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- Less water, more flowers!
- Attractive foliage and flowers add color and texture to the waterwise garden.
- Selected for their durable garden performance.
- Your garden makes a difference!
- Grow a garden that's buzzing with life and colorful, long-lasting blooms.
- Attract bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds with nectar rich plants.
- Offer food and habitat for native pollinators and wildlife.
- Create durable, water-wise landscapes that require less maintenance.
- Offer beautiful colors and textures to create a sense of place in your garden.
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Turkish speedwell is one of our showiest blue flowered groundcovers native to the mountains of Turkey. Spreading stems of evergreen foliage root as they spread across the soil and co...
Learn MoreTurkish Veronica Turkish Speedwell Veronica liwanensisAs low as $7.99Per Plant - 2.5" PotTurkish speedwell is one of our showiest blue flowered groundcovers native to the mountains of Turkey. Spreading stems of evergreen foliage root as they spread across the soil and cover themselves with bright blue flowers in late spring.Learn More1" tall x 18" wide. Pink Chintz Thyme (Thymus Pink Chintz) is a tight, low growing creeping thyme with thick stems of woolly green foliage that blooms in mid-spring with a profusion ...
Learn MorePink Chintz Creeping Thyme Pink Chintz Creeping Thyme Thymus serpyllum Pink ChintzAs low as $7.99Per Plant - 2.5" Pot1" tall x 18" wide. Pink Chintz Thyme (Thymus Pink Chintz) is a tight, low growing creeping thyme with thick stems of woolly green foliage that blooms in mid-spring with a profusion of salmon-pink flowers.Learn MoreDelosperma Fire Spinner® has vibrant tri-colored flowers of orange, red and lavender that are unique in the world of perennial flowers. Outstandingly colorful. An evergreen groun...
Learn MoreFire Spinner® Ice Plant Fire Spinner® Ice Plant Delosperma Fire Spinner®As low as $7.99Per Plant - 2.5" PotDelosperma Fire Spinner® has vibrant tri-colored flowers of orange, red and lavender that are unique in the world of perennial flowers. Outstandingly colorful. An evergreen groundcover, this ice plant blooms in late spring. A 2011 Plant Select winner. Drought resistant/drought tolerant plant (xeric).Learn MoreVeronica 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 $7.99Per 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 MorePhenomenal French Hybrid Lavender (Lavandula intermedia 'Phenomenal' PP24193) is a French hybrid lavender notable for its outstanding cold hardiness and tolerance to heat and high hu...
Learn MorePhenomenal Lavender Phenomenal Lavender Lavandula intermedia Phenomenal PP#24,193As low as $12.99Per Plant - 5" Deep PotPhenomenal French Hybrid Lavender (Lavandula intermedia 'Phenomenal' PP24193) is a French hybrid lavender notable for its outstanding cold hardiness and tolerance to heat and high humidity. The plants grow into a beautiful mounded shape, with purple flowers on tall stems in mid-summer.Learn MoreArenaria is a great groundcover plant with tiny bright green evergreen leaves. Looks great as a crack filler between flagstone and paving stones. Images courtesy of Plant Select. Dr...
Learn MoreWallowa Mountains Sandwort (Arenaria) Wallowa Mountains Mossy Sandwort Arenaria Wallowa MountainsAs low as $8.99Per Plant - 2.5" PotArenaria is a great groundcover plant with tiny bright green evergreen leaves. Looks great as a crack filler between flagstone and paving stones. Images courtesy of Plant Select. Drought resistant/drought tolerant plant (xeric).Learn MoreLamium maculatum Orchid Frost (Orchid Frost Deadnettle) is showy, repeat blooming groundcover for shady areas with large orchid-pink flowers and frosty variegated foliage....
Learn MoreOrchid Frost Lamium Orchid Frost Dead Nettle Lamium maculatum Orchid FrostAs low as $7.99Per Plant - 2.5" PotLamium maculatum Orchid Frost (Orchid Frost Deadnettle) is showy, repeat blooming groundcover for shady areas with large orchid-pink flowers and frosty variegated foliage.Learn MoreRocky Mountain beardtongue, with its spikes of bright blue flowers and evergreen foliage, is one of the easiest-to-grow Penstemon. Long-lived, this beauty thrives in most any well-dr...
