Desert Garden - Page 5 of 6 - Fine Gardening
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Plant GuideIceplant
Carpobrotus edulisThis ground-hugging succulent perennial roots at the nodes, has a creeping habit, and often forms deep mats covering large areas.
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Plant Guide‘Just Peachy’ hummingbird mint, ‘Just Peachy’ hyssop
Agastache aurantiaca 'Just Peachy'
A cultivar discovered at High Country Gardens in Santa Fe, New Mexico, this aromatic, water-wise perennial grows to 30 inches tall and 18 inches wide and features fine, mint-scented, gray-green…
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Plant Guide
Hardy hummingbird trumpet
Zauschneria arizonicaThis heat-loving native Southwestern species has gray-green leaves and grows to 3 feet tall and 2 feet wide.
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Plant GuideMescal
Agave parryiThis plant has a dense rosette of fleshy blue-gray leaves and produces tall, cream-colored flowers tinged with red or pink in summer.
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Plant GuideAmerican aloe
Agave americanaThis plant has a rosette of broad sword-like, succulent, gray-green leaves.
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Plant GuideRed yucca
Hesperaloe parvifloraA clump-forming succulent, red yucca has arching, leathery, linear foliage rising to between 2 and 3 feet tall.
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Plant GuideRain lily
Zephyranthes reginae
These Mexican native bulbs actually offer demanding gardeners flowers on demand.
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Plant Guide‘Forest Frost’ spiderweb hens & chicks
Sempervivumarachnoideum 'Forest Frost'Hens & chicks make a charming addition to any container, rock garden, or footpath.
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Plant GuideWest Texas cobalt sage
Salvia reptansWest Texas cobalt sage is a marvelously distinct species that can be enjoyed by gardeners farther north, as long as they purchase the west Texas form, which is quite cold-hardy.
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Plant Guide‘Indigo Spires’ sage
Salvia ‘Indigo Spires’'Indigo Spires' sage is a vigorous hybrid prized for its 12- to 15-inch-long, twisting spikes of dark violet flowers.
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