PERENNIALS
Achillea millefolium
'Colorado' YARROW
A seed grown mix,
replacing 'Summer Pastels.' The colors are vibrant pinks, reds, and yellows,
the plants grow more upright, and the entire group is nice for the border or cut
flowers. 2' tall. Drought tolerant, but will not bloom as well during severe
droughts. Zone 4.
Achillea millefolium
'Lavender Beauty' YARROW
Perfect for bouquets;
nice soft lavender looks good with all the other colors. Zone 4.
Achillea millefolium 'Paprika'
PAPRIKA YARROW
An excellent red
yarrow. 2' tall. Zone 4.
Achillea millefolium
'Royal Tapestry' YARROW
Rich purple blooms
with white center. Repeat blooms in late summer. 2' tall
Achillea x taygeta
'Moonshine' MOONSHINE YARROW
A soft yellow flower
over silver foliage. One of our favorites. 2' tall. Zone 4.
Achillea X 'Terra
Cotta' TERRA COTTA YARROW
Shades of peach, rusty
red, orange and yellow. Another great cross between A.taygetea and A.
millefolium. These hybrids are less likely to seed around and much longer
blooming than the straight species. Zone 4.
Actaea simplex
'Atropurpurea' (syn. Cimicifuga)
Creamy white flowers
in summer hightlight the purple leaves. Prefers compost-enriched, moist soil
and part shade. 4' tall. Zone 3. Available in #1 size only.
Aegopodium podagraria
BISHOP'S WEED
A vigorous groundcover
with variegated leaves and white flowers that look like a dwarf Queen Anne's
Lace. Useful in shade or part sun. 10" tall. Zone 4.
Aethionema schistosum
FRAGRANT STONECRESS
This dwarf shrub from
the steppes of Turkey is an excellent rock garden plant. Grow it in a hot, dry,
rocky spot and it will reward you with soft pink flowers with a sweet fragrance
in spring. Looks great with the Turkish veronicas. 4" tall x 8" wide.
Zone 4.
Agastache aurantiaca
Yellow-gold flowers
look great mixed in with all of the other agastaches, and this one is
attractive to hummingbirds, too. Long blooming and compact. 18" tall. Zone
5.
Agastache cana DOUBLE
BUBBLE MINT
This was the first agastache
we grew, and still a favorite. Very fragrant and a great hummingbird plant.
Native to only a few areas in New Mexico and Texas. 3' tall. Zone 5.
Agastache cana (dwarf)
DWARF DOUBLE BUBBLE MINT
This selection of the
popular Double Bubble Mint is a much more compact plant. 15"-18"
tall. Pink flowers with purple calyces. Zone 5.
Agastache 'Coronado
Red' HYSSOP
Crimson and maroon
flowers are produced from July to September. 18" tall. Full sun. Zone 5.
Agastache rupestris
SUNSET HYSSOP
Peach-colored flowers
with lavender calyx. The foliage smells like licorice and root beer. 1997 Plant
Select. Zone 5.
Agastache x 'Rye Pink'
RYE PINK HYSSOP
A very showy cross
between Agastache cana and Agastache rupestris. Every flower exhibits shades of
pink, peach, and purple. Hardy. Zone 5--hardy to 8000 ft.
Agave parryi
(neomexicana)
One of the hardiest of
the agaves. Beautiful accent in a dry garden. Zone 5.
Ajuga reptans 'Black
Scallop' BUGLEWEED
Incredibly dark shiny
leaves. We saw some of these plants growing by the La Veta library and they
were stunning. Purple flowers in spring. 6" tall. Zone 3.
Ajuga reptans 'Bronze
Beauty' BRONZE BUGLEWEED
Along with periwinkle,
this is one of the traditional groundcovers for a shady area. Zone 3.
Ajuga reptans 'Burgundy
Glow' BURGUNDY BUGLEWEED
Showy sport of
bugleweed with variegated green, white, and burgundy leaves. Blue flowers in
late spring. 8" tall. Zone 3.
Ajuga reptans
'Chocolate Chip' BUGLEWEED
Small, dark colored leaves
make an attractive groundcover. Purple blooms in spring. For part shade. Zone
3.
Alcea ficifolia
'Country Romance Mix' HOLLYHOCK
This is an
old-fashioned mix of single flowers in shades of red, yellow, maroon, pink, and
peach. Drought tolerant and heat tolerant. Zone 4.
Alcea nigra 'The
Watchman' HOLLYHOCK
Deep dark red blooms
make this hollyhock stand out. 4' tall. Zone 4.
Alcea rugosa HOLLYHOCK
A pretty, pale yellow
perennial that flowers from mid-June until the end of August. Seems immune to
the diseases that disfigure the foliage of the common hollyhocks. One plant can
be a traffic stopper. 6' x 3'. Zone 3.
Alchemilla mollis
'Thriller' LADY'S MANTLE
Graceful and delicate
in appearance, yet tough and cold hardy in the garden. Wonderful for part
shade. The foliage is velvety and fan-shaped-water drops caught in the pleated
leaves glisten in the sunlight. Lime-green and yellow clustered blooms. Great
accent for fresh and dried flower bouquets. 18" tall. Zone 4.
Alyssum markgraffii
Gray-green leaves and
clusters of small gold flowers. Unlike most of the "baskets of gold"
the leaves stay nice all season and flowers repeat through late summer. Zone 5.
Alyssum wulfenianum
Another great alyssum
for the rock garden or xeriscape. Blooms June-July. 8" tall. Zone 4.
Amsonia jonesii BLUE
STAR
This native is
beautiful in spring with masses of blue flowers on willowy stems. Very drought
tolerant, it's deer and rabbit resistant, too. 12" x 15". Zone 4.
Anacyclus depressus
GNOME'S HAT
Rock garden daisy that
grows only an inch or two high. Gray-green leaves are ferny. The flowers are
white on top, with red undersides that show when the petals fold up at night or
on a cloudy day. Very adaptable to clay soils, it has even seeded into the road
base in the driveway! Doesn't seem to like Pueblo's heat, but at our elevation
it's easy to grow. Zone 4.
NEW! Anchusa capensis CAPE FORGET ME NOT
Intense blue flowers
from spring to summer. Will often rebloom if cut back. Can tolerate drought after
establishment. Hardiness is still being explored, but it has survived many
years at the Denver Botanic Gardens, so should be hardy for Pueblo, for sure.
It can be grown as a reseeding annual, it blooms so long it
Anemone biarmiensis
Soft cream-colored
flowers in bloom in May and again in September. Good for the sunny rock garden.
10" tall. Zone 3.
Anemone sylvestris
SNOWDROP ANEMONE
An early blooming
dwarf anemone with rough textured, but finely cut foliage. Large fragrant snow
white flowers. Sun or part shade. 12"tall. Blooms in spring and again in
fall. Zone 4.
Antennaria dioica
'Rubra' PUSSYTOES
Silver foliage topped
with wine-red flowers in spring. For sun to part shade. Drought tolerant.
4" tall. Zone 3.
Anthemis marschalliana
(biebersteiniana)
This plant is slow to
propagate and we rarely have enough to list it. In the garden it's a lovely
little silver clump with yellow daisies. It spreads slowly by roots, never sets
viable seed, and if it's overwatered it might melt. Grow it on a slope or
sunny, rocky spot and it will shine like the sun. 6" tall when blooming.
Zone 4.
Antirrhinum
braun-blanquetii SNAPDRAGON
A perennial snapdragon
with creamy yellow or bicolor yellow and rose flowers. 2' tall. Zone 5.
Aquilegia chrysantha
'Yellow Queen' COLUMBINE
A native to canyons
and mountains of the Southwest, this columbine is taller than most and the big
yellow flowers are strikingly beautiful. 3' tall. Zone 5.
NEW! Aquilegia clematiflora 'Green Apples'
COLUMBINE
Blooms look like a
small double clematis; the buds open in lime green, turn to apple green and
finally age to cream. Very different from any other columbine we've grown.
32" tall. Zone 4.
Aquilegia 'Colorado
Violet and White' COLUMBINE
Large blooms on 2'
tall stems, they're as graceful as a swan. Zone 3.
Aquilegia desertorum
ARIZONA COLUMBINE
The relatively small red
and yellow flowers of this columbine and the smallish stature of the plant make
it suitable for a rock garden. It is the longest blooming columbine I know. It
starts with a big flush of flowers in June and blooms until hard frost. It
doesn't rest in the heat of summer and at all times had at least 8 to 10 flowers open. 15"
tall. Zone 5.
Aquilegia 'Dragonfly
Hybrids' DRAGONFLY COLUMBINE
A wide mix of colors;
long spurs; blooms May-July. Attracts hummingbirds. 18" tall. Zone 3.
Aquilegia hybrida
'McKana's Giants' COLUMBINE, MCKANA'S GIANTS
Big flowers on tall
plants make a huge show in the late spring. Good color mix. 30" tall. Zone
3.
Aquilegia hybrida
'Origami Blue and White' ORIGAMI BLUE & WHITE COLUMBINE
A short, compact
version of the traditional columbine hybrid, but the blooms are just as big and
the color is excellent. 18" tall.
NEW! Aquilegia 'Korelle' COLUMBINE
Coral red with pale
yellow center; long spurs; very pretty. 2' tall. Zone 3.
Aquilegia longissima
'Yellow Bonnet' COLUMBINE
Extremely long
(4-5") spurs contribute to the overall gracefulness of the plant.
