Drought-tolerant Perennials
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BOTANIC NAME |
COMMON NAME |
DIA |
HGT |
COLOR |
TIME |
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Perennials: |
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achillea ageratifolia |
Greek yarrow |
17" |
4" |
white |
May |
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achillea filipendulina 'coronation gold' |
coronation gold yarrow |
24" |
36" |
yellow |
? |
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achillea filipendulina 'moonshine' |
moonshine yarrow |
24" |
18" |
yellow |
June - Aug. |
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achillea serbica |
Serbian yarrow |
15" |
4" |
white |
? |
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achillea spp. |
yarrow |
18" |
27" |
varies |
May - Sept. |
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schillea x 'kellereri' |
Keller's yarrow |
15" |
8" |
white |
June - Aug. |
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achillea x 'moonshine' |
moonshine yarrow |
24" |
18" |
yellow |
June - Aug. |
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adenophora latifolia |
lady bells |
18" |
24" |
purple |
? |
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aethionema schistosum |
fragrant Persian stonecress |
15" |
10" |
pink |
March |
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agastache cana |
giant or double bubblemint hyssop |
24" |
36" |
pink |
June - Sept. |
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agastache neomexicana |
New Mexico hummingbird mint |
18" |
27" |
pink |
? |
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agastache rupestris |
sunset hyssop/licorise mint |
24" |
36" |
orange |
July - Oct. |
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agastache x 'desert sunrise' |
hybrid hummingbird mint |
24" |
44" |
pink |
July - Oct. |
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agave neomexicana |
New Mexico century plant |
27" |
21" |
yellow |
? |
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alcca rosea |
hollyhock |
21" |
4' |
varies |
July - Aug. |
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allium senescens 'blue twister' |
? |
10" |
12" |
pink |
June - Aug. |
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aloinopsis spathulata |
hardy living stone |
6" |
1" |
pink |
March - ? |
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alyssum montanum 'mountain gold' |
creeping basket of gold |
17" |
5" |
yellow |
April - June |
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anacyclus depressus |
Mt. Atlas daisy |
15" |
3" |
white |
March |
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anthemis biebersteiniana |
Marshall chamomile |
16" |
14" |
yellow |
June |
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artemisia spp. |
wormwood/mugwort/white sage |
24" |
24" |
white |
July - Sept. |
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srtemisia versicolor 'seafoam' |
curlicue sage |
24" |
18" |
yellow |
? |
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artemisia x Powis castle |
silver sage |
30" |
36" |
none |
na |
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asclepias tuberosa |
orange butterfly weed |
18" |
18" |
orange |
? |
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aster spp. |
aster/Michaelmas daisy |
20" |
28" |
varies |
July - Oct. |
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aurinia saxatile |
basket-of-gold |
12" |
10" |
yellow |
April - May |
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berlandiera lyrata |
chocolate flower |
18" |
15" |
yellow |
March - Oct. |
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callirhoe alcaeoides 'Logan Calhoun' |
Logan Calhoun white flowered poppy mallow |
21" |
6" |
white |
? |
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callirhoe involucrata |
poppy mallow |
27" |
5" |
red |
June - Aug. |
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calylophus hartwegii v. lavandulifolius |
sundrops |
18" |
15" |
yellow |
June - Aug. |
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calylophus serrulatus |
dwarf sundrops |
15" |
15" |
yellow |
May - Aug. |
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centranthus ruber 'coccineus' |
Jupiter's beard |
30" |
30" |
red |
May - Aug. |
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coreopsis grandiflora 'sunray' |
? |
18" |
24" |
yellow |
June - Aug. |
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corydalis spp. |
corydalis |
18" |
9" |
varies |
May - Sept. |
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dalea purpureum |
purple prairie clover |
18" |
18" |
purple |
? |
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delosperma spp. |
iceplant |
18" |
3" |
varies |
May - June |
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dianthus gratianopolitanus 'firewitch' |
firewitch garden pink |
18" |
8" |
pink |
May |
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dianthus spp. |
