Perennial Plants
Perennial Plants
Perennials
Offering unique and exclusive perennial plants has been the foundation of how High Country Gardens' has built its reputation. Our plants are chosen for their beauty, hardiness, and their ability to create natural habitat. We are particularly well known for our drought resistant/drought tolerant perennials (xeric plants), that once established will need very little water to thrive. We have hundreds of water-thrifty and native plants to choose from, many developed exclusively for High Country Gardens by our founder and chief horticulturist, David Salman.
Shop Perennials flower- Offer food and habitat for native pollinators and wildlife.
- Create resilient landscapes that require less water and maintenance.
- Beautiful plants suited to your region create a sense of place in your garden.
- Your garden makes a difference in supporting pollinator populations.
- Grow a garden that's buzzing with life and colorful, long-lasting blooms.
- Attract bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds with nectar rich plants.
- Less water, more flowers! Grow a pollinator-friendly garden while conserving water.
- Attractive foliage and flowers add color and texture .
- Discover our selection of perennials chosen for their durable garden performance.
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Veronica pectinata (Woolly Speedwell) is one of our finest groundcovers. Growing with long stems of wooly evergreen foliage, the plants cover themselves with blue blooms, aging to la...
Learn MoreBlue Woolly Veronica Blue Woolly Speedwell Veronica pectinataAs low as $7.99 Sale $7.59Per Plant - 2.5" PotVeronica pectinata (Woolly Speedwell) is one of our finest groundcovers. Growing with long stems of wooly evergreen foliage, the plants cover themselves with blue blooms, aging to lavender-blue flowers in early to mid-spring. 2" tall x 18" wide.Learn MorePerovskia atriplicifolia Blue Spires (Blue Spires Russian Sage) is the best large growing Russian Sage selection blooming with dark blue flower spikes appearing in mid-summer. Though...
Learn MoreBlue Spires Russian Sage Blue Spires Russian Sage Perovskia atriplicifolia Blue Spires$10.99 Sale $10.44Sale Price I Save 5%Per Plant - 5" Deep PotPerovskia atriplicifolia Blue Spires (Blue Spires Russian Sage) is the best large growing Russian Sage selection blooming with dark blue flower spikes appearing in mid-summer. Thought to be a hybrid of two species, this plant has amazing vigor and blooms for many months.Learn MoreNepeta 'Select Blue' (Select Blue Catmint) is a fantastic xeric perennial with dramatic lavender-blue flowers and handsome gray-green foliage. A recurrent bloomer, the first flush of...
Learn MoreSelect Blue Nepeta Select Blue Catmint Nepeta faassenii Select BlueAs low as $9.99Per Plant - 5" Deep PotNepeta 'Select Blue' (Select Blue Catmint) is a fantastic xeric perennial with dramatic lavender-blue flowers and handsome gray-green foliage. A recurrent bloomer, the first flush of flowers comes in late spring, and again later in summer. A long-lived, easily grown perennial, this is an excellent plant for beginners.Learn More‘Royal Velvet’ English Lavender (Lavandula angustifolia Royal Velvet) is very showy in bloom. It is covered with long stemmed, dark navy blue and lavender flower spikes. The 3 to...
Learn MoreRoyal Velvet English Lavender Royal Velvet English Lavender Lavandula angustifolia Royal Velvet$11.99 Sale $10.79Sale Price I Save 10%Per Plant - 5" Deep Pot‘Royal Velvet’ English Lavender (Lavandula angustifolia Royal Velvet) is very showy in bloom. It is covered with long stemmed, dark navy blue and lavender flower spikes. The 3 to 4-inch long flower spikes, which are much longer than ‘Hidcote’, hold their dark color superbly as a dried flower.Learn MoreFireworks is well named. In late summer, the bright yellow sprays of tiny flowers look just like an exploding skyrocket on the 4th of July. A tall sturdy grower, it is a great compan...
Learn MoreFireworks Goldenrod (Solidago) Fireworks Goldenrod Solidago rugosa Fireworks$11.49Per Plant - 5" Deep PotFireworks is well named. In late summer, the bright yellow sprays of tiny flowers look just like an exploding skyrocket on the 4th of July. A tall sturdy grower, it is a great companion for ornamental grasses and other late summer blooming perennials.Learn More2" tall x 24" wide. A large growing groundcover, hardy yellow ice plant is a vigorous, long blooming variety. The attractive bright evergreen foliage turns red in the winter months....
