perennial (O)

Perennial: Drought tolerant. Deer resistant. Fire retardant. Good border plant and ground cover. Nice for slopes and parking strips. Attracts butterflies. Bloom time: summer-fall. Bloom color: pink. Height: 8-18 inches. Spreads several feet. Exposure: sun. Water: moderate/dry. USDA Z7.

Perennial or Biennial Herb: CA native. Fast growing and moderately long-lived. The 3 inch fragrant flowers open in late afternoon and are borne in clusters and held atop the stems. Bloom time: summer-fall. Bloom color: yellow. Attracts bees, birds, moths, and butterflies. Height: 3-6 feet. Width: 5 feet. Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: moderate. USDA Z6-9.

Perennial: Tolerates deer, rabbits and drought. Native to Mexico and south-central US. Narrow silvery green foliage holds flowers that open in the afternoon and bloom throughout the night. Good for borders, banks and slopes, mass plantings, woodland gardens, container, as a groundcover, and in rock gardens. Attracts butterflies. Bloom time: spring-summer. Bloom color: bright yellow. Height: 3-6 inches. Width: 15-18 inches. Exposure: sun. USDA Z5-9. PPAF

Perennial: Tolerates deer, rabbits and drought. Native to Mexico and south-central US. Narrow silvery green foliage holds flowers that open in the afternoon and bloom throughout the night. Good for borders, banks and slopes, mass plantings, woodland gardens, container, as a groundcover, and in rock gardens. Attracts butterflies. Bloom time: spring-summer. Bloom color: bright yellow. Height: 3-6 inches. Width: 15-18 inches. Exposure: sun. USDA Z5-9. PPAF

Perennial: Tolerates deer, rabbits and drought. Native to Mexico and south-central US. Narrow silvery green foliage holds flowers that open in the afternoon and bloom throughout the night. Good for borders, banks and slopes, mass plantings, woodland gardens, container, as a groundcover, and in rock gardens. Attracts butterflies. Bloom time: spring-summer. Bloom color: bright yellow. Height: 3-6 inches. Width: 15-18 inches. Exposure: sun. USDA Z5-9. PPAF

Perennial: Evergreen. Deer resistant. Good edging, woodland, ground cover & border plant. Slowly spreads by non-invasive rhizomes. Has forget-me-not like flowers in spring-summer (sometimes longer). Just darling! Attracts hummingbirds. Bloom color: bright blue. Size: 6-8" x 10". Exposure: part shade. Water: moist to moderate. USDA Z6-9.

Perennial: Semi-evergreen. Drought tolerant. Native to Southwest United States. Spreads by short rhizomes, forms a dense mat of glossy green foliage followed by clusters of blue-purple flowers summer-fall. Good ground cover for erosion control and dry or dappled shade. Irresistible to gophers and rabbits. Attracts butterflies. Height: 6-12". Spread: 2-3'. Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: dry. USDA Z2

Perennial: Semi-evergreen. Drought tolerant. Native to Southwest United States. Spreads by short rhizomes, forms a dense mat of glossy green foliage followed by clusters of blue-purple flowers summer-fall. Good ground cover for erosion control and dry or dappled shade. Irresistible to gophers and rabbits. Attracts butterflies. Height: 6-12". Spread: 2-3'. Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: dry. USDA Z2

Perennial: Semi-evergreen. Drought tolerant. Native to Southwest United States. Spreads by short rhizomes, forms a dense mat of glossy green foliage followed by clusters of blue-purple flowers summer-fall. Good ground cover for erosion control and dry or dappled shade. Irresistible to gophers and rabbits. Attracts butterflies. Height: 6-12". Spread: 2-3'. Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: dry. USDA Z2

Subshrub: Drought tolerant. Deer resistant. Rock garden, container & border plant. Great for spilling over walls or containers. Dried flowers can be used in arrangements. Has attractive, fragrant sage green lvs covered in soft peach fuzz & showy rosy green bracts w/small pink blms. Mostly grown for the showy bracts and not the actual blooms. Attracts bees, butterflies & hummingbirds. Blooms: summer. Height: 8-12 in. Width: 12-16 in. Exp.: sun/part shade. Water: moderate. USDA Z7-9.

Subshrub: Drought tolerant. Deer resistant. The pinkest brachts ever! A stunning new ornamental selection w/large hop-like flowers. Dried flowers can be used in arrangements. Has heart-shaped gray-green leaves. Perfect for the driest spots in your garden, requiring little water once established. Rock garden, container & border plant. Attracts butterfllies. Blms: summer-fall. Blm color: deep pink. Size: 6-8" x 18-24". Exp.: sun. Water: moderate-dry. USDA Z6. PPAF

Perennial: Tolerates drought, heat, deer and rabbits. A fast grower with chartreuse foliage. Good border, container, and edging plant. The flowers and foliage are scented. While edible and has a mild flavor, it is grown for it's ornamental purposes. Attracts bees and butterflies. Bloom time: summer-fall. Bloom color: lilac. Mounded growth habit. Height: 18-24 inches. Width: 28-32 inches. Exposure: sun. Water: moderate. USDA Z4. (PPAF)

