{"title":"Plants with Natural Nectar","description":"\u003cdiv title=\"Shop Plants with Natural Nectar\"\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlants With A Purpose: Grow nectar-rich blooms to fuel the flight of hummingbirds, butterflies, bees \u0026amp; other pollinators\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"perennial-aromatic-aster-dream-of-beauty","title":"Dream of Beauty Aromatic Aster","description":"\u003cem\u003eSymphyotrichum oblongifolius\u003c\/em\u003e 'Dream of Beauty' (Aromatic Aster) is a garden workhorse blooming from mid-summer to fall. This High Plains native was introduced in 1960 by the Great Plains plantsman Claude Barr. Give this perennial plenty of room to fill in, as it will easily spread to 24\" wide. To create a more dense, compact plant, cut back by one-fourth in early summer. Happy in sun or morning sun with afternoon shade, this Aster will grow in a wide range of soil types, from sandy to average, including clay. Keep soil moderately moist to establish, thereafter, this plant is both drought and heat tolerant. An excellent choice for a wildflower garden or meadow, it will naturalize when happy. Leave plant standing over winter, then cut it back to 1-2\" above ground in early spring. Asters are deer-resistant pollinator favorite that provide much-needed late-season pollen for bees and butterflies, and later, seed for birds. Plant with Lavender, Echinacea (Coneflower), other Asters, and Ornamental Grasses.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"High Country Gardens","offers":[{"title":"Plant - 5\" Deep Pot","offer_id":50617481363749,"sku":"HC017847","price":14.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0910\/4451\/2037\/files\/aster-oblongifolius-dream-of-beauty-close-up-cropped.jpg?v=1761077233"},{"product_id":"perennial-salvia-dwarf-common","title":"Dwarf Common Sage (Salvia)","description":"\u003cp\u003e15\"  tall x 18\" wide (cutting propagated). 'Minimus' is valuable in the xeriscape for both its showy deep lavender-blue flowers and its dense mound of finely textured and scented, culinary leaves. It seems to tolerate more clay in its soil than other Salvia officinalis cultivars. Plant it with other late-spring bloomers like Hymenoxys acaulis.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"High Country Gardens","offers":[{"title":"Plant - 5\" Deep Pot","offer_id":50617482805541,"sku":"HC018241","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0910\/4451\/2037\/files\/salvia-officinalis-minimus_1.jpg?v=1766086960"},{"product_id":"perennial-solidago-golden-fleece","title":"Golden Fleece Goldenrod (Solidago)","description":"15\" tall x 24\" wide (cutting propagated). This is a superb Dwarf Goldenrod, recently introduced by Dr. Richard Lightly, former director of the Mt. Cuba Center for the Study of Piedmont Flora in Delaware. The sturdy, arching golden-yellow flower stems are profuse and make an eye-catching display wherever they are planted. Pictured here with Aster 'Purple Dome' in the background. Like all of the Goldenrods, \"Golden Fleece\" is very easy to grow in average garden conditions. \u003cstrong\u003eContrary to popular belief, Solidago \u003ci\u003edoesn't\u003c\/i\u003e cause allergies; its pollen is sticky, not windblown, and is moved from plant to plant by bees.  \u003c\/strong\u003e","brand":"High Country Gardens","offers":[{"title":"Plant - 5\" Deep Pot","offer_id":50617487393061,"sku":"HC014733","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0910\/4451\/2037\/files\/solidago-golden-fleece-yellow-flowers.jpg?v=1761077242"},{"product_id":"perennial-solidago-wichita-mountains","title":"Golden Torch Goldenrod (Wichita Mountains Solidago)","description":"30\" tall x 24-30\" wide . Solidago sp. 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(seed propagated) \u003cstrong\u003eContrary to popular belief, Solidago \u003ci\u003edoesn't\u003c\/i\u003e cause allergies; its pollen is sticky, not windblown, and is moved from plant to plant by bees.\u003c\/strong\u003e","brand":"High Country Gardens","offers":[{"title":"Plant - 5\" Deep Pot","offer_id":50617487753509,"sku":"HC014731","price":14.