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See Colorado's Abundant Wildflowers at the Crested Butte Wildflower Festival.

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See Colorado's Abundant Wildflowers at the Crested Butte Wildflower Festival.

The Crested Butte Wildflower Festival in July is one of the best places to see and learn about Colorado's wildflowers. Look for Rocky Mountain Wildflowers Field Guide by Linda Nagy at the wildflower headquarters and other locations in town for help in identifying all the flowers you see.

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Colorado Wildflowers Spotlighted in New 2020 Wall Calendar

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Colorado Wildflowers Spotlighted in New 2020 Wall Calendar

Can you believe it? Christmas is almost here! It’s time to think about gifts for special friends and family members. High Country Artworks has unique gifts for the holiday season.   For all of you in Colorado, wouldn't it be nice to see some bright and cheery wildflowers this winter and all year round? Check out the new 2020 Wildflowers of Colorado Calendar now specially priced with code below. Includes location and description of flowers for every month. This 13-month wall calendar will be appreciated throughout the coming year.    Receive 25% off your calendar order when you enter discount code...

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Rocky Mountain Wildflowers are Blooming early in Colorado’s Wildflower Capital, Crested Butte as the Wildflower Festival Time Approaches.

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Rocky Mountain Wildflowers are Blooming early in Colorado’s Wildflower Capital, Crested Butte as the Wildflower Festival Time Approaches.

Colorado’s wildflower season is starting early this year and there is no better place to see wildflowers than Crested Butte, the wildflower capital of Colorado.  

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Rocky Mountain Wildflowers Field Guide---a Best Seller for High Country Artworks

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      This year there are fantastic wildflower displays all over Colorado. Blooming now are Lupine, Indian Paintbrushes, Columbine, Mariposa Lilies, and Aspen Sunflowers---just to mention a few. These wildflowers and others have created more interest and demand for Rocky Mountain Wildflower Field Guide as people want to identify the flowers. The handy pocket-sized guide written by naturalist Linda Nagy with photographs by her award-winning photographer husband Bernie Nagy is selling well throughout Colorado. Last year in August the book received from Colorado Independent Publishers Association three top awards in the book categories of Reference, Nature, and Layout and Interior Design....

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Rocky Mountain Columbine and Claret Cup Cactus declared by Colorado’s General Assembly to be the State’s Official Symbols.

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Let’s hear it for the school children of Colorado! Twice they have influenced the legislature in naming official state symbols. The Rocky Mountain Columbine began its road to becoming the state flower in1891 as it was voted overwhelming the favorite flower of Colorado’s school children. The white and lavender Columbine, Aquilegia caerulea or coerulea, was adopted as the official state flower on April 4, 1899 by an act of the General Assembly.       Discovered in 1820 on Pike's Peak by mountain climber Edwin James, the columbine was also named and described by him. The two spelling confusions are due...

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