Southwest Plants
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Plant GuideAgave ‘Sharkskin’
Agave 'Sharkskin'Thick, succulent grayish green leaves tipped with spines make this 3-foot-tall and wide agave a striking addition to a xeric bed or desert garden.
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Plant GuideSwedish ivy
Plectranthus forsteri 'Green on Green'
As the name implies, this plectranthus has green leaves with lime green edges.
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Plant Guide‘Pink Caprice’ lantana
Lantana camara 'Pink Caprice'
The pale pink and yellow flowers of this evergreen perennial attract butterflies from late spring to frost.
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Plant Guide‘Grace’ smoke tree
Cotinus ‘Grace’This cross of the European smoke bush (C. coggygria) and the American smoke tree (C. obovatus) is a gem in the garden.
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Plant GuideAustralian fuchsia
Correa 'Dusky Bells'This spreading ground cover flowers from fall into spring.
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Plant Guide‘Charity’ mahonia
Mahonia × media 'Charity'Few shrubs offer flowers as late as this one, which starts blooming in late October or early November.
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Plant GuideAndropogon zizanioides
Andropogon zizanioidesThis beautiful ornamental grass has upright, glossy green foliage and interesting, animated leaf tips that resemble party favors.
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Plant GuideBoer love grass
Eragrostis chloromelasFrom late spring until fall, Boer love grass puts on a glorious display as inflorescences that emerge silver and dry to gold dance up to 2 feet above the fine-textured clump of…
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Plant Guide‘Henry’s Garnet’ Virginia sweetspire
Itea virginica ‘Henry's Garnet’'Henry's Garnet' Virginia sweetspire is a very dependable, showy plant.
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Plant Guide‘Winterthur’ smooth witherod
Viburnum nudum ‘Winterthur’There are some shrubs that will light up the fall garden with both leaf color and fruit.
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