pinks |
12" |
7" |
varies |
May - Aug. |
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draba spp. |
whitlow grass |
12" |
3" |
yellow |
March - May |
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dracocephalum grandiflorum |
dragonhead |
24" |
21" |
blue |
July - Aug. |
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echinacea purpurea |
purple coneflower |
21" |
30" |
varies |
July - Sept. |
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echinocereus reichenbachii v. baileyi |
Bailey's lace cactus |
6" |
6" |
pink |
May - ? |
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echinops banaticus 'blue glow' |
blue glow globe thistle |
18" |
48" |
blue |
July |
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eriogonum umbellatum 'Shasta sulfur' |
Shasta sulfur buckwheat |
24" |
21" |
yellow |
May - June |
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erodium chrysanthum |
yellow stork's bill |
12" |
5" |
yellow |
? |
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eschscholzia californica |
California poppy |
9" |
9" |
yellow |
April - June |
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gaillardia grandiflora 'Goblin' |
Goblin blanket flower |
15" |
12" |
orange |
June - Aug. |
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gaura lindheimeri 'pink cloud' |
pink cloud apple blossom grass |
18" |
42" |
pink |
June - Aug. |
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geum spp. |
avens |
15" |
9" |
varies |
May - June |
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gypsophila paniculata |
baby's breath |
30" |
30" |
white |
Aug. - Sept. |
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gypsophila repens |
creeping baby's breath |
9" |
4" |
white |
June |
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helianthus maximiliana 'lemon yellow' |
lemon yellow Maximilian's sunflower |
36" |
72" |
yellow |
? |
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helianthus maximiliana 'santa fe' |
Maximilian's sunflower |
48" |
84" |
yellow |
Oct. |
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heliopsis helianthoides |
false sunflower |
42" |
48" |
yellow |
July - Aug. |
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hemerocallis hybrids |
daylily |
27" |
24" |
varies |
July - Aug. |
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hesperaloe parviflora |
Texas red yucca |
36" |
60" |
red |
? |
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heuchera sanguinea |
coralbells |
12" |
18" |
varies |
June - Sept. |
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hymenoxys scaposa |
thrifty-leaf perky Sue |
8" |
5" |
yellow |
? |
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iris hybrids |
dwarf iris |
17" |
8" |
varies |
March - May |
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iris hybrids |
tall bearded iris |
18" |
23" |
varied |
May - June |
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knautia macedonica |
knautia |
21" |
39" |
purple |
May - Oct. |
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kniphofia uvaria |
torch lily/red hot poker |
32" |
36" |
orange |
June - Aug. |
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kniphofia uvaria 'hybrid mix' |
red hot poker |
36" |
36" |
orange |
June - Aug. |
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lavandula angustifolia 'hidcote superior' |
? |
18" |
16" |
purple |
? |
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lavandula angustfolia 'nana' |
dwarf blue lavender |
16" |
10" |
blue |
? |
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lavandula angustifolia 'Melissa' |
Melissa pink lavender |
18" |
18" |
white |
? |
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lavandula angustifolia 'Mitcham Gray' |
Mitcham Gray lavender |
20" |
20" |
purple |
? |
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lavandula angustifolia 'royal velvet' |
royal velvet English lavender |
24" |
30" |
blue |
May - June |
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lavandula x intermedia 'grosso |
grosso lavender |
24" |
30" |
purple |
? |
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lavandula x intermedia 'provence' |
provence lavendar |
24" |
30" |
purple |
? |
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lavatera thuringiaca |
tree mallow |
60" |
60" |
pink |
June - Sept. |
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liatris punctata |
gayfeather |
18" |
18" |
pink |
Aug. |
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liatris spicata |
gayfeather |
21" |
27" |
varies |
July - Aug. |
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limonium latifolium |
perennial blue statice |
21" |
30" |
blue |
June - Aug. |
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limonium spp. |
sea lavendar |
24" |
30" |
purple |
July - Sept. |
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linum lewisii 'appar' |
appar blue flax |
18" |
18" |
blue |
May |
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linum spp. |
