Plant List
Euphorbia myrsinites
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Common Name: Blue Spurge
Bloom Season: Spring
Bloom Color: Yellow
Ideal Sun Conditions: Full Sun Mature Height: 8"
Mature Width: 30"
Description:
Thick trailing leaves and yellow flowers. Fairly long, Early spring bloom, then seed pods are interesting for a while. Garden Notes: Blue Spurge can get a little ragged for a time midsummer, but it looks very nice from fall through spring. It has succulent type-evergreen leaves that hug the ground. It has reseeded itself a little in my garden, but it is very easy to remove unwanted plants.
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Foeniculum vulgare
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Common Name: Florence Fennel
Ideal Sun Conditions: Full Sun Mature Height: 48"
Mature Width: 24"
Description:
Looks a lot like dill. I plant it for another butterfly attractant. Caterpillars feed on leaves. |
Foeniculum vulgare
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Click on image below to see additional images  Common Name: Smokey Fennel
Bloom Color: Green
Ideal Sun Conditions: Full Sun Mature Height: 48"
Mature Width: 24"
Description:
Very nice, chocolate green, ferny foliage. It is nice for another color variation in the garden. Should feed caterpillars. |
Foresteria neomexicana
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Common Name: New Mexico Privet
Ideal Sun Conditions: Full Sun Part-Shade Mature Height: 20'
Mature Width: 12'
Description:
Deciduos shrub/multi-trunked small tree if shaped. Yellow fall color, fast growth with water& N when young, regular deep watering. Garden Notes: New Mexico Privet is a nice, drought tolerant shrub. Occasional water can help appearance, but is rarely a necessity. It is one of those plants that will survive, looking nice all the while with little additional water. With little additional water it stays smaller.
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Gaillardia aristata
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Click on image below to see additional images  Common Name: Arizona Sun
Bloom Season: Summer to Frost
Bloom Color: Red with Yellow
Ideal Sun Conditions: Full Sun Mature Height: 12"
Mature Width: 14"
Description:
All American Selection winner. Improved form. 4" flowers. Greater uniformity and reliable early, first year blooming. |
Gaillardia aristata
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Click on image below to see additional images  Common Name: Burgandy
Bloom Season: Summer to Frost
Bloom Color: Burgandy
Ideal Sun Conditions: Full Sun Mature Height: 24"
Mature Width: 24"
Description:
Scarlet red flowers. Long bloom season. Deadhead to improve looks and increase bloom period. |
Gaillardia pinnatifidia
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Click on image below to see additional images  Common Name: Redeye
Bloom Season: Summer
Bloom Color: Red/Yellow
Ideal Sun Conditions: Full Sun Mature Height: 12"
Mature Width: 10"
Description:
Panhandle native. Unbranched stem to 24". Red bloom with yellow rays. Puffy ball as seed head dries. Garden Notes: This is another tough panhandle native. It is not particularly showy at any time, but is nice addition to the drier areas of your yard. No additional water is needed once established. It will produce volunteers here and there. No maintenance is required. may want to shear to ground in spring.
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Gaillardia x grandiflora
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Common Name: Mesa Yellow
Bloom Season: Summer
Bloom Color: Yellow
Ideal Sun Conditions: Full Sun Mature Height: 20"
Mature Width: 20"
Description:
First year flowering. Drought tolerant with long bloom season. Well branched, compact & early blooming. Garden Notes: All American Selection winner 2010 and Flouroselect Gold medal winner. Trial for 2010, but I have confidence it will do well.
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Gaura lindheimeri
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Common Name: Summer Breeze
Bloom Season: Summer
Bloom Color: White
Ideal Sun Conditions: Full Sun Mature Height: 36"
Mature Width: 30"
Description:
Long lived perennial, taproot, fairly drought tolerant, many white blooms till frost- nice airy effect, takes heat- best given at least 3 ft growing space Garden Notes: Reported to be more uniform, more upright habit than Guara 'The Bride' Trial for 2010. Trying for a variiation on 'The Bride'
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Gaura lindheimeri
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Click on image below to see additional images  Common Name: The Bride
Bloom Season: Summer
Bloom Color: White
Ideal Sun Conditions: Full Sun Mature Height: 30"
Mature Width: 30"
Description:
Long lived perennial, taproot, fairly drought tolerant, many white blooms till frost- nice airy effect, takes heat. Garden Notes: It is best to give at least 3 ft growing space for best effect
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Gazania
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Common Name: Big Kiss Series 'Yellow Flame'
Bloom Season: Summer
Bloom Color: Yellow with Red
Ideal Sun Conditions: Full Sun Mature Height: 8"
Mature Width: 14"
Description:
Compact plants produce extra large 4.5" blooms. Strong flower stems. Good for heat and drought. Garden Notes: I am trying this for the first time in 2010. It has had good reviews and is supposed to take less water than many flowers.
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Gazania
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Common Name: MiniStar Series TANGERINE
Bloom Season: Summer
Bloom Color: Yellow
Ideal Sun Conditions: Full Sun Mature Height: 8"
Mature Width: 14"
Description:
Short Stemmed flowers tend to stay open longer. FlueroSelect Medal / All American Selection winner. |
Gazania krebsiana
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Common Name: Orange Peacock
Bloom Season: Summer
Bloom Color: Orange
Ideal Sun Conditions: Full Sun Mature Height: 20"
Mature Width: 12"
Description:
Compact plant pure orange bloom. Garden Notes: I have seen this plant look very nice. However it can be a little temperamental. Plant it for its large, showy, pure orange bloom. But know that it can be a little difficult to grow successfully.
