{"title":"Featured Plants","description":"\u003cdiv title=\"Shop Featured Plants\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese customer favorites are sure to bring beauty and color to your waterwise garden.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"perennial-ornamental-oregano-rotkugel","title":"Rotkugel Ornamental Oregano","description":"\u003cp\u003e15\" tall x 18\" wide (cutting propagated). Introduced to the U.S. by Dan Hinkley, this is an improvement on the taller flower cultivars like Herrenhausen. 'Rotkugel' is more floriferous and has a more mounding habit in flower. The plant forms low-spreading stoloniferous mats of foliage that come into bloom from August through October. The flowering stems have large, loose heads of bi-color flowers with dark purple calyces and deep pink flowers. Butterflies love this plant! Cut back to green basal growth in spring. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"High Country Gardens","offers":[{"title":"Plant - 5\" Deep Pot","offer_id":50617493979429,"sku":"HC014658","price":10.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0910\/4451\/2037\/files\/origanum-rotkugel_with_bee_cropped.jpg?v=1761077256"},{"product_id":"perennial-linum-blue-flax-appar","title":"Appar Blue Flax (Linum)","description":"\u003cem\u003eLinum perenne\u003c\/em\u003e 'Appar' (Blue Flax) is absolutely one of the favorite Western wildflowers for gardens and meadows. Its profuse true blue flowers match the summer sky. 'Appar; Blue Flax was originally collected in the Black Hills of South Dakota and improved through breeding to have outstanding vigor and a long season of bloom. Native to Europe and Asia, Blue Flax has naturalized throughout the United States as it is a strong re-seeder. Extremely cold hardy, this wildflower is also well suited for the colder areas of the Rockies and Great Plains. Seed propagated. 18\" x 18\" wide. \n\n\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLinum perenne\u003c\/em\u003e 'Appar' (Blue Flax) is absolutely one of the favorite Western wildflowers for gardens and meadows. Its profuse true blue flowers match the summer sky. 'Appar; Blue Flax was originally collected in the Black Hills of South Dakota and improved through breeding to have outstanding vigor and a long season of bloom. Native to Europe and Asia, Blue Flax has naturalized throughout the United States as it is a strong re-seeder. Extremely cold hardy, this wildflower is also well suited for the colder areas of the Rockies and Great Plains. Seed propagated. 18\" x 18\" wide. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"High Country Gardens","offers":[{"title":"Plant - 2.5\" Pot","offer_id":50617497944357,"sku":"HC014627","price":6.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0910\/4451\/2037\/files\/linum-perenne-appar.jpg?v=1761077264"},{"product_id":"perennial-creeping-germander-compact","title":"Compact Creeping Germander (Teucrium)","description":"\u003cp\u003e6-18\" tall x 18\" wide. Teucrium chamaedrys Prostratum is tough, pretty and long-lived. This low-care groundcover has it all.  With glossy green leaves and early summer display of deep pink flowers, Compact Creeping Germander is not fussy about its soil, and grows equally well in sun or shade. Tolerating light to moderate foot traffic, it's a great lawn substitute for areas too shady for grass to thrive.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"High Country Gardens","offers":[{"title":"Plant - 2.5\" Pot","offer_id":50617525272869,"sku":"HC015306","price":8.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0910\/4451\/2037\/files\/teucrium-chamadrys-prostratum-flower-2.jpg?v=1761077340"},{"product_id":"perennial-penstemon-dark-towers","title":"Dark Towers Penstemon","description":"\u003cp\u003ePenstemon Dark Towers (PP 20,013) is a three-foot-tall hybrid beardtongue that blooms with light pink flowers in late spring\/early summer. The flowers contrast nicely with the plant's beautiful wine-red foliage. Dark Towers Beardtongue is well adapted to moister growing conditions found in the eastern half of the US where many beardtongues of Western origins will fail. But with just a little extra water, this cultivar also thrives West of the Mississippi as well. The ornamental foliage generally retains good color throughout summer and the plant forms decorative seedheads, making it an excellent companion plant for many warm season ornamental grasses. 'Dark Towers' Penstemon is a hybrid of Penstemon digitalis 'Husker Red' and Penstemon 'Prairie Splendor' developed and introduced by Dale Lindgren at the University of Nebraska. Companion plants include ornamental grasses, Purple Coneflower (Echinacea) and Poppy Mallow (Callirhoe).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"High Country Gardens","offers":[{"title":"Plant - 5\" Deep Pot","offer_id":50617526386981,"sku":"HC015283","price":10.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0910\/4451\/2037\/files\/penstemon_dark_towers_1b.jpg?v=1761077345"},{"product_id":"perennial-geranium-johnsons-blue","title":"Johnson's Blue Geranium","description":"\u003cp\u003e15-18\" tall x 18-24\" wide. Geranium 'Johnson's Blue' is a beautiful perennial geranium with large, true blue flowers blooming from late spring into mid-summer.  