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HIGH ALTITUDE PLANTS
This is a running gallery of plants that can to be cultivated at high altitudes, many of which tolerate harsh and dry conditions as well. All these plants are cultivatable in USDA Zone 4b or higher, some are even capable of colder climates.
Simply click on the photo of the plant of interest and click "go to link" at the bottom if you would like to learn a little bit more about them!
 Goldenrod (Solidago)Article drops 12/14! |  SedumArticle drops 12/7, stay tuned! |
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 Black-Eyed SusanArticle Drops Nov 23! |  KaleArticle drops Nov 9! |
 LeeksArticle drops on Oct 11! |  Lamb's EarArticle drops Oct 18! |
 CarrotsArticle drops Aug 30! |  Blue FlaxArticle drops Sept. 14! |
 Radish (Raphanus)Article about Radishes drops Aug 3! |  Russian Sage (Salvia yangii)Article dropping June 22nd! |
 IrisArticle dropping July 6th! |  Dandelion (Taraxacum)Discover why this wild plant may be the most important thing you have in your garden. |
 Peas (Pisum sativum)Do not overlook this powerful little legume when starting your garden this year! |  Desert Bluebells (Phacelia campanularia)Low growing and amazingly beautiful. Drought tolerant flowering plant. |
 Red Hot Pokers (Kniphofia)Gorgeous and showy blooms, loaded with nectar for all your pollinator friends! |  Juniper (Juniperus)A hardy, drought tolerant evergreen plant that can be a low bush or a tall tree, and used in many different ways! |
 PenstemonA beautiful and prolific flowering shrub. |  PhloxAn beautiful and hardy ground covering perennial. |
 Yarrow (Achillea millefolium)Utilized in almost every advanced ancient culture, Yarrow is certainly a plant we need to learn more about! |  Echinacea (Coneflower)Signs point to this amazing plant being a powerful medicine, essential for anyone trying to live a healthy, holistic life. |
 Grapevines (Vitis)This plant needs no description, it just needs you to plant it! |  AlliumsA highly important family of crops, including garlic, leeks, onions, chives, shallots, and more! |
 Catmint (Nepeta)A showy, fragrant, pollinator attracting plant that your cat will love! |  Prickly Pear (Opuntia)An immensely useful and beautiful, low growing, high elevation cactus. |
 CurrantsA small and (usually) edible fruit, native to America in most cases and packed with health benefits! |  LilacA pollinators dream! Well suited for dry conditions, easily grown at high elevations. |
 Jerusalem Artichoke (Sunchoke)The tubers are an awesome source of food for livestock and yourself. Prolific growers in poor conditions. |  50FA3018-095E-43F9-951F-80ACAAA15091A nitrogen fixing powerhouse, that may be growing wild on your land already! |
 Ice Plant (Delosperma)A really vibrant and showy ground covering succulent. Attract bees and the attention of your neighbors! |  Elder (Sambucus)A versatile and powerfully medicinal berry. |
 Pasque Flower (Pulsatilla)Also known as a Prairie Crocus, this beautiful little flower shrub can be a showstopper in its own right. |  Yucca GlaucaAlso known as Soapweed, this xeriscaping plant in fact has many ancient uses, not too mention hummingbirds love them! |
 Columbine (Aquilegia)A truly amazing and showy alpine flower, highly adaptable and love by many different pollinators. |  Lupine (Lupinus)An excellent source of green manure, this legume plant will spread easily, making for an amazing show of flower clusters. |
 Catalpa Tree (Speciosa)A mysterious and amazing tree, essentially a giant legume, supplying nitrogen to your soil, and just look at those blooms! |
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