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Gypsophila muralis
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Common Name: Gypsy Pink
Bloom Season: Summer
Bloom Color: Pink
Ideal Sun Conditions: Full Sun Mature Height: 10"
Mature Width: 12"
Description:
All American selections winner 2004. Annual? FORMS NEAT MOUNDS, SEMI DOUBLE TO FULLY DOUBLE FLOWERS- TRIAL '10. |
Gypsophila repens
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Click on image below to see additional images  Common Name: Filou Series- WHITE
Bloom Season: Summer
Bloom Color: Pink
Ideal Sun Conditions: Full Sun Mature Height: 10"
Mature Width: 18"
Description:
Compact, densely branched habit. Long blooming. Excellent for container or landscape Garden Notes: Trial for 2010.
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Gypsophila repens
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Click on image below to see additional images  Common Name: Rose
Bloom Season: Summer
Bloom Color: Pink
Ideal Sun Conditions: Full Sun Mature Height: 6"
Mature Width: 18"
Description:
Alpine native. Narrow leaves- sparse when in bloom. Clusters of flowers. Deadhead to encourage second bloom |
Gypsophila repens
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Click on image below to see additional images  Common Name: White
Bloom Season: Summer
Bloom Color: White
Ideal Sun Conditions: Full Sun Mature Height: 6"
Mature Width: 18"
Description:
Alpine native. Narrow leaves- sparse when in bloom. Clusters of flowers. Deadhead to encourage second bloom. |
Hesperaloe parviflora
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Click on image below to see additional images  Common Name: Red Yucca
Bloom Season: Summer
Bloom Color: Red
Ideal Sun Conditions: Full Sun Mature Height: 60"
Mature Width: 36"
Description:
Clumping-Yucca type plant, long bloom season, Low water and maintenance. An excellent plant for a low care situation. Garden Notes: Give Red Yucca plenty of room to grow. It grows wider slowly, but it can reach 4 to 5 feet across at the base after several years.
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Heuchera sanguinea
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Click on image below to see additional images  Common Name: Coral Bells 'Firefly'
Bloom Season: Summer to Fall
Bloom Color: Red
Ideal Sun Conditions: Full Sun Mature Height: 14"
Mature Width: 18"
Description:
Compact, evergreen clumps, good fall color. Long bloom time, Gets better as years go by-Fragrant vermilion red flowers. Garden Notes: Coral bells appreciate some light shade- especially in the afternoon to protect from the hot sun.
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Iberis sempervirens 'Snow White'
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Click on image below to see additional images  Common Name: Candytuft 'Snow White'
Bloom Season: Spring to Early Summer
Bloom Color: White
Ideal Sun Conditions: Part-Shade Mature Height: 6"
Mature Width: 28"
Description:
Water deeply, infrequently. Shear lightly after bloom to encourage new growth- evergreen-good winter foliage. Garden Notes: Candytuft is becoming one of my more appreciated plants. It does not bloom for a long time in the spring, but it is low maintenance with nice, dense,deep green, evergreen leaves.
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Iberis sempervirens 'Tahoe'
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Common Name: Candytuft 'Tahoe'
Bloom Season: Spring to Early Summer
Bloom Color: White
Ideal Sun Conditions: Full Sun Part-Shade Mature Height: 8"
Mature Width: 24"
Description:
Brilliant white, strongly branching, extra uniform habit. TRIAL'10 Garden Notes: I am trying this variety just to see if there is some variation on Snow White that is worth having as well.
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Ipomea leptophylla
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Click on image below to see additional images  Common Name: Bush Morning Glory
Bloom Season: Summer
Bloom Color: Pink
Ideal Sun Conditions: Full Sun Mature Height: 36"
Mature Width: 60"
Description:
Large,pink blooms-close by noon,long bloom season. Large mounding plant, Disappears in winter- comes back from large tuber (Mark Spot) Garden Notes: This is a good plant for those who enjoy their gardens in the morning. The large pink blooms open fresh daily for several weeks midsummer.
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Ipomoea quamoclit Cardinalis
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Common Name: Cypress Vine
Bloom Season: Summer
Bloom Color: Red
Ideal Sun Conditions: Full Sun Mature Height: 10'
Mature Width: 24"
Description:
Vine with bright red flowers. Provide support for it to climb on. It has finely divided leaves- reseeds. Garden Notes: Great plant for hummingbirds.
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Ipomoea x multifida
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Click on image below to see additional images  Common Name: Cardinal Climber
Bloom Season: Summer
Bloom Color: Red
Ideal Sun Conditions: Full Sun Mature Height: 12'
Mature Width: 24"
Description:
Fast growing vine- provide support, covered with bright red flowers in summer. Larger leaves than cypress vine. Does not reseed. Garden Notes: Great plant for hummingbirds. It provides more "green" on a trellis than Cypress Vine.
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Lagerstroemeria indica
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Common Name: Crepe Myrtle 'Little Chief'
Bloom Season: Summer
Bloom Color: Red
Ideal Sun Conditions: Full Sun Mature Height: 15"
Mature Width: 18"
Description:
Dwarf, shrubby perennial. Showy. Blooms in four months. Garden Notes: Blooms just like a larger crepe myrtle- only on a smaller perennial shrublet.
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