flax |
13" |
21" |
varies |
May - June |
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monarda fistulosa |
bee balm |
27" |
30" |
blue |
July |
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nepeta |
catmint |
21" |
21" |
purple |
May - June |
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nepeta x faassenii 'select blue' |
blue catmint |
18" |
15" |
purple |
May - Aug. |
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nepeta x 'Walker's low' |
Walker's low catmint |
18" |
21" |
purple |
May - Aug. |
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onethera macrocarpa |
Ozark sundrops or Missouri evening primrose |
28" |
10" |
yellow |
June - Aug. |
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oenothera macrocarpa 'Comanche campfire' |
Silverleaf evening prinrose |
21" |
10" |
yellow |
? |
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oenothera speciosus 'rosea' |
showy pink evening primrose |
18" |
10" |
pink |
? |
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oenothera spp. |
sundrops/evening primroses |
24" |
9" |
varies |
May - Sept. |
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origanum libanoticum |
cascading ornamental oregano |
18" |
18" |
pink |
July - ? |
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papaver spp. |
poppy |
16" |
12" |
varies |
May - June |
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penstemon cardinalis |
cardinal penstemon |
24" |
36" |
red |
June - Aug. |
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penstemon catonii "Richfield selection' |
firecracker beardtongue |
12" |
30" |
red |
? |
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penstemon linarioides v. coloradoensis |
Colorado narrowleaf beardtongue |
12" |
8" |
blue |
? |
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penstemon palmeri |
pink wild snapdragon |
24" |
54" |
pink |
June - ? |
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penstemon pinifolius |
pineleaf penstemon |
24" |
15" |
orange |
June - Aug. |
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penstemon pinifolius 'compactum' |
compact pineleaf penstemon |
12" |
10" |
red |
May - ? |
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penstemon pinifolius 'mersea yellow' |
yellow pineleaf penstemon |
15" |
12" |
yellow |
June - Aug. |
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penstemon pinifolius 'shades of mango' |
shades of mango pineleaf beardtongue |
15" |
15" |
orange |
? |
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penstemon pseudospectabilis |
desert beardtongue |
18" |
36" |
red |
May - Oct.? |
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penstemon spp. |
penstemon/beardtongue |
22" |
23" |
varies |
June - Aug. |
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penstemon strictus |
Rocky Mountain penstemon |
36" |
24" |
purple |
May - June |
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penstemon tubaeflorus |
white plains beardtongue |
15" |
33" |
white |
June - ? |
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penstemon utahensis |
Utah beardtongue |
12" |
27" |
red |
May - Aug. |
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penstemon virens |
blue mist beardtongue |
8" |
8" |
blue |
May - ? |
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penstemon x mexicali |
Pikes Peak purple |
15" |
18" |
purple |
? |
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penstemon x mexicali 'Red Rocks' |
Red Rocks hybrid beardtongue |
15" |
18" |
pink |
? |
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perovskia atriplicifolia |
Russian sage |
42" |
3'-9" |
blue |
Aug. - Oct. |
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perovskia atriplicifolia 'filigran' |
Filigran Russian sage |
36" |
36" |
blue |
? |
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phemeranthus calycinum |
flame flower |
5" |
10" |
pink |
June - Oct. |
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phlomis russeliana |
hardy Jerusalem sage |
20" |
36" |
yellow |
? |
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phlox paniculata var. |
tall garden phlox |
21" |
30" |
varies |
July - Aug. |
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phlox spp. |
creeping phlox |
18" |
4" |
varies |
April - June |
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platycodon grandiflora var. |
balloon flower |
15" |
21" |
varies |
June - Aug. |
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potentilla spp. |
cinquefoil |
17" |
3" |
varies |
April - June |
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potentilla spp. |
potentilla |
21" |
15" |
varies |
May - July |
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pulsatilla spp. |
pasque flower |
9" |
8" |
varies |
March - May |
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rabia albipuncta |
hardy living stone |
6" |
2" |
yellow |
March |
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ratibida columnifera |
prairie coneflower |
21" |
21" |