Excellent for hot summer areas. Rabbit resistant.
NEW! Aquilegia scopulorum
Perhaps the most
beautiful of our Western native columbines, I've had this one survive for many
years in the big horse trough near the old foundation. It looks like dwarf version of our state
flower, Aquilegia coerulea, and when it blooms, it seems to concentrate all the
beauty of that larger plant into a smaller but more intense display. Twenty large
flowers on one small plant is not uncommon. 6" tall (when in bloom). Zone 3.
Argemone polyanthemos
PRICKLY POPPY
This native grows just
down the road from us, defying drought and deer to flourish year after year.
Big white flowers off and on all summer. Zone 4.
Artemisia versicolor
'Sea Foam'
A good ground cover or
accent plant for the dry garden. Like all the artemisias, it is safe from deer
and rabbits. 10" tall. Zone 4.
Artemisia x 'Powis
Castle' SILVER SAGE
Deer resistant! Rabbit
resistant! This beautiful mounding plant provides a long season of foliage
interest. For full sun. 2'-3' tall. Xeric. Zone 5.
Asclepias incarnata
'Rose Form' MILKWEED
Pink flowers June
through August, this butterfly attractor is glorious in the height of summer,
loving the sunshine, happy growing where the water runs off the driveway, it is
host to Monarch butterfly larva. Can take, but does not demand, bog conditions.
Deer resistant. 3' tall. Zone 3.
Asclepias tuberosa
BUTTERFLY WEED
A favorite of the
monarch butterfly, this bright orange flower does best in well-drained soil and
full sun. Transplant with as little root disturbance as possible. Native to
Colorado. 2'.
Asphodeline damascena
Clusters of white
flowers along a stalk emerge in late May and continue to bloom all through the
summer. The narrow, grass-like foliage provides interesting contrast in
texture. Never fails to draw comments from visitors in the garden. 20"
tall. Zone 5.
Aster novae-angliae
'Purple Dome' PURPLE DOME ASTER
This deep purple aster
blooms at 18" tall and is very tidy and compact. Also disease resistent.
Zone 3.
Aster oblongifolius
'Dream of Beauty'
Aster `Dream of
Beauty' is the star of the late summer xeriscape. Only one foot tall, it
spreads to two feet wide, and is covered in August and September with clear
pink flowers with orange centers. Zone 4.
Aster oblongifolius
'October Skies' ASTER
Blooms in September
and October. This aster tolerates dry, poor soils. Blue flowers over bushy,
aromatic foliage. 18" tall. Zone 5.
Aster porteri PORTER'S
ASTER
A native aster with
zillions of tiny white flowers in September. Absolutely xeric. 8"-14"
tall. Nice for a rock garden.
Aster x frikartii
'Monch' ASTER, FRIKARTII
Blue flowers from July
through frost. Longest blooming of any of the asters. 30" tall. Zone 5.
Baptisia australis
FALSE INDIGO
Blue flowers in June
are replaced by black seed pods that provide interest all summer into fall. For
full sun. An easy long-lived perennial. 3' tall. Zone 3.
Baptisia x bicolor
(Starlite Prairie Blues TM)' FALSE INDIGO
Jim Ault, Ph.D.,
director, Ornamental Plant Research, Chicago Botanic Garden, bred the Prairie
Blues series of baptisia, following six years in development. Periwinkle blue
blooms with cream colored keels from mid-May to June. After the flowers fade,
the seedpods turn charcoal black, making a valued addition to dried flower arrangements.
Patented. 30"-36" tall. Zone 4
Baptisia x variicolor (Twilight
Prairieblues TM) FALSE INDIGO
Breeder, Jim Ault,
says 'Twilite Prairieblues' is baptisia on steroids. Violet bicolor blooms.
Patented. 3'-4' tall. Zone 4.
Bergenia 'Eroica'
The green foliage
traced with copper red overtones and bright red edges make this shade lover
outstanding. Rich pink flowers top red stems in April and May and the foliage
turns bright red in the fall. Needs moist soil. 16" tall. Zone 3.
Bergenia purpurescens
PIGSQUEAK
Thick leathery leaves
are evergreen and turn reddish purple in December. Pink blooms in early spring.
Four seasons of interest for the shade garden. Rub the leaves in the summer and
they sound like a pig squealing. 12" tall. Zone 3.
Berlanderia lyrata
CHOCOLATE FLOWER
A deer-resistant
native wildflower that smells like chocolate....what more could you want? It's
a profuse bloomer, with showy red-centered, yellow daisies produced all summer.
The green buds, picked before the flower blooms, make a great everlasting
flower, too. 15" tall 18" wide. Very drought tolerant. This is one
for the NO-water garden. Zone 4.
Brunnera macrophylla
'Jack Frost' SIBERIAN BUGLOSS
Frosty silver leaves
with dark green veins have blue forget-me-not flowers above the foliage in
early spring. A great plant for a shady spot in the garden. One of the best
growers of the variegated brunnera. Won best new perennial of the year in
Holland in 2003. 12" tall. Zone 3.
Callirhoe involucrata
WINE CUPS (POPPY MALLOW)
This member of the
malva family is a long-blooming prairie native. The numerous burgundy red
flowers are held 2"-3" above the plant. Very drought tolerant. 1999
Plant Select. Zone 4.
Campanula glomerata
superba BELLFLOWER
Great plant for higher
elevations, blooms June-August in La Veta, Cuchara, Westcliffe, Beulah and Rye.
Prefers part shade in fairly good soil, and a weekly watering schedule.
18" tall. Zone 3.
Campanula persicifolia
'Telham Beauty' PEACH-LEAVED BELLFLOWER
Upright plant for the
border. 2' tall with sky blue bells along the stems. Blooms June-July. Zone 3.
Campanula
poscharskyana SERBIAN BELLFLOWER
This extremely cold
hardy campanula is a great plant for a part shaded area of the garden. Lavender
blue flowers June-July; cut back after flowering. Looks great trailing over
rocks. Can spread 18" wide. 10" tall. Zone 3.
Campanula rotundifolia
BLUEBELLS OF SCOTLAND
12" tall. Blooms
all summer. This is the familiar bluebell that you'll find while hiking in the
Colorado mountains. Zone 3.
Castilleja integra
INDIAN PAINTBRUSH
Southwestern native paints
the foothills of Colorado from May to July. Difficult to transplant but worth
the effort. Flowers are bright orange. Zone 4.
Centranthus ruber RED
VALERIAN
Many carmine-colored
blooms in early summer. 2' tall. Can survive drought once established, does not
like to be overwatered, especially in clay soil. The flowers are not fragrant
despite all the books, magazines, and websites that claim they are. The ROOT is
fragrant (or maybe stinky is a better word) it smells like the root of true valerian (Valeriana
officinalis). Zone 4.
Cerastium
candidissimum
Native to Greece where
it grows in dry, stony areas. The silver foliage is attractive all summer.
White flowers in June. 4" tall; 12" wide. Zone 4.
Cerastium tomentosum
SNOW IN SUMMER
An 8"-10"
mat of silver foliage. White flowers blanket this groundcover May-June. When in
bloom it's a gorgeous thing; it then goes through a rough period and benefits
from cutting back. Zone 3.
Chrysanthemum maximum
'Becky' BECKY'S SHASTA DAISY
This shasta is one of
the longest blooming of the cultivars. Starts in June and continues thru
August. 3' tall. Zone 5.
Chrysanthemum rubellum
'Clara Curtis HARDY MUM
Loooooong-blooming
hardy mum, starts in July and goes until frost. Single pink flowers with yellow
centers. Hardy. 2' tall. Zone 4.
Chrysanthemum rubellum
'Mary Stoker' HARDY MUM
Begins in late August
or early September with light straw-colored single daisies that age to peach
and then a darker gold. One of my favorite fall flowers. Deer resistant. Zone
4.
NEW! Chrysanthemum weyrichii 'Elfreda'
A dwarf chrysanthemum,
with white daisies in late summer and early fall, blooming at only 10"
high, this plant can survive dry shade! Spreads fairly rapidly and likes to be
divided every few years. Zone 4.
Chrysanthemum x
superbum 'Silver Princess' DWARF SHASTA DAISY
A very floriferous
compact perennial daisy. The dazzling white flowers bloom June-July. 15"
tall. Zone 5.
Clematis integrifolia
Blue or pink bell-shaped
flowers on this shrubby clematis. 3' tall. Very cold hardy. Zone 3.
Coreopsis grandiflora
'Early Sunrise' COREOPSIS
An old favorite, the
sunny golden flowers appear all summer long; they look great with catmint and
lavender. Not long-lived, but will reliably reseed. 15" tall. Zone 5.
Coreopsis 'Jethro
Tull' TICKSEED
Abundant, fluted,
golden yellow petals, this cross between Coreopsis auriculata 'Zamphir' and
Coreopsis 'Early Sunrise' is always in bloom. You don't even need to deadhead
to have flowers from June-October. 15" tall. Zone 5.
Crocosmia 'Emily
Mckenzie'
Soft orange flowers
with deep red accents. Very showy. Survives a mild winter. Mulch might help, or
just grow as a showy annual for hummers. 24" tall.
Crocosmia 'George
Davidson'
Bright golden-yellow
flowers and attactive lance-shaped leaves. Sun to part shade. 20" tall.
