Plants for the 2015 Plant Sale. Coronado Hyssop Agastache aurantiaca ‘Coronado' Large numbers of curved, pale orange flowers from midsummer to autumn.
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Coronado Hyssop Agastache aurantiaca ‘Coronado'
Large numbers of curved, pale orange flowers from
midsummer to autumn frost. This silvery-leaved southwestern wildflower
with slim, branched stems has an intensely minty
fragrance when handled or crushed. Sunny, well
drained sites.Mature Height: 15-18”Mature Spread: 12-15"
Exposure: SunWater Requirements: Low
Sunlight Hyssop Agastache aurantiaca ‘Sunlight'
Silvery green leaves on slender, branched stems
and large numbers of curved, pale orange
tubular flowers from mid-summer to fall. Intensely
minty fragrance. Hummingbird magnet.
Hardy to 7,000’.Mature Height: 15-18”Mature Spread: 12-15"
Exposure: Sun to filtered shadeWater Requirements: Low
Cape Bugloss Anchusa capensis
Slender, lance-shaped leaves form upright-rounded clumps topped with spikes of cobalt-
blue flowers resembling forget-me-nots in early summer. May reseed heavily if happy. Hardy
to 6,000’. PlantSelect 2012
Mature Height: 8-15”Mature Spread: 10-12"
Exposure: Sun to filtered shadeWater Requirements: Moderate
Anemone "Pretty Lady Diana“ Anemone hupehensisDark green, trifoliate leaves form a compact mound topped with single, rose-
pink flowers on long wiry stems in late summer and fall. Hardy to 7,000’.Mature Height: 12-16” Mature Spread: 16-20” Exposure: Shade to Part Shade
Water Requirements: Medium
Garden Columbine Aquilegia vulgarisShort-spurred, deep purple flowers on slender, curved stems over clumps of
ferny, blue-green foliage. Great hardy shade plant.Mature Height: 12-18” Mature Spread: 12-18” Exposure: Shade to Part Shade
Water Requirements: Medium
Filigree Daisy Anthemis marschallianaA low mound with fuzzy, finely dissected, silvery-gray leaves, and yellow
daisy-like flowers on erect stems. Blooms early summer. Xeric.Mature Height: 12-15” Mature Spread: 12-15” Exposure: Sun Water Requirements: Low
Aster alpinus 'Goliath' Goliath Alpine AsterLavender daisy-like flowers on sturdy stems appear above a low lying clump of
foliage in late spring. Displays well in rock gardens.Mature Height: 6-12” Mature Spread: 15-18” Exposure: Sun to filtered shade
Water Requirements: Low
‘Alert’ Dwarf Fall Red Aster Aster x novi-belgii ‘Alert’A rounded clump of narrow, glossy, dark green foliage covered by crimson-red
blooms in late summer to early fall. Use as a border or in mass. Cut flower.Mature Height: 12-15” Mature Spread: 12-18” Exposure: Sun
Water Requirements: Medium
Callirhoe involucrata Prairie WinecupsA low mound of trailing stems with rounded, rich green leaves and vivid, reddish-purple cup-shaped flowers. Will cascade over rocks or walls, or
scramble through other plants.Mature Height: 6-12” Mature Spread: 2-3’ Exposure: Sun Water Requirements: Low
Clematis integrifolia
‘Mongolian Bells’ Bush ClematisSolitary, bell-shaped flowers ranging from
white to indigo and pink appear at the ends of the
stems over a compact mound of foliage from
May through September. Fuzzy seed heads follow in autumn. Can be pruned
hard in late winterMature Height: 10-14”Mature Spread: 12-15"
Exposure: Sun to Filtered Shade
Water Requirements: Medium
Curly-leaf Sea Kale Crambe maritimaA large perennial with large, bold, sharply toothed blue-green foliage. Enormous
panicles of small white flowers. Leaves are edible prepared the same as garden kale.Mature Height: 2’ Mature Spread: 18-24” Exposure: Sun Water Requirements: Low
Firewitch Cheddar PinkDianthus
gratianopolitanus "Firewitch"
Sharply pointed buds on wiry stems open to bright pink single
blossoms over tufts of gray-green stiffly pointed grassy leaves. The flowers have a spicy clove scent.
