Plants For Western Gardens
Plants For Western Gardens
High Country Gardens is known for developing low-water plants especially for western gardens. Our garden-tested western plants thrive in poor soils and harsh climates. If you garden in west, you can be assured that these plants will be well-suited for your landscape. Learn more about waterwise gardening in the West: Water Saving Gardening Tips.
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Plants For Western Gardens
High Country Gardens is known for developing low-water plants especially for western gardens. Our garden-tested western plants thrive in poor soils and harsh climates. If you garden in west, you can be assured that these plants will be well-suited for your landscape. Learn more about waterwise gardening in the West: 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.
Asclepias syriaca ‚Common Milkweed‚ is a gorgeous plant that produces purple/pink flower clusters that wildflower gardeners love and spreads quickly. This native perennia...
Learn MoreCommon Milkweed Common Milkweed Asclepias syriacaAs low as $13.99 Sale $12.59Per Plant - 5" Deep PotAsclepias syriaca 'Common Milkweed' is a gorgeous plant that produces purple/pink flower clusters that wildflower gardeners love and spreads quickly. This native perennial is a primary food source for the Monarch butterfly providing large leaves for caterpillars and big pink globe-like flowers that provide nectar for the adult butterflies. Planting it will help to support Monarch populations. Perennial.Asclepias incarnata ‚Rose‚ (Swamp Milkweed) is a showy pink blooming Asclepias species that is a food plant for Monarch butterfly caterpillars and a nectar source for ad...
Learn MoreRose Swamp Milkweed Rose Swamp Milkweed Asclepias incarnataAs low as $13.99 Sale $12.59Per Plant - 5" Deep PotAsclepias incarnata 'Rose' (Swamp Milkweed) is a showy pink blooming Asclepias species that is a food plant for Monarch butterfly caterpillars and a nectar source for adult butterflies. Also known as Swamp Milkweed, it grows best in moist or wet soils.Sedum telephium ‚Autumn Fire‚ (Stonecrop) is an improved form of Sedum ‚Autumn Joy‚ that is larger growing, has larger flower heads and is longer blooming. Th...
Learn MoreAutumn Fire Sedum Autumn Fire Sedum Sedum 'Autumn Fire'As low as $11.99 Sale $10.79Per Plant - 5" Deep PotSedum telephium 'Autumn Fire' (Stonecrop) is an improved form of Sedum 'Autumn Joy' that is larger growing, has larger flower heads and is longer blooming. The flat heads of rose-pink flowers appear in late summer. Leave the faded flowers on the plant for added winter interest.Verbena peruviana ‚Red Devil‚ (Perennial Verbena) is a perennial variety that grows as a groundcover and blooms all summer with a dazzling display of brilliant red flower...
Learn MoreRed Devil Perennial Verbena Red Devil Perennial Verbena Verbena peruvianaAs low as $11.99Per Plant - 5" Deep PotVerbena peruviana 'Red Devil' (Perennial Verbena) is a perennial variety that grows as a groundcover and blooms all summer with a dazzling display of brilliant red flowers. 3" tall x 15-18" wide.Calamintha nepeta glandulosa ‘White Cloud’ (Nepeta) fills the late spring garden with clouds of delicate, nectar-rich, white flowers. Flowering until frost bites, ‘...
Learn MoreWhite Cloud Calamintha White Cloud Calamintha Calamintha nepeta glandulosa 'White Cloud'As low as $13.49 Sale $10.79Per Plant - 5" Deep PotCalamintha nepeta glandulosa ‘White Cloud’ (Nepeta) fills the late spring garden with clouds of delicate, nectar-rich, white flowers. Flowering until frost bites, ‘White Cloud’ is a reliable bloomer with lovely fragrant foliage reminiscent of oregano. It will attract pollinators, and bees love it. Plant ‘White Cloud’ along beds where you can enjoy its beauty and fragrance as you walk by. Over time, it will also spread gently to form a groundcover.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...
Learn MoreOld Man's Bones Sedum Old Man's Bones Sedum Sedum globosum 'Old Man's Bones'As low as $11.99Per Plant - 5" Deep PotSedum 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.An easy-to-grow groundcover, Phlox subulata ‚Purple Beauty‚ (Creeping Phlox) carpets the mid-to-late spring garden with starry lavender-purple flowers. Whether you are lo...
