Plants Of The Year
Plants Of The Year
Each year for over 20 years, we’ve highlighted a perennial that has proven to be a must-have for waterwise gardeners. They exemplify the most important aspects of High Country Gardens plants: they're known for reliable garden performance, they benefit pollinators and wildlife, and they add beauty to waterwise landscapes. Learn more about these unique perennials in our High Country Gardens Plant Of The Year learning center.
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.
Plants Of The Year
Each year for over 20 years, we’ve highlighted a perennial that has proven to be a must-have for waterwise gardeners. They exemplify the most important aspects of High Country Gardens plants: they're known for reliable garden performance, they benefit pollinators and wildlife, and they add beauty to waterwise landscapes. Learn more about these unique perennials in our High Country Gardens Plant Of The Year learning center.
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.
![Pink and Orange and Silver Agastache rupestris, Agastache rupestris, Licorice Mint or Sunset Hyssop]()
Agastache rupestris (Licorice Mint Hyssop) is one of the best, most durable species in the Agastache family. With smoky orange flowers held by lavender calyxes, the entire plant is s...
Learn MoreAgastache rupestris Licorice Hummingbird Mint (Sunset Hyssop) Agastache rupestrisAs low as $13.99Per Plant - 5" Deep PotAgastache rupestris (Licorice Mint Hyssop) is one of the best, most durable species in the Agastache family. With smoky orange flowers held by lavender calyxes, the entire plant is scented like licorice and mint. Drought resistant/drought tolerant perennial plant (xeric). A 1996 High Country Gardens introduction. 2023 Plant Of The Year.![FlowerKisser Delft Blue & White English Lavender, Lavandula angustifolia 'WWGLAV']()
Exclusive to High Country Gardens. Lavandula angustifolia ‚FlowerKisser® Delft Blue & White‚ (English Lavender) is marvelously unusual with buds and flowers that change...
Learn MoreFlowerKisser® Delft Blue & White English Lavender FlowerKisser® Delft Blue & White English Lavender Lavandula angustifolia 'WWGLAV'$13.99 Sale $11.19Sale Price I Save 20%Per Plant - 5" Deep PotExclusive to High Country Gardens. Lavandula angustifolia 'FlowerKisser® Delft Blue & White' (English Lavender) is marvelously unusual with buds and flowers that change colors over the growing season. In late spring, the flower buds emerge pure white, followed by light blue flowers. By early to mid-summer the flowers age to lavender blue, a wonderful companion for lavenders with darker flowers. A High Country Gardens introduction. 2022 Plant of the Year.![FlowerKisser Weeping Pink Texas Yucca, Hesperaloe x 'WWG07', bright pink flowers]()
Hesperaloe parviflora ‚FlowerKisser® Weeping Pink WWG07‚ (Texas Yucca) is a beautiful, eye-catching form of Hesperaloe, or Texas Yucca, with bright pink flowers held on ...
Learn MoreFlowerKisser® Weeping Pink Texas Yucca (Hesperaloe) 'FlowerKisser® Weeping Pink' Texas Yucca Hesperaloe x 'WWG07'$15.99 Sale $12.79Sale Price I Save 20%Per Plant - 5" Deep PotHesperaloe parviflora 'FlowerKisser® Weeping Pink WWG07' (Texas Yucca) is a beautiful, eye-catching form of Hesperaloe, or Texas Yucca, with bright pink flowers held on tall, graceful, weeping bloom spikes. Nearly seedless, the mature plant blooms all summer, drawing hummingbirds. The non-spiny evergreen foliage is particularly fine-textured, giving the plant a wonderful year-round look. A High Country Gardens Introduction. 2021 Plant of the Year.![Mock Orange Cheyenne®, Philadelphus lewisii Cheyenne with white fragrant blooms]()
Philadelphus lewisii ‚Cheyenne® PWYO1S’ (Mock Orange) is an award-winning native shrub cultivar chosen for its xeric character and amazing display of white, highly fragr...
Learn MoreCheyenne® Mock Orange Cheyenne® Mock Orange Philadelphus lewisii ‘PWYO1S’$16.99Per Plant - 5" Deep PotPhiladelphus lewisii 'Cheyenne® PWYO1S’ (Mock Orange) is an award-winning native shrub cultivar chosen for its xeric character and amazing display of white, highly fragrant late spring flowers. Plant this large shrub in part to full sun locations, ideally where its incredible citrus fragrance and visiting pollinators can be enjoyed. A highly adaptable plant that’s both tough and beautiful. 2020 Plant of the Year.![Lavandula angustifolia WWG002 FlowerKisser™ After Midnight]()
Lavandula angustifolia ‚FlowerKisser® After Midnight‚ (English Lavender) has stunning, dark colored flower spikes with deep indigo-blue calyxes and large violet-purple f...