Mature Height: 6-8”Mature Spread: 8-12”
Exposure: SunWater Requirements: Medium
Coral Canyon Twinspur Diascia integerrima "Coral Canyon"
Soft pink, oval-shaped flowers form a cloud over the plant. Blooms all summer.Mature Height: 15” Mature Spread: 12” Exposure: Sun Water Requirements: Moderate
Old-Fashioned Bleeding Heart Dicentra spectabilisArching stems of nodding, pink heart-shaped flowers in late spring to early summer
over a clump of deeply cut, rich green foliage. Mature Height: 2-3’ Mature Spread: 18-24” Exposure: Shade Water Requirements: Moderate
Perennial Pink Foxglove
Digitalis thapsiLarge, deep green, heavily textured leaves grow in a basal rosette and up the flower stalk. Large, pink
flowers hang like bells from the stalks in spring.
Mature Height: 2-3’Mature Spread: 12-18”
Exposure: Sun to filtered shadeWater Requirements: Medium
Northern Dragonhead Dracocephalum ruyschianaA shrubby groundcover with ground-hugging stalks. Blue flowers shaped like miniature dragon's heads, complete with tiny fangs, are carried in dense spikes above the foliage in
spring.Mature Height: 8-10” Mature Spread: 12-20” Exposure: Sun to part sun
Water Requirements: Low
Orange Carpet Hummingbird Trumpet Epilobium canum garettii "Orange Carpet“ (Zauschneria garrettii)
Outstanding performer. Bright orange-red tubular flowers in late summer to fall on slender, hairy stems with light-green leaves. Will cascade over rocks and walls. Hummingbirds love it!
Mature Height: 6” Mature Spread: 15-24” Exposure: Sun Water Requirements: Low
Golden Storksbill Erodium chrysanthumA low mound of gray-green, fern-like foliage forms a backdrop for the fragrant, soft
yellow, geranium-like flowers from early spring until late summer.Mature Height: 8-10” Mature Spread: 10-25” Exposure: Sun Water Requirements: Low
‘Goblin’ Blanket Flower Gaillardia x grandiflora 'Goblin'Large, colorful yellow-tipped red daisies with deep red dome-like centers. This variety has leathery grayish green leaves in a compact, tidy mounding
clump.Mature Height: 12-18” Mature Spread: 12-18” Exposure: Sun Water Requirements: Low
Dalmatian Pink CranesbillGeranium
dalmaticumLow-growing diminutive
geranium with early summer pink flowers. Glossy green, aromatic leaves turn red in fall.
Excellent choice for small spaces, rock gardens and
permanent containers.Mature Height: 4-6”
Mature Spread: 12-18”Exposure: Sun to part sun
Water Requirements: Moderate
"Birch's Double" Cranesbill
Geranium himalayense "Plenum"
Low-growing diminutive geranium with early summer pink flowers. Glossy green,
aromatic leaves turn red in fall. Excellent choice for small spaces, rock gardens and
permanent containers.Mature Height: 12-18”Mature Spread: 18-24”
Exposure: Sun to part sunWater Requirements: Moderate
"Mini Pearl" DaylilyHemerocallis 'Mini Pearl‘
A low clump of arching, rich green, grass-like foliage. Erect stalks carrying cute, miniature
trumpet-shaped, fragrant melon-colored flowers. Starts
blooming in mid-spring, and repeat blooms in mid-summer.
Mature Height: 12-18”Mature Spread: 12-18”
Exposure: SunWater Requirements: Low
“Prairie Blue Eyes" Daylily
Hemerocallis ‘Prairie Blue Eyes‘
Beautiful, 5- inch wide, lavender-purple flowers with a blue eye and yellow throat are
prolifically produced all summer. Blooms are a more
raspberry color in cool weather.
Mature Height: 24-30”Mature Spread: 18-24”
Exposure: SunWater Requirements: Low
‘Silver Scrolls’ Coral Bells Heuchera 'Silver Scrolls'Silvery leaves with purple veining form mounded plants. Small, white,
bell-shaped blossoms on 2-foot spikes are held above the foliage.Mature Height: 1-2’ Mature Spread: 10-12” Exposure: Sun to part shade
Water Requirements: Medium
Rounded, broadly lobed leaves with creamy
variegation form tidy clumps. Slender spikes of dainty pinkish-red or coral flowers bloom above the
foliage from late spring into summer.
Mature Height: 12-18”Mature Spread: 10-15”
Exposure: Sun to part sunWater Requirements: Moderate
“Snow Angel” Coral Bells Heuchera sanguinea
"Snow Angel"
Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Flirting‘ Iris x pumila ‘Flirting’Small bright pink flags with tangerine beards are produced in early spring on short stalks above the fans of stiff, upright, leaves. Forms a small clump. Adaptable to dry conditions.
