia tomentosa

Zones 5a–9b · native to 6 states

Blooms Mar – May in zone 7a

Yarrow

Achillea millefolium

Zones 3a–9b · native to 50 states

Blooms May – Aug in zone 7a

Direct-sow ~8 wks after your last spring frost