Drought Resistant Perennials - Waterwise
An improved form of Penstemon, Pristine™ Pink (Penstemon barbatus) blooms for a long time in mid-summer, with glossy foliage that offers lasting texture. Medium-tall spikes of brig...
Learn MorePristine™ Pink Penstemon Pristine™ Pink Beardtongue Penstemon barbatus Pristine™ PinkRegular Price $10.99 Sale $9.34You save: 15%Per Plant - 5" Deep PotAn improved form of Penstemon, Pristine™ Pink (Penstemon barbatus) blooms for a long time in mid-summer, with glossy foliage that offers lasting texture. Medium-tall spikes of bright pink tubular flowers attract hummingbirds and bees. Drought resistant/drought tolerant plant (xeric).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 FhadaRegular Price $9.99 Sale $8.49You save: 15%Per 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 MoreKahori Pink® Dianthus is a small-growing variety that blooms for months with fragrant, deep pink flowers held over a mound of tidy grass-like foliage. A low-maintenance perennial wi...
Learn MoreKahori Pink® Dianthus Kahori® Pink Garden Pinks Dianthus Kahori® PinkRegular Price $9.99 Sale $8.49You save: 15%Per Plant - 5" Deep PotKahori Pink® Dianthus is a small-growing variety that blooms for months with fragrant, deep pink flowers held over a mound of tidy grass-like foliage. A low-maintenance perennial with a neat and tidy habit will add saturated color to your garden, attracting butterflies and bees.Learn MoreAnnabelle Dianthus is a small-growing variety with fragrant single white flowers that bloom for months, attracting bees and butterflies. Tidy mounding grass-like foliage make this a ...
Learn MoreAnnabelle Dianthus Kahori® Annabelle Garden Pinks Dianthus Kahori® AnnabelleRegular Price $9.99 Sale $8.49You save: 15%Per Plant - 5" Deep PotAnnabelle Dianthus is a small-growing variety with fragrant single white flowers that bloom for months, attracting bees and butterflies. Tidy mounding grass-like foliage make this a low-maintenance perennial to add bright color to your garden, attracting butterflies and bees.Learn MoreAlpine Rock Thyme (Acinos alpinus), a wildflower from the southern mountains of Europe, is small growing perennial that’s perfect for rock gardens and xeriscapes. Short spikes of l...
Learn MoreAlpine Rock Thyme (Acinos) Alpine Rock Thyme Acinos alpinus$10.99Per Plant - 5" Deep PotAlpine Rock Thyme (Acinos alpinus), a wildflower from the southern mountains of Europe, is small growing perennial that’s perfect for rock gardens and xeriscapes. Short spikes of large purple flower in the summer top glossy green foliage, attracting bees.Learn MoreCardinal Penstemon (Penstemon cardinalis) is a rare, cold hardy wildflower from the southern mountains of New Mexico. Tall, impressive spikes of dark red flowers bloom in mid-summer,...
Learn MoreCardinal Penstemon Cardinal Beardtongue Penstemon cardinalisRegular Price $10.99 Sale $9.34You save: 15%Per Plant - 5" Deep PotCardinal Penstemon (Penstemon cardinalis) is a rare, cold hardy wildflower from the southern mountains of New Mexico. Tall, impressive spikes of dark red flowers bloom in mid-summer, making this favorite source of natural nectar for hummingbirds. A must-have for your pollinator garden. Drought resistant/drought tolerant plant (xeric).Learn MoreThe Blues Little Bluestem Grass (Schizachyrium) is an outstanding form of native Little Bluestem with cool blue-green leaves in summer. Foliage turns to a beautiful dusky purple in f...