Learn MoreHardy Yellow Ice Plant Hardy Yellow Ice Plant Delosperma nubiginumAs low as $7.99 Sale $6.79Per Plant - 2.5" Pot2" tall x 24" wide. A large growing groundcover, hardy yellow ice plant is a vigorous, long blooming variety. The attractive bright evergreen foliage turns red in the winter months. An excellent choice for mountain gardens as well as at lower elevations. Drought resistant/drought tolerant plant (xeric).Learn MoreBlue Hill is a superb selection grown for its late spring display of clear blue flowers held over sturdy compact mounds of green foliage. It is extremely cold hardy, resistant to bro...
Learn MoreBlue Hill Salvia Blue Hill Meadow Sage Salvia sylvestris Blue Hill$9.99Per Plant - 5" Deep PotBlue Hill is a superb selection grown for its late spring display of clear blue flowers held over sturdy compact mounds of green foliage. It is extremely cold hardy, resistant to browsing deer and rabbits and loves heavy clay soils. Drought resistant/drought tolerant plant (xeric).Learn MoreLittle Trudy® Nepeta (Nepeta ‘Psfike’ PP18,904) is a compact, long-blooming Catmint with warm purple flowers that bloom from late spring through summer, attracting bees and butt...
Learn MoreLittle Trudy® Nepeta Little Trudy® Catmint Nepeta x Psfike PP#18,904$9.99 Sale $8.99Sale Price I Save 10%Per Plant - 5" Deep PotLittle Trudy® Nepeta (Nepeta ‘Psfike’ PP18,904) is a compact, long-blooming Catmint with warm purple flowers that bloom from late spring through summer, attracting bees and butterflies. Finely textured aromatic foliage will help to deter deer and rabbits.Learn MoreFast-growing, and colorful, 'Angelina' Creeping Sedum (Sedum rupestre) adds a dazzling highlight with colors from chartreuse to golden yellow. Easy to grow, it will spread quickly as...
Learn MoreAngelina Sedum Angelina Stonecrop Sedum rupestre AngelinaAs low as $7.99Per Plant - 2.5" PotFast-growing, and colorful, 'Angelina' Creeping Sedum (Sedum rupestre) adds a dazzling highlight with colors from chartreuse to golden yellow. Easy to grow, it will spread quickly as a drought-tolerant groundcover. Bright yellow star-like flowers bloom in summer and foliage turns golden-orange in autumn. A great pick for rock gardens, dry borders, and large expanses of ground that need planting.Learn More15-18" tall x 12-18" wide. Geranium 'Johnson's Blue' is a beautiful, durable, perennial geranium with large, true blue flowers blooming from late spring into mid-summer. Drought re...
Learn MoreJohnson's Blue Geranium Johnson's Blue Crane's Bill Geranium Johnson's Blue$11.99 Sale $10.19Sale Price I Save 15%Per Plant - 5" Deep Pot15-18" tall x 12-18" wide. Geranium 'Johnson's Blue' is a beautiful, durable, perennial geranium with large, true blue flowers blooming from late spring into mid-summer. Drought resistant/drought tolerant plant (xeric).Learn MoreLacy Blue Russian Sage (Perovskia atriplicifolia Lacey Blue) is a true dwarf cultivar discovered in an English garden and just recently introduced to the US. Its smaller size makes ...
Learn MoreLacey Blue Russian Sage Lacey Blue Russian Sage Perovskia atriplicifolia Lisslitt PP#20,845$10.99Per Plant - 5" Deep PotLacy Blue Russian Sage (Perovskia atriplicifolia Lacey Blue) is a true dwarf cultivar discovered in an English garden and just recently introduced to the US. Its smaller size makes it very useful when space is an issue and a smaller version of Russian Sage is required. Drought resistant/drought tolerant plant (xeric).Learn MoreBlue Hyssop (Hyssopus officinalis ssp. aristadus) is one of the very best Old World plants for attracting and feeding bees and bumble bees. A medicinal herb, its aromatic foliage, an...
Learn MoreBlue Hyssop (Hyssopus) Blue Hyssop Hyssopus officinalis ssp. aristadusAs low as $10.99 Sale $10.44Per Plant - 5" Deep PotBlue Hyssop (Hyssopus officinalis ssp. aristadus) is one of the very best Old World plants for attracting and feeding bees and bumble bees. A medicinal herb, its aromatic foliage, and bright blue flowers are a highlight of the mid-summer garden. Drought resistant/drought tolerant plant (xeric).Learn More'Cape Blanco' Creeping Sedum (Sedum spathulifolium 'Cape Blanco') is sheer elegance with unusual pewter, powder-blue succulent foliage in a well-behaved groundcover. Clusters of tiny...