Learn MoreFlowerKisser® After Midnight English Lavender 'FlowerKisser® After Midnight' English Lavender Lavandula angustifolia 'WWG002'As low as $15.49 Sale $13.94Per Plant - 5" Deep PotLavandula angustifolia 'FlowerKisser® After Midnight' (English Lavender) has stunning, dark colored flower spikes with deep indigo-blue calyxes and large violet-purple flowers on a medium sized plant with gray-green foliage. 2019 Plant of the Year.![Straight Up Red Texas Yucca, Hesperaloe parviflora Straight Up Red]()
Straight 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 $14.99 Sale $13.49Per 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.![Orange Penstemon pinifolius Luminous, Penstemon pinifolius, Luminous Pineleaf Beardtongue]()
This is an exceptional small growing, evergreen plant that covers itself with hundreds of bright light orange, yellow throated flowers in late spring-early summer. A western native p...
Learn MoreLuminous Pineleaf Penstemon Luminous Pineleaf Beardtongue Penstemon pinifolius LuminousAs low as $12.99Per Plant - 5" Deep PotThis is an exceptional small growing, evergreen plant that covers itself with hundreds of bright light orange, yellow throated flowers in late spring-early summer. A western native perennial, Luminous Pineleaf Beardtongue thrives in well-drained soils with plenty of sunlight. High Country Gardens 2016 Plant of the Year, 2016 Green Thumb Award Winner.![Purple Salvia sylvestris Little Night, Salvia sylvestris 'Little Night' PPAF, Little Night European Sage - Plant of the Year]()
Exclusive. Salvia sylvestris ‚Little Night‚ #28,925 is a new, dwarf Meadow sage selected for its tight mounding growth habit and fantastic deep indigo blue flower spikes ...
Learn MoreLittle Night Salvia Little Night European Sage Salvia sylvestris Little Night PP#28,925$12.49Per Plant - 5" Deep PotExclusive. Salvia sylvestris 'Little Night' #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.![Phlox nana Perfect Pink, Perfect Pink Santa Fe Phlox]()
Exclusive. 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 $15.99Per 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.![Bouteloua gracilis Blonde Ambition, Blonde Ambition Blue Grama Grass]()
Bouteloua gracilis ‚Blonde Ambition‚ PP#22,048 (Blue Grama Grass) is a native ornamental grass with a completely new look. The horizontal eyelash-like chartreuse flowers ...
Learn MoreBlonde Ambition Blue Grama Grass Blonde Ambition Blue Grama Grass Bouteloua gracilis Blonde Ambition PP#22,048As low as $15.99 Sale $12.79Per Plant - 5" Deep PotBouteloua gracilis 'Blonde Ambition' PP#22,048 (Blue Grama Grass) is a native ornamental grass with a completely new look. The horizontal eyelash-like chartreuse flowers appear in mid-summer and age to blonde seed heads by fall. They are held on the plant right through the winter to provide many months of interest. 2011 Plant of The Year
![Red and Orange Lonicera sempervirens Major Wheeler, Lonicera sempervirens Major Wheeler, Major Wheeler Honeysuckle Vine]()
Lonicera sempervirens ‚Major Wheeler‚ (Honeysuckle Vine) is a non-stop bloomer coloring the garden from late spring through the summer with showy clusters of orange-red f...
Learn MoreMajor Wheeler Honeysuckle Vine Major Wheeler Honeysuckle Vine Lonicera sempervirens Major Wheeler$14.99 Sale $12.74Sale Price I Save 15%Per Plant - 5" Deep PotLonicera sempervirens 'Major Wheeler' (Honeysuckle Vine) is a non-stop bloomer coloring the garden from late spring through the summer with showy clusters of orange-red flowers. Considered to be the longest blooming variety of honeysuckle and a superior flower for the hummingbirds. 2010 Plant of the Year.![Blue Penstemon Blue Lips, Penstemon Blue Lips, Blue Lips hybrid Beardtongue]()
Exclusive. 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$9.99 Sale $8.99Sale Price I Save 10%Per 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.![Silver Spike Grass, Achnatherum calamagrostis]()
Exclusive. Achnatherum calamagrostis (Silver Spike Grass) is an outstanding Old World species grown for its late spring display of silver-green flower spikes. The seed heads age to t...
Learn MoreSilver Spike Grass Silver Spike Grass Achnatherum calamagrostisAs low as $13.99Per Plant - 5" Deep PotExclusive. Achnatherum calamagrostis (Silver Spike Grass) is an outstanding Old World species grown for its late spring display of silver-green flower spikes. The seed heads age to tawny brown and hold on the plant into the fall. Drought Resistant/xeric. Introduced into cultivation in the US by Lauren Springer Ogden. 2006 Plant of the Year.![Ava's Hummingbird Mint (Hyssop), Agastache Ava]()
Agastache Ava is one of High Country Gardens very best plant introductions, renowned for its tall spikes of deep rose-pink flowers held by raspberry-red calyxes. This vigorous hybrid...
Learn MoreAva Agastache Ava's Hummingbird Mint (Hyssop) Agastache AvaAs low as $14.99 Sale $13.49Per Plant - 5" Deep PotAgastache Ava is one of High Country Gardens very best plant introductions, renowned for its tall spikes of deep rose-pink flowers held by raspberry-red calyxes. This vigorous hybrid Hummingbird Mint blooms for many months beginning in mid-summer. 2005 Plant of the Year.
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