Learn MorePurple Beauty Creeping Phlox Purple Beauty Creeping Phlox Phlox subulata 'Purple Beauty'As low as $11.99 Sale $10.19Per Plant - 5" Deep PotAn easy-to-grow groundcover, Phlox subulata 'Purple Beauty' (Creeping Phlox) carpets the mid-to-late spring garden with starry lavender-purple flowers. Whether you are looking for a water-thrifty addition to flow through a rock garden, or a beautiful way to highlight a spring-blooming bulb collection, 'Purple Beauty' will add pollinator-friendly, drought-tolerant spring beauty to your garden.2-3„ tall x 18-24„ wide. Teucrium aroanium (Gray Creeping Germander) blooms with fragrant honey scented pink flowers in summer that are held over equally fragrant thin li...
Learn MoreGray Creeping Germander (Teucrium) Gray Creeping Germander (Teucrium) Teucrium aroaniumAs low as $10.99 Sale $8.79Per Plant - 2.5" Pot2-3" tall x 18-24" wide. Teucrium aroanium (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).Salvia nemorosa ‘Marcus’ PP# 13,322 (Dwarf Blue Sage) is a tidy, dwarf selection that blooms all summer with deeply colored violet-purple flowers. It is extremely cold ha...
Learn MoreMarcus Dwarf Blue Salvia Marcus Dwarf Blue Salvia Salvia nemorosa 'Marcus'As low as $10.99Per Plant - 5" Deep PotSalvia nemorosa ‘Marcus’ PP# 13,322 (Dwarf Blue Sage) is a tidy, dwarf selection that blooms all summer with deeply colored violet-purple flowers. It is extremely cold hardy, browse resistant to deer and a lover of clay soils.Caryopteris clandonensis ‚Dark Knight‚ (Bluebeard) blooms with a profusion of dark blue flowers in late summer when few other shrubs are flowering. Its modest size makes ...
Learn MoreDark Knight Caryopteris Dark Knight Caryopteris Caryopteris clandonensis 'Dark Knight'As low as $12.99 Sale $11.04Per Plant - 5" Deep PotCaryopteris clandonensis 'Dark Knight' (Bluebeard) blooms with a profusion of dark blue flowers in late summer when few other shrubs are flowering. Its modest size makes it very useful in smaller yards. A fantastic nectar source for bees and butterflies. Drought resistant/drought tolerant plant (xeric).Nepeta faassenii ‚Walker‚s Deep Blue‚ (Catmint) is just like ‚Walker‚s Low‚--long blooming and easily grown--but with noticeably darker blue flowe...
Learn MoreWalker's Deep Blue Nepeta Walker's Deep Blue Nepeta Nepeta 'Walker's Deep Blue'As low as $11.99 Sale $10.79Per Plant - 5" Deep PotNepeta faassenii 'Walker's Deep Blue' (Catmint) is just like 'Walker's Low'--long blooming and easily grown--but with noticeably darker blue flowers.Nepeta x psfike ‚Little Trudy®‚ PP#18,904 (Catmint) is a compact, long-blooming Catmint with warm purple flowers that bloom from late spring through summer, attracting b...
Learn MoreLittle Trudy® Nepeta Little Trudy® Nepeta Nepeta x Psfike PP#18,904As low as $11.99 Sale $9.59Per Plant - 5" Deep PotNepeta x psfike 'Little Trudy®' PP#18,904 (Catmint) 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.Chamaebatiaria millefolium (Fernbush) is a beautiful native shrub that brightens the garden in mid-summer with big clusters of bright white flowers. It also has attractive dried seed...
Learn MoreFernbush (Chamaebatiaria) Fernbush (Chamaebatiaria) Chamaebatiaria millefoliumAs low as $14.99 Sale $11.99Per Plant - 5" Deep PotChamaebatiaria millefolium (Fernbush) is a beautiful native shrub that brightens the garden in mid-summer with big clusters of bright white flowers. It also has attractive dried seed heads and olive-green foliage. Drought resistant perennial plant (xeric).Monarda didyma ‚Jacob Cline‚ (Bee Balm) is one of our most spectacular native Beebalm hybrids with heads of long tubular deep red flowers. Discovered in a Georgia garden,...
Learn MoreJacob Cline Bee Balm Jacob Cline Bee Balm Monarda didyma 'Jacob Cline'As low as $11.99 Sale $10.79Per Plant - 5" Deep PotMonarda didyma 'Jacob Cline' (Bee Balm) is one of our most spectacular native Beebalm hybrids with heads of long tubular deep red flowers. Discovered in a Georgia garden, it has excellent mildew resistance and blooms for a month or so in mid-summer.Callirhoe involucrata (Poppy Mallow or Wine Cups) is a native wildflower that decorates the garden with a summer-long display of bright magenta-pink flowers. A sprawling grower, Call...
