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Plant GuidePurple coneflower
Echinacea purpurea
Because of its carefree performance, this native meadow perennial with daisy-like flowers appropriately inhabits the gardens of many.
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Plant GuideSalvia microphylla var. neurepia
Salvia microphylla var. neurepiaThis native of the American Southwest and Mexico forms an evergreen shrub or shrubby perennial with dark, glossy leaves that are small (but slightly larger than most microphyllas) and softly…
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Plant GuideWild quinine
Parthenium integrifoliumWild quinine bears lustrous foliage and long-lasting white flowers throughout the season, even in heat and drought.
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Plant GuideOcotillo
Fouquieria splendensThis southwestern native shrub grows to 20 feet tall and 15 feet wide and sports long, dull, spiny stems that green up and leaf out after a rain, followed by…
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Plant GuideGraythorn
Ziziphus obtusifoliaAppropriately named, this open shrub has grayish green leaves and stiff, thorn-tipped branches.
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Plant GuideCinnamon fern
Osmunda cinnamomea
This deciduous fern bears shuttlecocks of lance-shaped, feathery pale green fronds.
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Plant GuideSargent’s weeping hemlock
Tsuga canadensis 'Pendula'This hemlock cultivar makes a very beautiful specimen, slowly forming a 10- to 15-foot-tall and 30-foot-wide, multi-layered mound of greenery.
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Plant GuideBeardlip penstemon
Penstemon barbatus
This erect perennial has basal rosettes and stems bearing lance-shaped mid-green leaves.
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Plant Guide
Mexican orange blossom
Choisya ternata 'Sundance''Sundance' Mexican orange blossom is an evergreen, compact shrub with white, fragrant flowers borne in late spring, and again in late summer and autumn.
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Plant GuideTurtlehead
Chelone obliquaTurtlehead is an excellent, sturdy, vertical perennial with rounded stems, medium texture, and deep-green, boldly veined leaves on short stalks.
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