Mature Ht: 10-14” Mature Spread: 8-12” Exposure: Sun Water Requirements: Low
‘Provence’ Lavender Lavandula x intermedia 'Provence'Short, needle-like silver gray leaves are intensely aromatic when handled. Woody stems create mounded clumps topped with very fragrant lavender-blue flower spikes. Needs
good drainage, but more moisture tolerant than most lavenders.Mature Height: 2-3’ Mature Spread: 2-3’ Exposure: Sun Water Requirements: Low
Native Gayfeather/Blazing Star Liatris punctataMany stiff, upright stems arising from a leafy crown, each stem having narrow,
linear leaves. Fuzzy lavender flowers occur in compact spikes at the top of each stem in late summer to fall. Butterfly magnet!
Mature Height: 12-18” Mature Spread: 12-18” Exposure: Sun Water Requirements: Low
Dwarf Lupine "Minarette Mix"
Lupinus polyphyllus 'Minarette‘
Brilliant display of tall, colorful spikes of sweet pea
shaped flowers in spring and early summer appear
over mounds of dark green palmately divided leaves.
Mature Height: 18-24”Mature Spread: 12-18”
Exposure: SunWater Requirements: Medium
Desert Four-O'-Clock Mirabilis multifloraA wide spreading mound with rigid stems and thick, wedge-shaped, bluish-green leaves hosting large, trumpet-like, magenta flowers from mid to late
summer. Do not water once established.Mature Height: 1-3’ Mature Spread: 2-4’ Exposure: Sun Water Requirements: Very Low
"Cambridge Scarlet" Bee-BalmMonarda didyma ‘Cambridge Scarlet’
Spidery, tubular scarlet flowers in a circular cluster on upright, stiff stalks form a dense clump of mint scented, rich green foliage. Very attractive to hummingbirds.
Mature Height: 2-3’ Mature Spread: 12-18” Exposure: Sun to Part ShadeWater Requirements: Medium
Missouri Evening PrimroseOenothera macrocarpa
Very large, cup shaped, lemon yellow blooms are very showy, and are produced on attractive, sprawling red stems with lance-shaped green leaves. Drought tolerant.
Mature Height: 12-18” Mature Spread: 12-18” Exposure: Sun Water Requirements: Low
“Avalanche” White Dwarf Sun DaisyOsteospermum "Avalanche“
Nearly succulent, evergreen leaves, topped by shimmering, 3" white daisies spring-fall.Mature Height: 10-12” Mature Spread: 12-15” Exposure: Sun to part sun
Water Requirements: Low
Mixed Peonies Paeonia lactiflora vars.Large, fragrant, double red or pink blooms are the stars of the early summer
garden. Great cut flowers, peonies are tough and long-lived plants.Mature Height: 24-30” Mature Spread: 24-36” Exposure: Sun
Water Requirements: Medium
Pygmy Purple Penstemon Penstemon hirsutus ‘Pygmaeus’Hairy stems and leaves form a compact, mounded plant. Purple flowers are
borne on 6" stems above the foliage in late spring to summer.Mature Height: 6-8” Mature Spread: 6-8” Exposure: Sun Water Requirements: Low
“Prairie Jewel” PenstemonPenstemon grandiflorus "Prairie Jewel“
Spikes of giant flowers ranging from pure white through lavender, rose pink, and deep purple-violet in summer. Silvery foliage rosettes are attractive all year.
Mature Height: 2-3’ Mature Spread: 8-12” Exposure: Sun Water Requirements: Low
Bridge’s Penstemon Penstemon rostriflorus
Long, narrow leaves climb the
slender flowering stalks. Panicles of tubular scarlet flowers are
produced in the summer. Excellent for humming birds.
Mature Height: 1-2’Mature Spread: 8-12”
Exposure: SunWater Requirements: Low
"Windwalker Garnet" Penstemon
Penstemon X mexicali
Garnet-purple tubular blooms throughout the summer over a clump of branched, wiry stems and narrow, shiny, dark green
leaves.
Mature Height: 14-18”Mature Spread: 12-14”
Exposure: SunWater Requirements: Low
Himalayan Sage Phlomis cashmeriana
Stately spires of curved, tubular, lavender-pink flowers above
large, furry leaves that remain attractive all season. Very hardy
and great back of the border plant.