Not reliably winter hardy, but a great plant for containers.
Crocosmia 'Lucifer'
Bright red flowers and
attactive lance-shaped leaves. Sun to part shade. 3' tall. Hardiest of the
crocosmias.
NEW! Delosperma ashtonii 'Blut' ICE PLANT
Deep magenta blooms
cover this hardy ice plant most of the spring and summer. Compact. Found by
Kelly Grummons of Timberline nursery. Zone 5.
Delosperma dyeri RED
MOUNTAIN ICEPLANT
With rusty red
flowers, this ice plant looks very different from the rest of the clan. It
looks good with Delosperma 'Mesa Verde', another color break in this genus.
Delosperma 'John
Proffit' (Table Mountain tm) TABLE MOUNTAIN ICE PLANT
This iceplant is more
compact than D. 'Cooperi' and it begins blooming earlier in the season. How
much moisture iceplants need is a matter of some debate. My opinion is that
they bloom better with regular irrigation in the summer and they survive the
winter better if they are not in icy, soggy soil. Zone 5?
Delosperma kelaidis
'Mesa Verde' ICE PLANT
The iridescent salmon
colored flowers are held tight against the compact foliage. Very nice habit and
very long blooming. A cross between a yellow and a pink ice plant? My new
favorite in this genus. The species name honors Panayoti Kelaidis, of the
Denver Botanic Gardens.
Delosperma 'Lavender
Ice' LAVENDER ICE PLANT
Our own foundling,
this plant has large lavender flowers with a darker lavender-blue ring at the center.
Very distinctive and a vigorous ground cover. 3" tall, spreading to
18" wide. Plant Select 2009. Zone 4.
Delosperma 'Lesotho
Pink' LESOTHO ICEPLANT
This cold hardy
selection is covered with deep pink blooms in spring. 1" tall by 18"
wide. Zone 4.
Delosperma nubigenum
YELLOW ICE PLANT
Yellow flowers. Very
hardy. Blooms in May. Red foliage in fall and winter. Zone 4.
NEW! Delosperma 'White Nugget' ICEPLANT
Beautiful shiny white
flowers in May. Found high in the Drakensberg Mountains. 1" tall x 4"
wide. Zone 5.
Delphinium
grandiflorum DWARF DELPHINIUM
Compact and drought
tolerant. Brilliant blue flowers in July. 18" tall.
Delphinium 'Magic
Fountains Mix' DELPHINIUM
The huge double
flowers make this a dramatic accent in the garden. Not as tall as the Pacific
Giants and so less likely to be damaged by wind. Colors in shades of blue,
purple, pink and white with contrasting center. Full sun. 3' tall. The secret
to growing great delphiniums? Compost or manure. They like a rich soil. Luckily
they are happy with Colorado's alkaline soil, so if you give them a little
extra fertilizer they should be happy.
Dianthus callizonus
A small alpine with
fringed, lavender-pink flowers. One of the best dianthus for a rock garden.
Full sun. Zone 4.
Dianthus 'First Love'
FIRST LOVE PINKS
Fragrant flowers,
start white then change to pink and then dark rose pink. Extremely long
blooming, from spring to fall. One of the easiest dianthus to grow, it
flourishes from the mountains to the plains. Zone 3.
Dianthus gratianopolitanus
'Firewitch' PINKS
Blue mound with
carmine red flowers. Fragrant. 12" tall. Zone 4.
Dianthus knappii
A pleasant shade of yellow, very unusual for the genus. 15" tall. Zone 5.
Dianthus simulans
PINKS
The tiniest leaves,
the tiniest flowers--yet a big impact. This is a plant for troughs or in a special
spot in the rock garden. Everyone who sees it must touch it.� 3" tall, spreading very slowly to
10" wide.
Diascia integerrima
'Coral Canyon'
A long-blooming
perennial. Salmon-pink flowers keep coming all summer long. 15" x
18". Full sun.
Dicentra spectabilis
BLEEDING HEART, OLD FASHIONED
Old fashioned flower
with dangling hearts in the spring. Zone 4.
Dicentra spectabilis
'Alba' BLEEDING HEART, WHITE
A pure white version
of the old favorite. 2' tall. Zone 4.
Digitalis lanata
GRECIAN FOXGLOVE
White flowers, brown
and gold veins. Prefers part shade. A lovely foxglove, and deer resistant, too.
Zone 4.
Digitalis lutea SMALL
YELLOW FOXGLOVE
Small light yellow
flowers bloom throughout the early summer. One of the easiest perennials. Hardy
in Westcliffe. 2' Zone 4.
Digitalis obscura
SPANISH FOXGLOVE
This plant has very
skinny leathery foliage. The flowers are an interesting color, amber and pink
and gold all melting together. Foliage looks nice in winter. Can take more sun
and less water than most foxgloves. Zone 4.
Echinacea 'Harvest
Moon'
Golden yellow petals
surround a golden orange cone. Of all the new colors, this is the most
beautiful. The flowers are large, 4" wide, and fragrant, too. 24"
tall. Sun to part shade. Zone 4.
Echinacea purpurea
alba 'White Swan' WHITE CONEFLOWER
A white coneflower
with dark orange centers. Like all the coneflowers this one looks best planted
only 15" from it's neighbor. Some of the white coneflowers are fragrant,
too. 30" tall. Zone 4.
Echinacea purpurea 'Bravado'
PURPLE CONE FLOWER
Big bright blooms
attract butterflies and hummingbirds over a very long season. The magenta pink
blooms are 4 to 5 inches wide. Excellent in the perennial border. 36"
tall. Zone 3.
Echinacea purpurea 'Ruby
Star' PURPLE CONEFLOWER
Deep carmine red
petals and dark orange centers make this one of the showiest of the purple
coneflowers. 30" tall. Full sun. Zone 4.
Echinacea tenneseensis
'Rocky Top' TENNESSEE CONEFLOWER
The ray petals of this
species are not drooping like most of the species in this genus, they curve
upward in a slightly cupped shaped The flowers always face east looking, we
think, for Tennessee. The dark mauve flowers with their black cones are very
showy. They begin blooming before any of the Echinacea purpurea cultivars and are still blooming in
September. 2' tall. Hardy in Rye for over a decade. Some sources list it as
Zone 4,
NEW! Echium amoenum RED FEATHERS
Red flower spikes in
spring and all through the summer, if deadheaded. The dried flowers possess a
high level of anti-oxidants, and are used in tea for relief of colds and flue
in its native Iran. Drought tolerant. 16" tall. Zone 3. Plant Select 2010.
Eremurus isabellinus
'Ruiter's Hybrids' Desert Candle
Tall scapes covered with
flowers in shades of pink, yellow, peach, or cream. They like well-drained soil
and are summer dormant to ensure survival in times of drought. Mulch heavily in
fall. Blooms in early summer. 5' tall. Zone 5.
Eryngium giganteum
'Miss Wilmott's Ghost' SEA HOLLY
The beautiful 'Miss
Wilmott's Ghost' is available this year in small quantities. The silvery bracts
are very showy in the garden and in dried bouquets. Drought tolerant. Biennial
that reseeds. Zone 4.
Eupatorium rugosum
'Chocolate' JOE PYE WEED
Strong dark
bronze-purple leaves and white flowers August-September. Striking accent. 3'
tall. Needs moist rich soil. Part shade to full sun. Zone 4.
Euphorbia dulcis
'Chameleon'
It's not easy to find
red-foliaged plants for the xeriscape, but this plant is the perfect choice.
10"-12" tall. Yellow flowers. Milky sap can cause skin irritation.
Deer resistant. Mulch with gravel to create the perfect environment for
seedlings of this great plant. Zone 4.
FERN Athyrium
nipponicum 'Pictum' JAPANESE PAINTED FERN
Leaves of silver,
green and burgundy, this fern is as showy as a flower in a shady garden.
Happiest in rich soil and adequate moisture. Loses all it's leaves in winter,
but don't worry, it's very cold hardy and will return in late April. 18"
Zone 4.
FERN Polystichum
munitum WESTERN SWORD FERN
Native from Alaska to
California and into the Black Hills of South Dakota, this native Western fern
is dramatic in the garden. The fronds can get to be 3' long. Showy near a pond
or stream bed. Needs rich soil and plenty of water. Evergreen. Zone 5.
Gaillardia 'Amber
Wheels' BLANKET FLOWER
Yellow petals surround
a red center. Very showy native. 18" tall. Does not perform well in heavy
clay. This is the time to add compost, rock and sand to your clay soil to create
a better environment. Zone 4.
Gaillardia aristata
BLANKET FLOWER
With its red center
and yellow petals, this gaillardia represents summer in the Southwest to all
who see it. Drought tolerant. This native is found up to 9000' elevation in
Colorado. Although perennial, it is short-lived, remaining in the garden by
reseeding. Zone 3.
Gaillardia grandiflora
'Golden Goblin' BLANKET FLOWER
Clear yellow from tip
to center. Perfect compliment to blue penstemons in the xeriscape. 18"
tall. Zone 4.
Gaillardia x
grandiflora 'Arizona Sun' BLANKET FLOWER
This new seed-grown
variety is similar to 'Goblin' but even more compact and longer blooming. It
starts blooming earlier in the season and continues until hard frost in the
fall. 12" tall. Drought tolerant.