It is easily grown in a wide range of soils and is a long lived hybrid selection. After blooming the plant should be trimmed back by half its height to keep the plant looking tidy and to encourage light reblooming.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"High Country Gardens","offers":[{"title":"Plant - 5\" Deep Pot","offer_id":50617528385829,"sku":"HC015210","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0910\/4451\/2037\/files\/geranium-johnsons-blue_paul_drobot.jpg?v=1761077358"},{"product_id":"perennial-coreopsis-gold-standard","title":"Gold Standard Coreopsis","description":"\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eThe late summer\/fall garden is all about big and tall, and 'Gold Standard' Tickseed (Coreopsis tripteris ‘Gold Standard’) fits right in with towering stems covered with large bright yellow daisies for several months beginning in late summer. This cultivar was selected by the prestigious Mt. Cuba Center botanic garden of Delaware for its outstanding, strongly upright growth habit and extended bloom time. Vigorous and easy-to-grow Coreopsis 'Gold Standard' loves the sun and grows readily in a wide range of soils including clay. The plant attracts butterflies when blooming and seed-eating songbirds in the fall when the seed ripens. Planted with other tall, late-season blooming perennials such as Joe Pye Weed (Eupatorium), Maximilian's Sunflower (Helianthus), Prairie Switchgrass (Panicum) and Big Blue Stem Grass (Andropogon). These natives provide a stunning conclusion to the growing season and much needed nectar to many different pollinators.  \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"High Country Gardens","offers":[{"title":"Plant - 5\" Deep Pot","offer_id":50617529073957,"sku":"HC015196","price":11.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0910\/4451\/2037\/files\/coreopsis_gold_standard__northcreek_closeup_cropped.jpg?v=1761077365"},{"product_id":"perennial-achillea-moonshine","title":"Moonshine Yarrow","description":"We recommend \u003cem\u003eAchillea x\u003c\/em\u003e 'Moonshine' (Yarrow) as one of the best garden perennials currently available. It can be used in both drought-resistant (xeric) gardens and perennial borders that receive an average amount of rain, as it is highly adaptable in its soil and water needs. Moonshine Yarrow's distinctive silver-gray foliage is a fine backdrop for the lemon-yellow flower clusters that keep coming all summer, as long as you deadhead. This is a well-behaved variety. It is sterile, meaning it won't reseed and spread. For maintenance, just cut back in spring. Salt tolerant. Cutting propagated. 18\" tall x 24\" wide.  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These flag-like flowers rise up out of the blue-green foliage in mid-summer and are held on stiff, weather resistant stems. 'Blonde Ambition' Blue Grama Grass provides exceptional winter interest as the stems of seed heads pop up even after a heavy snow and remain standing through winter, giving the grass 6 to 8 months of garden color and texture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSeldom does a new grass selection offer the gardener something so completely different and exciting. \u003cem\u003eBouteloua gracilis\u003c\/em\u003e 'Blonde Ambition' is an exceptionally large growing selection of our native Blue Grama Grass. Its profusion of big, showy chartreuse flowers, held horizontally above the leaves is unlike any other ornamental grass in cultivation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis beauty is extremely cold hardy, grows in a wide range of soil types and is a perfect choice for low maintenance home or commercial landscapes. 'Blonde Ambition' Grass is native to 26 states and performs well across the country, particularly in hardiness zones 4-9. Cut back old stems to 2-3” above ground-level in mid-spring. Divide every third year. Discovered and introduced by David Salman of High Country Gardens. Propagated by division.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlant Select®\u003c\/strong\u003e Winner 2011; 2011 High Country Gardens Plant of the Year. Named by the Plant Select® gardeners' survey as the best perennial of 2013.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLearn more about David Salman's great discovery: \u003ca tabindex=\"0\" href=\"\/blogs\/perennials\/plant-of-the-year-blonde-ambition-blue-grama-grass-2011-winner\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003e'Blonde Ambition' Blue Grama Grass: 2011 Plant Of The Year\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSee inspirational photos \u003ca tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gardenista.com\/posts\/vineyard-haven-a-napa-valley-garden-that-belongs-to-the-land-scott-lewis-landscape-architect-visit\/\"\u003eVineyard Haven: A Napa Valley Garden That Belongs to the Land\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"High Country Gardens","offers":[{"title":"Plant - 2.5\" Pot","offer_id":50617530679589,"sku":"HC015273","price":8.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Plant - 5\" Deep Pot","offer_id":50617530712357,"sku":"HC013976","price":13.