Cowania Cliffrose, Purshia syn

Cowania Cliffrose, Purshia syn

Full Sun, Part Shade Low Water Mature Size: 8’X 6’ Blooming Season: Summer Flower Color: Yellow Cliffrose makes an excellent companion for perennials because its open-branched form casts light shade. Its irregular shape lends a native touch to landscapes which is...
Blue Algerita, Mahonia fremontii

Blue Algerita, Mahonia fremontii

Full Sun, Part Shade Low Water Mature Size: 5’X 7’ Blooming Season: Spring Flower Color: Yellow The masses of fragrant yellow flowers that grace this native barberry are enough to earn it a place in the garden, but by midsummer its bright red fruits attract the...
Apache Plume, Fallugia paradoxa

Apache Plume, Fallugia paradoxa

Full Sun Low Water   Mature Size: 4-5’X 4-5’ Blooming Season: April Flower Color: White This is one of the showiest of our native shrubs. In spring it’s covered with tiny white, five-petaled flowers that look like miniature white roses. (Apache Plume is in the...
Joint-Fir, Ephedra species

Joint-Fir, Ephedra species

Full Sun Rainwater Only Mature Size: 2-6’X 3-5’ Blooming Season: Spring Flower Color: Yellow Joint-firs are grown for the color of their broomy evergreen stems which, depending upon the species, may be pale blue (Ephedra equisetina), blue-gray (Ephedra nevadensis) or...