Galium odoratum SWEET
WOODRUFF
A wonderful ground
cover for a shady area; can tolerate moist or dry soils, and blooms profusely
in May and June. One of the few groundcovers that succeeds under evergreen
trees. Zone 4.
Gazania krebsiana
'Tanager'
Blooms in late spring
and early summer then again in fall. Bright orange flowers on 2" tall
stems grab everyone's attention. Loves gravel mulch where it will happily
reseed. Some years it survives here, some not. If you provide the right
conditions for it to reseed you'll be more assured of a perennial show. Check
it out at the Pueblo Nature Center where it grows in the unwatered cactus
garden.
Gazania linearis
'Colorado Gold'
Another cold hardy
gazania, this one has yellow flowers.
NEW! Geranium cinereum 'Laurence Flatman'
GRAYLEAF GERANIUM
An excellent plant,
compact and showy. The pink flowers are veined in bright purple and are very
striking. It likes a gravely soil, can withstand some periods of drought, and
looks great in containers, too. Blooms from May until September. Full sun to
light shade. 6" tall. Zone 5.
Geranium himalayense
'Plenum' (Birch Double)
Double violet flowers
all summer; gorgeous red fall foliage. 15" tall. Zone 4.
Geranium 'Rozanne'
Perennial Plant of the
Year 2008! Largest flowers of any geranium, blooms from June until frost.
20"; tall. Zone 5.
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Geranium sanguineum
BLOODY CRANESBILL
Very tidy mounds
15" x 18" covered with bright magenta flowers in May-June and then again
in Sept. There are many varieties of G.sanguineum, but this unnamed cultivar is
one of the best.
Geranium sanguineum
'Ankum's Pride' CRANESBILL
Brightest hot pink
flowers. Deep green foliage. 8" x 18" Zone 4.
Glaucium aurantiacum
HORNED POPPY
Orange flowers over
silvery leaves. This poppy (the seed pod is horn-shaped) needs full sun. Very
drought tolerant. Biennial. 2' tall. Zone 4.
Goniolinum tataricum
'Woodcreek' WOODCREEK STATICE
This perennial statice
produces a huge dome of white flowers June-July. Zone 4.
GRASS Andropogon
gerardii BIG BLUE STEM BIG BLUESTEM
Tall grass native to
the midwest and into Kansas. Good fall color. Needs irrigation to look its
best. 4' tall. Zone 5.
GRASS Arrhenatherum
bulbosum 'Variegatum' VARIEGATED BULBOUS OAT GRASS
This cool season grass
likes the cool nights of the Colorado foothills. If it's too hot it will go
dormant, but can be cut back in late summer for another fresh display in fall.
Zone 4.
GRASS Bouteloua
curtipendula SIDEOATS GRAMA
This is a pretty
native grass that looks attractive as an accent or edging plant in the xeric
garden. Taller than Blue Grama, it's very pretty growing among native
wildflowers like Indian Paintbrush and Chocolate Flower. 12" tall.
GRASS Bouteloua
gracilis BLUE GRAMA GRASS
Blue grama grass is a
native to the foothills of southern Colorado. It is a clumping grass and is
most useful in natural landscapes and xeric gardens.
GRASS Calamagrostis
'Avalanche' FEATHER REED GRASS
A variegated selection
of C. 'Karl Foerster' with a wide white stripe in the center of each blade of
grass. 4' tall. Zone 4.
GRASS Erianthus
ravennae HARDY PAMPAS GRASS
One of the most
dramatic of the hardy grasses, plumes are held 10' tall over lush green
foliage. Good fall color. Zone 5.
GRASS Helictotrichon
'Sapphire' BLUE OAT GRASS
This variety has wider
leaves and brighter blue foliage than the species. Hardy to 8500'.
GRASS Miscanthus
sinensis 'Variegatus' VARIEGATED MAIDEN GRASS
A September-blooming
grass that remains interesting into the winter. This grass was able to adapt to
my once every 7-10 days watering program in the drought of '02. The variegated
leaves, with white vertical stripes on the green leaves, is attractive all
summer. 4' tall. Zone 5.
GRASS Oryzopsis
hymenoides INDIAN RICEGRASS
This native grass is a
nice accent in a xeriscape. Airy seed heads look good growing next to yucca and
agave.
GRASS Phalaris
arundinacea picta RIBBON GRASS
A variegated grass
that grows in part shade. 2' tall. Nice contrast in a shady corner. Zone 3.
GRASS Schizachyrium
scoparium LITTLE BLUESTEM
This is another native
grass that can withstand drought and cold winters. The foliage color of little
bluestem is most attractive in the fall when it becomes Little Redstem. Nice
accent or for a wildflower meadow. Zone 4.
GRASS Sorgastrum
nutans 'Indian Steel' INDIAN GRASS
Clump-forming metallic
blue foliage. Blooms in August. Hardy to 8000' 4' tall.
GRASS Sporobolus
wrightii GIANT SACATON
This is a very
ornamental xeric grass. It can be grown without irrigation once established.
The roots were used by Indians to make hairbrushes. The leaves reach 3' in
height, the airy seed heads almost 6'. Zone 5.
Gypsophila paniculata
'Double Snowflake' BABY'S BREATH
Three feet tall and
covered with blooms in mid-summer. Good cut flower addition, fresh or dried.
Zone 4.
Helenium autumnale
'Red Shades' HELEN'S FLOWER
These late summer
daisies are vibrant shades of coppery red. Excellent for bouquets. 2'-3' tall.
Full sun. Zone 4.
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Helianthemum 'Harstwood
Ruby' SUNROSE
Small, deep red
flowers look like a wild rose, and cover the evergreen foliage in June and
July. 10" tall. Zone 5.
Helianthemum mutabile
'Double Apricot' SUNROSE
Soft apricot colored double
flowers in June and July. This evergreen subshrub is a fine addition to the
rock garden or to border a walk or wall. 8" tall. Zone 5.
NEW! Helianthus 'Lemon Queen' SUNFLOWER
Lemon-yellow flowers
on very tall stems. Long blooming, from July to September. This perennial is an
excellent cut flower. Irresistible to butterflies. 6' tall. Works better in short season, high-altitude
gardens than H. maximillianii. Zone 5.
Helianthus
maximillianii NEW MEXICO SUNFL0WER
This drought tolerant
plant blooms late September. The tall spikes are covered with bright yellow
sunflowers, all up and down the stems. Plant along a fence or wall for great
color in the fall. Zone 5.
Heliopsis
helianthoides 'Summer Nights' FALSE SUNFLOWER
Introduced by North
Creek nurseries and they say: "Deep golden yellow flowers with deep
mahogony centers top dark red stems and red-tinged foliage. Simply
stunning!" I agree, it is one of my favorite late summer flowers. 3' tall.
Zone 3.
Heliopsis
helianthoides 'Tuscan Sun'
Rich yellow flowers
with dark gold centers. Long blooming from midsummer on. 20" tall. Zone 4.
Helleborus 'Sympathy'
HELLEBORE
Single pink flowers
with red freckles are more upright than older forms. 16" tall. For part
shade. Blooms in March and April. Zone 5.
Hemerocallis
'Cosmopolitan' DAYLILY
Small dark rose
fragrant blooms on this dwarf re-bloomer. 18" tall. Zone 3.
Hemerocallis flava
LEMON LILY
This is the earliest
daylily to bloom in the garden here, usually in late May. Fragrant flowers.
Great color. This old garden favorite has been grown since the 1500s. Tough and
cold hardy, tolerant of most soils. 3' tall. Zone 3.
Hemerocallis fulva
COMMON DAYLILY
Common,
indestructible, orange daylily. Smaller flowers than the hybrids but the best
for naturalizing. 4' tall. Striking. Zone 3.
Hemerocallis hybrida
'Happy Returns' HAPPY RETURNS DAYLILY
Very nice yellow,
ever-blooming. 18" tall. Zone 3.
Hemerocallis hybrida
'Hyperion' HYPERION DAYLILY
A long-blooming,
fragrant, yellow daylily. 3' tall.
Hemerocallis hybrida
'Kwanso' TRIPLE ORANGE DAYLILY
The three layers of
petals give this daylily an unusual look. Deep orange with red-orange throat.
36" tall. Zone 3.
Hemerocallis hybrida
'Lady Di' LADY DI DAYLILY
We originally grew
this one from seed and have been propagating it by division for a number of
years. Mauve. Many flowers of good substance. 3' tall.
Hemerocallis hybrida
'Stella d 'Oro' STELLA D 'ORO DAYLILY
Showy gold flowers on
this dwarf daylily. Most famous repeat bloomer of all daylilies. 18" tall.
Zone 3.
Hemerocallis 'Rosy
Returns' DAYLILY
Rosy pink flowers with
reddish purple band. Fragrant, everbloomer. 16" tall. Flowers 3.75"
across. Zone 3.
Herniaria glabra
RUPTUREWORT
Tiny leaves grow very
close to the earth. It's good between pavers and can take quite a bit of foot
traffic. Zone 5.
Hesperaloe parviflora
RED YUCCA
Red flowers for
hummingbirds are carried on tall stems. The plant, with its narrow succulent
leaves, looks like a cross between a daylily and a yucca. Does well in Pueblo
and Walsenburg, but not so well in Rye. Xeric. 4' tall.
Heuchera micrantha
'Palace Purple' PURPLE PALACE CORAL BELLS
Bronze-purple foliage
and creamy white bells. 1991 Perennial Plant of the Year! Great color contrast
in sun to part shade. 18" tall. Zone 4.