Learn MorePurple Poppy Mallow (Callirhoe) Purple Poppy Mallow (Callirhoe) Callirhoe involucrataAs low as $12.99 Sale $11.69Per Plant - 5" Deep PotCallirhoe involucrata (Poppy Mallow or Wine Cups) 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).Lavandula intermedia ‚Phenomenal‚ PP24193 (French Hybrid Lavender) is notable for its outstanding cold hardiness and tolerance to heat and high humidity. The plants grow ...
Learn MorePhenomenal Lavender Phenomenal Lavender Lavandula intermedia Phenomenal PP#24,193As low as $15.99 Sale $14.39Per Plant - 5" Deep PotLavandula intermedia 'Phenomenal' PP24193 (French Hybrid Lavender) is 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.Thymus serpyllum ‚Pink Chintz‚ (Creeping Thyme) 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 $9.99 Sale $8.49Per Plant - 2.5" PotThymus serpyllum 'Pink Chintz' (Creeping Thyme) 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.Ceratostigma plumbaginoides (Hardy Plumbago) a remarkable groundcover. It is an exceptional choice for shady areas, especially under trees and shrubs. It also grows in part and full ...
Learn MoreHardy Plumbago (Ceratostigma) Hardy Plumbago, Leadwort Ceratostigma plumbaginoidesAs low as $9.99 Sale $8.99Per Plant - 2.5" PotCeratostigma plumbaginoides (Hardy Plumbago) a remarkable groundcover. It is an exceptional choice for shady areas, especially under trees and shrubs. It also grows in part and full sun, and thrives in most soils, including clay, testaments to the plant’s versatility as a long-lived piece of the garden fabric. Gardens all over the country can enjoy the profuse display of true blue flowers followed by striking burgundy-red fall foliage.Veronica liwanensis (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 ...
Learn MoreTurkish Veronica Turkish Speedwell Veronica liwanensisAs low as $9.99 Sale $7.99Per Plant - 2.5" PotVeronica liwanensis (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 cover themselves with bright blue flowers in late spring.Salvia sylvestris ‘May Night’ (Meadow Sage) blooms prolifically with deep purple-blue flowers. It is an outstanding perennial with excellent cold hardiness, vigor, and to...
Learn MoreMay Night Salvia May Night Meadow Sage Salvia sylvestris May NightAs low as $11.99 Sale $9.59Per Plant - 5" Deep PotSalvia sylvestris ‘May Night’ (Meadow Sage) blooms prolifically with deep purple-blue flowers. It is an outstanding perennial with excellent cold hardiness, vigor, and tolerance of heavy clay soils. Blooming in late spring with a profusion of flower spikes, it reblooms later in the summer when deadheaded.Thymus praecox ssp. arcticus ‚Coccineus‚ (Pink Creeping Thyme) is an outstanding selection with glossy, dark green leaves covered with light pink flowers pushing form ro...
Learn MorePink Creeping Thyme Pink Creeping Thyme Thymus praecox ssp. arcticus CoccineusAs low as $9.99 Sale $8.99Per Plant - 2.5" PotThymus praecox ssp. arcticus 'Coccineus' (Pink 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).Rudbeckia fulgida ‚Goldsturm‚ (Black Eyed Susan) blooms in mid-to-late summer with an eye-catching display of golden flowers. Black Eyed Susan is very attractive to butte...
Learn MoreGoldsturm Black Eyed Susan Black Eyed Susan Rudbeckia fulgida GoldsturmAs low as $11.99 Sale $9.59Per Plant - 5" Deep PotRudbeckia fulgida 'Goldsturm' (Black Eyed Susan) blooms in mid-to-late summer with an eye-catching display of golden flowers. Black Eyed Susan is very attractive to butterflies and the seed heads provide winter food for seed-eating songbirds as well. Reliable and tough, Rudbeckia tolerates both drought and clay and is easy to maintain.Achillea x ‚Moonshine‚ (Yarrow) is an outstanding perennial plant with silver-gray foliage and lemon-yellow flat-topped flowers that cover the plant all summer. This is a...
Learn MoreMoonshine Yarrow Moonshine Yarrow Achillea MoonshineAs low as $11.99 Sale $10.19Per Plant - 5" Deep PotAchillea x 'Moonshine' (Yarrow) 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.Red Jupiter‚s Beard is an everblooming Old World wildflower with clusters of tiny dark red flowers held over deep green foliage. A tough, durable plant, it thrives with minimal...