Learn MoreCape Blanco Sedum Cape Blanco Stonecrop Sedum spathulifolium Cape BlancoAs low as $7.99 Sale $7.59Per Plant - 2.5" Pot'Cape Blanco' Creeping Sedum (Sedum spathulifolium 'Cape Blanco') is sheer elegance with unusual pewter, powder-blue succulent foliage in a well-behaved groundcover. Clusters of tiny yellow flowers cover the plant in summer. Cape Blanco is an award-winning standout. Easy-to-grow and pollinator-friendly this North American native is a must-have!Learn MoreVeronica oltensis (Thyme Leaf Speedwell) is a beautiful, tenacious, small scale groundcover with thin stems of tiny evergreen leaves that cover themselves with blue flowers in early ...
Learn MoreThyme-Leaf Veronica Thyme-Leaf Speedwell Veronica oltensisAs low as $8.99Per Plant - 2.5" PotVeronica oltensis (Thyme Leaf Speedwell) is a beautiful, tenacious, small scale groundcover with thin stems of tiny evergreen leaves that cover themselves with blue flowers in early to mid-spring. Veronica oltensis is a little beauty that serves as an excellent crack filler between flagstone or pavers. Thyme Leaf Speedwell is a drought resistant/drought tolerant perennial plant (xeric).Learn MoreLittle Lemon is a hybrid Goldenrod that blooms in mid-summer with full, bright lemon-yellow flower spikes held over small compact plants. This dwarf variety is great for smaller gard...
Learn MoreLittle Lemon Goldenrod (Solidago) Little Lemon Goldenrod Solidago Little Lemon$10.99Per Plant - 5" Deep PotLittle Lemon is a hybrid Goldenrod that blooms in mid-summer with full, bright lemon-yellow flower spikes held over small compact plants. This dwarf variety is great for smaller gardens where other Goldenrods would be too large.Learn MoreExclusive. Blue Lips has beautiful flowers and foliage. It blooms in late spring with short spikes of blue-lipped, lavender throated flowers. Shear off the faded flowers to reveal th...
Learn MoreBlue Lips Penstemon Blue Lips Hybrid Beardtongue Penstemon Blue Lips$7.99Per Plant - 2.5" PotExclusive. Blue Lips has beautiful flowers and foliage. It blooms in late spring with short spikes of blue-lipped, lavender throated flowers. Shear off the faded flowers to reveal the wonderful blue-gray evergreen foliage. Drought resistant/drought tolerant plant (xeric). A High Country Gardens introduction. 2009 Plant of the Year.Learn MoreBen Fhada Rock Rose (Helianthemum nummularium) is a small scale, low-water groundcover with evergreen foliage. A profuse display of long-blooming flowers with broad yellow petals and...
Learn MoreBen Fhada Rock Rose (Helianthemum) Ben Fhada Rock Rose Helianthemum Ben Fhada$9.99Per Plant - 5" Deep PotBen Fhada Rock Rose (Helianthemum nummularium) is a small scale, low-water groundcover with evergreen foliage. A profuse display of long-blooming flowers with broad yellow petals and orange eyes add bright, cheery color to your garden starting in early spring. Trailing evergreen foliage is a beautiful addition to rock gardens or dry slopes. Drought resistant/drought tolerant plant (xeric).Learn MoreThe Rock Garden Groundcover Collection includes a mix of three popular groundcovers that deliver texture and color in your rock garden all season. These easy-to-grow plants are droug...
Learn MoreRock Garden Groundcover Collection Rock Garden Groundcover Collection$64.91Per Collection of 9The Rock Garden Groundcover Collection includes a mix of three popular groundcovers that deliver texture and color in your rock garden all season. These easy-to-grow plants are drought tolerant, deer resistant, and evergreen. Varied low-growing foliage is brightened with colorful flowers in spring, attracting pollinators. Create a beautiful rock garden or layer this collection in front of taller perennials and bulbs. Collection of 9 plants.Learn More‘Texas Violet’ Mealy Cup Sage (Salvia farinacea) is a potent purple powerhouse. Its tall spikes of cool indigo, violet, and blue interweave with its neighbors, completing a beaut...