Hosta undulata
'Mediovariegata' HOSTA
Twisted leaves with
creamy white centers edged in green. 15" tall x 3' wide. Zone 3.
Iberis sempervirens
'Little Gem' CANDYTUFT
An evergreen plant with
white flowers in spring. This variety is very compact. 6" tall. Zone 5.
Iris pumila (Dwarf
Blue) DWARF IRIS
Dwarf bearded iris.
Very cold hardy. Blooms in May. 10" tall. Zone 4.
Iris pumila (Dwarf
Purple)
Dwarf bearded iris.
Very cold hardy. Blooms in May. 10" tall. Zone 4.
Juncus effuses
'Spiralis' CORKSCREW RUSH
Spirals of grassy
foliage. Good near a pond or bog. 10" tall. Zone 4.
Knautia macedonica
(syn.)Scabiosa rumelica
Wine red,
pincushion-type flowers repeat from June to September. Survives in the no-water
garden in full sun. 2' tall. This plant should be in every garden, it's such a
showy long blooming perennial. Reseeds nearby to make a clump 3' wide after a
few years. Zone 5
NEW! Kniphofia caulescens RED HOT POKER
The leaves are a beautiful
silver-blue color--this is worth growing for the foliage alone. Orange flowers
fade to cream late summer through fall. Hummingbirds flock to the flowers. From
the Drakenberg Mountains, one of the hardiest of the genus. 3' tall. Zone 5.
Lallemantia canescens
(Dracocephalum) DRAGON'S HEAD
Bluish-lavender
flowers are spectacular in the dry garden. The foliage is low growing and looks
nice all year. Even in a drought year this plant is gorgeous. 12" tall.
NEW! Lamium maculatum 'Anne Greenaway'
Green leaves with gold
edge and a silver stripe down the center. This groundcover really lights up the
shady nooks in your garden. Lavender blooms in spring. 6" tall. Zone 4.
Lamium maculatum
'Beacon Silver' DEAD NETTLE
Our old favorite is
back! Silver leaves with green margins light up the shade garden. Best colored
flowers of any of the lamiums, sort of pink with purple overtones, not magenta,
not lavender, but definitely delightful. 6" tall, spreading to 2' wide.
Zone 4.
Lamium maculatum 'Pink
Pewter' DEAD NETTLE
Silvery foliage
covered with light pink flowers. Seems to glow in a shady corner. Good as a
groundcover and in a shady rock garden. Zone 4.
Lamium maculatum
'Shell Pink' DEAD NETTLE
Gray-green leaves with
a single white stripe down the middle of each leaf. Pink flowers.
Lamium maculatum
'White Nancy' DEAD NETTLE
Like Lamium 'Pink
Pewter' only with white flowers. Excellent to light up a dark, shady corner.
Zone 4.
NEW! Lathyrus latifolius PERENNIAL SWEET PEA
This perennial pea
blooms in midsummer and brightens the garden with it's white, pink and rose
colored flowers. Even though the common name is "sweet" pea, this one
doesn't really have much fragrance. It's a great vine, though, to climb in and around
the garden. Full sun or part shade. 5' tall. Zone 4.
Lewisia cotyledon
'Sunset Strain'
Native of the
Northwest. The flowers, in shades of pink and peach, bloom off and on thru the
summer. Needs a rock garden to thrive, prefering well-drained soil with plenty
of water when it's blooming, and a dry spot in the winter. 12" tall.
Liatris punctata
SPOTTED GAYFEATHER
This pretty purple
flowered native plant grows in dry areas in Eastern Colorado and the into the
foothills. It has a very deep taproot, allowing it to survive when many other
plants cannot. 15" tall. Zone 4.
Liatris spicata SPIKE
GAYFEATHER
Bright lavender
colored spike-like booms in mid-summer. It attracts butterflies and makes an
excellent cut or dried flower for bouquets. 2' tall. Zone 3.
Limonium gmelinii
SIBERIAN STATICE
A perennial statice
that blooms in late summer. Purple blooms. Nice cut flower, fresh or dried.
Drought tolerant. 30" tall. Zone 4.
NEW! Linum capitatum (syn. bulgaricum) GOLDEN
FLAX
Golden yellow flowers
cover plant in spring. 12" tall. Zone 4.
NEW! Linum narbonense BLUE FLAX
Heavenly blue flowers,
larger than the common blue flax. Blooms first year from seed. 18" tall.
Zone 5.
Linum perenne nanum
'Blue Saphyr' DWARF BLUE FLAX
A compact version of our
native blue flax. Does well in a rock
garden or xeriscape. Zone 4.
Lupinus polyphyllus
'Gallery Mix' LUPINE
More persnickity than
most plants we offer at Perennial Favorites. Still, they're so fabulous in
bloom they're worth the extra trouble. They don't seem to like the heat and
they need moisture when they're blooming. We've found that they do better in
Rye with half a day of shade. This is a compact variety in a mix of pink, blue,
yellow, white, or red.
18" tall. Zone 4.
Lychnis chalcedonia
MALTESE CROSS
When we first started
growing perennials, this was one of our mainstays, and it's nice to have it
again this year. Great red flowers attract hummingbirds in June and July. Cut
back for a late summer rebloom. 30" tall. Zone 3.
Lysimachia nummularia
'Goldilocks' GOLD MONEYWORT
Great as a
groundcover, excellent in hanging baskets. The round gold leaves look their
best in part to full shade. Good around ponds or water falls. Zone 4.
Malva sylvestris
'Zebrina' (syn. Alcea) MALVA ZEBRINA
Pink flowers with dark
purple markings. Easy to grow, long blooming. Drought tolerant. Full sun. 3'-4'
tall. Zone 5.
Marrubium
rotundifolium
An eversilver plant for the rock garden or xeriscape. Only 6" tall, it will spread to make a clump 18" wide. Zone 5.
Mirabilis multiflora
WILD FOUR O'CLOCK
This Colorado native
is one of the most drought tolerant plants you can grow. At maturity it will be
3' wide and 18" tall and covered with hundreds of bright, hot pink
flowers. Because it has a huge tap root, it is not easy to move it after it is
established: plant it where you want it! Native to rocky, clay soil, we see it
near us on road cuts, blooming its heart out every afternoon in July and
August. Zone 5.
Monarda citriodora
LEMON MINT
This monarda is one of
the most beautiful. An annual that rarely reseeds, it is worth planting every
year for it's graceful flowers that attract hummingbirds. The foliage has a bit
of a lemon scent.
Monarda 'Coral Reef'
BEEBALM
Another good one with
powdery mildew resistance. Intense coral pink flowers. Try this with Monarda
'Jacob Cline' in the hummingbird garden. 24" tall. Zone 4.
Monarda didyma 'Jacob
Cline' BEEBALM
a good red with strong
resistence to powdery mildew. 3' tall. Zone 4.
Myosotis olympica
FORGET ME NOT
This alpine forget me
not is a true perennial. Sky-blue flowers in June and July. For full sun in the
rock garden or to edge a perennial border. 6" tall. Zone 4.
Nepeta mussini CATMINT
An ornamental herb
that you can tuck in nicely almost anywhere. Gray-green leaves to a height of
10"; lavender flowers are produced June through September. Sun to light
shade. A drought tolerant ground cover that appreciates shearing in late June.
Nepeta siberica
'Souvenir d'Andre Chaudron' SIBERIAN CATMINT
Long-flowering
cultivar, with large purple flowers. We are growing this among the antique
roses and it looks outstanding. 18"-24". Zone 5.
Nepeta sibthorpii
CATMINT
An herbaceous aromatic
plant, growing in dry, usually rocky areas of Southern Greece.
Nepeta x faassenii
'Six Hills Giant' CATMINT
Another great catmint
for the xeriscape garden. Bigger, showier blue flowers look good with the
yellow-flowering yarrows, or near Oenothera macrocarpa incana. 2' tall. Zone 5.
Nepeta x faassenii
'Walker's Low' CATMINT
This catmint has
larger lavender-blue flowers than the common catmint. The leaves are smaller.
Overall the effect is quite pleasant. One of the nicest. Zone 5.
Nolina microcarpa
BEARGRASS
The curly, thin,
grass-like leaves are topped by tall flower stalks of numerous tiny pink
flowers in summer. 3' tall. Drought tolerant. Hardy to 8,000 ft. Zone 5.
Oenothera berlandieri
'Siskyou' PINK EVENING PRIMROSE
This native is covered
with pink saucer-shaped flowers; blooms May-June. 12" tall. Drought
tolerant. Can be invasive in fertile, moist gardens. Zone 5.
Oenothera caespitosa
TUFTED EVENING PRIMROSE
White flowers open in
the evening to astonish the garden visitor with their beauty. Native. Xeric.
12" tall. Zone 5.
Oenothera macrocarpa ssp.
fremontii 'Silver Wings' EVENING PRIMROSE
Wavy, slender,
lance-shaped, grey-green leaves and large, papery, golden cup-shaped flowers in
June and July. Xeric. 6" tall x 12" wide. Zone 4.
Oenothera macrocarpa
ssp. incana 'Silver Blade' EVENING PRIMROSE
Pretty silver leaves
and huge yellow flowers make this an outstanding perennial. Great for hot sunny
spots. Blooms from June until September. Zone 4.