Learn MoreThe Blues Little Bluestem Grass The Blues Little Bluestem Schizachyrium scoparium 'The Blues'$9.99Per Plant - 5" Deep PotThe Blues Little Bluestem Grass (Schizachyrium) is an outstanding form of native Little Bluestem with cool blue-green leaves in summer. Foliage turns to a beautiful dusky purple in fall, then to a deep gold in winter. 'The Blues' is an excellent ornamental grass for xeric gardens that mixes beautifully with colorful native perennials.Learn MoreHooker’s Sandwort (Arenaria hookeri v. desertii), also called Desert Sandwort, has soft moss-like foliage that is covered with a spray of petite white flowers in late spring. Nativ...
Learn MoreHooker's Sandwort (Arenaria) Hooker's Sandwort Arenaria hookeri v. desertii$8.99Per Plant - 5" Deep PotHooker’s Sandwort (Arenaria hookeri v. desertii), also called Desert Sandwort, has soft moss-like foliage that is covered with a spray of petite white flowers in late spring. Native to Utah, this semi-evergreen plant grows just a couple of inches tall and provides year-round interest and texture for rock gardens or walkways. Drought resistant/drought tolerant plant (xeric).Learn MoreButterfly Weed (Asclepias tuberosa) is a must-have for the pollinator garden with clusters of bright orange flowers in summer. This native wildflower is easy to grow, cold hardy, and...
Learn MoreButterfly Weed Butterfly Weed Asclepias tuberosa$10.99Per Plant - 5" Deep PotButterfly Weed (Asclepias tuberosa) is a must-have for the pollinator garden with clusters of bright orange flowers in summer. This native wildflower is easy to grow, cold hardy, and does well in poor, dry soils. Asclepias is an important nectar source for Monarch butterflies and the sole host plant for Monarch caterpillars. Drought resistant/drought tolerant (xeric).Learn MoreThumbelina Leigh is a robust dwarf growing English variety with plump, deep lavender-blue flower spikes, and a strong, sweet fragrance. Maturing to a height of about 15 inches, it is...
Learn MoreThumbelina Leigh Dwarf English Lavender Thumbelina Leigh Dwarf English Lavender Lavandula angustifolia Thumbelina LeighAs low as $12.49Per Plant - 2.5" PotThumbelina Leigh is a robust dwarf growing English variety with plump, deep lavender-blue flower spikes, and a strong, sweet fragrance. Maturing to a height of about 15 inches, it is one of the most compact cultivars in cultivation.Learn MoreMoonshine Yarrow (Achillea Moonshine) is an outstanding perennial plant with silver-gray foliage and lemon-yellow flat-topped flowers that cover the plant all summer. This is a well-...
Learn MoreMoonshine Yarrow Moonshine Yarrow Achillea MoonshineAs low as $9.99 Sale $8.99Per Plant - 2.5" PotMoonshine Yarrow (Achillea Moonshine) is an outstanding perennial plant with silver-gray foliage and lemon-yellow flat-topped flowers that cover the plant all summer. This is a well-behaved variety, meaning it won't reseed and spread.Learn MoreExclusive. Perfect Pink Phlox (Santa Fe Phlox) is a one of the very best Western wildflowers. Blooming in late spring with hundreds of large deep pink, white eyed flowers, it continu...
Learn MorePerfect Pink Santa Fe Phlox Perfect Pink Santa Fe Phlox Phlox nana Perfect PinkAs low as $9.99Per Plant - 5" Deep PotExclusive. Perfect Pink Phlox (Santa Fe Phlox) is a one of the very best Western wildflowers. Blooming in late spring with hundreds of large deep pink, white eyed flowers, it continues to bloom off and on throughout the summer. Grows in any soil including heavy clay. Drought resistant/drought tolerant perennial plant (xeric). 2013 Plant of the Year.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 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 MoreGolden Fleece is a small growing goldenrod with sprays of arching golden-yellow flower spikes in late summer. A strong but compact plant, it is a great companion planted in front of ...
Learn MoreGolden Fleece Goldenrod (Solidago) Golden Fleece Dwarf Goldenrod Solidago sphacelata Golden Fleece$11.99Per Plant - 5" Deep PotGolden Fleece is a small growing goldenrod with sprays of arching golden-yellow flower spikes in late summer. A strong but compact plant, it is a great companion planted in front of taller, late blooming perennials. 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 MoreOur ‘All Star Penstemon Collection’ is a showcase of colors and forms that delivers more flowers every year. Enjoy warm red, pale pink, magenta, and inky purple flowers blooming ...
