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Pediocactus simpsonii, our Mountain Cactus, blooming above Castlewood Canyon #nativeplants

#FallBackFlowers #FallBack to May 1 🌿
Ring of hot pink cactus flowers with numerous yellow-orange anthers
November 1, 2026 at 4:00 PM
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Calochortus nuttallii, our Sego Lily, blooming on the western slope #nativeplants

#FallbackFlowers #Fallback to May 2 🌿
Three pink Mariposa lilies
November 2, 2026 at 3:00 PM
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Castilleja chromosa, our Desert Paintbrush, blooming near De Beque #nativeplants

#FallbackFlowers #Fallback to May 1 🌿
Bright red inflorescences
November 1, 2026 at 3:42 PM
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Dalea jamesii, our James’ Prairie Clover, blooming on the prairie #nativeplants

#FallbackFlowers #Fallback to April 30 🌿
Yellow pea shaped flowers with fuzzy inflorescences
October 30, 2026 at 2:32 PM
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Stenogonum salsuginosum, our Salty Buckwheat, blooming near Pyramid Rock #nativeplants

#FallbackFlowers #Fallback to May 1 🌿
Yellow six petal flowers
November 1, 2026 at 11:03 PM
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Echinocereus triglochidiatus mojavensis, our Mojave Kingcup Cactus, blooming on Redlands Mesa #nativeplants

#FallbackFlowers #Fallback to May 1 🌿
Intensely red cactus flower with purple anthers and green stigma
November 1, 2026 at 3:39 PM
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Leucocrinum montanum, our Sand Lily, blooming on the south side of Kohler Mesa #nativeplants

#FallBackFlowers #FallBack to April 29 🌿
White six-petal flowers with creamy anthers
October 29, 2026 at 10:17 PM
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Encelia nutans, our Nodding Sunray, blooming on Reeder Mesa #nativeplants

#FallBackFlowers #FallBack to May 2 🌿
Rayless yellow asteraceae
November 2, 2026 at 2:58 PM
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Viola nuttallii, our Nuttall's Violet, blooming on the south side of Kohler Mesa #nativeplants

#FallBackFlowers #FallBack to April 29 🌿
Yellow flowers with purple-brown nectar guides
October 29, 2026 at 10:17 PM
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Penstemon moffatii, our Moffat's Beardtongue, blooming on Reeder Mesa #nativeplants

#FallBackFlowers #FallBack to May 2 🌿
Purple penstemon with golden-haired staminodes
November 2, 2026 at 3:39 PM
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Encelia nutans, our Nodding Sunray, blooming at Redlands Mesa #nativeplants

#FallbackFlowers #Fallback to May 1 🌿
Yellow rayless daisy
November 1, 2026 at 3:44 PM
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Calochortus nuttallii, our Sego Lily, blooming on the western slope #nativeplants

#FallbackFlowers #Fallback to May 2 🌿
White mariposa lilies with shiny raindrops on their petals
November 2, 2026 at 4:00 PM
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Viburnum lantana, the nonnative Wayfaring Tree, blooming on the Mesa Trail

#FallbackFlowers #Fallback to April 27 🌿
White five-petal flowers with exserted creamy anthers
October 29, 2026 at 3:13 AM
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Scotty's cactus flowers blooming 🌿

#FallbackFlowers #Fallback to April 27
White cactus flowers with numerous creamy anthers
October 27, 2026 at 3:20 PM
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Echinocereus triglochidiatus ssp. mojavensis, our Mojave Kingcup Cactus, blooming off the Devil's Canyon trail #nativeplants

#FallbackFlowers #Fallback to May 2 🌿
Two red cactus flowers with green stigmas
November 2, 2026 at 2:59 PM
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Linum berlandieri, our Berlandier’s Flax, blooming at Picture Canyon #nativeplants

#FallbackFlowers #Fallback to April 26 🌿
Orange five petal flower
October 26, 2026 at 3:29 PM
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Townsendia exscapa, our Stemless Easter Daisy, blooming off the Betasso Preserve Trail #nativeplants

#FallBackFlowers #FallBack to April 27 🌿
Low white daisies with yellow centers
October 27, 2026 at 3:06 PM
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Penstemon virens, our Front Range Beardtongue, blooming along Flagstaff Road #nativeplants

#FallBackFlowers #FallBack to April 26 🌿
A spike of blue flowers with purple-tinged corollas
October 26, 2026 at 2:45 PM
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Berlandiera lyrata, our Chocolate Flower, blooming near Picture Canyon #nativeplants

#FallbackFlowers #Fallback to April 26 🌿
Yellow sunflower with reddish disk florets
October 26, 2026 at 4:33 PM
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Quincula lobata, our Purple Groundcherry, Blooming at Carrizo Canyon #nativeplants

#FallbackFlowers #Fallback to April 25 🌿
Five-lobed purple flower with creamy anthers
October 25, 2026 at 2:21 PM
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Dalea jamesii, our James' Prairie Clover, blooming on the prairie #nativeplants

#FallbackFlowers #Fallback to April 25 🌿
Yellow pea shaped flowers clustered in a hairy inflorescence
October 25, 2026 at 2:00 PM
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Leucocrinum montanum, our Sand Lily, blooming on the Coal Seam Trail. These cover the ground in places #nativeplants

#FallBackFlowers #FallBack to April 25 🌿
Cluster of white six petal lilies with exserted yellow anthers
October 25, 2026 at 2:06 PM
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Puccinia monoica, the Mustard Flower Rust, parasitizing a Boechera at Betasso Preserve. The rust tricks insects visiting these pseudoflowers into transferring spermatia from one host to another in the same way that pollinators transter pollen between flowers

#FallBackFlowers #FallBack to April 27 🌿
Warty yellow rust on leaves look like flowers
October 27, 2026 at 3:04 PM
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Claytonia rosea, our Madrean Springbeauty, blooming in Boulder Canyon #nativeplants

#FallbackFlowers #Fallback to April 24 🌿
White five-petal flowers with pink streaks and anthers
October 24, 2026 at 3:00 PM
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Penstemon secundiflorus, our Sidebells Penstemon, blooming on Tunnel Drive #nativeplants

#FallBackFlowers #FallBack to April 22 🌿
Purple penstemon flowers with golden bearded staminodes
October 22, 2026 at 2:48 PM