Origanum hybridum
ORNAMENTAL OREGANO
Another ornamental oregano, perhaps a cross between O.dictamnus and O.rotundifolium, with fuzzy leaves, flowers smaller than Kent Beauty, and an eye-catching plant for the rock garden. All of the oreganos we offer are tough and drought tolerant. Zone unknown.
Origanum laevigatum
'Herrenhausen' ORNAMENTAL OREGANO
Pink flowers with dark
reddish-purple bracts attract people, butterflies, and beneficial insects in
late summer. The flowers are small but the overall effect is grand. 24"
tall. Drought tolerant. Zone 5.
Origanum rotundifolium
'Kent Beauty' KENT BEAUTY OREGANO
One of the best of the
ornamental oreganos. The hop-like bracts are light green suffused with pink;
the tiny tubular flowers are lavender-pink. Very showy. Winter hardy. Zone 5.
Paeonia 'Cora Stubbs'
PEONY, CORA STUBBS
Cream-colored center
surrounded by raspberry-pink petals. Very fragrant. 30" tall.
Paeonia lactiflora
'Kansas' PEONY
Large carmine-red
flowers. An APS Gold Medal winner.Sun. 34" tall.
Paeonia 'Monsieur
Jules Elie' MONSIEUR JULES ELIE PEONY
Double light
rose-pink, very fragrant . Early bloomer.
Papaver apokrinomenon
POPPY
A soft orange-colored
poppy for the rock garden. Gray foliage. Very long blooming. 15" tall.
Papaver nudicaule
'Champagne Bubbles Mix' ICELAND POPPY
A pretty poppy that
does well at high elevations. Loves cool temperatures, and will bloom all
summer in the foothills and higher. Zone 3.
Papaver orientale
'Brilliant' ORIENTAL POPPY
Deep red bloom with
black spots at the base of each petal. Very striking in the landscape. 2'-3'
tall. Zone 3.
Papaver orientale 'Coral
Reef' ORIENTAL POPPY
Coral pink with a
contrasting dark center. 2.5' tall.
NEW! Papaver orientale 'Harlem' POPPY
Burgundy red flowers
with large dark centers. Strong stems hold the flowers upright. 38" tall.
Unlike most Oriental poppies, this one blooms in spring and again in September.
Zone 3.
Papaver orientale
'Prince of Orange' ORIENTAL POPPY
Bright red-orange
flowers. Deer resistant. 3' tall. Full sun. Zone 3.
Papaver orientale
'Turkenlouis' ORIENTAL POPPY
Fringed red petals,
black center. Striking. Zone 3.
Papaver rupifragum
'Tangerine Gem' SPANISH POPPY
Soft orange colored
double and semi-double flowers. 12" tall. Great for a sunny rock garden.
Zone 4.
Papaver triniifolium
POPPY
The silvery, lacy
foliage would be reason enough to grow this poppy, even without the pretty
peach-colored flowers and it blooms non-stop all summer. Very drought tolerant,
has survived in an abandoned garden without any water from us since 2002. A
bienniel that reseeds. 12" tall. Zone 4.
Paronychia kapela serpyllifolia
NAILWORT
A great groundcover,
and excellent between paving stones. Can take moderate foot traffic. Tough as
nails. Zone 4.
Penstemon
angustifolius
This native grows just
down the road from Perennial Favorites. Fantastic blue flowers in May. Xeric.
Zone 4.
Penstemon barbatus
'Rondo' SCARLET BUGLER
A mix of coral red,
midnight blue, and light pink flowers, 2' tall; blooms June and July. Winters
at high elevations if not planted in winter-water-logged soil.
Penstemon eatonii FIRECRACKER
PENSTEMON
Great red flowers,
another penstemon that hummers will find irresistible. Zone 5.
Penstemon glaber
A good blue penstemon
that blooms from June to August. One of the easiest to grow and longest lived.
18"-24"tall. Zone 4.
Penstemon grandiflorus
'Prairie Jewel'
A very showy penstemon
with large lavender, pink, or white flowers. Xeric. 2' tall.
Penstemon palmeri PINK
WILD SNAPDRAGON
One of the few
fragrant penstemons. Soft pink flowers. 3' tall. Xeric.
Penstemon pinifolius
PINELEAF PENSTEMON
A good penstemon for
rock gardens. Fine foliage looks like a miniature pine tree. Orange-red blooms.
8" x 10". Zone 5.
Penstemon pinifolius
'Aspen Gold' PENSTEMON, ASPEN GOLD
Our own selection of
the best yellow we've seen. Blooms from July to frost. Doesn't flop over, looks
good in bloom or out. 10" tall. XERIC!
Penstemon rostriflorus
Red flowers in mid to
late summer. A good one for migrating hummingbirds. 2' tall. Zone 4.
Penstemon strictus
ROCKY MTN. PENSTEMON
Tolerates sandy soil.
Dark blue flowers form on 18-24 inch stalks from early to midsummer. Evergreen
foliage. Zone 4.
Penstemon x mexicali
'Red Rocks' RED ROCKS PENSTEMON
Rose-red flowers on
12" tall plant. 1999 Plant Select.
Perovskia
atriplicifolia RUSSIAN SAGE
Looks more like a
giant lavender than sage. Gray-green filigreed leaves. Spikes of soft lavender
blue. Blooms July through Sept. 4'-5' tall. Zone 5.
Perovskia
atriplicifolia 'Longin' RUSSIAN SAGE
The silvery-green
leaves of this variety are not as dissected as the species. This small detail
makes 'Longin' a very attractive Russian Sage. The form of this variety is more
upright and narrow, compared to the common one. Zone 5.
Persicaria 'Red
Dragon' BORDER JEWEL
The burgundy foliage
is marked with silver and green. Very nice foliage plant for the garden or for
containers. 2' tall.
Phlomis cashmeriana
CASHMERE SAGE
Lavender-pink whorls
of showy flowers. Great in fresh bouquets as well as dried arrangements. 3'
tall. Plant Select. Zone 5.
Phlox 'Lemhi Purple'
PHLOX
The color of this
phlox is unlike any of the other creeping phloxes--it's an intense lilac.
Native to the Lemhi Mountains, it came to us by way of Gwen Kelaidis in 1992.
Zone 5.
Phlox paniculata TALL
GARDEN PHLOX
This is an unnamed
variety, similar in appearance and fragrance to the phlox my grandma grew fifty
years ago. Lavender blooms in July and August. 2.5' tall. Powdery mildew is
rarely a problem. Zone 4.
Phlox paniculata
'David' TALL GARDEN PHLOX
A huge white phlox
that never seems to suffer powdery mildew. Blooms in late summer, August
through early September-- one of the best. 3'-4' tall. Zone 4.
Phlox paniculata
'Orange Perfection' TALL GARDEN PHLOX
This phlox started
blooming in mid-August and still had new flowers opening in October when it was
hit with the first hard frost of fall. In a certain light, or at a certain
angle, the flowers have a hot pink cast to them, but basically they are a
very brilliant orange. Zone 4. 30" tall.
Phlox subulata
'Emerald Blue' BLUE CREEPING PHLOX
One of the most
vigorous of the creeping phlox.
Phlox subulata 'Fort
Hill' CREEPING PHLOX
Evergreen mats covered
with pink flowers in May. Only
4"-6" tall. Zone 4.
Phlox subulata 'Red
Wing' CREEPING PHLOX, RED WING
Deepest pink of all the
creeping phlox. Zone 4.
Platycodon 'Astra
Blue' BALLOON FLOWER
Only 6" tall with
big blue flowers, it shines in containers. With minimal deadheading it will
bloom from June to September. Very showy. Zone 4.
Potentilla tonguei
CINQUEFOIL
Apricot-colored petals
with wine-red center. Blooms late summer. Trailing. Zone 4.
Primula denticulata
DRUMSTICK PRIMROSE
Flowers in shades of
lavender, magenta, and occasionally a pure white accent the early spring
garden. This primrose is one of the earliest perennials in our garden, blooming
in mid-April, or as soon as the snow melts. For part shade in Colorado.
10" tall. Zone 4.
Pulsatilla vulgaris
PASQUEFLOWER
Pretty purple flowers,
6-8" tall. Blooms in spring. Zone
3.
Ratibida columnifera
MEXICAN HAT
This native has yellow
petals with a prominent, narrow, dark brown cone in the center. Extremely
drought tolerant. Blooms from June to August. 18" tall. Zone 4.
Ratibida columnifera
(red form) MEXICAN HAT
The variety we offer
has mahogany red flowers. The drooping petals and protruding cones are held 2'
above finely cut foliage. Xeric. Zone
4.
Rosularia
muratdaghensis
Once described by
Panayoti as "The amazing orange-pink and tawny rosetted plant from Murat
Dag in Turkey" this is an easy succulent for Colorado gardeners. Does well
in a rock wall, trough, or slope garden. Zone 5.
Rudbeckia fulgida
'Goldstrum' GLORIOSA DAISY
A bright gold daisy
with 3" wide flowers. 2' tall. 1999 PPA Plant of the Year.
NEW! Rudbeckia fulgida var. fulgida BLACK-EYED
SUSAN
Golden flowers summer
to fall. Longer blooming than Rudbeckia fulgida 'Goldsturm'. 24" tall.
Zone 3.
