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b. ❑ Zone 1,Eastern Plains <br /> Site Description: The elevation of the plains is 6,000 feet or below. The general region <br /> is the Front Range, surrounding Denver Metro area and the Eastern Plains. Annual <br /> precipitation generally 12-18 inches per year. The average annual high temperature is <br /> 69°F with average annual low temperature of 37°F. <br /> Seed Common Name Scientific Name PLS Application <br /> Sideoats Grama Bouteloua curtipendula 1.80 <br /> Buffalograss Buchloe dactyloides 6.25 <br /> Grasses <br /> Western Wheatgrass Pascoprum smithii 2.76 <br /> Blue Grama Bouteloua gracilis 0.49 <br /> Green Needlegrass Stipa viridula 1.44 <br /> Little Bluestem Schizachyrium scoparium 1.16 <br /> Forbs Upright prairie coneflower Ratibida columnifera 0.25 <br /> c. ri Zone 2, Foothills (Lower Montane) <br /> Site Description: The elevation of the foothills ranges from 6,000 to 7,500 feet. The <br /> general region is the transition zone between the plains and the montane. Annual <br /> precipitation ranges from 12 to 18 inches per year. The average annual high temperature <br /> is 60°F with average annual low temperature of 29°F. <br /> Seed Common Name Scientific Name PLS Application <br /> Blue Grama Bouteloua gracilis 0.49 <br /> Needle and thread Hesperostipa comata 2.30 <br /> Grasses Western Wheatgrass Pascorum smithii 2.76 <br /> Little Bluestem Schizachyrium scoparium 1.54 <br /> Indian Ricegrass Oryzopsis hymenoides 1.38 <br /> Forbs Palmer's penstemon Penstemon palmeri 0.20 <br />