Learn MoreAll Star Penstemon Collection All Star Penstemon Collection Penstemon CollectionRegular Price $128.35 Sale $115.52You save: 10%Per Collection of 15Our ‘All Star Penstemon Collection’ is a showcase of colors and forms that delivers more flowers every year. Enjoy warm red, pale pink, magenta, and inky purple flowers blooming early spring to early summer, followed by a lovely tapestry of evergreen foliage textures to complement later-blooming perennials. Penstemon, or Beardtongue, are easy-to-grow native perennials that will spread steadily, attracting bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds, but resisting hungry deer. Plant 10” tall Penstemon pinifolius with vivid scarlet flowers in front, and willowy 48-60” tall Penstemon palmeri with pale pink fragrant flowers in back. A must-have collection for waterwise gardens! Collection of 15 plants.Learn MoreExclusive. Dakota Sunshine is an August blooming selection of the native Maximilian's Sunflower. Chosen from South Dakota collected seed, this cultivar is especially useful in short ...
Learn MoreDakota Sunshine Maximilian's Sunflower (Helianthus) Dakota Sunshine Maximilian's Sunflower Helianthus maximiliani Dakota SunshineAs low as $10.99Per Plant - 2.5" PotExclusive. Dakota Sunshine is an August blooming selection of the native Maximilian's Sunflower. Chosen from South Dakota collected seed, this cultivar is especially useful in short season climates to avoid flower damage from early frosts. Drought resistant/drought tolerant plant (xeric). A High Country Gardens introduction.Learn MoreUndaunted® Ruby Muhly Grass (Plant Select) has an impressive late summer display of see-through amber-pink flower spikes. This is the one Muhly grass with showy pink flowering pl...
Learn MoreUndaunted® Ruby Muhly Grass Undaunted® Ruby Muhly Grass Muhlenbergia reverchonii PUND01SAs low as $10.99Per Plant - 5" Deep PotUndaunted® Ruby Muhly Grass (Plant Select) has an impressive late summer display of see-through amber-pink flower spikes. This is the one Muhly grass with showy pink flowering plumes that can be grown in USDA zones 5 and 6. A High Country Gardens introduction. Drought resistant/drought tolerant plant (xeric).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$10.99Per 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‘Star Frost’ Echinops (Echinops bannaticus), also called Globe Thistle, is an eye-popping beauty in frosty white with spherical flowers on sturdy stems. Rising from thistle-like ...
Learn MoreStar Frost Echinops Star Frost Globe Thistle Echinops bannaticus Star Frost$11.99Per Plant - 5" Deep Pot‘Star Frost’ Echinops (Echinops bannaticus), also called Globe Thistle, is an eye-popping beauty in frosty white with spherical flowers on sturdy stems. Rising from thistle-like deep green leaves with silvery undersides, ‘Star Frost’ will bloom from mid-summer to early fall. Plant them in a sweep for dramatic effect. At 3-4 feet tall they are just right for a perennial bed, cutting garden, or pollinator garden - bees and butterflies love them too.Learn MoreExclusive. Salvia sylvestris 'Little Night' (Plant Patent #28,925) is a new, dwarf Meadow sage selected for its tight mounding growth habit and fantastic deep indigo blue flower spik...
Learn MoreLittle Night Salvia Little Night European Sage Salvia sylvestris Little Night PP#28,925$9.99Per Plant - 5" Deep PotExclusive. Salvia sylvestris 'Little Night' (Plant Patent #28,925) is a new, dwarf Meadow sage selected for its tight mounding growth habit and fantastic deep indigo blue flower spikes that cover the plant in late spring and early summer. Drought resistant/drought tolerant plant (xeric). 10-12" tall x 14-16" wide. 2015 Plant of the Year.Learn MoreMax Frei is a vigorous hybrid soapwort that blooms in mid- to late summer with hundreds of quarter-sized pink flowers. It's a large scale groundcover with attractive deep green folia...
