Native Plants for Utah - What to Plant, and When

Arrowleaf Ragwort

Senecio triangularis

Zones 4a–8b · native to 16 states and provinces

Blooms Jun – Aug in zone 6b

Arroyo Willow

Salix lasiolepis

Zones 6a–10b · native to 9 states

Blooms Mar – Apr in zone 6b

Aspen Fleabane

Erigeron speciosus

Zones 3a–8b · native to 14 states and provinces

Blooms May – Jul in zone 6b

Bigtooth Maple

Acer grandidentatum

Zones 4a–8b · native to 8 states

Bog Blueberry

Vaccinium uliginosum

Zones 2a–6b · native to 26 states and provinces

Blooms Apr – Jun in zone 6b

Boxelder

Acer negundo

Zones 2a–9b · native to 48 states and provinces

Broom Snakeweed

Gutierrezia sarothrae

Zones 4a–9b · native to 21 states and provinces

Blooms Jul – Sep in zone 6b

Camphorweed

Heterotheca subaxillaris

Zones 6a–10b · native to 31 states

Blooms Jul – Sep in zone 6b

Canyon Live Oak

Quercus chrysolepis

Zones 7a–9b · native to 6 states

Chokecherry

Prunus virginiana

Zones 2a–7b · native to 55 states and provinces

Blooms Mar – May in zone 6b

Colorado Pinyon

Pinus edulis

Zones 4b–8a · native to 8 states

Cowpen Daisy

Verbesina encelioides

Zones 5a–10b · native to 26 states

Blooms May – Oct in zone 6b

Curlycup Gumweed

Grindelia squarrosa

Zones 3a–9a · native to 44 states and provinces

Blooms Jun – Aug in zone 6b

Desert Marigold

Baileya multiradiata

Zones 7a–11b · native to 6 states

Blooms Jul – Feb in zone 6b

Fremont Cottonwood

Populus fremontii

Zones 5a–9b · native to 7 states

Gambel Oak

Quercus gambelii

Zones 4a–8a · native to 9 states

Geyer Willow

Salix geyeriana

Zones 3a–7b · native to 11 states and provinces

Blooms Mar – Apr in zone 6b

Goldenrod

Solidago canadensis

Zones 3a–9a · native to 57 states and provinces

Blooms Jul – Oct in zone 6b

Goodding's Willow

Salix gooddingii

Zones 6a–10b · native to 8 states

Blooms Mar – May in zone 6b

Gray Alder

Alnus incana

Zones 3a–6b · native to 44 states and provinces

Hairy False Goldenaster

Heterotheca villosa

Zones 4a–9a · native to 20 states and provinces

Blooms Jun – Aug in zone 6b

Lodgepole Pine

Pinus contorta

Zones 4a–7b · native to 14 states and provinces

Ponderosa Pine

Pinus ponderosa

Zones 3b–7b · native to 17 states and provinces

Quaking Aspen

Populus tremuloides

Zones 2a–6b · native to 49 states and provinces

Rubber Rabbitbrush

Ericameria nauseosa

Zones 4a–9b · native to 20 states and provinces

Blooms Jul – Oct in zone 6b

Sandbar Willow

Salix interior

Zones 2a–9b · native to 57 states and provinces

Blooms Feb – Apr in zone 6b

Sunflower

Helianthus annuus

Zones 2a–11b · native to 22 states

Blooms Jun – Aug in zone 6b

Tahoka Daisy

Machaeranthera tanacetifolia

Zones 4a–9b · native to 14 states and provinces

Blooms May – Aug in zone 6b

Turpentine Bush

Ericameria laricifolia

Zones 7a–10b · native to 6 states

Blooms Aug – Oct in zone 6b

Velvety Goldenrod

Solidago velutina

Zones 4a–9b · native to 10 states

Blooms Jul – Sep in zone 6b

Water Birch

Betula occidentalis

Zones 3a–7b · native to 22 states and provinces

Yellow Rabbitbrush

Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus

Zones 4a–8b · native to 14 states and provinces

Blooms Jul – Sep in zone 6b

