Category | Name | Othername | Zone | Size | Growthrate | Water | Pollination | Bloom | Color | Time | Light | Comments |
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Ornamental Grasses | SAND DROPSEED | Sporobolus cryptandrus | 4 | 1-3'' | XXX | Native tolerant of poor soil; silky delicate seed heads | ||||||
Ornamental Grasses | GIANT SACATON | Sporobolus wrightii | 5 | 2-5'' | XX | Fountains of foliage; delicate seed heads | ||||||
Perennials | GREEK YARROW | Achillea ageratifolia | 3 | 6-10'' | XXX | White | Spring | Sun | Great tough rock garden plant with showy white flowers | |||
Perennials | PARKER'S GOLD FERN LEAF YARROW | Achillea filipendulina | 3 | 2-3'' | XX | Gold | Summer | Sun | Large golden flowers dry nicely can reseed with good moisture | |||
Perennials | COMMON YARROW | Achillea millefolium | 2 | 8-12'' | XXX | Pink or red or burgundy | Summer | Sun | Many varieties spreads quickly cut off fading flowers to encourage more | |||
Perennials | SERBIAN YARROW | Achillea serbica | 4 | 4-8'' | XX | White | Spring | Sun | Very similar to Greek yarrow | |||
Perennials | WOOLLY YARROW | Achillea tomentosa | 3 | 4-8'' | XX | Yellow | Spring | Sun | Lacy gray carpet of foliage topped by long-lasting flowers | |||
Perennials | MOONSHINE YARROW | Achillea x 'Moonshine' | 3 | 12'' | XXX | Yellow | Summer | Sun | Cut fading flowers for continuous bloom doesn't spread aggressively or reseed like other yarrows | |||
Perennials | MONKSHOOD | Aconitum napellus | 2 | 3'' | M-X | Blue | Summer | Shade | Good plant to give height in shade; poisonous | |||
Perennials | VARIEGATED BISHOP'S WEED | Aegopodium podagraria | 3 | 1-2'' GC | X | White | Summer | Sun or Shade | Grown for its attractive dusty green and white foliage; invasive in moist soil | |||
Perennials | CORONADO HYSSOP | Agastache aurantiaca | 4 | 20-24'' | XX | Golden-yellow | Summer to fall | Sun | Aromatic silvery leaves long blooming Plant Select | |||
Perennials | HUMMINGBIRD MINT / DOUBLE BUBBLE MINT | Agastache cana | 5 | 2-3'' | XX | Pink | Summer to fall | Sun | Attracts hummingbirds long blooming foliage smells like bubblegum; we carry several varieties | |||
Perennials | GOLDEN JUBILEE HYSSOP | Agastache foeniculum 'Golden Jubilee' | 2-3'' | X | Lavender-blue | Late summer | Sun | Yellow-green foliage topped by large tight spikes of tiny flowers; we also carry the variety with green foliage | ||||
Perennials | KOREAN MINT | Agastache rugosa | 5 | 2-3'' | X | Lavender-blue | Late summer | Sun | Very similar to above; great plant for bees; Blue Fortune has larger flowers | |||
Perennials | SUNSET HYSSOP | Agastache rupestris | 5 | 18-24'' | XX | Orange | Summer to fall | Sun | Attracts hummingbirds smells like root beer Plant Select | |||
Perennials | BUGLEWEED | Ajuga reptans | 3 | 3-6'' GC | M | Blue | Spring | Shade-part shade | Bronze Beauty' has dark leaves 'Burgundy Glow' has pink & cream variegated lvs 'Chocolate Chip' has small dark lvs | |||
Perennials | HOLLYHOCK | Alcea rosea | 2 | 3-6'' | XX | Varies | Summer to fall | Sun | Single or double flowered varieties flowers may be red pink yellow white or burgundy reseeds | |||
Perennials | YELLOW HOLLYHOCK | Alcea rugosa | 3 | 4-7'' | XX | Soft yellow | Summer to fall | Sun | A different species with cleaner leaves and longer lived. Spectacular! | |||
Perennials | LADY'S MANTLE | Alchemilla mollis | 3 | 8-12'' | M-X | Yellow | Early summer | Sun to shade | Attractive rounded leaves with sprays of tiny yellow flowers; can cut back in late summer to renew foliage | |||
Perennials | FALL ONION | Allium thunbergii 'Ozawa' | 2 | 10-12'' | X | Purple-pink | Fall | Sun-pt shade | Long lived and easy. Orange foliage in fall | |||