Quick answer: 6 native Nevada plants have a recorded bloom range that includes November.
6 species
- Apache plume Fallugia paradoxa · 8 states
- Buffalograss Bouteloua dactyloides · 19 states
- Rush milkweed Asclepias subulata · 3 states
- Shrubby cinquefoil Dasiphora fruticosa ssp. floribunda · 23 states
- Sideoats grama Bouteloua curtipendula · 38 states
- Switchgrass Panicum virgatum · 43 states
November in a Nevada native garden
November is a quieter month in Nevada: 6 of the state's 97 native plants flower in November, compared with 75 at the June peak. That makes these plants valuable for keeping color, and food for pollinators, going outside the main season.
3 finish in November, including Shrubby cinquefoil, Sideoats grama and Switchgrass, so this is the last chance to see them in flower.
5 of them grow in full or partial sun and 1 tolerate shade, so there are options for open beds and woodland edges alike. 2 stay under about 3 feet, including Buffalograss and Sideoats grama, which suits borders and small yards. For wildlife, 5 support pollinators, 3 provide food or cover for birds and 3 are caterpillar host plants.
4 of the 6 have a seed or plant listing we verified as the wild species. Be careful buying Apache plume, Shrubby cinquefoil, Switchgrass: common listings for these are often a bred variety or a different species.
Good places to start
Verified wild-species listings that take sun and are widely native, so they are forgiving first plants.
- Sideoats grama Bouteloua curtipendula · Sun, Part Shade · blooms Jun-Nov
- Buffalograss Bouteloua dactyloides · Sun · blooms Apr-Dec