Learn MoreMax Frei Saponaria Max Frei Giant Flowered Soapwort Saponaria lempergii Max FreiAs low as $8.99 Sale $7.64Per Plant - 2.5" PotMax Frei is a vigorous hybrid soapwort that blooms in mid- to late summer with hundreds of quarter-sized pink flowers. It's a large scale groundcover with attractive deep green foliage. An uncommon perennial that deserves wider use.Learn MoreNepeta Walker's Low (Walker's Low Catmint) is a robust variety with dark lavender-blue flowers in late spring and aromatic gray-green foliage. Thriving in harsh conditions, this dur...
Learn MoreWalker's Low Nepeta Walker's Low Catmint Nepeta Walker's LowAs low as $9.99 Sale $8.49Per Plant - 3" PotNepeta Walker's Low (Walker's Low Catmint) is a robust variety with dark lavender-blue flowers in late spring and aromatic gray-green foliage. Thriving in harsh conditions, this durable, rabbit and deer resistant perennial plant is an indispensable for use in xeriscapes. Drought resistant/drought tolerant perennial plant (xeric).Learn More
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- Jurassic Park Bearded Iris
- Hardy Hummingbird Trumpet (Zauschneria)
- Annie's Perennial Verbena
- Llano Indian Grass
- Purple Emperor Sedum
- West Texas Grass Salvia
- Summer Skies Texas Grass Salvia
- Sensation Rose Dwarf Pink Salvia
- Desert Purple Salvia
- Gwen's Buffalo Clove-Scented Currant (Ribes)
- Lemhi Purple Creeping Phlox
- Kashmir False Sage (Phlomis)
- Blue Mist Penstemon
- Tall Orange Pineleaf Penstemon Mix
- Husker Red Penstemon
- Elfin Pink Penstemon
- Northwind Upright Switchgrass
- Yellow Honeysuckle Vine
- Alcalde Cold Hardy Rosemary
- Rockstar Reblooming Bearded Iris
- Western Sundancer Daisy (Hymenoxys)
- Mesa Wine Rock Rose (Helianthemum)
- Hantamberg Orange Gazania
- Butterscotch Baby Gazania
- Lion's Spore (Euphorbia)
- Prolific Sulphur Buckwheat
- Hula Dancer Echinacea
- Orange Live Forever (Dudleya)
- Kew Broom (Cytisus)
- Jethro Tull Coreopsis
- Dwarf Sundrops (Calylophus)
- Spring Blooming Butterfly Bush (Buddleia)
- Blue False Indigo (Baptisia)
- Dwarf Rock Cress (Aubrieta)
- Jones' Bluestar (Amsonia)
- Blue Twister Corkscrew Allium
- Purple Haze Agastache
- Acapulco® Orange Agastache
- Autumn Magic Pollinator Collection
- Fragrant Blooms Collection
- Cold Hardy Succulent Collection
- Salvia Collection II
- Made For Shade Collection
- Native Wildscape Collection
- Drought Resistant Groundcover Collection
- 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)
- Pineleaf Penstemon
- Firecracker Penstemon
- Cleopatra Oregano
- Gentle Giant Sulphur Buckwheat
- White Prairie Clover (Dalea)
- Solid Gold Salvia
- Purple Chip Salvia
- Uvatung Broadleaf Penstemon
- Rosyjane Gaura
- Anouk Spanish Lavender
- Munstead English Lavender
- Peach Springs Century Plant (Agave)
- Cobweb Spiderwort (Tradescantia)
- Common Sotol (Dasylirion)
- Engelmann's Daisy (Engelmannia)