Mature Height: 36-60”Mature Spread: 18-30”
Exposure: Sun to part shadeWater Requirements: Medium
Pasqueflower Pulsatilla vulgarisSilvery, furry buds open to cup-shaped purple flowers with prominent yellow
stamens. Attractive fuzzy seed heads. Deeply cut, lacy attractive foliage.Mature Height: 6-12” Mature Spread: 8-12” Exposure: Part shade Water Requirements: Low
Leadwort Ceratostigma plumbaginoidesStriking cobalt-blue flowers in mid to late summer, shiny green leaves form an
attractive groundcover. Turns bright red in fall.Mature Height: 8-12”Mature Spread: 18-24” Exposure: Adaptable Water Requirements: Low
‘Fire Spinner’ Ice Plant Delosperma ‘Fire Spinner’The green-apple foliage makes a glistening carpet of succulent leaves. Striking
blossoms have orange-yellow petals with an inner ring of pale purple May-June. Mature Height: 1-2” Mature Spread: 10-12” Exposure: Sun Water Requirements: Low
Delosperma floribundum "Starburst" Starburst Ice PlantCushion-shaped plants are graced with satiny, deep pink, white-throated flowers
from June through frost. Prefers full sun and needs dry winter conditions. Hardiest of all the ice plant cultivars.
Mature Height: 4-6”Mature Spread: 10-12” Exposure: Sun Water Requirements: Low
“Purple Dragon” Spotted Dead Nettle Lamium maculatum "Purple Dragon"
A thick bed of spreading silvery-white leaves with a dark green edge. Small spikes of tubular pale pink flowers in early to late spring. Lights up a shady area!
Mature Height: 6-12” Mature Spread: 12-18” Exposure: Shade Water Requirements: Medium
Rock Soapwort Saponaria ocymoides
'Splendens' Trailing stems forming dense mounds blanketed by bright
pink, flat-faced flowers in early summer. Good trailing over
walls, slopes and embankments, in containers or as a
groundcover in borders. Mature Height: 6-12”
Mature Spread: 12-18”Exposure: Sun
Water Requirements: Low
“Turquoise Tails” StonecropSedum sediforme "Turquoise Tails"
Bright blue, burro's tail-like foliage grows in robust, compact mounds, highlighted with upright stems with bright yellow flowers in summer. A great groundcover.
Mature Height: 4-6” Mature Spread: 8-12” Exposure: Sun Water Requirements: Low
Partridge FeatherTanacetum densum amani
Grown primarily for its finely cut, silvery-white foliage, resembling a tuft of delicately curled feathers. Short stems with button-like gold flowers in
midsummer. Protect crowns from excess moisture to prevent rot.Mature Height: 6-8” Mature Spread: 8-12” Exposure: Sun Water Requirements: Low
Turkish SpeedwellVeronica liwanensis
Evergreen groundcover with small, shiny rounded leaves and masses of tiny, bright blue flowers in spring. Great for between pavers and in rock gardens. Lighter
blooms throughout summer.Mature Height: 2-3” Mature Spread: 15-18” Exposure: Sun to part sun Water Requirements: Low
Ornamental Grasses
'Blonde Ambition' Grama Grass Bouteloua gracilis ‘Blonde Ambition’
A showy form of a western native grass with a clump-forming habit. Seed heads resembling eyelashes are produced on tall stems, emerging chartreuse and
changing to blonde as they age.Mature Height: 2-3’ Mature Spread: 1-2’ Exposure: Sun Water Requirements: Very Low
Variegated Feather Reed
Grass Calamagrostis
acutiflora “Overdam"
Slender, creamy-white leaves with a green stripe along the midrib produce golden inflorescences in midsummer. Uniformly
upright, excellent for specimen and formal
plantings.Mature Height: 1-3’Mature Spread: 1-3’
Exposure: Sun to part sunWater Requirements: Low
Blue Oat Grass Helictotrichon sempervirens
Slender, stiff bluish-gray blades in an open tuft cast arching sprays of light buff colored seed spikes. Lovely
in groups or as single specimens. Provides good
winter interest.Mature Height: 2-3’Mature Spread: 2-3’
Exposure: SunWater Requirements: Low to
moderate
Shrubs, Bushes, and Vines
‘Panchito’ Manzanita
Arctostahylos x coloradoensis "Panchito“
Evergreen groundcover with shiny, oval dark green
leaves on mahogany-red branches. Urn-shaped, pale pink flowers are followed by small red berries. Will cascade down walls and
over boulders.Mature Height: 10-15”
Mature Spread: 3-5’Exposure: Sun to Filtered ShadeWater Requirements: Low once established. Excellent drainage
required.
