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Apple green leaves with dark red-purple center blotch are quite attractive. Carmine red flowers float on neighboring stems. Non-invasive. Mature size: 8 inches tall and wide Minimum temperature: -10° F

Pachyphragma macrophylla is an evergreen mounding perennial with clusters of snowy flowers blooming March-April, floating over shiny, bright-green, rounded leaves. It's an easy house guest, growing in nearly any kind of soil - sandy to clay, in full shade or dappled, moist or dry soil. Hey! Another dry shade option! This...

With interesting mottled leaves of reddish-brown to olive green, Forms a dense carpet, spreading by rhizomes. The spring flowers are fragrant, 2-4 inch long spikes of pale pinkish-white. Overused once upon a time, it has fallen out of favor with plant enthusiasts, but keep in mind it was overused for a reason —...

Lush, linear leaves feed 4 foot tall spires of lightly fragrant snow-white trumpets blooming in early summer. Its namesake appears to be Count Giovanni Paradisi who lived in Modena, northern Italy just after the Renaissance. Why, is another question. Meadows, open woodlands, and marshes of Spain and Portugal are its native...

Hairy, 8-inch stems carry little palm-like leaves and clusters of saturated magenta-pink flowers that bloom for weeks. It's content to grow in a container, perhaps at the feet of a larger, shading plant. Endemic to the Mexican state of Oaxaca. Not available for shipping. Minimum temperature: 0° F

Two-inch golden yellow flowers are followed by ornamental seed pods and striking red-orange-yellow fall colors. Light and airy deciduous shrub. Mature size: 8 ft T x W Minimum temperature: -10° F

Native to the eastern Columbia River Gorge, this late spring pink (rosy to lilac) penstemon grows on talus slopes in the shade of overhanging cliffs. This is a rare and special plant, particularly because it is difficult to enjoy in the wild unless you're a rock climber. Note that this Penstemon is...

Vibrant, tubular pink flowers bloom in summer amid ever-gray-green leaves that are small, rounded, and leathery. This subshrub is found among higher elevation rocky outcroppings and prefers excellent drainage in full sun, and preferably the company of rocks or gravel to approximate conditions back home. PNW native. Mature size: 8-10...

This English selection of a California native woody-based shrublet, shows off a bevy of small, clear yellow, tubular blooms (apparently made for hummingbirds) on spikes above bright green, needle-like leaves. Spring and summer bloom. Airy and exhilarating! Evergreen. Needs well-draining soil! (Mersea is an island off the east coast of England and...

Twining milkweed vine from the Mediterranean has handsome shiny green large leaves and clusters of waxy, green and deep burgundy-purple flowers followed by pairs of long narrow seedpods. The pods open to reveal silky threads that eventually aid in seed dispersal. Each little flower is like a small passionflower. A moderate grower...

Bees love these pink bottlebrush spike flowers with a lavender tinge that flower from early to mid-summer. The large leaves become rich red in fall before dying back. Mature size: 2.5 – 3 feet T & 2+ feet W; slowly spreading Minimum temperature: -40° F

This species, with masses of small magenta "sparklers," blooms for months on end and is adored by hummingbirds! It's a native of Oaxaca, Mexico where it's found growing at elevations up to 10,000 feet. Grass-green narrow leaves clasp red stems. A tough and rewarding gem. Mature size: 2 ft T & W Minimum temperature: 0°...

Small, thick, leathery, rounded blue-green leaves are the backdrop for large and exquisite, tubular deep pink flowers in late spring. Give this prostrate evergreen subshrub gritty, well-draining soil in a sunny locale. Loves to snuggle with rocks; "rupicola" meaning "rock-dweller". Mature size: 6 inches tall & 3 feet wide Minimum temperature: -10° F

Coming in near the end of the mock orange blooming period, this richly scented selection is somewhat lower growing and the flowers have a slight rose-purple center, subtle, but contributes however subliminally to its elegance. Hybrid between P. coulteri and P. lemoinei Mature size: 5-6 feet tall & 6-8 feet wide...

Native to Mexico and the American Southwest, this Philadelphus is extremely drought-tolerant, often called Desert Mountain Mock Orange. The 4-petaled pendulous flowers have a pretty mauve blush at the center and, frankly, their sweet scent could be described as a not unpleasant grape kool-aid or bubble gum smell. Ah...childhood.... Very fine-textured (It's...

Golden leaves are an added bonus to this deciduous shrub with white flowers that perfume the garden in early summer. It responds well to pruning as do all Philadelphus. This is a glowing beauty in part shade. Mature size: 6 ft T & W Minimum temperature: -20° F