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Plant GuidePenstemon nitidus
Penstemon nitidus
This penstemon produces azure flowers—the color of a New Mexico summer sky.
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Plant GuideAllegheny spurge
Pachysandra procumbensThis clump-forming, semi-evergreen perennial has long prostrate stems and pewter-green foliage.
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Plant GuideEastern prickly pear cactus
Opuntia compressaPrickly pear cactus is a clump-forming and semi-prostrate plant.
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Plant GuideWild jonquil
Narcissus jonquillaThis Division 10 Bulbocodium species blooms late in the season, bearing up to 5 fragrant and nodding golden-yellow flowers.
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Plant GuideLewisia cotyledon
Lewisia cotyledonLewisia cotyledon is an evergreen perennial of incredible beauty and well-balanced proportions.
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Plant Guide‘Marine’ heliotrope
Heliotropium arborescens ‘Marine’'Marine' heliotrope has a compact form with broadly oval to lance-shaped, wrinkled leaves tinged with purple.
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Plant GuideBloody cranesbill
Geranium sanguineumA profusion of delicate, magenta-pink, upward-facing blossoms cover this plant over a long period.
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Plant GuideCalifornia poppy
Eschscholzia californicaCalifornia poppies grow to about 12 inches tall, and their pretty foliage is ferny, like carrot tops.
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Plant Guide‘Sonata Dwarf Mix’ cosmos
Cosmos bipinnatus ‘Sonata Dwarf Mix’This series produces compact plants 1 foot tall and about as wide with large blossoms in pure white and many shades of pink.
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Plant GuideDalmatian bellflower
Campanula portenschlagianaThis low, mat-forming plant has blue-purple flowers in summer.
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