Alderleaf Mountain Mahogany

Cercocarpus montanus

Zones 4a–9b · native to 11 states

Blooms Apr – Jun in zone 6b

Alkali Sacaton

Sporobolus airoides

Zones 4a–9b · native to 18 states and provinces

Blooms Jun – Sep in zone 6b

American Spurred Gentian

Halenia deflexa

Zones 2a–7b · native to 23 states and provinces

Blooms Jun – Aug in zone 6b

American Vetch

Vicia americana

Zones 3a–9b · native to 49 states and provinces

Blooms May – Jul in zone 6b

American White Water Lily

Nymphaea odorata

Zones 3a–11b · native to 56 states and provinces

Blooms May – Aug in zone 6b

Antelope Bitterbrush

Purshia tridentata

Zones 4a–8b · native to 12 states and provinces

Blooms Apr – May in zone 6b

Antelope Horns

Asclepias asperula

Zones 4a–9b · native to 11 states

Blooms May – Jul in zone 6b

Apache Plume

Fallugia paradoxa

Zones 4a–8b · native to 7 states

Blooms Apr – Oct in zone 6b

Arrowleaf Balsamroot

Balsamorhiza sagittata

Zones 4a–8b · native to 13 states and provinces

Blooms Aug – Oct in zone 6b

Beardlip Penstemon

Penstemon barbatus

Zones 3a–9b · native to 5 states

Blooms May – Aug in zone 6b

Beaujolais Fringed Loosestrife

Lysimachia ciliata 'Beaujolais'

Zones 3a–8b · native to 53 states and provinces

Blooms Jun – Jul in zone 6b

Big Bluestem

Andropogon gerardii

Zones 3a–9b · native to 44 states

Blooms Jul – Sep in zone 6b

Big Bluestem 'Holy Smoke'

Andropogon gerardii

Zones 3a–9b · native to 44 states

Blooms Jul – Sep in zone 6b

Big Sagebrush

Artemisia tridentata

Zones 4a–9b · native to 16 states and provinces

Blooms Jul – Oct in zone 6b

Bitterroot

Lewisia rediviva

Zones 4a–8b · native to 12 states and provinces

Blooms Jul – Oct in zone 6b

Black-Eyed Susan

Rudbeckia hirta

Zones 3a–9b · native to 50 states and provinces

Blooms Jun – Oct in zone 6b

Blanketflower

Gaillardia aristata

Zones 3a–9b · native to 18 states and provinces

Blooms Sep – Jan in zone 6b

Blue Elderberry

Sambucus mexicana

Zones 6a–10b · native to 14 states and provinces

Blooms May – Aug in zone 6b

Blue Flax

Linum lewisii

Zones 3a–9b · native to 26 states and provinces

Blooms Aug – Dec in zone 6b

Blue Grama

Bouteloua gracilis

Zones 3a–10b · native to 26 states and provinces

Blooms Jun – Sep in zone 6b

Blue Vervain

Verbena hastata

Zones 3a–8b · native to 57 states and provinces

Blooms Jul – Sep in zone 6b

Bluebunch Wheatgrass

Pseudoroegneria spicata

Zones 3a–8b · native to 17 states and provinces

Bluejoint

Calamagrostis canadensis

Zones 2a–7b · native to 51 states and provinces

Blooms Jun – Aug in zone 6b

Brittlebush

Encelia farinosa

Zones 8a–11b · native to 6 states

Blooms Jun – Sep in zone 6b

Broadleaf Cattail

Typha latifolia

Zones 3a–10b · native to 60 states and provinces

Broadleaf Lupine

Lupinus latifolius

Zones 5a–9a · native to 10 states and provinces

Blooms May – Jul in zone 6b

California Buckwheat

Eriogonum fasciculatum

Zones 7a–11b · native to 4 states

Blooms May – Aug in zone 6b

California Fuchsia

Epilobium canum

Zones 8a–11b · native to 8 states

Blooms Jul – Sep in zone 6b

California Poppy

Eschscholzia californica

Zones 6a–10b · native to 7 states

Blooms Apr – Aug in zone 6b

Campfire Rudbeckia

Rudbeckia hirta 'Campfire'

