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.

Taxonomy
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- Broomrape Family Family Orobanchaceae
  - 5 Paintbrushes Genus Castilleja
  - 3 Louseworts Genus Pedicularis

desert paintbrush ¹
Castilleja chromosa

wholeleaf Indian paintbrush ²
Castilleja integra

Wyoming Indian paintbrush ³
Castilleja linariifolia

giant red Indian paintbrush ⁴
Castilleja miniata

splitleaf Indian-paintbrush ⁵
Castilleja rhexiifolia

scalloped-leaved lousewort ⁶
Pedicularis crenulata

Elephant's Head ⁷
Pedicularis groenlandica

Sudetic Lousewort ⁸
Pedicularis sudetica

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

desert paintbrush 1 Castilleja chromosa

wholeleaf Indian paintbrush 2 Castilleja integra

Wyoming Indian paintbrush 3 Castilleja linariifolia

giant red Indian paintbrush 4 Castilleja miniata

splitleaf Indian-paintbrush 5 Castilleja rhexiifolia

scalloped-leaved lousewort 6 Pedicularis crenulata

Elephant's Head 7 Pedicularis groenlandica

Sudetic Lousewort 8 Pedicularis sudetica