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.

broadbeard beardtongue ¹
Penstemon angustifolius

Sawsepal Penstemon ²
Penstemon glaber

Hall's Beardtongue ³
Penstemon hallii

Rydberg penstemon ⁴
Penstemon rydbergii

Sidebells Penstemon ⁵
Penstemon secundiflorus

Rocky Mountain penstemon ⁶
Penstemon strictus

Front Range Beardtongue ⁷
Penstemon virens

upright blue beardtongue ⁸
Penstemon virgatus

Whipple's penstemon ⁹
Penstemon whippleanus

Pincushion Beardtongue ¹⁰
Penstemon procerus procerus

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

broadbeard beardtongue 1 Penstemon angustifolius

Sawsepal Penstemon 2 Penstemon glaber

Hall's Beardtongue 3 Penstemon hallii

Rydberg penstemon 4 Penstemon rydbergii

Sidebells Penstemon 5 Penstemon secundiflorus

Rocky Mountain penstemon 6 Penstemon strictus

Front Range Beardtongue 7 Penstemon virens

upright blue beardtongue 8 Penstemon virgatus

Whipple's penstemon 9 Penstemon whippleanus

Pincushion Beardtongue 10 Penstemon procerus procerus