Denver-Boulder Metro Area: Pink, Purple, Blue, Red, and Orange Flowers

This guide contains pink, purple, blue, red, and orange flowers that can be found in the Denver-Boulder Metro Area, including Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas, and Jefferson Counties.

New England aster ¹
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae

western mountain aster ²
Symphyotrichum spathulatum

Geyer's Aster ³
Symphyotrichum laeve geyeri

tall fleabane ⁴
Erigeron elatior

Sprucefir Fleabane ⁵
Erigeron eximius

Beautiful Fleabane ⁶
Erigeron formosissimus

Subalpine Fleabane ⁷
Erigeron glacialis

Rockslide Fleabane ⁸
Erigeron leiomerus

aspen fleabane ⁹
Erigeron speciosus

Three-nerve Fleabane ¹⁰
Erigeron subtrinervis

Early Bluetop Fleabane ¹¹
Erigeron vetensis

hoary aster ¹²
Dieteria canescens

Bigelow's tansyaster ¹³
Dieteria bigelovii bigelovii

Tahoka daisy ¹⁴
Machaeranthera tanacetifolia

upright prairie coneflower ¹⁵
Ratibida columnifera

Parry's northern harebell ¹⁶
Campanula parryi

Creeping Bellflower ¹⁷
Campanula rapunculoides

Harebell ¹⁸
Campanula rotundifolia

common stork's-bill ¹⁹
Erodium cicutarium

sticky geranium ²⁰
Geranium viscosissimum

pinewoods geranium ²¹
Geranium caespitosum

Velvetweed ²²
Oenothera curtiflora

scarlet beeblossom ²³
Oenothera suffrutescens

fragrant evening primrose ²⁴
Oenothera cespitosa

panicled willowherb ²⁵
Epilobium brachycarpum

fringed willowherb ²⁶
Epilobium ciliatum

Hall's willowherb ²⁷
Epilobium hallianum

Great Willowherb ²⁸
Epilobium hirsutum

Hornemann's Willowherb ²⁹
Epilobium hornemannii

fireweed ³⁰
Chamaenerion angustifolium

dwarf fireweed ³¹
Chamaenerion latifolium

Purple-loosestrife ³²
Lythrum salicaria

desert paintbrush ³³
Castilleja chromosa

wholeleaf Indian paintbrush ³⁴
Castilleja integra

Wyoming Indian paintbrush ³⁵
Castilleja linariifolia

giant red Indian paintbrush ³⁶
Castilleja miniata

splitleaf Indian-paintbrush ⁴
Castilleja rhexiifolia

scalloped-leaved lousewort ¹¹
Pedicularis crenulata

Elephant's Head ¹²
Pedicularis groenlandica

Sudetic Lousewort ³⁷
Pedicularis sudetica

Plains Beebalm ³⁸
Monarda pectinata

mint-leaf bergamot ³⁹
Monarda fistulosa menthifolia

Wild mint ⁴⁰
Mentha arvensis

American dragonhead ¹¹
Dracocephalum parviflorum

Catnip ²⁶
Nepeta cataria

common selfheal ⁴¹
Prunella vulgaris

Rocky Mountain sage ⁴²
Salvia reflexa

Britton's Skullcap ⁴²
Scutellaria brittonii

Marsh Skullcap ⁴³
Scutellaria galericulata

henbit deadnettle ⁴⁴
Lamium amplexicaule

Common Motherwort ²⁶
Leonurus cardiaca

Marsh Woundwort ⁴⁵
Stachys palustris

American germander ⁴⁶
Teucrium canadense

prostrate vervain ¹²
Verbena bracteata

blue vervain ⁴⁷
Verbena hastata

Alpine Besseya ⁴⁸
Besseya alpina

American brooklime ⁴⁹
Veronica americana

blue water-speedwell ⁵⁰
Veronica anagallis-aquatica

Bright blue speedwell ⁵¹
Veronica serpyllifolia humifusa

Alpine Speedwell ⁵²
Veronica alpina

Two-lobe Speedwell ¹⁷
Veronica biloba

bird's-eye speedwell ⁴¹
Veronica persica

maiden blue-eyed mary ⁵³
Collinsia parviflora

broadbeard beardtongue ⁵⁴
Penstemon angustifolius

Sawsepal Penstemon ⁵⁵
Penstemon glaber

Hall's Beardtongue ⁵⁶
Penstemon hallii

Rydberg penstemon ⁵⁷
Penstemon rydbergii

Sidebells Penstemon ⁵⁸
Penstemon secundiflorus

Rocky Mountain penstemon ⁵⁹
Penstemon strictus

Front Range Beardtongue ⁶⁰
Penstemon virens

upright blue beardtongue ¹²
Penstemon virgatus

Whipple's penstemon ¹¹
Penstemon whippleanus

Pincushion Beardtongue ⁶¹
Penstemon procerus procerus

Oriental Poppy ⁶²
Papaver orientale

blue columbine ⁶³
Aquilegia coerulea

Alpine Meadow-rue ⁶⁴
Thalictrum alpinum

Subalpine Larkspur ⁶⁵
Delphinium barbeyi

Nuttall's larkspur ⁶⁶
Delphinium nuttallianum

mountain larkspur ⁶⁵
Delphinium ramosum

Columbian Monkshood ⁶⁷
Aconitum columbianum

blue clematis ⁶⁸
Clematis columbiana

hairy clematis ⁶⁹
Clematis hirsutissima

Purple Clematis ⁷⁰
Clematis occidentalis

Eastern pasqueflower ⁷¹
Pulsatilla nuttalliana

Cutleaf Anemone ¹⁷
Anemone multifida

bittersweet ⁷²
Solanum dulcamara

silverleaf nightshade ²⁸