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0910\/4451\/2037\/files\/bouteloua-blonde-ambition-english-lavender-sedums.jpg?v=1761077384"},{"product_id":"perennial-feather-reed-grass-karl-foerster","title":"Karl Foerster Feather Reed Grass","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2001 Perennial Plant of the Year\u003c\/strong\u003e 48-60\" tall x 24\" wide (division propagated). Rather drought tolerant (but not quite xeric) and tolerating a wide range of garden soils. Feather Reed Grass has a wonderful upright growth habit, making it very useful to place behind perennials with a spreading or rounded shape. The feathery plumes emerge in early summer and ripen to handsome wheat-colored seed heads by fall. Cut back to 3” late spring. Scratch out old, dead canes from the center of the clump. Combine with Artemisia 'Powis Castle' or Russian Sage. Plant in groups of three or five for best effect.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"High Country Gardens","offers":[{"title":"Plant - 3.25\" Pot","offer_id":50617530745125,"sku":"HC013984","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Plant - 5\" Deep Pot","offer_id":50617530810661,"sku":"HC013985","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0910\/4451\/2037\/files\/calamagrostis-acutiflora-karl-foerster-grass_3.jpg?v=1761077386"},{"product_id":"perennial-delosperma-red-mountain-flame","title":"Red Mountain® Flame Ice Plant","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eA 2016 Plant Select® Winner.\u003c\/strong\u003e 1\" tall x 15-18\" wide. The large, multicolored flowers of \u003cem\u003eDelosperma x\u003c\/em\u003e Red Mountain® 'Flame' are startlingly bright and beautiful. A rugged cold hardy Ice Plant that seems to tolerate dryness a little better than many, Red Mountain® 'Flame' Ice Plant blooms in late spring with brilliant orange-red petals surrounding a magenta eye. With summer rains will come sporadic re-blooming. The flat, evergreen mat of bright green foliage gives the plant good winter interest. Use this Ice Plant as a non-flammable groundcover for fire-resistant landscapes in the western US. A High Country Gardens introduction for spring 2015, this is a hybrid selection of Delosperma discovered by High Country Gardens' Chief Horticulturist David Salman. \n\n\u003cp\u003eFlat of 32 plants will cover 40-48 square feet when planted together.  \u003c\/p\u003e     ","brand":"High Country Gardens","offers":[{"title":"Plant - 2.5\" Pot","offer_id":50617531859237,"sku":"HC014036","price":7.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0910\/4451\/2037\/files\/delosperma-dyeri-red-mountain-flame-rock-garden_1.jpg?v=1761077398"},{"product_id":"perennial-hymenoxys-sol-dancer-daisy","title":"Sol Dancer Daisy (Hymenoxys)","description":"15-16\" tall x 12-15\" wide. Sol Dancer Daisy (Hymenoxys acaulis v arizonica Sol Dancer) blooms with a profusion of large, bright yellow flowers held over a mound of finely textured foliage beginning in late spring. This durable, xeric perennial is well-suited for planting in poor, fast draining soils with lots of sun and heat. Sol Dancer Daisy is a native perennial that is highly resistant to browsing rabbits and deer. Mulch with gravel to improve garden performance and encourage the plant to re-seed itself. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eHymenoxys acaulis v. arizonica 'Sol Dancer' is a Sego Supreme plant introduction from the Utah State University Botanical Center. Sego Supreme plants are bred to enhance their natural characteristics and improve their adaptability for the home gardener.","brand":"High Country Gardens","offers":[{"title":"Plant - 2.5\" Pot","offer_id":50617532678437,"sku":"HC014103","price":11.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Plant - 5\" Deep Pot","offer_id":50617532711205,"sku":"HC014104","price":12.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0910\/4451\/2037\/files\/hymenoxys_acaulis_v_arizonica_sol_dancer_1_2.jpg?v=1764001849"},{"product_id":"perennial-lavandula-angustifolia-blue-cushion","title":"Blue Cushion English Lavender","description":"\u003cem\u003eLavandula angustifolia\u003c\/em\u003e 'Blue Cushion' (English Lavender) forms a compact, rounded cushion of fragrant, evergreen foliage with profuse violet-blue blooms from early June into late summer. Though it thrives in summer heat and drought, this English lavender variety is more tolerant of moister growing conditions.","brand":"High Country Gardens","offers":[{"title":"Plant - 3\" Pot","offer_id":50617532809509,"sku":"HC014120","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Plant - 5\" Deep Pot","offer_id":50617532842277,"sku":"HC014121","price":10.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0910\/4451\/2037\/files\/lavandula_blue_cushion_garden_10958_3.jpg?v=1763666329"},{"product_id":"perennial-lavandula-angustifolia-hidcote-blue","title":"Hidcote Blue English Lavender","description":"\u003cem\u003eLavandula angustifolia\u003c\/em\u003e 'Hidcote Blue' (English Lavender) has deeply colored violet-blue flowers and a compact uniform habit. 