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0910\/4451\/2037\/files\/saxon_holt_painted_lady_with_solidago_wichita_mountains.jpg?v=1761077243"},{"product_id":"perennial-solidago-little-lemon","title":"Little Lemon Goldenrod (Solidago)","description":"10-12\" tall x 15\" wide (cutting propagated). This delightful new Goldenrod is appreciated in the perennial garden for its full, bright lemon-yellow flower spikes and compact, dwarf habit. Its small stature makes it invaluable for use as an edging plant or upfront in the perennial border. A fall bloomer, 'Little Lemon' thrives in most any garden soil and does fine in partial shade. A wonderful companion plant for fall blooming Agastache cana or fall blooming asters. \u003cstrong\u003eContrary to popular belief, Solidago \u003ci\u003edoesn't\u003c\/i\u003e cause allergies; its pollen is sticky, not windblown, and is moved from plant to plant by bees. \u003c\/strong\u003e","brand":"High Country Gardens","offers":[{"title":"Plant - 5\" Deep Pot","offer_id":50617488179493,"sku":"HC014730","price":8.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0910\/4451\/2037\/files\/mike_davy_solidago_little_lemon_goldenrod_1_1.jpg?v=1761077244"},{"product_id":"perennial-salvia-ultra-violet","title":"Ultra Violet Salvia","description":"18-20\" tall x 24-28\" wide. You'll enjoy an ultra garden performance from this new hybrid Salvia selected by Lauren Springer and Scott Ogden. Discovered in their Ft. Collins garden, 'Ultra Violet' is a hummingbird initiated cross between blue flowered Salvia lycioides and rose-pink Salvia greggii. The dark green foliage and copious violet-pink flowers make this plant a standout in the xeriscape. For three years now, the plant has grown beautifully after surviving erratic USDA zone 5b (-10 to -15 ° F) winters. Blooming starts in late July and continues until October frost! Select a hot, full sun location with any lean-loam or clay-loam soil that is well drained. Its aromatic foliage is very rabbit and deer resistant. During fall garden clean-up, wait to cut back the plants until spring for improved cold hardiness.  Once the time is right, shear back by one-third of the plant’s height. Combine it with Hymenoxys acaulis or various Oenothera for a pleasing, xeric combination. Zones 5b-9. (cutting propagated)\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThis plant was patented and introduced by Lauren Springer and Scott Ogden, thanks to years of garden development, propagations, and hardiness trials. Lauren selected this cultivar from her Colorado garden and selected the name ‘Ultra Violet’ to distinguish this special cultivar. It became a Plant Select® selection in 2023.","brand":"High Country Gardens","offers":[{"title":"Plant - 5\" Deep Pot","offer_id":50617489064229,"sku":"HC014714","price":9.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0910\/4451\/2037\/files\/salvia-ultra-violet-over-wall-purple_1.jpg?v=1761077248"},{"product_id":"perennial-salvia-reptans-west-texas-grass","title":"West Texas Grass Salvia","description":"\u003cp\u003e36-48\" tall x 15-18\" wide (seed\/cutting propagated). An amazing native sage originally collected in the Davis Mountains of west Texas by plantsman Pat McNeal. The stiff stems have fine-textured foliage that gives the plant a wonderful grassy appearance. But come late summer, the numerous cobalt blue flowers remind you that it is a very special flowering sage. The foliage is pungently scented and resists browsing animals. Nice with Zauschneria arizonica.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"High Country Gardens","offers":[{"title":"Plant - 5\" Deep Pot","offer_id":50617489555749,"sku":"HC014712","price":7.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0910\/4451\/2037\/files\/salvia-reptans-west-texas-grass-sage-blue-flowers.jpg?v=1761077246"},{"product_id":"perennial-salvia-sylvestris-blue-hill","title":"Blue Hill Salvia","description":"\u003cp\u003e15\" tall x 18\" wide (cutting propagated). This is a knockout performer from Germany, valued for its sturdy, compact stature, summer-long blooming habit and unique, clear blue flowers. 