Perennial: Tolerates drought, heat, deer and rabbits. A fast grower with chartreuse foliage. Good border, container, and edging plant. The flowers and foliage are scented. While edible and has a mild flavor, it is grown for it's ornamental purposes. Attracts bees and butterflies. Bloom time: summer-fall. Bloom color: lilac. Mounded growth habit. Height: 18-24 inches. Width: 28-32 inches. Exposure: sun. Water: moderate. USDA Z4. (PPAF)

Perennial: Tolerates drought, heat, deer and rabbits. A fast grower with chartreuse foliage. Good border, container, and edging plant. The flowers and foliage are scented. While edible and has a mild flavor, it is grown for it's ornamental purposes. Attracts bees and butterflies. Bloom time: summer-fall. Bloom color: lilac. Mounded growth habit. Height: 18-24 inches. Width: 28-32 inches. Exposure: sun. Water: moderate. USDA Z4. (PPAF)

Subshrub: Drought tolerant. Deer resistant. Rock garden, container & border plant. Dried flowers can be used in arrangements. Has heart-shaped gray-green leaves-known for its foliage, not its flowers. Attracts butterfllies. Blooms: summer. Color: pink. Size: 8" x 12". Exposure: sun. Water: moderate. USDA Z8. (A hybrid of O. scabrum x rotundifolium).

Subshrub: Drought tolerant. Deer resistant. Rock garden, container & border plant. Dried flowers can be used in arrangements. Has heart-shaped gray-green leaves-known for its foliage, not its flowers. Attracts butterfllies. Blooms: summer. Color: pink. Size: 8" x 12". Exposure: sun. Water: moderate. USDA Z8. (A hybrid of O. scabrum x rotundifolium).

Perennial: Drought tolerant. Deer resistant. Larger foliage and taller branching than other varieties. Beautifully fragrant foliage and sweetly scented flowers. Nice rock garden, cut flower, container and border plant. Very showy and mild tasting. Attracts bees, butterflies and insects. Bloom time: spring-fall. Bloom color: lilac-pink. Height: 16-18”. Width: 14-16”. Exposure: sun. Water: moderate/dry. USDA Z8. PP#29,589

Perennial: Drought tolerant. Deer resistant. Nice rock garden, cut flower, container and border plant. Native to Turkey, Iran & Pakistan. Very showy and mild tasting. Attracts bees, butterflies and insects. Bloom time: spring-fall. Bloom color: dark purple. Height: 1 foot. Exposure: sun. Water: moderate/dry. USDA Z8.

Perennial: Drought tolerant. Deer resistant. Nice rock garden, cut flower, container and border plant. Native to Turkey, Iran & Pakistan. Very showy and mild tasting. Attracts bees, butterflies and insects. Bloom time: spring-fall. Bloom color: dark purple. Height: 1 foot. Exposure: sun. Water: moderate/dry. USDA Z8.

Perennial: Drought tolerant. Deer resistant. Nice rock garden, cut flower, container and border plant. Native to Turkey, Iran & Pakistan. Very showy and mild tasting. Attracts bees, butterflies and insects. Bloom time: spring-fall. Bloom color: dark purple. Height: 1 foot. Exposure: sun. Water: moderate/dry. USDA Z8.

Believed to be a hybrid of O. mircrophyllum x O. vulgare 'Betty Rollins'. Nice mounding habit with bicolored blooms of dark purple and frosty mauve summer-fall. Attracts bees. Height: 2'. Width: 2.5'. Exposure: sun. Water: moderate.

Believed to be a hybrid of O. mircrophyllum x O. vulgare 'Betty Rollins'. Nice mounding habit with bicolored blooms of dark purple and frosty mauve summer-fall. Attracts bees. Height: 2'. Width: 2.5'. Exposure: sun. Water: moderate.

Perennial: Evergreen. A great little shrubby succulent. Good plant for continers, to trail over a wall, to use in hanging baskets, or to use in a rock garden. Grayish-blue foliage. Bloom time: summer. Bloom color: pink. Size: 10" x 18". Exposure: sun. Water: moderate/dry (good drainage). USDA Z8.

The Margarita series is known for it's natural branching habit, uniformity and nice flower shape. Large 2-3" daisy-like flowers all season long on compact, mounding plants. Heat tolerant. Low maintenance. Excellent for containers or borders. Attracts butterflies. Bloom time: spring-fall. Bloom color: light yellow. Height: 10-14". Width: 10". Exposure: sun. Water: moderate.

The Margarita series is known for it's natural branching habit, uniformity and nice flower shape. Large 2-3" daisy-like flowers all season long on compact, mounding plants. Heat tolerant. Low maintenance. Excellent for containers or borders. Attracts butterflies. Bloom time: spring-fall. Bloom color: light yellow. Height: 10-14". Width: 10". Exposure: sun. Water: moderate.