Learn MoreTexas Violet Salvia Texas Violet Mealycup Sage Salvia farinacea Texas Violet$10.99 Sale $10.44Sale Price I Save 5%Per Plant - 5" Deep Pot‘Texas Violet’ Mealy Cup Sage (Salvia farinacea) is a potent purple powerhouse. Its tall spikes of cool indigo, violet, and blue interweave with its neighbors, completing a beautiful color palette, and making ‘Texas Violet’ a must-have garden addition. Picture the lightly fragrant flower spikes dancing in a summer’s breeze. Drought tolerant, it is a favorite of bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds. In colder zones, plant as an annual – it won’t disappoint!Learn More
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- Achillea filipendulina Gold Plate
- Aster ericoides Snow Flurry
- Aster oblongifolius Dream of Beauty
- Echinacea purpurea Magnus Superior
- Forestiera neomexicana
- Gaillardia Arizona Apricot
- Geranium Rozanne
- Hirpicium armerioides v. armerioides
- Mahonia repens
- Penstemon cobaea v. purpurea
- Phlox paniculata David's Lavender
- Phlox paniculata Laura
- Phlox subulata Drummond's Pink
- Physostegia virginiana Miss Manners
- Rosa Caramba
- Rosa Knock Out Radrazz
- Rosa Nearly Wild
- Rosa Radcon
- Rosa Radsunny
- Sedum Matrona
- Silene regia Prairie Fire
- Solidago Peter Pan
- Teucrium cussonii
- Veronica prostrata Dick's Wine
- Aquilegia siberica
- Calamagrostis acutiflora Avalanche
- Salvia pachyphylla
- Aster oblongifolius October Skies
- Echinacea Tomato Soup
- Eryngium Big Blue
- Miscanthus sinensis Silberfeder
- Muhlenbergia emersleyi El Toro
- Rosa Prairie Joy
- Rudbeckia Henry Eilers
- Frosty Blue Century Plant (Agave)
- Arenaria alfacarensis
- Buddleia Flutterby Petite Blue Heaven
- Buddleia Flutterby Petite Pink
- Campanula aucheri
- Cytisus x praecox x Paulette
- Geranium dalmaticum
- Iris germanica City Lights
- Iris germanica Edith Wolford
- Iris germanica Invitation
- Jurassic Park Bearded Iris
- Iris germanica Teamwork
- Iris pallida Variegata Silver
- Kniphofia caulescens Tiffindel Cold Hardy
- Leptinella squalida Platt's Black
- Phlox subulata Scarlet Flame
- Salvia officinalis Minimus
- Sedum Autumn Joy
- White Swan Echinacea
- Aquilegia canadensis Pink Lanterns
- Penstemon procerus v. formosus
- Stachys coccineus
- Phlox paniculata Blue Paradise
- Papaver atlanticum Flore Pleno
- Dianthus Nyewood Cream
- Kerria japonica Pleniflora
- Chilopsis linearis Monhews
- New Mexico Century Plant (Agave)
- Amelanchier utahensis
- Cercis occidentalis
- Helianthus maximiliana Lemon Yellow
- Salvia Red Velvet
- Scutellaria resinosa Smoky Hills
- Clematis scottii
- Perovskia Little Spires
- Rosmarinus officinalis Irene
- Osteospermum Avalanche
- Festuca mairei
- Achillea serbica
- Agave havardiana
- Gaura lindheimeri Trader Joe's
- Penstemon pinifolius Nearly Red
- Rhus microphylla
- Mulberry Flambe Purple Salvia
- Sempervivum Silverine
- Sempervivum Sunset
- Sidalcea neomexicana
- Sporobolus heterolipis Tara
- Thymus serpyllum Mountain Thyme
- Linum perenne Sapphire
- Echinocereus caespitosus v. minor
- Coryphantha omnivora
- Papaver Plum Pudding
- Davis Showy Milkweed
- Purple Milkweed
- Greek Yarrow
- Parry's Century Plant (Agave)
- Golden Eye Prairie Zinnia
- Hardy Hummingbird Trumpet (Zauschneria)
- Iron Butterfly Ironweed (Vernonia)
- Annie's Perennial Verbena
- Pfitzer Red Hot Poker Mix
- Fire Dance Red Hot Poker
- Red Flowered Lamb's Ear
- Llano Indian Grass
- Alkali Sacaton Grass
- Purple Emperor Sedum
- Thundercloud Sedum