Solanum elaeagnifolium

Bush Morning-glory ⁷³
Ipomoea leptophylla

field bindweed ⁷⁴
Convolvulus arvensis

twinflower ⁷⁵
Linnaea borealis

Fuller's teasel ²⁸
Dipsacus fullonum

scarlet globemallow ¹⁷
Sphaeralcea coccinea

dwarf mallow ⁷⁶
Malva neglecta

winecup mallow ⁷⁷
Callirhoe involucrata

Hollyhock ⁷⁸
Alcea rosea

hookedspur violet ⁷⁹
Viola adunca

alpine marsh violet ⁸⁰
Viola palustris

Prairie Violet ⁸¹
Viola pedatifida

Lewis flax ⁸²
Linum lewisii

perennial flax ⁸³
Linum perenne

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Denver-Boulder Metro Area: Pink, Purple, Blue, Red, and Orange Flowers

New England aster 1 Symphyotrichum novae-angliae

western mountain aster 2 Symphyotrichum spathulatum

Geyer's Aster 3 Symphyotrichum laeve geyeri

tall fleabane 4 Erigeron elatior

Sprucefir Fleabane 5 Erigeron eximius

Beautiful Fleabane 6 Erigeron formosissimus

Subalpine Fleabane 7 Erigeron glacialis

Rockslide Fleabane 8 Erigeron leiomerus

aspen fleabane 9 Erigeron speciosus

Three-nerve Fleabane 10 Erigeron subtrinervis

Early Bluetop Fleabane 11 Erigeron vetensis

hoary aster 12 Dieteria canescens

Bigelow's tansyaster 13 Dieteria bigelovii bigelovii

Tahoka daisy 14 Machaeranthera tanacetifolia

upright prairie coneflower 15 Ratibida columnifera

Parry's northern harebell 16 Campanula parryi

Creeping Bellflower 17 Campanula rapunculoides

Harebell 18 Campanula rotundifolia

common stork's-bill 19 Erodium cicutarium

sticky geranium 20 Geranium viscosissimum

pinewoods geranium 21 Geranium caespitosum

Velvetweed 22 Oenothera curtiflora

scarlet beeblossom 23 Oenothera suffrutescens

fragrant evening primrose 24 Oenothera cespitosa

panicled willowherb 25 Epilobium brachycarpum

fringed willowherb 26 Epilobium ciliatum

Hall's willowherb 27 Epilobium hallianum

Great Willowherb 28 Epilobium hirsutum

Hornemann's Willowherb 29 Epilobium hornemannii

fireweed 30 Chamaenerion angustifolium

dwarf fireweed 31 Chamaenerion latifolium

Purple-loosestrife 32 Lythrum salicaria

desert paintbrush 33 Castilleja chromosa

wholeleaf Indian paintbrush 34 Castilleja integra

Wyoming Indian paintbrush 35 Castilleja linariifolia

giant red Indian paintbrush 36 Castilleja miniata

splitleaf Indian-paintbrush 4 Castilleja rhexiifolia

scalloped-leaved lousewort 11 Pedicularis crenulata

Elephant's Head 12 Pedicularis groenlandica

Sudetic Lousewort 37 Pedicularis sudetica

Plains Beebalm 38 Monarda pectinata

mint-leaf bergamot 39 Monarda fistulosa menthifolia

Wild mint 40 Mentha arvensis

American dragonhead 11 Dracocephalum parviflorum

Catnip 26 Nepeta cataria

common selfheal 41 Prunella vulgaris

Rocky Mountain sage 42 Salvia reflexa

Britton's Skullcap 42 Scutellaria brittonii

Marsh Skullcap 43 Scutellaria galericulata

henbit deadnettle 44 Lamium amplexicaule

Common Motherwort 26 Leonurus cardiaca

Marsh Woundwort 45 Stachys palustris

American germander 46 Teucrium canadense

prostrate vervain 12 Verbena bracteata

blue vervain 47 Verbena hastata

Alpine Besseya 48 Besseya alpina

American brooklime 49 Veronica americana

blue water-speedwell 50 Veronica anagallis-aquatica

Bright blue speedwell 51 Veronica serpyllifolia humifusa

Alpine Speedwell 52 Veronica alpina

Two-lobe Speedwell 17 Veronica biloba

bird's-eye speedwell 41 Veronica persica

maiden blue-eyed mary 53 Collinsia parviflora

broadbeard beardtongue 54 Penstemon angustifolius

Sawsepal Penstemon 55 Penstemon glaber

Hall's Beardtongue 56 Penstemon hallii

Rydberg penstemon 57 Penstemon rydbergii

Sidebells Penstemon 58 Penstemon secundiflorus

Rocky Mountain penstemon 59 Penstemon strictus

Front Range Beardtongue 60 Penstemon virens

upright blue beardtongue 12 Penstemon virgatus

Whipple's penstemon 11 Penstemon whippleanus

Pincushion Beardtongue 61 Penstemon procerus procerus

Oriental Poppy 62 Papaver orientale

blue columbine 63 Aquilegia coerulea

Alpine Meadow-rue 64 Thalictrum alpinum

Subalpine Larkspur 65 Delphinium barbeyi

Nuttall's larkspur 66 Delphinium nuttallianum

mountain larkspur 65 Delphinium ramosum