Learn MoreRed Valerian (Centranthus) Red Valerian, Jupiter's Beard Centranthus ruber CoccineusAs low as $13.99 Sale $11.19Per Plant - 5" Deep PotRed Jupiter's Beard is an everblooming Old World wildflower with clusters of tiny dark red flowers held over deep green foliage. A tough, durable plant, it thrives with minimal water and care once established. Great Butterfly plant. Not recommended for coastal areas of CA, WA and OR, where it can behave aggressively.
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- Dream of Beauty Aromatic Aster
- Mulberry Flambe Purple Salvia
- Golden Eye Prairie Zinnia
- Golden Torch Goldenrod (Wichita Mountains Solidago)
- Cold Hardy Pink Texas Salvia
- West Texas Grass Salvia
- Summer Skies Texas Grass Salvia
- Lemhi Purple Creeping Phlox
- Lacey Blue Russian Sage
- Husker Red Penstemon
- Wild Four O'Clock (Mirabilis)
- Kintzley's Ghost® Honeysuckle Vine
- Dotted Blazing Star (Liatris)
- Western Sundancer Daisy (Hymenoxys)
- Hantamberg Orange Gazania
- Happy Boy New Mexico Privet
- Berry Girl New Mexico Privet
- Prolific Sulphur Buckwheat
- Ozark Echinacea
- Yellow Twig Rabbitbrush (Chrysothamnus)
- Dwarf Sundrops (Calylophus)
- Jones' Bluestar (Amsonia)
- Compact Joshua Tree (Yucca)
- Blue Flame Giant Purple Salvia
- Platinum® Dwarf Silver Leaf Salvia
- Yellow Prairie Coneflower
- Autumn Magic Pollinator Collection
- Monarch Magic Collection
- Native Wildscape Collection
- Habitat Hero Birdwatcher Pre-Planned Garden
- Salt-Tolerant Ornamental Grass Collection
- Beargrass (Nolina)
- Texas Sotol (Dasylirion)
- Boulder Mountain Pussy Toes (Antenaria)
- Firecracker Penstemon
- Leadplant (Amorpha)
- Woody's Peach Surprise Hummingbird Trumpet (Zauschneria)
- Purple Chip Salvia
- Hill's Hardy Rosemary
- Colorado Spiny Star Cactus (Escobaria)
- Hedgehog Cactus (Echinocereus)
- Arizona Spiny Star Cactus (Escobaria)
- Autumn Sapphire™ Salvia
- Dwarf Red Hot Poker
- Serpentine Columbine
- Horse Crippler Cactus (Echinocactus)
- Hedgehog Cactus (Echinocereus)
- Pineapple Cactus (Coryphantha)
- Sea Urchin Cactus (Coryphantha)
- Peach Springs Century Plant (Agave)
- Shin Dagger Century Plant (Agave)
- White Sands Giant Claret Cup Cactus (Echinocereus)
- Lee's Spiny Star Cactus (Escobaria)
- Common Sotol (Dasylirion)
- Texas Blazing Star (Liatris)
- Kaibab Plateau Century Plant (Agave)
- Utah Century Plant Beaver Dam Mountains Form (Agave)
- Redshift Coreopsis
- Pink Valerian (Centranthus)
- Large Flowered Stonecress (Aethionema)
- Havard's Century Plant (Agave)
- Northfork Coral Hummingbird Trumpet (Zauschneria)
- Takilma Gold Oregon Sunshine (Eriophyllum)
- Red Buckwheat
- Red Barberry (Mahonia)
- Hope Desert Willow
- Lauren's Cold Hardy Giant Feather Grass
- Karley Rose Fountain Grass
- Regal Mist® Pink Muhly Grass
- Silver Spring Blooming Butterfly Bush (Buddleia)
- Sonoma Coast Yarrow
- Fremont's Mahonia
- Artemisia filifolia
- Shades of Pink Creeping Phlox
- European Purple Pasque Flower (Pulsatilla)
- Profuse Pink False Pennyroyal (Hedeoma)
- Nodding Texas Yucca
- Gold Ball Basket Of Gold (Alyssum)
- 25th Anniversary Cacti Collection
- Valley Lavender Plains Verbena
- Superb Coral Penstemon
- Fred Boutin Hedge Lavender
- Mountain Mist Grass
- Giant Feather Grass
