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Our waterwise plants are selected for their colorful flowers, interesting foliage, durable garden performance, and habitat friendly nature. Chief Horticulturist David Salman's commitment to cultivating a beautiful palette of waterwise plants has redefined xeriscaping. Beyond the dazzling garden designs, our xeric plants contribute to a robust ecosystem where people, plants, and wildlife thrive. See Water Saving Gardening Tips.

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Waterwise Plants

Our waterwise plants are selected for their colorful flowers, interesting foliage, durable garden performance, and habitat friendly nature. Chief Horticulturist David Salman's commitment to cultivating a beautiful palette of waterwise plants has redefined xeriscaping. Beyond the dazzling garden designs, our xeric plants contribute to a robust ecosystem where people, plants, and wildlife thrive. See Water Saving Gardening Tips.

To choose the best plants for your garden, use our filters at left.

To choose the best plants for your garden, use our filters below.

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  1. Lemon Fizz Lavender Cotton, Santolina virens 'Lemon Fizz'

    ‚Lemon Fizz‚ Santolina (Santolina virens) has fine, almost mossy-looking foliage in an eye-catching chartreuse color. The compact mounding foliage is evergreen and produc...

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    Lemon Fizz Santolina Lemon Fizz Lavender Cotton Santolina virens 'Lemon Fizz'
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    $13.99 Sale $9.09
    Per Plant - 5" Deep Pot
    'Lemon Fizz' Santolina (Santolina virens) has fine, almost mossy-looking foliage in an eye-catching chartreuse color. The compact mounding foliage is evergreen and produces bright yellow button-shaped flowers in summer. It thrives in full, hot sun, but demands a sandy, dry growing site once established. It’s a bit cold-tender and is recommended as a container-grown plant for use around the patio when planted away from the West Coast.
  2. Basin Junior Wildrye, Leymus salinus 'Salane'

    Leymus salinus ‚Salane‚ (Basin Junior Wildrye) is a native perennial grass that forms a dense clump of narrow, slivery-green foliage. Subtle pale-yellow seeds emerge abov...

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    Basin Junior Wildrye Basin Junior Wildrye Leymus salinus 'Salane'
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    $14.99 Sale $9.74
    Per Plant - 5" Deep Pot
    Leymus salinus 'Salane' (Basin Junior Wildrye) is a native perennial grass that forms a dense clump of narrow, slivery-green foliage. Subtle pale-yellow seeds emerge above the foliage on tall, thin spikes and mature to a sandy hue. This drought-tolerant Western native grass and thrives in hot, dry, rocky sites and high elevations.
  3. Red Achillea millefolium Red Velvet, Achillea millefolium Red Velvet, Red Velvet Yarrow

    Red Velvet is one of the best with it deep rose-red, flat-topped flower heads that hold their color. Deep green, fine textured foliage, this yarrow is sure to attract butterflies whe...

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    Red Velvet Yarrow 'Red Velvet' Yarrow Achillea millefolium 'Red Velvet'
    As low as $12.99 Sale $8.44
    Per Plant - 5" Deep Pot
    Red Velvet is one of the best with it deep rose-red, flat-topped flower heads that hold their color. Deep green, fine textured foliage, this yarrow is sure to attract butterflies wherever it's planted. Drought resistant/drought tolerant plant (xeric).
  4. Mini Oat Grass, Poa secunda v. juncifolia

    Poa secunda v. juncifolia (Mini Oat Grass) is a Western native grass with blue-green foliage. Seeds emerge on stiff foliage and open up to create pale feathery fronds. In summer dry ...

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    Mini Oat Grass (Poa) Mini Oat Grass Poa secunda v. juncifolia
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    Per Plant - 5" Deep Pot
    Poa secunda v. juncifolia (Mini Oat Grass) is a Western native grass with blue-green foliage. Seeds emerge on stiff foliage and open up to create pale feathery fronds. In summer dry season, grass matures to a warm gold hue. A highly resilient and drought-resistant grass that serves as a host plant for many butterflies, its upright habit and seed textures are a beautiful addition to waterwise landscapes, including high elevations.
  5. Old Man's Bones Stonecrop, Sedum globosum 'Old Man Bones',  Image courtesy of Conservation Garden Park

    Sedum globosum ‚Old Man‚s Bones‚ (Stonecrop) is an outstanding low-growing sedum with uniquely rounded, chubby leaves held on short spreading stems. Evergreen succ...

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    Old Man's Bones Sedum 'Old Man's Bones' Sedum Sedum globosum 'Old Man's Bones'
    As low as $11.99 Sale $7.79
    Per Plant - 5" Deep Pot
    Sedum globosum 'Old Man's Bones' (Stonecrop) is an outstanding low-growing sedum with uniquely rounded, chubby leaves held on short spreading stems. Evergreen succulent foliage often develops a bronze tint in summer and flushes shades of purple, pink, red, and bronze over the winter. Perfect for groundcover, rock gardens, edging pathways, and spilling over the edges of raised beds or containers. It blooms in summer with clusters of small, bright yellow, star-shaped flowers.
  6. Blue Sprite Blue Hair Grass, Koeleria glauca 'Blue Sprite'

    Koeleria glauca ‚Blue Sprite‚ (Blue Hair Grass) is one of the few low-growing ornamental grasses, making it an attractive option for accents, borders, and mass planting. ...

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    Blue Sprite Koeleria Blue Sprite Blue Hair Grass Koeleria glauca 'Blue Sprite'
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    Per Plant - 5" Deep Pot
    Koeleria glauca 'Blue Sprite' (Blue Hair Grass) is one of the few low-growing ornamental grasses, making it an attractive option for accents, borders, and mass planting. Dense tufts of blue-green leaves form mounds about one foot high, which sit neatly below flower panicles. Flowers emerge glossy green in spring, then mature to silvery seed heads for summer. A non-spreading species that forms low mounds and can be evergreen in mild climates.
  7. Star Frost Echinops frosty white circular blooms, Echinops 'Star Frost', Echinops bannaticus

    Echinops bannaticus ‚Star Frost‚ (Globe Thistle) is an eye-popping beauty in frosty white with spherical flowers on sturdy stems. Rising from thistle-like deep green leav...

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    Star Frost Echinops Star Frost Globe Thistle Echinops bannaticus Star Frost
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    $12.99 Sale $8.44
    Per Plant - 5" Deep Pot
    Echinops bannaticus 'Star Frost' (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.
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