- Dark Violet Skullcap (Scutellaria)
- West Texas Grass Salvia
- Summer Skies Texas Grass Salvia
- Sensation Rose Dwarf Pink Salvia
- Brown Eyed Susan
- Fragrant Sweet Briar Rose
- Darlow's Enigma Rose
- Gwen's Buffalo Clove-Scented Currant (Ribes)
- Lemhi Purple Creeping Phlox
- Kashmir False Sage (Phlomis)
- Tall Orange Pineleaf Penstemon Mix
- Double Orange Oriental Poppy
- Double Red Shades Oriental Poppy
- Northwind Upright Switchgrass
- Amethyst Falls Ornamental Oregano
- Violet Queen Bee Balm
- Fendler's Barberry (Berberis)
- Yellow Honeysuckle Vine
- Blanche Sandman Honeysuckle Vine
- Spanish Blue Flax (Linum)
- Turk's Cap Siberian Lily
- Western Wood Lily
- Dotted Blazing Star (Liatris)
- Blue Haze Euphorbia
- Alcalde Cold Hardy Rosemary
- Purple Ribbon Spanish Lavender
- Buena Vista English Lavender
- Western Sundancer Daisy (Hymenoxys)
- Silver Curry Bush (Helichrysum)
- Mesa Wine Rock Rose (Helianthemum)
- Gentian
- Hantamberg Orange Gazania
- Butterscotch Baby Gazania
- Happy Boy New Mexico Privet
- Lion's Spore (Euphorbia)
- Baby Joe Joe Pye Weed (Eupatorium)
- Kannah Creek Sulphur Buckwheat
- Prolific Sulphur Buckwheat
- Sombrero® Sandy Yellow Echinacea
- PowWow® Wild Berry Echinacea
- Hula Dancer Echinacea
- Echinacea Tiki Torch
- Coral Canyon Twinspur (Diascia)
- Spangled Star Dianthus
- Pop Star Dianthus
- Kew Broom (Cytisus)
- Jethro Tull Coreopsis
- Yellow Twig Rabbitbrush (Chrysothamnus)
- Bluebell Bellflower (Campanula)
- Dwarf Sundrops (Calylophus)
- Purple Poppy Mallow (Callirhoe)
- Spring Blooming Butterfly Bush (Buddleia)
- Blue False Indigo (Baptisia)
- Dwarf Rock Cress (Aubrieta)
- Dwarf Alpine Aster
- Dwarf Japanese Columbine
- Winky Red and White Columbine
- Red Hobbit Columbine
- Jones' Bluestar (Amsonia)
- Blue Ice Bluestar (Amsonia)
- Blue Twister Corkscrew Allium
- Miniature Century Plant (Agave)
- Purple Haze Agastache
- Acapulco® Orange Agastache
- Compact Joshua Tree (Yucca)
- Sedum middendorfianum
- Blue Flame Giant Purple Salvia
- Platinum® Dwarf Silver Leaf Salvia
- Yellow Prairie Coneflower
- Sunset Crater Penstemon
- Native Northeast Songbird Pre-Planned Garden
- Native Mid-Atlantic Songbird Pre-Planned Garden
- Native Midwest Songbird Pre-Planned Garden
- Native Pacific Northwest Songbird Pre-Planned Garden
- Autumn Magic Pollinator Collection
- Fragrant Blooms Collection
- Long Blooming Collection For The East & Midwest
- Long Blooming Collection For The West
- Cold Hardy Succulent Collection
- Shady Oasis Container Garden
- Container Garden For Full Sun
- Monarch Magic Collection
- Privacy Shrub Collection For The East & Midwest
- Privacy Shrub Collection For The West
- My Soil Is Like A Beach Collection
- Salvia Collection II
- Made For Shade Collection
- Native Wildscape Collection
- Columbine Collection
- Summer Showstopper Pre-Planned Garden
- Habitat Hero Birdwatcher Pre-Planned Garden
- Native Intermountain West Songbird Pre-Planned Garden
- Native Southwest Songbird Pre-Planned Garden
- Salt-Tolerant Ornamental Grass Collection
- Tread On Me Evergreen Groundcover Collection
- Western Native Penstemon Collection
- August Afternoons Pre-Planned Garden
- Social Event Bearded Iris
- Paul Black Bearded Iris
- Imperial Reign Bearded Iris
- Amarillo Frills Bearded Iris
- Dance the Night Away Bearded Iris
- Tumalo Sunset Bearded Iris
- Dynamite Bearded Iris
- Sheer Ecstasy Bearded Iris
- Batik Bearded Iris
- Savanna Sunset Bearded Iris
- Beargrass (Nolina)