Zones 3a–7b · native to 50 states and provinces

Blooms Jun – Oct in zone 6b

Canada Wild Rye

Elymus canadensis

Zones 3a–9b · native to 46 states and provinces

Blooms Jun – Aug in zone 6b

Carolina Geranium

Geranium carolinianum

Zones 3a–9b · native to 53 states and provinces

Blooms Mar – Jul in zone 6b

Clustered Field Sedge

Carex praegracilis

Zones 4a–9b · native to 25 states and provinces

Blooms Apr – May in zone 6b

Common Camas

Camassia quamash

Zones 4a–9b · native to 10 states and provinces

Blooms Apr – Jun in zone 6b

Common Hoptree

Ptelea trifoliata

Zones 3a–9b · native to 36 states and provinces

Blooms Apr – May in zone 6b

Common Sneezeweed

Helenium autumnale

Zones 3a–8b · native to 51 states and provinces

Blooms Jul – Sep in zone 6b

Common Snowberry

Symphoricarpos albus

Zones 3a–7b · native to 45 states and provinces

Blooms May – Jul in zone 6b

Creeping Oregon Grape

Berberis aquifolium var. repens

Zones 4a–8b · native to 16 states and provinces

Blooms Feb – May in zone 6b

Creosote Bush

Larrea tridentata

Zones 7b–11b · native to 6 states

Blooms Apr – Aug in zone 6b

Deergrass

Muhlenbergia rigens

Zones 7a–10b · native to 6 states

Blooms Jun – Aug in zone 6b

Desert Globemallow

Sphaeralcea ambigua

Zones 7a–10b · native to 5 states

Blooms Jun – Oct in zone 6b

Desert Milkweed

Asclepias subulata

Zones 8a–11b · native to 5 states

Blooms Jun – Dec in zone 6b

Desert Penstemon

Penstemon pseudospectabilis

Zones 5a–9b · native to 5 states

Blooms Apr – Jun in zone 6b

Desert Purple Sage

Salvia dorrii

Zones 5a–9b · native to 7 states

Blooms May – Jul in zone 6b

Douglas Fir

Pseudotsuga menziesii

Zones 4a–7b · native to 15 states and provinces

Dusky Penstemon

Penstemon whippleanus

Zones 4a–8b · native to 7 states

Blooms Jul – Sep in zone 6b

False Solomon's Seal

Maianthemum racemosum

Zones 3a–8b · native to 57 states and provinces

Blooms Apr – May in zone 6b

Firecracker Penstemon

Penstemon eatonii

Zones 4a–9b · native to 6 states

Blooms Mar – Jul in zone 6b

Fireweed

Chamerion angustifolium

Zones 3a–8b · native to 38 states and provinces

Blooms Jun – Aug in zone 6b

Fourwing Saltbush

Atriplex canescens

Zones 4a–10a · native to 18 states and provinces

Golden Currant

Ribes aureum

Zones 3a–8b · native to 18 states and provinces

Blooms Mar – May in zone 6b

Harebell

Campanula rotundifolia

Zones 2a–7b · native to 49 states and provinces

Blooms Jun – Jul in zone 6b

Honey Mesquite

Prosopis glandulosa

Zones 7a–11a · native to 10 states

Horsetail

Equisetum hyemale

Zones 3a–11b · native to 61 states and provinces

Blooms Apr – Apr in zone 6b

Idaho Fescue

Festuca idahoensis

Zones 4a–8b · native to 14 states and provinces

Blooms May – Jun in zone 6b

Indian Grass

Sorghastrum nutans

Zones 4a–9a · native to 48 states and provinces

Blooms Aug – Oct in zone 6b

Indian Ricegrass

Achnatherum hymenoides

Zones 4a–9b · native to 22 states and provinces

Blooms Apr – Jun in zone 6b

Jones' Bluestar

Amsonia jonesii

Zones 4a–8b · native to 4 states

Blooms Apr – May in zone 6b

Juniper Bush

Juniperus communis

Zones 2a–6b · native to 49 states and provinces

Kinnikinnick

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi

Zones 2a–8b · native to 42 states and provinces

Blooms Apr – May in zone 6b

Lady Fern

Athyrium filix-femina

Zones 4a–8b · native to 46 states

Blooms Apr – Oct in zone 6b

Little Bluestem

Schizachyrium scoparium

Zones 3a–9a · native to 51 states and provinces

Blooms Jul – Oct in zone 6b

Little Bluestem 'Blue Heaven'

