El Toro Bull Grass – Muhlenbergia emersleyi ‘El Toro’
Height: 2 – 3 feet Width: 2 – 3 feet Bloom color: Light Purple to Tan Flowering season: Late Summer, Fall USDA minimum zone: 6 Cold hardiness: -10° F
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English Lavender – Lavandula angustifolia
Height: 8 – 24 inches Width: 8 – 24 inches Bloom color: Purple Flowering season: Summer, Fall USDA minimum zone: 5 Cold hardiness: -10° F
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Euryops Daisy – Euryops pectinatus ‘Viridis’
Height: 3 – 5 feet Width: 3 – 5 feet Bloom color: Yellow Flowering season: Spring, Summer, Fall USDA minimum zone: 9 Cold hardiness: 20° F
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Dwarf Pampas Grass – Cortaderia selloana ‘Pumila’
Height: 4 – 5 feet Width: 3 – 4 feet Bloom color: Cream White Flowering season: Late Summer USDA minimum zone: 7 Cold hardiness: 0° F
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Dwarf Red Firecracker Bush – Hamelia patens ‘Dwarf Red’
Firecracker bush is known by many common names, most of which make reference to the ever-present, bright red flowers, or the fact that hummingbirds find it irresistible. Butterflies find it attractive as well, and all kinds of birds enjoy the dark, edible berries that can follow the flowers. Whatever you prefer to call this eye-catching…
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Dwarf Ruellia – Ruellia brittoniana ‘Baby Katie’
Violet colored, petunia-like flowers emerge upon dark-green foliage in the spring, and continue to flower rampantly throughout the year until this easy-to-grow perennial gets too cold. Dwarf ruellia, as the name suggests, is a dwarf version of the classic Mexican petunia (Ruellia brittoniana). Its growth habit is much different than its parent plant, however. Densely…
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Desert Honeysuckle – Anisacanthus thurberi
The intense orange to red tubular flowers of the Desert Honeysuckle are a surefire way to keep the hummingbirds and butterflies returning to your garden. Though flower production is heaviest in spring, this thornless native will continue blooming through fall if given plenty of sun and a few summer irrigations. Desert Honeysuckle thrives in sunny…
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Desert Lobelia – Lobelia laxiflora
Height: 2 – 3 feet Width: 2 – 4 feet Bloom color: Red/Yellow Flowering season: Summer, Fall USDA minimum zone: 7 Cold hardiness: 0° F
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Desert Marigold – Baileya multiradiata
This native perennial can be found sprinkled in thick yellow masses along the roadsides in the desert during spring. The wooly, grey foliage is soft to the touch, and the singular stems are topped with perfect lemon-yellow daisy-like flowers. While its most impressive show takes place in the spring, flowering is also triggered by rainfall…
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