varies |
July - Oct. |
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ratibida columnifera 'Mexican hat' |
prairie coneflower |
18" |
19" |
orange |
July - ? |
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ratibida columnifera 'yellow' |
yellow prairie coneflower |
18" |
19" |
yellow |
July - ? |
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rudbeckia spp. |
black-eyed susan |
21" |
19" |
yellow |
Aug. - Sept. |
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salvia daghestanica |
dwarf silver-leaf sage |
12" |
13" |
blue |
May - June |
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salvia nemorosa 'May night' |
May night meadow sage |
18" |
18" |
purple |
May - ? |
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salvia nemorosa 'plumosa' |
plume-flowered garden sage |
15" |
18" |
purple |
? |
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salvia officinalis 'minima' |
dwarf herb sage |
18" |
15" |
blue |
May - ? |
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salvia pachyphylla |
giant flowered purple sage |
30" |
36" |
purple |
? |
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salvia pitcheri 'grandiflora' |
Pitcher's blue sage |
24" |
48" |
blue |
Sept. - ? |
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salvia spp. |
salvia/sage |
30" |
24" |
varies |
June - Sept. |
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santolina chamaecyparissus |
santolina/lavender cotton/gray santolina |
36" |
18" |
yellow |
? |
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scutellaria baicalensis |
Siberian skullcap |
21" |
17" |
blue |
Aug. - Sept. |
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scutellaria orientalis 'eastern sun select' |
yellow oriental skullcap |
18" |
6" |
yellow |
June - ? |
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scutellaria resinosa |
prairie skullcap |
10" |
10" |
blue |
May - Oct. |
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sedum 'ruby glow' |
ruby glow stonecrop |
15" |
8" |
red |
? |
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sedum sieboldii |
October Daphne stonecrop |
15" |
6" |
pink |
? - Oct. |
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sedum spp. |
stonecrop |
15" |
10" |
varies |
May - Sept. |
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sedum spp. |
tall sedum |
21" |
21" |
varies |
June - Aug. |
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sempervivum spp. |
hens & chickens |
12" |
4" |
varies |
June - Aug. |
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silene laciniata |
Mexican catchfly |
15" |
15" |
orange |
June - Aug. |
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sisyrinchium spp. |
blue eyed grass |
12" |
9" |
varies |
May - June |
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solidago spp. |
goldenrod |
33" |
33" |
yellow |
July - Sept. |
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sphaeralcea munroana |
orange globe mallow |
24" |
42" |
orange |
July |
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stanleya pinnata |
prince's plume |
18" |
36" |
yellow |
? |
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stomatium mustilinum |
night-blooming ice plant |
6" |
2" |
yellow |
? |
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tanacetum niveum |
snowy tansy/snow daisy/white bouquet tansy |
28" |
22" |
white |
? |
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teucium aroanium |
gray creeping germander |
18" |
3" |
pink |
June - Aug. |
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verbascum phoeniceum |
purple mullein |
21" |
27" |
varies |
May - June |
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verbena spp. |
vervain/perennial verbena |
21" |
8" |
varies |
May - Oct. |
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Veronica incana |
silver speedwell |
15" |
10" |
blue |
June - Aug. |
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veronica x blue reflection |
blue reflection hybrid creeping speedwell |
18" |
3" |
blue |
April - ? |
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yucca baccata |
baccata yucca |
48" |
42" |
white |
June - July |
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yucca glauca |
soapweed yucca |
36" |
36" |
white |
June - July |
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yucca spp. |
yucca |
36" |
36" |
white |
June - July |
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zauschneria arizonica |
hardy hummingbird trumpet |
24" |
36" |
red |
? |
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zauschneria spp. |
California fuchsia |
27" |
21" |
red |
July - Oct. |
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zinnia acerosa |
white flowered bush zinnia |
15" |
10" |
white |
June - Aug. |
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zinnia grandiflora |
prairie zinnia |
15" |
4" |
yellow |
Aug. - Oct. |
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zizophora clinopodioides |
blue mint bush |
18" |
18" |
blue |
June - Aug. |
