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A Plant Delights Nursery introduction of the North American native wood mint. It features unusual flowers for the species, in shades of peachy to baby pink rather than lavender, a lucky find in the NC mountains. Blooms in early summer. Spreads via stolons through garden beds and has attractive heart-shaped foliage. Happiest...

Native throughout the Western United States, Bitterroot is found growing on well-drained gravelly soils in dry shrublands. Rosettes of succulent, elongated leaves emerge in early spring. The deep pink (sometimes white) 2-inch flowers follow after the foliage has withered. Prefers afternoon shade; works well to plant on the eastern edge...

Hybrid peony with double flowers that open creamy yellow and get pink tones as they age, in shades of peach and salmon. Itoh peonies are a shining example of hybrid excellence. Mature size: 24-30 in T x 36-48 in W Minimum temperature: xx°

Small three petaled yellow flowers over short, pleated leaves. Delicate, from northern Uruguay along the Brazilian border. Happy in moist or dry soils. Mature size: 2 ft T x clumping Minimum temperature: 0° F

A southwestern California native sub-shrub with small, narrow foliage that flowers in late winter to summer with highly fragrant, bright yellow, penstemon or snapdragon-like blooms. Goes dormant in late July-August, like many of our western natives, and returns in full force each winter. Grows best in full sun or part shade...

'King George V' is indeed a king amongst the Penstemons with large, handsome, bright red blooms and red-streaked white throats, upright clumping habit, and narrow, bright green foliage. Mature size: 2-2.5 ft T x 1.5 ft W Minimum temperature: 5° F

From early summer to late summer, whimsical, inflated pale blue buds open into broad, shallow-cupped star flowers. Its golden fall foliage color is also of merit. The Pop Star™ series of Platycodon grandiflorus was selected to have a more compact habit than is usually found in this species. Mature size: 6-8...

A curious polygonatum that many, unfamiliar with the odd ducks of the genus, are unable to place as a Solomon Seal. Polygonatum hookeri stays under 6 in off the top of the soil and has open pale pink-purple flowers. Honestly, if you squint, it looks like a dwarf alpine daphne. In our summers with...

Tender amaryllis from Costa Rica with broad (2-in) glossy foliage and umbels of dark coral trumpet blooms with green tips. Prefers afternoon shade in hot summers. Allow the soil to dry between waterings if bulbs are going dormant. Periods of dormancy promote bloom. Mature size: 12 in T Minimum temperature: 20°...

Description coming soon Mature size: unknown Minimum temperature: 10º F Not recommended for hot and humid climates.

This tough little bloomer was selected from the Kannah Creek region of Western Colorado. Expect a showy display of pom-pom-shaped yellow flowers in late spring, which will turn to shades of orange and rust by late summer. The flower spikes are 12-15 inches tall. This is a durable perennial for the dry...

Large evergreen shrub with narrow, dark, glossy emerald foliage and bright tumeric-orange flowers in late spring to early summer. Blooms best in full sun. Berberis linearifolia has larger flowers with a deeper color than the oft-compared Berberis darwinii. 'Orange King' was selected for its especially large flowers. Mature size: 6-10 ft...

Rare manzanita species endemic to Morro Bay in San Luis Obispo County, California. Most manzanitas are known by their dramatic peeling mahogany bark, but this species differentiates itself by ribboning in shades of gray. Foliage in the blue-green range and white flowers with a pink blush in early spring. Prefers to...

'Baby Bear' is believed to be a hybrid seedling between Arctostaphylos bakeri ssp. bakeri and Arctostaphylos densiflora 'Sentinel'. Bert Wilson from Las Pilitas Nursery selected it as an improvement over 'Sentinel' with larger pink flowers. Dark stems with small, narrow, deep green foliage. Bloomtime starts at the end of December. Mature...

Upright, arching racemes of bright red flowers with striking gold flash down the center of each petal. Resilience, low-maintenance, and deer resistant to boot. Mid to late summer bloomer and a hummer's delight! Mature size: 5 feet T Minimum temperature: -20° F

Rich, velvety petals of dramatically dark crimson are arranged in double rows on five-inch blossoms. Golden anthers and red filaments add eye-catching contrast. The unusual color, coupled with a burnished, lustrous glow, is prized by floral designers. This heirloom cross of P. officinalis x P. albiflora was introduced in 1956 by Walter...