| Date of Trip | May 5, 2019 |
| Start Time | 8:30a (breakfast) 9a (begin work in the garden) |
| End Time | 12p |
| General Descriptions | Plant native flowers in the CMSP Visitor Center garden. Collect baseline data about the species present in the garden. |
| Physical Difficulty (1 to 5 with one being the easiest) | 1 |
| Plant ID Description | Plant list includes most of the species available in the CoNPS native plant sale. |
| Potential Hazards | We will be working at the visitor’s center. It is possible we will encounter snakes, but this is a frontcountry project involving no hiking. |
| Meeting Place | Cheyenne Mountain State Park JL Heights Road, Colorado Springs, CO |
| Total number of participants | 10 |
| Are non-members welcome? | Yes, but membership is strongly suggested |
| More info: | We will be near a building with facilities, water, etc. Breakfast will be served before the work day. https://www.facebook.com/events/395951837802845/ https://ecocity.partners/2019/05/01/cheyenne-mountain-state-park-native-garden-installation-may-5,-2019/ |
REGISTER HERE:
https://conps.org/mfm-event-calendar/#!event/2019/5/5/cheyenne-mountain-state-park-native-garden-installation
Native plants for Front Range gardens, most of which we will be planting at Cheyenne Mountain State Park:
Nodding Onion – Allium cernuum
https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=ALCE2
Pussytoes – Antennaria parvifolia
https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=ANPA4#
Rose Milkweed – Asclepias incarnata
https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=ASIN#
Chocolate Flower – Berlandiera lyrata
https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=BELY#
Aspen Daisy – Erigeron speciosus
https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=ERSP4#
James’ buckwheat – Eriogonum arcuatum
https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=ERJAF
https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=GEVI2#
https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=GETR
Maximilian Sunflower – Helianthus maximiliani
https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=HEMA2#
https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=HEVI4#
https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=MABI
https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=MOFI#
https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=PEST2#
https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=RACO3#
https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=SIRE2#
https://plants.usda.gov/java/largeImage?imageID=stpi_002_ahp.tif
https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=VEHA2#
https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=PEWH#
Native grasses, not used in this garden, but included here for general information:
https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=ANGE#
https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=BOCU
https://plants.usda.gov/java/largeImage?imageID=bogr2_002_avp.tif
https://plants.usda.gov/java/largeImage?imageID=pavi2_003_ahp.tif
https://plants.usda.gov/java/largeImage?imageID=sonu2_005_avp.tif
Native shrubs for home landscapes:
https://plants.usda.gov/java/largeImage?imageID=prvi_010_ahp.jpg
Shrub, Drawf Rabbitbrush, Baby Blue – Ericameria (formerly Chrysothamnus) nauseosus var. nauseosa
https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=ERNAN5#
https://plants.usda.gov/java/largeImage?imageID=cele3_012_ahp.tif