Schizachyrium scoparium

Zones 3a–9a · native to 51 states and provinces

Blooms Jul – Oct in zone 6b

Little Bluestem 'Twilight Zone'

Schizachyrium scoparium

Zones 3a–9a · native to 51 states and provinces

Blooms Jul – Oct in zone 6b

Mat Rock Spiraea

Petrophytum caespitosum

Zones 4a–7b · native to 11 states

Blooms Jun – Jul in zone 6b

Miner's Lettuce

Claytonia perfoliata

Zones 6a–10b · native to 13 states and provinces

Blooms Jul – Aug in zone 6b

Moss Campion

Silene acaulis

Zones 1a–6b · native to 24 states and provinces

Blooms May – Jul in zone 6b

Mountain Coyote Mint

Monardella odoratissima

Zones 4a–8b · native to 10 states and provinces

Blooms May – Aug in zone 6b

Mountain Ninebark

Physocarpus monogynus

Zones 3a–7b · native to 8 states

Blooms May – Jul in zone 6b

Mountain Snowberry

Symphoricarpos oreophilus

Zones 3a–8b · native to 11 states

Blooms Jun – Jul in zone 6b

Narrow-leaf Milkweed

Asclepias fascicularis

Zones 6a–10b · native to 10 states

Blooms Jun – Oct in zone 6b

Nodding Bur Marigold

Bidens cernua

Zones 3a–9b · native to 57 states and provinces

Blooms Jul – Sep in zone 6b

Nodding Onion

Allium cernuum

Zones 3a–9a · native to 42 states and provinces

Blooms Jun – Aug in zone 6b

Nootka Rose

Rosa nutkana

Zones 4a–9b · native to 12 states and provinces

Blooms Apr – Jul in zone 6b

Oceanspray

Holodiscus discolor

Zones 4a–9b · native to 9 states and provinces

Blooms Jun – Jul in zone 6b

Orange Honeysuckle

Lonicera ciliosa

Zones 5a–9b · native to 8 states and provinces

Blooms Aug – Oct in zone 6b

Oregon Sunshine

Eriophyllum lanatum

Zones 5a–10b · native to 11 states and provinces

Blooms May – Jul in zone 6b

Pacific Ninebark

Physocarpus capitatus

Zones 5a–9b · native to 9 states and provinces

Blooms Apr – Jun in zone 6b

Palmer's Penstemon

Penstemon palmeri

Zones 4a–8b · native to 5 states

Blooms Aug – Nov in zone 6b

Pearly Everlasting

Anaphalis margaritacea

Zones 3a–8b · native to 45 states and provinces

Blooms Jul – Sep in zone 6b

Pleated Gentian

Gentiana affinis

Zones 3a–8b · native to 21 states and provinces

Blooms Jun – Aug in zone 6b

Prairie Coneflower

Ratibida columnifera

Zones 3a–10b · native to 30 states and provinces

Blooms Jun – Sep in zone 6b

Prairie Junegrass

Koeleria macrantha

Zones 3a–9b · native to 31 states and provinces

Blooms May – Jul in zone 6b

Purple Mountain Saxifrage

Saxifraga oppositifolia

Zones 1a–6b · native to 21 states and provinces

Blooms Mar – May in zone 6b

Purple Three-awn

Aristida purpurea

Zones 5a–10b · native to 23 states and provinces

Blooms Jun – Sep in zone 6b

Red Elderberry

Sambucus racemosa

Zones 3a–7b · native to 44 states and provinces

Blooms Apr – Jun in zone 6b

Red Fescue

Festuca rubra

Zones 2a–8b · native to 26 states and provinces

Red-twig Dogwood

Cornus sericea

Zones 2a–7b · native to 53 states and provinces

Blooms Apr – Jun in zone 6b

River Beauty

Epilobium latifolium

Zones 1a–6b · native to 18 states and provinces

Blooms Jun – Aug in zone 6b

Rocky Mountain Columbine

Aquilegia caerulea

Zones 3a–8b · native to 7 states

Blooms Sep – Nov in zone 6b

Rocky Mountain Penstemon

Penstemon strictus

Zones 4a–8b · native to 5 states

Blooms Sep – Nov in zone 6b

Saskatoon Serviceberry