Rudbeckia hirta
'Autumn Colors' BLACK-EYED SUSAN
Rudbeckia hirta is
native to Colorado. You can find the wild form growing in the mountains on the
way to Lake Isabel. This cultivar comes in shades of rust, brown, mahogany and
gold. Very striking in the late summer garden. 2' tall. Treat as an annual,
although some will survive the winter and some will reseed. Zone 4.
Rudbeckia hirta
'Cherry Brandy'
The first red
rudbeckia! Cherry-red flowers from July to frost. Great in the border or a
large container. Full sun.
2' tall.
Rudbeckia triloba
BLACK-EYED SUSAN
Masses of small gold
daisies with dark centers. Much more free-flowering than large flowered
varieties. Very nice for late summer color. Each plant yields dozens of flower
stems for bouquets. 3'-4' tall. Zone 4.
Rumex acetosa 'Silver
Shield' SORREL
The silver-green
leaves seem to glow in the shade. Unlike most silver leaves, these are smooth,
not fuzzy, with a little shine to them. Excellent next to dark leaves of Ajuga
'Black Scallop. This plant is edible, but contains oxalic acid so should be
consumed in small quantities. Zone 4.
Ruta graveolens RUE
The delicate blue
leaves of this perennial herb are an invaluable accent in the garden. Drought
tolerant. Tiny yellow flowers in mid summer. 2' tall. Deer resistant. Zone 4.
Sagina subulata 'Irish
Moss' IRISH MOSS
Evergreen mat is a
good shade groundcover; Dense foliage looks nice among paving stones. Likes a
moist soil. Zone 4.
Salvia azurea
grandiflora SALVIA
A September blooming
salvia with long stems covered in sky blue flowers. Drought and heat tolerant.
3' tall. Zone 5.
Salvia darcyi VERMILLION
BLUFFS MEXICAN SAGE
Bright red flowers are
a hummingbird beacon. Blooms from June to September. 3' tall. Plant Select.
Zone 5.
Salvia dumetorum
We're growing this
from seeds from Bob Nold's dry garden. Needs no supplemental irrigation. Looks
much like Salvia nemerosa only 3' tall.
NEW! Salvia greggii 'Ultra Violet'
Iridescent deep purple
flowers from summer to fall. This accidental cross (thought to be a hummingbird
initiated cross between blue flowered Salvia lycioides and rose-pink Salvia
greggii) was selected by Lauren Springer and Scott Ogden in their Ft. Collins
garden. Winter hardiness is still unknown, but it has survived the last three
winters in Ft. Collins. 24" tall.
Salvia greggii 'Wild
Thing'
Great salvia to
attract hummingbirds. Hot pink, almost red, flowers. 18" tall. Zone?
Salvia nemerosa 'Blue
Hill' SALVIA BLUE HILL
This salvia is a light
blue, a very different color from the nemerosa varieties that follow. Zone 4.
Salvia nemerosa
'Caradonna'
Purple stems and
blue-purple flowers. 18" tall. Xeric.
Salvia nemerosa 'May
Night' MEADOW SAGE
Deep purple. Blooms
May-July. 18� tall. Xeric.
Salvia nemorosa
'Sensation Rose'
Bright pink flowers
start blooming in May. Will rebloom in fall if it is cut back after the first
bloom. 18" tall. What fun to have a nice pink compact form of Salvia
nemorosa! Zone 4
Santolina incana nana
DWARF LAVENDER COTTON
At 8" tall, a
great edging plant for the rock garden or xeric garden. Silver leaves remain
through the winter. Zone 5.
Saponaria ocymoides
SOAPWORT
Vigorous, low-growing
groundcover; pink blooms in May and June.
Saponaria x olivana
A choice saponaria for
rock garden or trough. Only 2" tall with numerous 1" pink flowers
circling the compact plant in early summer. Zone 4.
Satureja montana
illyrica BLUE WINTER SAVORY
An evergreen mound
with blue flowers in late summer. Excellent rock garden plant. 6" tall.
Zone 4.
Saxifraga cotyledon
An encrusted
saxifrage; the rosettes are very attractive all year round. Bloom in May, white
flowers can reach 18" tall. Zone 3.
Scabiosa caucasica
'Fama Blue' PINCUSHION FLOWER
Intense violet blue;
exquisite form; an especially fine choice if you like to cut flowers for
bouquets. Flowers from July to frost. 2' tall. Zone 4.
Scabiosa columbaria
'Butterfly Blue' PINCUSHION FLOWER
Perennial plant of the
year for 2000! Very long bloom time; lavender blue flowers. Compact plant.
15" tall. Zone 5.
Scabiosa lucida DWARF
PINCUSHION
This is a dwarf form
only 4" tall. Lavender-blue flowers. Extremely hardy in the rock garden.
Scabiosa ochroleuca
YELLOW PINCUSHION
Cream-colored flowers
on wiry stems dance with the slightest breeze. This plant can seed around a bit
more than you might like if you put it in prime garden space. Instead try it in
your xeric garden and admire its tenacity. Zone 5.
Sedum albo-marginata
A taller sedum with
variegated leaves. Pale pink blooms in late summer. 15" tall. Zone 4.
Sedum album var.
murale RED LEAF STONECROP
We've been growing
this sedum for almost twenty years, selecting for red coloration and for the
crested shape. Very attractive sedum, not invasive, but not hard to grow
either. 3" tall. Zone 4.
Sedum corsicum
Blue-purple leaves.
Small and compact. Full sun. 2" tall. Zone 5.
Sedum forsterianum
'Oracle'
Great rock garden
sedum. Gray-green leaves. 4" tall. Zone 3.
Sedum globosum OLD
MAN'S BONES
Fat, round leaves,
about 1/4" long and wide. A shiny green, flushed red in cool weather. Very
cute. 2" tall. Zone 4.
Sedum hybridum OAK
LEAF SEDUM
Yellow flowers on
low-growing oak leaf-looking green foliage. Makes a tight, care-free mat.� Earliest blooming sedum in April or May.
Zone 4.
Sedum kamtschaticum
'Variegatum' SEDUM
Green and white
variegated version of the above species. Zone 4.
Sedum lydium
A sedum from Turkey
with white flowers and good drought tolerance. Only an inch tall, it looks good
among the rocks, next to steps, or creeping along a wall. Zone 5.
Sedum makinoi 'Ogon'
The golden foliage is
an excellent accent with other succulents. A low spreading sedum that looks
attractive in containers, too. Not very hardy, but great in pots in the summer.
Zone 6.
Sedum 'Matrona'
A summer-blooming
sedum with pink flowers and dark bluish-gray leaves on burgundy red stem.
Excellent accent. 18" tall.
Sedum pachyclados
STONECROP
Tidy rosettes of
bluish leaves. Not a rapid spreading groundcover, but a good one for the rock
garden. Native to Afghanistan. 4" tall. Zone 4.
Sedum pilosum
Small rosettes, only
an inch wide. Big pink flowers on 2" tall stems. It's a very unusual look
for a sedum, sort of like a semp body with a sedum head...or something. Good in
a trough where it will (hopefully) reseed. This is unusual, and we don't have a
lot of them, but if you're into the odd and strange, you'll want it. Zone 4 but
monocarpic.
Sedum rupestre
'Angelina' STONECROP
The golden yellow
foliage provides a nice contrast in the garden or in pots and baskets, but it
is the fall and winter color that make this plant so amazing! It turns a
brilliant golden orange with cool weather in October. Zone 4.
Sedum sieboldii
OCTOBER PLANT
10"-12"
tall; pink blooms in September. Zone 4.
Sedum spectabile
'Autumn Joy' AUTUMN JOY SEDUM
Pink flowers age to
rust. Late summer classic, looks good in the winter garden. 2' tall. Zone 3.
Sedum spurium
'Dragon's Blood' DRAGON'S BLOOD SEDUM
Green leaves flushed
with red. One of the first spurium cultivars and still valuable. Vigorous and
very cold hardy. 6" tall. Zone 4.
Sedum spurium 'John
Creech' JOHN CREECH SEDUM
Very low-growing sedum
with pink blooms in June. Don't let the "spurium" fool you, this is
nothing like Dragon's Blood sedum or other common S. spurium cultivars. The
small, scalloped leaves make this plant the one you want for your garden. Zone
3.
Sedum spurium 'Red
Carpet' RED CARPET SEDUM
This leaf is red all
summer. Dark pink flower in July.
NEW! Sedum spurium 'Voodoo'
Deepest red yet in
this species. Lovely contrast with other colors in the garden. 6" tall.
Zone 3.
Sedum 'Xenox'
STONECROP
Small scalloped leaves
on this compact cultivar emerge mauve and green and mature to a dark burgundy
in mid summer. Large clusters of velvet red buds open to reveal rosy flowers in
late summer. 10" high. Zone 3.
Sempervivum (Hardy
Mix) HENS & CHICKS
Green ones, red ones,
green with red tips...we have an amazing assortment of these succulent rock
garden standards--all named cultivars, but too many to list separately. Great for troughs, too. Zone 4.
Sempervivum arachnoideum
HENS & CHICKS
Various cobweb types. 6" tall. Zone 4.
Seseli gummiferum MOON
CARROT
Lacy silvery foliage
and pink flowers. New and unusual. 15" tall. Plant Select. Zone 5.
Sideritis taurica
Silver felted leaves like
lamb's ears. Pale yellow flowers in mid-summer. Xeric. Always in short supply.
Zone 5.