- Deep Pink Fall Blooming Allium
- Mountain Ball Cactus (Pediocactus)
- Engelmann's Hedgehog Cactus (Echinocereus)
- Dwarf White Lace Hedgehog Cactus (Echinocereus)
- Fendler's Hedgehog Cactus (Echinocereus)
- Night-Blooming Ice Plant (Stomatium)
- Schott's Yucca
- New Mexico Spiny Star Cactus (Escobaria)
- Lace Aloe
- Red Hedgehog Agave
- Prairie Zinnia
- Silver Ironweed (Vernonia)
- Poncha Pass Red Sulphur Buckwheat
- Utah Fleabane (Erigeron)
- Pink Texas Yucca (Hesperaloe)
- Paradise Desert Willow
- Lucretia Hamilton Desert Willow
- Hardy Jerusalem Sage (Phlomis)
- Black Currant (Ribes)
- Gold Standard Coreopsis
- Golden Flowered Century Plant (Agave)
- Joshua Tree (Yucca)
- Wallowa Mountains Sandwort (Arenaria)
- Showy Pink Milkweed
- Butterfly Weed (Clay Form)
- Western Gold Butterfly Weed Mix
- High Plains Yellow Sundrops (Calylophus)
- Zagreb Coreopsis
- Texas Red Yucca (Hesperaloe)
- Creeping Goldenaster (Heterotheca)
- Sol Dancer Daisy (Hymenoxys)
- Shimmer Evening Primrose
- Shenandoah Switch Grass
- Carpeting Pincushion Flower (Pterocephalus)
- Robust Gray Great Basin Salvia
- Standing Ovation Little Bluestem Grass
- Thin Man Indian Grass
- Prairie Dropseed Grass
- Dwarf Pink Lamb's Ear
- Juniper Leaf Thyme
- Red Mother-of-Thyme
- Woolly Turkish Veronica
- Jumping Jack Perennial Viola
- Compact Banana Yucca
- Spanish Dagger Tree Yucca
- Plains Yucca
- Blue Doll House Yucca
- Rain Garden Pre-Planned Garden
- Drought Resistant Collection For The West
- Sullivant's Prairie Milkweed
- Miniature Chin Cactus (Gymnocalycium)
- Texas Rainbow Hedgehog Cactus (Echinocereus)
- Scarlet Hedgehog Cactus (Echinocereus)
- Columbine Meadow Rue (Thalictrum)
- Chumby Silky Rock Jasmine (Androsace)
- FlowerKisser™ Arizona Beauty Coyote Mint (Monardella)
- Ocotillo (Fouquieria)
- Red Dwarf Joe Pye Weed (Eupatorium)
- Rattlesnake Master (Eryngium)
- Ladybug Red Big Bluestem Grass
- California Narrow Leaf Milkweed
- Summer's Swan Song Ironweed (Vernonia)
- Rainbow Hedgehog Cactus
- Trinidad Yucca
- Superba Littleleaf Lilac
- Alpine Lady's Mantle
- Northern Dragonhead
- Vivid Obedient Plant
- Margarita Gelsemium
- Korean Zest Agastache
- Paprika Yarrow
- Munstead Violet English Lavender
- The Blues Little Bluestem Grass
- Alpine Rock Thyme (Acinos)
- Annabelle Dianthus
- Pristine™ Pink Penstemon
- Fringed Poppy Mallow (Callirhoe)
- Florentine Silk Bearded Iris
- Desert Purple Salvia
- Owl's Claws (Hymenoxys)
- FlowerKisser® Arizona Snow Agastache
- Butterfly Weed
- Banana Yucca
- Red October Big Bluestem Grass
- Redbirds In A Tree (Scrophularia)
- Hooker's Sandwort (Arenaria)
- Shell Pink Improved Lamium
- Prickly Dianthus (Acantholimon)
- Dwarf Leadplant (Amorpha)
- Southwestern Black Cherry (Prunus)
- Golden Candles (Thermopsis)
- Little Rascal Sulphur Buckwheat
- FlowerKisser™ Everpink Desert Willow
- SunSparkler® Sedum Collection
- Utah Century Plant (Agave)
- Prairie Coreopsis
- Purple Love Grass (Eragrostis)
- Western Sunflower
- Scaly Blazing Star (Liatris)
- Wild Perennial Lupine
- Davis Showy Milkweed
- Black Friday Bearded Iris
- Giant Sacaton Grass
- Dark Violet Skullcap (Scutellaria)
- Giant Sulphur Buckwheat
- Mitcham Gray English Lavender
- SunSparkler® Wildfire Sedum
- Kannah Creek Sulphur Buckwheat