Spanish Gold Broom Cytisus purgans "Spanish Gold"
A dense mound of fine, twiggy stems with tiny leaves. Covered with deep gold, pea-like flowers in spring. Leaves drop soon after bloom, stems stay green all
year.Mature Height: 2-4’ Mature Spread: 6’ Exposure: Sun Water Requirements: Low
Jackman Clematis Clematis x jackmanii
A heavy covering of single, violet-purple flowers on a
tumbling mass of dark green foliage in early to mid summer. Shade base of plant with mulch or low growing plants. Flowers
are formed on new wood, so prune stems back in late winter,
leaving one or two leaf buds.
Mature Height: 10-12”Mature Spread: 3-5’
Exposure: SunWater Requirements: Medium
Carpet of Snow Alyssum
Lobularia maritimaAnnual. This fragrant
garden favorite produces masses of crisp white blooms and a cloud of
butterfly admirers. Great for patio containers, low
borders or mixed with other summer annuals. Flowers
from early summer till frost. Tolerates poor soil
and hot conditions.Mature Height: 6”
Mature Spread: 5-8"Exposure: Sun, part sun
Water Requirements: Moderate
Royal Carpet Alyssum
Lobularia maritimaAnnual. This fragrant
garden favorite produces mounds of rich, violet-
purple blooms. Great for patio containers, low
borders or mixed with other summer annuals.
Flowers from early summer till frost.
Tolerates poor soil and hot conditions.
Mature Height: 4”Mature Spread: 10"
Exposure: Sun, part sunWater Requirements: Moderate
Chives Allium
schoenoprasum
Perennial herb that produces clumps of upright,
hollow leaves and showy pink-lavender flowers. Beautiful for borders.
Leaves and flowers are edible and have a mild
onion flavor. Mature Height: 12-18”
Mature Spread: 12"Exposure: Sun
Water Requirements: Moderate
Cosmos Bright Lights Mix
Cosmos sp. ‘Bright Lights Mix'
Annual. Large 2-3" blooms in vibrant colors.
Lacy foliage and silky flowers give an airy touch
to the garden from midsummer to frost.
Wonderful for cutting. Tolerates poor soil and heat.
Attracts butterflies! Mature Height: 3’
Mature Spread: 12-15"Exposure: Sun
Water Requirements: Moderate
Cosmos Rubenza Cosmos bipinnatus
‘Rubenza'Annual. Large, single
flowers with yellow center bloom from midsummer to frost above fresh green airy
foliage. Flowers open a deep shade of ruby red, then
mature to rose red. Mature Height: 3’
Mature Spread: 12-18"Exposure: Sun
Water Requirements: Moderate
Sweet William Dianthus barbatusLarge, flat clusters of fragrant flowers in pink, white, and red, many intricately
patterned bi-colored blooms. An old-fashioned favorite. Reseeds.Mature Height: 12” Mature Spread:12” Exposure: Sun to shade
Water requirements: Low
Sunshine Mix Gazania
Gazania rigensAnnual. Huge, 4 inch
sunflower like flowers have yellow centers and come in
base colors of cream, yellow, orange, pink and
red with seemingly endless variation in stripes, rings,
dots, and shadings. Blooms begin in early summer on
compact plants and continue into fall.
Mature Height: 3’Mature Spread: 12-18"
Exposure: SunWater Requirements: Moderate
French Double Dwarf Mixed Colors
Marigold Tagetes patula
Annual. This dwarf French type produces flowers that
resemble miniature carnations in shades of
yellow and orange. Great for patio containers, mass
plantings. Flowers from early summer till frost. Trim spent blooms to encourage
more flowers Tolerates poor soil and hot conditions.
Mature Height: 10-12”Mature Spread: 6-10"
Exposure: SunWater Requirements: Moderate
Empress Of India Nasturtium
Tropaeolum minusAnnual. Unique, deep blue-green leaves and dazzling, long-spurred 2½" scarlet
blooms. Compact plants are superb for hanging baskets
and mixed plantings in kitchen gardens. Blooms until frost. GARDEN HINTS: Use
as companion plants for cabbage, cucumbers and herbs. Helps in repelling
whitefly and cabbage caterpillars. Edible flowers
Mature Height: 10-12”Mature Spread: 12-14"
Exposure: SunWater Requirements: Moderate
Pinwheel Mix Zinnia
Zinnia elegans
Annual. Compact bushy plants topped with a
profusion of 3½", single, daisy-like blooms all
summer long. Good in borders and containers. The more you cut, the more they
bloom! Heat-loving and very easy to grow.Mature Height: 12”
Mature Spread: 8-10"Exposure: Sun
Water Requirements: Moderate
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