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After its month-long flowering display, shear off the faded flower spikes to display the plant's attractive blue-gray mat of needle-like evergreen foliage. A cross between two superb wildflower species, \u003cem\u003ePenstemon crandalii\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003ePenstemon linariodes v. coloradensis\u003c\/em\u003e, 'Blue Lips' a real gem in the Western garden being a showy, long-lived easy-to-grow hybrid wildflower. Plant it in a full sun site in infertile, well-drained soil. Very resistant to browsing rabbits. 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Plant in lean, well-drained soil.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"High Country Gardens","offers":[{"title":"Plant - 2.5\" Pot","offer_id":50617492209957,"sku":"HC014673","price":8.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0910\/4451\/2037\/files\/penstemon-blue-mist-beardtongue-75795-2.jpg?v=1761077252"},{"product_id":"perennial-penstemon-husker-red","title":"Husker Red Penstemon","description":"\u003cp\u003e28-32\" tall x 15-18\" wide. 'Husker Red's' combination of burgundy foliage and tall spikes of abundant white flowers make this 1996 Perennial Plant of the Year a garden standout. Many nurseries have since propagated the plant from seed (not cuttings) resulting in many 'Husker Red' plants lacking the deeply colored leaves of the original. Not so from us. Our plants are grown from breeder Dale Lindgren's original stock.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"High Country Gardens","offers":[{"title":"Plant - 5\" Deep Pot","offer_id":50617492406565,"sku":"HC014669","price":9.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0910\/4451\/2037\/files\/husker-red-penstemon-cropped-1.jpg?v=1761077253"},{"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-monarda-peters-purple","title":"Peter's Purple Bee Balm","description":"\u003cp\u003e40-48\" tall x 18-24\" wide (cutting propagated).  At last, a cold hardy, heat tolerant, xeric Bee Balm! 'Peter's Purple' is as beautiful as it is durable in the garden. A garden hybrid between Monarda bartlettii and Monarda fistulosa, this vigorous, heat lover blooms for months in summer with showy lavender-purple flowers. The deep green foliage is completely powdery mildew resistant, making it a \"must have\" hummingbird plant for all areas of the US.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"High Country Gardens","offers":[{"title":"Plant - 5\" Deep Pot","offer_id":50617495617829,"sku":"HC014654","price":10.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0910\/4451\/2037\/files\/peters-puple-beebalm_1.jpg?v=1761077259"},{"product_id":"perennial-mirablis-multiflora-wild-four-oclock","title":"Wild Four O'Clock (Mirabilis)","description":"\u003cp\u003e15-18\" tall x 48-72\" wide (seed propagated). In its full afternoon glory, Wild Four O'clock has few rivals. A mature plant will have hundreds of magenta-pink flowers open at one time! This short grass prairie wildflower is one of our most xeric species with an enormous, deep-growing taproot. Plant it in any soil, even clay, where it will get plenty of sun and heat. 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Low fertility, well drained soil.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"High Country Gardens","offers":[{"title":"Plant - 2.5\" Pot","offer_id":50617498501413,"sku":"HC014624","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0910\/4451\/2037\/files\/rough-blazing-star-hero-monarch.jpg?v=1761077265"},{"product_id":"perennial-liatris-blazing-star-dotted","title":"Dotted Blazing Star (Liatris)","description":"\u003cp\u003e12-18\" tall x 8-12\" wide (seed propagated). Native to the western short grass prairies of the Great Plains and foothills of CO and NM, Liatris punctata is the most xeric of our Gayfeather species. Deep rooted and long lived, this species is the best choice for xeriscapes where it can be planted with Zinnia grandiflora, and Agastache rupestris for a superb late-summer, flowering display. Grows in a wide range of soils, including dry clay. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"High Country Gardens","offers":[{"title":"Plant - 2.5\" Pot","offer_id":50617498796325,"sku":"HC014623","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0910\/4451\/2037\/files\/liatris-punctata_2.jpg?v=1765991479"},{"product_id":"perennial-liatris-blazing-star-meadow","title":"Meadow Blazing Star (Liatris)","description":"\u003cp\u003e36\" tall x 15\" wide. Meadow Blazing Star (Liatris ligulistylus) is a long grass prairie native, and a larger and showier species than Liatris punctata (native to more arid western grasslands). A robust grower at its best in fertile loam with infrequent but deep soakings once established. Meadow Blazing Star is an excellent butterfly beacon that brightens the late summer\/early fall garden with its lavender-purple flower spikes. (Seed propagated.) \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"High Country Gardens","offers":[{"title":"Plant - 2.5\" Pot","offer_id":50617499189541,"sku":"HC014622","price":12.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0910\/4451\/2037\/files\/meadow-blazing-star-monarch-on-liatris-ligulistylus.jpg?v=1761077267"},{"product_id":"perennial-rosmarinus-officinalis-alcalde-cold-hardy","title":"Alcalde Cold Hardy Rosemary","description":"\u003cp\u003e30-36\" x 24-36\" wide (cutting propagated). Alcalde Cold Hardy is very cold hardy, upright growing Rosemary found growing in a northern NM garden where it has withstood years of sub-zero winters and intense, high elevation summer sun. With its pale blue flowers and thick, olive- green leaves, this is a beautiful xeric landscape plant. Brought into cultivation by agronomist Charles Martin.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"High Country Gardens","offers":[{"title":"Plant - 5\" Deep Pot","offer_id":50617499517221,"sku":"HC014620","price":12.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0910\/4451\/2037\/files\/rosmarinus-officinalis-alcalde-cold-hardy-close-up-web.jpg?v=1761077268"},{"product_id":"perennial-gaillardia-arizona-red-shades","title":"Arizona Red Shades Gaillardia","description":"12\" x 12\" wide. A new color companion to the fabulous 'Arizona Sun' Gaillardia, 'Arizona Red Shades' brings gardeners a dwarf, well branched variety that thrives in dry heat. The gorgeous flowers with brick red petals and a darker burgundy cone keep coming all summer. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOnce established, the plants perform best with only occasional deep watering. We recommend this variety as an outstanding, easy-to-grow choice for your hottest, sunniest garden spots.","brand":"High Country Gardens","offers":[{"title":"Plant - 5\" Deep Pot","offer_id":50617502662949,"sku":"HC014578","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0910\/4451\/2037\/files\/red-shades-gaillardia.jpg?v=1761077273"},{"product_id":"perennial-forestiera-neomexicana-happy-boy","title":"Happy Boy New Mexico Privet","description":"12-18' tall x 12' wide (cutting propagated). A deciduous, native shrub that develops great character with age. It can be grown into a dense hedge or pruned to form a twisting, multi-stemmed small tree. The beautiful whitish bark accentuates the bright yellow fall foliage. Female plants produce considerable quantities of blue-black berries that are eaten by birds. You will need a female and male plant if you wish to get berries: see \u003ca href=\"\/products\/perennial-forestiera-neomexicana-berry-girl\"\u003eForestiera neomexicana 'Berry Girl.'\u003c\/a\u003e A moderate to fast grower in any soil. Although drought tolerant, regular watering will help the plant to thrive and fill out quickly. ","brand":"High Country Gardens","offers":[{"title":"Plant - 5\" Deep Pot","offer_id":50617503056165,"sku":"HC014576","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0910\/4451\/2037\/files\/forestiera_neomexicana_sq.jpg?v=1761077274"},{"product_id":"perennial-forestiera-neomexicana-berry-girl","title":"Berry Girl New Mexico Privet","description":"12-18' tall x 12' wide (cutting propagated). A deciduous, native shrub that develops great character with age. It can be grown into a dense hedge, or pruned to form a twisting, multi-stemmed small tree. 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Situate it in full sun with a well-drained soil. Pinching back the plant in late spring keeps it more compact. 'Blue Blazes' is an amazing hybrid between our own Agastache 'Desert Sunrise' (introduced in 2000) and the blue flowered eastern native Agastache foeniculatum. 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