Learn MoreRocky Mountain Penstemon Rocky Mountain Beardtongue Penstemon strictus$9.99Per Plant - 5" Deep PotRocky Mountain beardtongue, with its spikes of bright blue flowers and evergreen foliage, is one of the easiest-to-grow Penstemon. Long-lived, this beauty thrives in most any well-drained soil with full sun exposure. Drought resistant/drought tolerant plant (xeric).Learn MoreBlue Reflection® Veronica (Speedwell) is a vigorous groundcover that covers its garden space with handsome evergreen foliage and a profuse late spring display of small blue flowe...
Learn MoreBlue Reflection® Veronica Blue Reflection® Creeping Speedwell Veronica x Blue Reflection®As low as $7.99Per Plant - 2.5" PotBlue Reflection® Veronica (Speedwell) is a vigorous groundcover that covers its garden space with handsome evergreen foliage and a profuse late spring display of small blue flowers; very durable and xeric.Learn More'Blut' is one of the very best cold hardy Ice Plants. With its vigorous growth habit, durable evergreen foliage and summer-long display of deep magenta-red flowers, it is an invaluab...
Learn MoreBlut Ice Plant Blut Ice Plant Delosperma ashtonii BlutAs low as $7.99Per Plant - 2.5" Pot'Blut' is one of the very best cold hardy Ice Plants. With its vigorous growth habit, durable evergreen foliage and summer-long display of deep magenta-red flowers, it is an invaluable groundcover. Drought resistant/drought tolerant plant (xeric).Learn MoreDelosperma Red Mountain® Flame is a tough, vigorous cold hardy Ice Plant with large blazing orange-red flowers in late spring and early summer. Delosperma Red Mountain Flame Ice ...
Learn MoreRed Mountain® Flame Ice Plant Red Mountain® Flame Hardy Ice Plant Delosperma x PWWG02SAs low as $8.99Per Plant - 2.5" PotDelosperma Red Mountain® Flame is a tough, vigorous cold hardy Ice Plant with large blazing orange-red flowers in late spring and early summer. Delosperma Red Mountain Flame Ice Plant is a Plant Select award winner. Drought resistant/drought tolerant plant (xeric).Learn MoreRed Mother of Thyme blooms with showy rose-red flowers in late spring and grows to form thick mats of tiny, deep green leaves. Not as xeric as some other varieties, this one needs re...
Learn MoreRed Mother-of-Thyme Red Mother-of-Thyme Thymus serpyllum CoccineumAs low as $7.99Per Plant - 2.5" PotRed Mother of Thyme blooms with showy rose-red flowers in late spring and grows to form thick mats of tiny, deep green leaves. Not as xeric as some other varieties, this one needs regular moisture.Learn More2001 Plant Select Winner 4-6" tall x 15-18" wide. Orange Carpet® is a vigorous perennial groundcover that blooms in mid- to late summer with a profusion of bright orange trumpet ...
Learn MoreOrange Carpet® Creeping Hummingbird Trumpet (Zauschneria) Creeping Hummingbird Trumpet Orange Carpet® (Fire Chalice) Zauschneria garrettii Orange Carpet®$10.99Per Plant - 5" Deep Pot2001 Plant Select Winner 4-6" tall x 15-18" wide. Orange Carpet® is a vigorous perennial groundcover that blooms in mid- to late summer with a profusion of bright orange trumpet shaped flowers. Spreading with underground stems, this beauty is perfect for slopes and cascading over the edges of raised beds.Learn MoreBellium is a vigorous grower, covering itself with a multitude of 1/2" white daisies from late spring through the summer....
Learn MoreMiniature Mat Daisy (Bellium) Miniature Mat Daisy Bellium minutumAs low as $8.99Per Plant - 2.5" PotBellium is a vigorous grower, covering itself with a multitude of 1/2" white daisies from late spring through the summer.Learn MoreA dazzling selection of this California native wildflower species, 'Marian Sampson' (commonly known as Scarlet Monardella) has clusters of brilliant red, tubular flowers held over lo...
Learn MoreMarian Sampson Scarlet Monardella Scarlet Monardella, Hummingbird Coyote Mint Monardella macrantha Marian SampsonAs low as $11.99Per Plant - 5" Deep PotA dazzling selection of this California native wildflower species, 'Marian Sampson' (commonly known as Scarlet Monardella) has clusters of brilliant red, tubular flowers held over low mats of dark green, shiny leaves. Blooming in late spring it is certain to attract hummingbirds. Drought resistant/drought tolerant plant (xeric).Learn MorePink Creeping Thyme is an outstanding selection with glossy, dark green leaves covered with light pink flowers pushing form rose-pink buds in early summer. This variety is impressive...
