Shop for Colorful Plants at Mountain Roots Garden

Here at Mountain Roots Garden we offer a great selection of exceptional annual flowering plants for your garden at our garden center. Need plants for shady spots? Full sun? Container gardens? 

We grow our own annuals right in Milliken, Colorado, and nothing brings a touch of paradise to a front porch or overhang on a patio like hanging plants. Mountain Roots Gardens is well known in the Denver area for the “Colorado specific” varieties that cascade and bloom in this unique climate all season long.

At Mountain Roots Garden, we take immense pride in growing a wide selection of annual plants right in our own greenhouses. Our dedication to cultivating healthy, vibrant selections ensures that you’ll find the perfect plants to enhance your garden spaces. From the delicate charm of Alyssum to the vivid spectacle of Zinnia, our collection is meticulously chosen to cater to every gardener’s preference.

Tried & True Varieties

  • Ageratum: Known for its fluffy, blue flowers, Ageratum adds a soft, cloud-like texture to the garden, blooming continuously from summer to frost.
  • Alyssum: Sweet Alyssum spills over edges with tiny, fragrant flowers, creating a delicate carpet of color that attracts beneficial insects.
  • Begonia: Shade-loving and versatile, Begonias offer glossy leaves and flowers in a spectrum of colors, perfect for containers or ground cover.
  • Celosia: With its eye-catching, plume-like flowers in fiery colors, Celosia brings a bold statement to the sunny garden.
  • Coleus: Celebrated for its stunning foliage, Coleus features leaves in a variety of colors and patterns, thriving in both sun and shade.
  • Cosmos: Cosmos sway on tall stems, sporting daisy-like flowers in shades of pink, white, and maroon, adding lightness and movement.
  • Dahlia: Dahlias boast spectacular blooms in diverse shapes and colors, offering elegance and a dramatic focal point in any setting.
  • Dianthus: Dianthus features spicy-scented flowers atop slender stems, with a palette ranging from white to deep red.
  • Dusty Miller: With its silver-gray foliage, Dusty Miller provides a striking contrast and texture, complementing colorful blooms.
  • Ornamental Kale: For a touch of the unusual, Flowering Kale showcases rosettes of purple and green, adding texture and interest to cool-season gardens.
  • Gazania: Sun-loving Gazania opens its bold, daisy-like flowers in bright sunlight, showcasing vibrant colors and patterns.
  • Impatiens: A staple for shade gardens, Impatiens bloom profusely with vibrant flowers, filling dark corners with life.
  • Lobelia: Lobelia enchants with cascades of tiny, jewel-toned flowers, ideal for hanging baskets and edging.
  • Marigolds: Bright and easy to grow, Marigolds are a garden favorite, repelling pests and blooming vigorously all season.
  • Morning Glory: With its heart-shaped leaves and trumpet-shaped flowers, Morning Glory climbs towards the sun, adding height and color.
  • Nasturtium: Edible Nasturtiums offer a peppery bite, with their cheerful flowers and lily-pad-like leaves sprawling across the garden.
  • Pansy: Pansies’ friendly faces bring early color to the spring garden, thriving in cool weather with a rainbow of hues.
  • Petunia: Petunias are prolific bloomers, displaying a wide array of colors and patterns, perfect for hanging baskets and beds.
  • Portulaca: Drought-tolerant Portulaca (Moss Rose) dazzles with its succulent leaves and vibrant, rose-like flowers.
  • Salvia: Salvia stands tall with spikes of vivid blue, purple, or red flowers, attracting bees and butterflies.
  • Snapdragons: Snapdragons add vertical interest with their tall spikes of brightly colored flowers, loved by children and adults alike.
  • Torenia: Shade-friendly Torenia (Wishbone Flower) offers a profusion of trumpet-shaped flowers in cool hues, perfect for borders and containers.
  • Verbena: Verbena spreads across the ground or tumbles from pots with clusters of small, vibrant flowers, attracting pollinators.
  • Vinca: Heat-loving Vinca provides glossy leaves and star-shaped flowers in a range of colors, thriving in the hottest parts of the garden.
  • Viola: Violas, with their dainty blooms, are hardy and bloom in cooler temperatures, offering a splash of color in early spring and fall.
  • Zinnia: Zinnias are a gardener’s delight, with their brilliant, easy-to-grow flowers making a colorful statement from summer to frost.