- Early Sunrise Coreopsis
- Provence French Lavender
- Large Flowered Stonecress (Aethionema)
- Silver Frost Lavender
- Snow Flurry Hardy Verbena
- Dwarf Golden Turkish Sage (Phlomis)
- Glenn Cold Hardy Mesemb (Rabiea)
- Pink Cold Hardy Mesemb (Aloinanthus)
- Hardy Living Stone (Aloinopsis)
- Acapulco® Salmon & Pink Agastache
- Dwarf Culinary Oregano
- Pink Rock Rose (Helianthemum)
- Blue Globe Daisy (Globularia)
- Takilma Gold Oregon Sunshine (Eriophyllum)
- Red Buckwheat
- Lemon Max Maximilian's Sunflower (Helianthus)
- Lauren's Cold Hardy Giant Feather Grass
- Karley Rose Fountain Grass
- Regal Mist® Pink Muhly Grass
- Red Riding Hood Penstemon
- Sonoma Coast Yarrow
- Artemisia filifolia
- Profuse Pink False Pennyroyal (Hedeoma)
- Cobweb Hens and Chicks
- Blue Rocket False Indigo (Baptisia)
- Gold Ball Basket Of Gold (Alyssum)
- Globe Ice Plant (Ruschia)
- Yellow Cold Hardy Mesemb (Aloinopsis)
- 25th Anniversary Cacti Collection
- Pine Scented Rose
- Canby's Mountain Lover (Paxistima)
- Superb Coral Penstemon
- Fred Boutin Hedge Lavender
- Mountain Mist Grass
- Lutsko's Dwarf Spanish Lavender
- Giant Feather Grass
- Engelmann's Hedgehog Cactus (Echinocereus)
- Dwarf White Lace Hedgehog Cactus (Echinocereus)
- Acapulco® Deluxe Peach Agastache
- Acapulco® Deluxe Yellow Agastache
- Texas Spiny Star Cactus (Escobaria)
- Schott's Yucca
- Bushy Bulbine
- Lace Aloe
- Red Hedgehog Agave
- Endless Love Salvia
- Portuguese Giant Spanish Lavender
- Poncha Pass Red Sulphur Buckwheat
- Utah Fleabane (Erigeron)
- Blue Boy Dwarf Rosemary
- Los Lunas Blues Little Bluestem Grass
- Pink Texas Yucca (Hesperaloe)
- Dallas Blues Blue Switchgrass
- Alpine Blue Mint Bush (Zizophora)
- Arizona Honeysuckle Vine
- Brown Leaf Ice Plant (Nananthus)
- Golden Flowered Century Plant (Agave)
- Sutherland Night Blooming Ice Plant (Stomatium)
- Apache Sunset Agastache
- Psychedelic Mesemb (Aloinopsis)
- Windwalker Big Bluestem Grass
- Western Gold Butterfly Weed Mix
- Tequila Sunrise Coreopsis
- Zagreb Coreopsis
- Mesa Verde® Ice Plant
- Texas Red Yucca (Hesperaloe)
- Pine Muhly Grass
- Dwarf Silver Evening Primrose
- Carpeting Pincushion Flower (Pterocephalus)
- Robust Gray Great Basin Salvia
- Pink Germander (Teucrium)
- Blue Yonder Veronica
- Woolly Turkish Veronica
- Jumping Jack Perennial Viola
- Compact Banana Yucca
- Plains Yucca
- Blue Doll House Yucca
- Ben Nevis Rock Rose (Helianthemum)
- Miniature Chin Cactus (Gymnocalycium)
- Texas Rainbow Hedgehog Cactus (Echinocereus)
- Chumby Silky Rock Jasmine (Androsace)
- FlowerKisser™ Arizona Beauty Coyote Mint (Monardella)
- Murray's Scarlet Penstemon
- Ocotillo (Fouquieria)
- Carole Ann Beach Strawberry (Fragaria)
- Ladybug Red Big Bluestem Grass
- Pretty Woman Yarrow
- Summer's Swan Song Ironweed (Vernonia)
- Rainbow Hedgehog Cactus
- Purple Mountain® Sun Daisy
- Cheyenne® Mock Orange