Learn MorePink Creeping Thyme Pink Creeping Thyme Thymus praecox ssp. arcticus CoccineusAs low as $7.99Per Plant - 2.5" PotPink Creeping Thyme is an outstanding selection with glossy, dark green leaves covered with light pink flowers pushing form rose-pink buds in early summer. This variety is impressively xeric, with tough woody stems. Drought resistant/drought tolerant plant (xeric).Learn More2-3" tall x 18-24" wide. Gray creeping germander blooms with fragrant honey scented pink flowers in summer that are held over equally fragrant thin linear gray leaves. The plant is ...
Learn MoreGray Creeping Germander (Teucrium) Gray Creeping Germander Teucrium aroanium$8.99Per Plant - 2.5" Pot2-3" tall x 18-24" wide. Gray creeping germander blooms with fragrant honey scented pink flowers in summer that are held over equally fragrant thin linear gray leaves. The plant is an excellent small scale groundcover for hot, sunny sites in well drained soil. Drought resistant/drought tolerant plant (xeric).Learn MoreWoolly Thyme is a superb low care groundcover thyme with fuzzy gray foliage and vigorous spreading stems that root as they spread across the soil. It rarely flowers. An ideal crack f...
Learn MoreWoolly Thyme Woolly Thyme Thymus lanuginosusAs low as $7.99Per Plant - 2.5" PotWoolly Thyme is a superb low care groundcover thyme with fuzzy gray foliage and vigorous spreading stems that root as they spread across the soil. It rarely flowers. An ideal crack filler between flagstone and pavers. Drought resistant/drought tolerant plant (xeric).Learn MoreWhite Nancy is an outstanding Old World groundcover for shade and semi-shade. Blooming much of the summer with bright white flower helod over green and white variegated foliage, this...
Learn MoreWhite Nancy Lamium White Nancy Deadnettle Lamium maculatum White NancyAs low as $7.99Per Plant - 2.5" PotWhite Nancy is an outstanding Old World groundcover for shade and semi-shade. Blooming much of the summer with bright white flower helod over green and white variegated foliage, this long lived groundcover is the best.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 $7.99Per 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 MoreMellow Yellows Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) is a study in harmony with beautiful blossoms ranging from cream to gold. Blooming from early summer to first frost, Mellow Yellows has...
Learn MoreMellow Yellows Echinacea Mellow Yellows Coneflower Echinacea purpurea Mellow YellowsAs low as $11.99Per Plant - 5" Deep PotMellow Yellows Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) is a study in harmony with beautiful blossoms ranging from cream to gold. Blooming from early summer to first frost, Mellow Yellows has a long-lasting steady supply of blooms, making it an essential garden workhorse. Butterflies, bees, and birds are frequent visitors to Echinacea, and you can leave tall, sturdy flowers up over the winter for visual interest and food supplies. Beautiful for cut flowers on long, sturdy stems.Learn MoreCommonly known as Poppy Mallow or Wine Cups, Callirhoe involucrata is a native wildflower that decorates the garden with a summer-long display of bright magenta-pink flowers. A spraw...
Learn MorePurple Poppy Mallow (Callirhoe) Poppy Mallow, Winecups Callirhoe involucrata$8.99Per Plant - 2.5" PotCommonly known as Poppy Mallow or Wine Cups, Callirhoe involucrata is a native wildflower that decorates the garden with a summer-long display of bright magenta-pink flowers. A sprawling grower, Callirhoe involucrata's long branches spread out across the ground to create a colorful mat of flowers and foliage. Drought resistant perennial plant (xeric).Learn MoreAjuga Black Scallop (Black Scallop Bugleweed) is an unusual form of groundcover Ajuga with glossy, dark burgundy foliage and bright blue late spring flowers....
Learn MoreBlack Scallop Ajuga Black Scallop Bugleweed Ajuga reptans Black Scallop$8.99Per Plant - 2.5" PotAjuga Black Scallop (Black Scallop Bugleweed) is an unusual form of groundcover Ajuga with glossy, dark burgundy foliage and bright blue late spring flowers.Learn MoreStraight Up Red Texas Yucca PPAF is an everblooming yucca that produces a summer-long display of red-pink flowers held on strongly upright growing flower spikes. 2017 Plant of The Ye...