'Hidcote Blue' Lavender is an excellent choice for edging walks and paths, where the aromatic flowers and foliage can be easily enjoyed. Good variety for drying, as it holds its color well. One of the most cold-hardy Lavenders. Cut back by a third in fall to prevent the plant from becoming leggy.","brand":"High Country Gardens","offers":[{"title":"Plant - 3\" Pot","offer_id":50617532907813,"sku":"HC014122","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Plant - 5\" Deep Pot","offer_id":50617532940581,"sku":"HC014123","price":11.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0910\/4451\/2037\/files\/lavandula_angustifolia_hidcote_blue_lavender_enlgish_blue-cropped.jpg?v=1761077408"},{"product_id":"perennial-marrubium-horehound-silver-edged","title":"Silver Edged Horehound (Marrubium)","description":"\u003cstrong\u003e2009 Plant Select Winner\u003c\/strong\u003e 10\" tall x 18\" wide (cutting propagated). Native to high, dry areas of Turkey, this is sure to become a very popular addition to the Western xeric garden. The soft felted leaves are green on top and edged in white with the backs of the leaves also woolly white. The flowers are insignificant and should be sheared off to expose the evergreen, ornamental foliage. A vigorous grower, this plant does well in lean, well-drained soils, requiring little water once established. NOT RECOMMENDED for planting in regions with HOT, HUMID summer weather; the woolly foliage will \"melt\" from the humidity. A fine ground cover for under planting Caryopteris 'First Choice' (where it will accentuate the gray-green foliage) and blue or gray leafed grasses and perennials, to add contrasting texture and color.","brand":"High Country Gardens","offers":[{"title":"Plant - 2.5\" Pot","offer_id":50617533169957,"sku":"HC014142","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Plant - 5\" Deep Pot","offer_id":50617533202725,"sku":"HC017788","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0910\/4451\/2037\/files\/marrubium-rotundifolium-plant_select_cropped.jpg?v=1764003788"},{"product_id":"perennial-nassella-thread-grass-silky","title":"Silky Thread Grass","description":"18\" tall x 12\" wide (seed propagated). \u003cem\u003eNassella tenuissima\u003c\/em\u003e (Silky Thread Grass) is our most graceful native bunch grass. It gently sways in the breeze and its silky seed heads glow brightly when they catch the sunlight. Plant Nassella in any well-drained soil. It is an excellent xeric companion plant and is particularly nice when planted with Agave, Agastache and gray Artemisia. Re-seeds itself readily. Deadhead if you do not want volunteer seedlings next season.  (Note, botanists have changed this plant's genus from Stipa to Nassella.) Not for sale in CA.\n\n\u003cp\u003eFlat of 9 plants will cover 9 square feet when planted together\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"High Country Gardens","offers":[{"title":"Plant - 5\" Deep Pot","offer_id":50617534808357,"sku":"HC014168","price":8.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0910\/4451\/2037\/files\/silky-thread-grass-1.jpg?v=1761077417"},{"product_id":"perennial-penstemon-firecracker-richfield-strain","title":"Firecracker Penstemon Richfield Strain","description":"\u003cp\u003e24-36\" tall x 15\" wide. 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The tiny evergreen needle-like leaves and short wiry stems form a tidy shrublet that seems to catch fire when the intense scarlet flowers smother the plant in late spring. Compact Pineleaf Penstemon blooms many weeks before the larger orange-flowered Pineleaf Penstemon.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"High Country Gardens","offers":[{"title":"Plant - 2.5\" Pot","offer_id":50617545195813,"sku":"HC014204","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Plant - 3\" Pot","offer_id":50617546146085,"sku":"HC014205","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Plant - 5\" Deep Pot","offer_id":50617546178853,"sku":"HC014206","price":12.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0910\/4451\/2037\/files\/penstemon-compactum-close-up.jpg?v=1762287046"},{"product_id":"perennial-penstemon-pineleaf-half-luminous","title":"Luminous Pineleaf Penstemon","description":"8-10 in. tall x 12-15 in. wide. 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The tiny dark green leaves disguise it, looking like another creeping thyme; but when it comes into bloom, the hundreds of small azure blue flowers remind you that it's something very different and special. A tough plant with evergreen foliage, it is native to the high altitudes in the rugged mountains of Turkey. Nice planted with Hymenoxys scaposa. (Cutting propagated.)\n\n\u003cp\u003eFlat of 32 plants will cover 64 square feet when planted together\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"High Country Gardens","offers":[{"title":"Plant - 2.5\" Pot","offer_id":50617570459941,"sku":"HC014320","price":9.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0910\/4451\/2037\/files\/veronica-oltensis_1.jpg?v=1761077452"},{"product_id":"perennial-veronica-blue-woolly","title":"Blue Woolly Veronica","description":"\u003cp\u003eWithout question, \u003cem\u003eVeronica pectinata\u003c\/em\u003e (Woolly Speedwell) is one of our finest xeric groundcovers. 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