Solidago canadensis
GOLDENROD
This tower of gold can
reach 5' tall, although when grown dry it is much shorter. Very showy in late
summer, the flowers can draw attention from yards away. It's also a useful
plant for dried flower arrangements. Zone 4.
Spharalcea 'Desert
Sunset'
This New Mexico native
is in the hollyhock family. with silver-gray foliage produces numerous flowers
in mid to late summer. Each plant varies in color; some are pink or orange,
some salmon or violet, all are lovely. Drought tolerant. 3' tall. Zone 5.
Stachys byzantina
'Silver Carpet' LAMBS EARS
Soft fuzzy silver
leaves make a great groundcover. No flowers to spoil the effect or send seeds
everywhere. 12" tall. Zone 4.
Tanacetum albipannosum
Another great
white-flowered tansy. The foliage is extremely silvery, and it flourishes in
the same hot sunny conditions as Tanacetum niveum. Zone 4.
Tanacetum densum var.
amani PARTRIDGE FEATHER
Dense silver-white
foliage. Makes a good groundcover in a hot sunny spot. Xeric. Zone 4.
Tanacetum niveum
SILVER TANSY
Silver foliage is
covered with small white daisies in early summer. Grows in a mound, 12" x
12". Easy to grow in almost any garden. Prefers full sun. Drought
tolerant. Zone 4.
Tanacetum vulgare
'Crispum' TANSY, FERN LEAF
This curly-leafed
tansy is slow to spread. The foliage is very interesting and if and when it
flowers (not often in Rye) the gold buttons are also attractive. Drought tolerant.
Zone 4.
Tanacetum vulgare
'Isla Gold' TANSY
Golden, fern-like
foliage with yellow button flowers in August. Very unusual and great contrast
in the garden or for larger containers. The flowers dry well for use in flower
crafting. 24" tall. Zone 4.
Teucrium chamaedrys
GERMANDER
Dwarf evergreen
shrubs, excellent for edging an herb garden or in a rock garden for all-season
interest. Tiny, shiny, dark green leaves on this upright plant. Pink flowers in
summer. Excellent for topiary, too. 12" tall.
Teucrium cossonii
(aroanium) MAJORCA GERMANDER
This has been my
favorite teucrium for a long time� The
leaves are silvery-green and sweetly scented. The lavender flowers are produced
over a long period from mid to late summer. Rock garden gem. Very drought tolerant, too. 6" tall.
Zone 5.
Thermopsis montana
GOLDEN BANNER
This native can
survive a severe drought, but it won't bloom if it doesn't have moisture in
April and early May. 2' tall. Zone 4.
Thymus banaticus
'Rapunzel' RAPUNZEL THYME
Fine leaves look good
trailing over rocks, a very pretty thyme from Robert Brown. Zone 5.
Thymus cilicicus THYME
Very fine and
feathery-leaved low growing thyme. Pale pink flowers. 2" tall. Zone 5 or
lower. (Originally listed incorrectly by us as Thymus dzevanowskyi.)
Thymus 'Juniper' THYME
Needle-like leaves are
only an inch tall. Pink blooms in June. Drought tolerant.
Thymus necceffi THYME
This thyme belongs in
the rock garden; deep pink flowers and dark green leaves are very attractive.
An inch or less tall, spreading to 10" wide.
NEW! Thymus 'Nutmeg' THYME
Very low growing thyme
is perfect between flagstones. Mauve flowers in spring. Spicy nutmeg scent.
1" tall. Zone 5.
Thymus praecox
'Coccineus' CREEPING RED THYME
Very low growing
variety with reddish purple flowers.
Thymus praecox 'Pink
Chintz' PINK CHINTZ THYME
Dark green leaves,
pretty light pink flowers. Good between pavers.
Thymus
pseudolanginosus WOOLY THYME
Fuzzy-leafed
grayish-colored thyme. A good one to plant between pavers.
Thymus 'Reiter'
REITER'S THYME
Nice foliage. Dark,
evergreen. 2" tall, spreading to at least 18".
Thymus 'Runaway'
RUNAWAY THYME
One of Robert Brown's
thymes. A great groundcover.
Thymus 'Soft Landing'
SOFT LANDING THYME
Another thyme from
Robert Brown, this one spreads quickly to tumble over rocks and cliffs. Too
large to fit between paving stones, it's a great plant for stone walls and
slope gardens. Zone 4.
Thymus 'Spicy Orange'
THYME
Fine foliage with
orange scent makes this an attractive ground cover. This is a sweeter orange
than 'Orange Balsalm.' Soft pink flowers bloom longer than other thymes. Full
sun. 3" tall.
Thymus x citriodorus
'Doone Valley' DOONE VALLEY THYME
Beautiful ground
cover, the small shiny green leaves are splashed with gold. Very fragrant lemon
scent when stepped on. This can be used as a culinary herb, too. We were so
impressed with this thyme when it survived above Rye in a garden that is only
tended one month out of the year! Zone 4.
Trifolium purpureum
PURPLE CLOVER
Purple leaves edged in
green. Great groundcover. Zone 4.
Verbascum 'Southern
Charm'
Great colors: peaches,
pinks, soft yellows, all sorts of pastels with a darker eye. This is a sterile
hybrid (I've tried for years to save seeds and germinate them, to no avail), so
it won't seed in your garden. Zone 5.
Verbena bipinnatifida
DAKOTA VERBENA
A drought tolerant
native that blooms in early summer in Southern Colorado. Lavender-colored
flowers. XERIC.
Veronica armena
SPEEDWELL
A very different
looking veronica, thin, threadlike leaves, 4" tall, mounding. Bright blue
flowers in spring and again in late summer. This is more for a rock garden, not
really a groundcover. Xeric. Zone 5.
Veronica liwanensis
TURKISH VERONICA
Tiny, shiny, round leaves.
Intense blue flowers. Creeper. Blooms May-June. Zone 4.
Veronica macrostachya
SPEEDWELL
Silvery-white leaves;
many blue flowers on short stems in spring. 8" tall. Xeric.
Veronica 'Mars'
SPEEDWELL
Our foundling, a cross
between Veronica tauricola and Veronica pectinata, the foliage is gray and the
flowers are royal blue with a white eye. Very nice low mounding form, long
blooming and even repeats in the fall. Destined for greatness in the xeriscape.
Zone 4.
Veronica pectinata
(Blue) WOOLY VERONICA
Gray foliage with
lavender-blue flowers.
Veronica pectinata
(Pink) WOOLY VERONICA
The pink flower is
okay, but the foliage is what makes you want this plant. Excellent for a ground
cover in a sunny spot. Zone 4.
Veronica spicata
incana
Silver foliage and
deep blue flower spikes; a mid-height veronica for the perennial border. Does
well in low-water areas. 18".
Veronica spicata 'Red
Fox' RED FOX SPEEDWELL
This deer resistant
plant has rosy-pink flower spikes in June and again in late summer. Deadhead to
promote reblooming. 18" tall. Is quite happy with half a day of shade.
Zone 3.
Veronica surculosa
SPEEDWELL
Blue flowers with a
white eye. Another great xeric veronica from Turkey. 2' tall by 2' wide. If you
say the name like you're a vampire from Transylvania, it makes gardening even
more fun. Zone 5.
Veronica tauricola
Gray-green cushion.
Blue flowers. Xeric. 4" tall. Repeat after me: You cannot have too many
veronicas! Zone 4
Veronica x 'Reavis'
('New Century') CRYSTAL RIVER SPEEDWELL
Hybrid between V.
liwanensis and V. pectinata. Long blooming. Blue flowers. Good used as a
groundcover. Drought tolerant, of course. Zone 4.
Vinca minor PERIWINKLE
Low-growing evergreen
ground cover smothered with blue flowers in spring. Shade.
Zone 4.
Vinca minor
'Atropurpurea' WINE-FLOWERED PERIWINKLE
A periwinkle with
unusual deep wine-red flowers. Perhaps not as vigorous at the common
blue-flowered periwinkle, but very pretty. Zone 4.
Viola corsica CORSICAN
PANSY
Long-blooming violet
with large purple flowers. Plant Select 2003. Zone 5.
Viola koreana
'Syletta' VIOLET
The leaves of this
violet look like a cyclamen. Very attractive in a shady garden or a trough in
part shade. Not long-lived, but will reseed. Hardy to 6500' at least. Purple
flowers. 3" tall. Zone 5.
Viola sororia
'Freckles' FRECKLES VIOLET
A perennial violet
that blooms in sun to part shade. White flowers with blue freckles on each
petal. Easy to grow, spreads like a ground cover but is not too aggressive.
Zone 4.
Yucca baccata BANANA
YUCCA
The leaves are wider
than the yucca that grows in Southeastern Colorado. The flowers large and
creamy white. Native Americans have used Yucca baccata leaves for weaving and
used the roots for soap. The Paiutes dried the fruits for use during the
winter. The fruits of Yucca baccata look a little like a banana and are eaten
raw, steamed or fried. Zone
5.
Zauschneria
californica CALIFORNIA FUCHSIA
Fantastic red-orange
flowers in late summer. Hummingbirds love this plant. It loves the heat, so
plant it in the warmest, sunniest spot you can find. Zone 5.
Zauschneria garrettii
'Orange Carpet' HARDY FUSCHIA
Great for
hummingbirds. Sun to part shade. Blooms summer to fall. 4" tall. Zone 3.