Amelanchier alnifolia

Zones 2a–7b · native to 22 states and provinces

Blooms Mar – Apr in zone 6b

Scarlet Gaura

Gaura coccinea

Zones 4a–9a · native to 18 states and provinces

Blooms May – Oct in zone 6b

Serviceberry

Amelanchier canadensis

Zones 3a–7b · native to 53 states and provinces

Blooms Feb – Mar in zone 6b

Showy Jacob's Ladder

Polemonium pulcherrimum

Zones 3a–8b · native to 16 states and provinces

Blooms May – Jul in zone 6b

Showy Milkweed

Asclepias speciosa

Zones 3a–9b · native to 24 states and provinces

Blooms Sep – Nov in zone 6b

Shrubby Cinquefoil

Dasiphora fruticosa

Zones 2a–7b · native to 43 states and provinces

Blooms May – Aug in zone 6b

Sideoats Grama

Bouteloua curtipendula

Zones 3a–10b · native to 25 states

Blooms Jun – Sep in zone 6b

Silvery Lupine

Lupinus argenteus

Zones 4a–8b · native to 17 states and provinces

Blooms Sep – Dec in zone 6b

Sky Pilot

Polemonium viscosum

Zones 3a–7b · native to 13 states and provinces

Blooms Jun – Aug in zone 6b

Soft Rush

Juncus effusus

Zones 4a–9b · native to 55 states and provinces

Blooms May – Jul in zone 6b

Spotted Joe Pye Weed

Eutrochium maculatum

Zones 3a–8b · native to 46 states and provinces

Blooms Jul – Sep in zone 6b

Sulphur Buckwheat

Eriogonum umbellatum

Zones 4a–8b · native to 13 states and provinces

Blooms Sep – Dec in zone 6b

Switchgrass 'Cheyenne Sky'

Panicum virgatum

Zones 4a–9a · native to 49 states and provinces

Blooms Jul – Oct in zone 6b

Switchgrass 'Shenandoah'

Panicum virgatum

Zones 4a–9a · native to 49 states and provinces

Blooms Jul – Oct in zone 6b

Switchgrass 'Smoking Gun'

Panicum virgatum

Zones 4a–9a · native to 49 states and provinces

Blooms Jul – Oct in zone 6b

Tufted Hairgrass

Deschampsia cespitosa

Zones 4a–9b · native to 43 states and provinces

Blooms May – Jul in zone 6b

Twinberry Honeysuckle

Lonicera involucrata

Zones 3b–9a · native to 22 states and provinces

Blooms Jul – Oct in zone 6b

Twinflower

Linnaea borealis

Zones 2a–6b · native to 35 states and provinces

Blooms Jun – Jul in zone 6b

Utah Serviceberry

Amelanchier utahensis

Zones 4a–8a · native to 11 states

Blooms Mar – Apr in zone 6b

Velvet Ash

Fraxinus velutina

Zones 7a–10b · native to 6 states

Western Columbine

Aquilegia formosa

Zones 4a–9b · native to 14 states and provinces

Blooms Apr – Jul in zone 6b

Western Dog Violet

Viola adunca

Zones 2a–8b · native to 35 states and provinces

Blooms Feb – May in zone 6b

Western Redbud

Cercis occidentalis

Zones 6a–9b · native to 4 states

Blooms Mar – May in zone 6b

White Fir

Abies concolor

Zones 4a–7b · native to 8 states

White Fireweed

Chamaenerion angustifolium 'Album'

Zones 2a–7b · native to 31 states and provinces

Blooms Jun – Jul in zone 6b

Wild Bergamot

Monarda fistulosa

Zones 3a–9b · native to 51 states and provinces

Blooms Jun – Aug in zone 6b

Wild Strawberry

Fragaria vesca

Zones 3b–9a · native to 50 states and provinces

Blooms Apr – Aug in zone 6b

Direct-sow ~10 wks after your last spring frost

Woolly Bluestar

Amsonia tomentosa

Zones 5a–9b · native to 6 states

Blooms Apr – May in zone 6b

Yarrow

Achillea millefolium

Zones 3a–9b · native to 50 states

Blooms May – Aug in zone 6b

Direct-sow ~8 wks after your last spring frost