Learn MoreStraight Up Red Texas Yucca (Hesperaloe) Straight Up Red Texas Yucca Hesperaloe parviflora Straight Up RedAs low as $12.99Per Plant - 5" Deep PotStraight Up Red Texas Yucca PPAF is an everblooming yucca that produces a summer-long display of red-pink flowers held on strongly upright growing flower spikes. 2017 Plant of The Year.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
- 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
- Parry's Century Plant (Agave)
- Golden Eye Prairie Zinnia
- Hardy Hummingbird Trumpet (Zauschneria)
- Annie's Perennial Verbena
- Llano Indian Grass
- Alkali Sacaton Grass
- Purple Emperor Sedum
- Thundercloud Sedum
- 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
- Purple Prairie Clover (Dalea)
- Tall Orange Pineleaf Penstemon Mix
- Double Orange Oriental Poppy
- Double Red Shades Oriental Poppy
- Northwind Upright Switchgrass
- Violet Queen Bee Balm
- Fendler's Barberry (Berberis)
- Kintzley's Ghost® Honeysuckle Vine
- 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
- Buena Vista English Lavender
- Rockstar Reblooming Bearded Iris
- Western Sundancer Daisy (Hymenoxys)
- Silver Curry Bush (Helichrysum)
- Mesa Wine Rock Rose (Helianthemum)
- Gentian
- Hantamberg Orange Gazania
- Butterscotch Baby Gazania
- Lion's Spore (Euphorbia)
- Prolific Sulphur Buckwheat
- Sombrero® Sandy Yellow Echinacea
- Hula Dancer Echinacea
- Echinacea Tiki Torch
- Spangled Star Dianthus
- Pop Star Dianthus
- Kew Broom (Cytisus)
- Jethro Tull Coreopsis
- Yellow Twig Rabbitbrush (Chrysothamnus)
- Bluebell Bellflower (Campanula)
- Dwarf Sundrops (Calylophus)
- Spring Blooming Butterfly Bush (Buddleia)
- Blue False Indigo (Baptisia)
- Dwarf Rock Cress (Aubrieta)
- Dwarf Alpine Aster
- Dwarf Japanese Columbine
- Winky Red and White Columbine
- Jones' Bluestar (Amsonia)
- Blue Ice Bluestar (Amsonia)
- Blue Twister Corkscrew Allium
- 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 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
- 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
- Native Intermountain West Songbird Pre-Planned Garden
- Native Southwest Songbird Pre-Planned Garden
- Salt-Tolerant Ornamental Grass Collection
- August Afternoons Pre-Planned Garden
- Millennium Sunrise Bearded Iris
- Recurring Delight Bearded Iris
- Social Event Bearded Iris
- Paul Black Bearded Iris
- Gold Variegated Sweet Iris
- Merchant Marine Bearded Iris
- Mango Entree Bearded Iris
- Imperial Reign Bearded Iris
- Amarillo Frills Bearded Iris
- Dance the Night Away Bearded Iris
- Tumalo Sunset Bearded Iris
- Ziggy Reblooming Bearded Iris
- Immortality Reblooming Bearded Iris
- Dynamite Bearded Iris
- Pure As Gold Reblooming Bearded Iris
- Sheer Ecstasy Bearded Iris
- Stellar Lights Reblooming Bearded Iris
- Ragtop Day Reblooming Bearded Iris
- Final Episode Reblooming Bearded Iris
- Sugar Blues Reblooming Bearded Iris
- Batik Bearded Iris
- Savanna Sunset Bearded Iris
- Beargrass (Nolina)
- Boulder Mountain Pussy Toes (Antenaria)
- Pineleaf Penstemon
- Firecracker Penstemon
- Pink Skyrocket Tiarella
- Cleopatra Oregano
- Gentle Giant Sulphur Buckwheat
- White Prairie Clover (Dalea)
- Red Bells Pasque Flower (Pulsatilla)
- Rose Bells Pasque Flower (Pulsatilla)
- Prairie Phlox
- Solid Gold Salvia
- Purple Chip Salvia
- Uvatung Broadleaf Penstemon