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Crassula sarcocaulis is native to the mountainous slopes in eastern South Africa. Its succulent foliage can make for an intriguing bonsai, as the common name implies, or be used in xeric gardening as a low shrub. It blooms either white or pink in late summer or fall. Flower shape resembles daphne....

Pink blooms surprise you in August and September on 6" curved stems. Very attractive wintertime foliage forms a puzzle-like mosaic mat of green and silver that spreads across the ground and flows between stones. Makes you want to give it a pat. Native to the Mediterranean. Minimum temperature: -20° F Featured on Great...

This very cold-hardy Agave with blue-silver leaves comes from the snow-swept conifer forests near Flagstaff, Arizona. Extremely geometric, somewhat spherical rosettes have thick, fleshy leaves tipped with formidable armor. Mature size: 2 feet T x 3 feet W Minimum temperature: 0º F

Sure to abolish any color deficit, these fragrant flowers come in all hues of the sunset, burnt orange to mellow yellow, blooming on long, light green calyces, March – June. They're adaptable to drought even in summer if established and in shade. Mature size: 8 – 10 inches tall Minimum temperature:...

A cute little golden bun-shaped plant to tuck into the conifer garden or add winter interest to a perennial border. Adds only one to two inches of growth per year of tousled filament-like foliage. Slow growing: 1 ft T x 2 ft W in 10 years Minimum temperature: -30° F

A silver-leaved Brunnera with HUGE, 7-8-inch wide, leaves that holds up in the heat better than most. Sprays of forget-me-not-like, blue flowers in spring float above the foliage. It will bring shine to the shady spots in your garden. Mature size: up to 1 foot tall & 2 feet wide Minimum temperature: -40°...

This woody-based perennial produces yellow-green, supple, toothed leaves that make for a bright, abundant presence. Geometric, cream-yellow spires emerge in mid- through late autumn. Here's a plant for the late-season garden! Cut it back hard in spring to produce a thick, lush plant. Will scorch with too much sun and/or not enough water....

A robust Pacific Coast Hybrid that features elegant white flowers with sunny yellow accents that remain fresh and exuberant into summer. Tall and long-lasting, blooms appear in April and last until it finally becomes the only PC hybrid still blooming in late summer. Its narrow, dark green foliage forms evergreen clumps...

Large, lustrous, and leathery dark green leaves on rusty red stems are very handsome together on this self-clinging vine. White, frothy, "lace cap" flowers emerge from large swollen buds in mid-summer. This plant thrives in the cool shade of a forest canopy, vining upward seeking light, or with more sun in...

Shockingly long yellow spadix whips rise out of maroon spathe-shaped mouths on this Asian jack-in-the-pulpit relative. With irregular variegation upon its trifoliate leaves, it can look quite exotic. An easy-going garden dweller in light shade or part sun. Mature size: 18 in T Minimum temperature: -20° F

Pendent, elegant, white flowers have the barest intimation of light green on the tepal tips and an almost imperceptible pink in the corolla. A foil of dark green narrow leaves makes the white bright. Mature size: 3 ft T x W Minimum temperature: 0° F

Painterly green leaves brush-stroked with white are accompanied by large, pendent, greenish-white bells. With advantageous conditions and left to its devices, it will become a lovely, light ground cover mixing politely with other woodland friends. Mature size: 1 – 2 feet T x 1 – 3 feet W. Minimum temperature: -30° F

One of the smallest Santolinas, the Minocan cotton lavender is an aromatic, evergreen, wooly, rounded shrublet with warm orange-yellow button flowerheads in mid-summer. Santolinas are great for adding texture and interesting grey color to your rock garden beds. Does beautifully in lean rocky soils but will tolerate clay provided it...

This richly-hued New Zealand native features arching bronze, grassy leaves with cherry-red margins and a clumping habit. It prefers cool, moist conditions and is decidedly unhappy in full sun with excessive heat. Excellent massed in a low border next to a lawn or pond, in containers with blue-foliaged plants, or in mixed drifts...

Native to Northwest shady woodlands (as well as parts of Europe), locals will recognize its elegant habit: Sterile fronds form a flattened rosette in bright green, and narrower, tall, fertile fronds cluster in the center and expire at summer's end. The flatter, wider, rosette remains evergreen to grace winter gardens. 2'...

Airy, feathery, blonde seed heads are borne in July from olive-green narrow leaves. Handsome orange hues infiltrate the clump throughout summer and become dominant in late autumn and into winter. This clumping grass maintains a vase shape and is perfect for coloring up your grass garden—the more sun, the more color....