Perennial

Perennial Herb: Evergreen. Known for long blm period, cheerful flower colors & robust uniform habit. Tolerates drought, deer, fire, clay & poor soil. Somewhat gopher resistant. Blm color: strawberry red w/gold cntrs fading to buff ylw. Blm time: summer-fall. Good for pots, borders, cut/dried flwrs & rock gardens. Attracts butterflies. Upright, clumping: 1-2' x 1-2'. Full sun intensifies hues. Water: mod/dry. USDA Z4-9. USPP#18401

Perennial Herb: Evergreen. Known for long blm period, cheerful flower colors & robust uniform habit. Tolerates drought, deer, fire, clay & poor soil. Somewhat gopher resistant. Blm color: strawberry red w/gold cntrs fading to buff ylw. Blm time: summer-fall. Good for pots, borders, cut/dried flwrs & rock gardens. Attracts butterflies. Upright, clumping: 1-2' x 1-2'. Full sun intensifies hues. Water: mod/dry. USDA Z4-9. USPP#18401

Perennial Herb: Evergreen. Known for long blm period, cheerful flower colors & robust uniform habit. Tolerates drought, deer, fire, clay & poor soil. Somewhat gopher resistant. Blm color: strawberry red w/gold cntrs fading to buff ylw. Blm time: summer-fall. Good for pots, borders, cut/dried flwrs & rock gardens. Attracts butterflies. Upright, clumping: 1-2' x 1-2'. Full sun intensifies hues. Water: mod/dry. USDA Z4-9. USPP#18401

Perennial Herb: Evergreen. Tolerates drought, deer, fire, clay & poor soil. Somewhat gopher resistant. Has white flower heads in summer-fall. Great cut or dried flower. Nice for pots, borders and rock gardens. To use as a lawn, mow before it flowers. Attracts butterflies. Upright & clumping: 18-24". Exposure: sun. Water: moderate/dry. USDA Z3-10.

Perennial Herb: Evergreen. Known for their long bloom period, unique flower color & compact habit. Tolerates drought, deer, fire, clay & poor soil. Somewhat gopher resistant. Blm color: rich pink maturing to an apple blossom pink. Blm time: summer-fall. Good for pots, borders, cut/dried flowers & rock gardens. Attracts butterflies. Upright, clumping: 1-2' x 1-2'. Full sun intensifies hues. Water: mod/dry. USDA Z4-9. USPP#18760

Perennial Herb: Evergreen. Tolerates drought, deer, fire, clay & poor soil. Somewhat gopher resistant. California native. Has white flower heads in summer-fall. Great cut or dried flower. Nice for pots, borders and rock gardens. To use as a lawn, mow before it flowers. Attracts butterflies. Upright & clumping: 1-3' x 1-3'. Exposure: sun. Water: mod/dry. USDA Z3-10. (these are grown from seed, some variation could occur)

Perennial Herb: Evergreen. Tolerates drought, deer, fire, heat, coast & poor soil. Somewhat gopher resistant. A compact, long-blooming variety with long lasting, eye-popping violet-magenta flowers. Good for pots, borders, cut/dried flower & rock gardens. To use as a lawn, mow before it flowers. Attracts butterflies. Bloom time: summer-fall. Upright & clumping: 12-14" x 12-14". Full sun. Water: mod./dry. USDA Z5. PP#25,750

Perennial Herb: Evergreen. Tolerates drought, deer, fire, heat, coast & poor soil. Somewhat gopher resistant. A compact, long-blooming variety with long lasting, eye-popping violet-magenta flowers. Good for pots, borders, cut/dried flower & rock gardens. To use as a lawn, mow before it flowers. Attracts butterflies. Bloom time: summer-fall. Upright & clumping: 12-14" x 12-14". Full sun. Water: mod./dry. USDA Z5. PP#25,750

Perennial Herb: Evergreen. Bred for a long season of interest in containers & perennial gardens alike. Outstanding heat & drought tolerance. Tolerates deer, fire, clay & poor soil. Somewhat gopher resistant. Bloom color: deep velvet red. Bloom time: summer-fall. Good for pots, borders, cut/dried flowers & rock gardens. Attracts butterflies. Upright, clumping. Size: 18" x 14". Exposure: full sun. Water: moderate/dry. USDA Z3.

Perennial Herb: Tolerates deer, drought, fire, clay, foot traffic & poor soils. Somewhat gopher resistant. Good pot, border, cut/dried flower & rock garden plant. To use as a lawn, mow before it flowers. Attracts butterflies. Blooms: spring-fall. Color: rosy pink. Size: 1-3' x 1-2'. Full sun. Water: moderate/dry. USDA Z6 or below. (syn. A. millefolium & A. borealis)

Perennial Herb: Tolerates deer, drought, fire, clay, foot traffic & poor soils. Somewhat gopher resistant. Good pot, border, cut/dried flower & rock garden plant. To use as a lawn, mow before it flowers. Attracts butterflies. Blooms: spring-fall. Color: rosy pink. Size: 1-3' x 1-2'. Full sun. Water: moderate/dry. USDA Z6 or below. (syn. A. millefolium & A. borealis)

Perennial Herb: Deer resistant. Compared to millefolium types, flower clusters are more singular & well-spaced, great for adding texture to the garden! Reminiscent of Baby's Breath, this gorgeous wht border plant makes an excellent choice for borders, beds & cutting gardens. Tiny cotton balls (or tails) cover tidy, mounded plants early summer to early fall. Size: 18-24" x 18". Exp.: sun/pt shade. Water: mod/dry. USDA Z3. PPAF

Perennial Herb: Semi-evergreen. Tolerates drought, deer, fire, heat, coast & poor soil. NO heavy, wet soil. Somewhat gopher resistant. Good ground cover, edging, rock garden, pot, cut/dried flower & border plant. As a lawn, mow before it flowers. Has pale yellow blooms in summer. Matting: 4-6" x 12". Flower heads rise 4" above. Sun. Water: mod/dry. USDA Z4-9.

Perennial: Vigorous, deciduous ground cover. Can tolerate mowing. Lobed leaves are margined in white. Remove any that revert to solid green. Use a 6-8" barrier if concerned about spread-not as invasive as solid green form. Bloom color: white. Height: 4-14". Exposure: shade/semi shade. Water: moderate. Drought tolerant. USDA Z4-9.

Perennial Herb: Evergreen. Drought tolerant when established. Deer, gopher and fire tolerant. Good near pools, borders, pots and as a cut flower. Attracts butterflies. Bloom time: spring-summer. Bloom color: blue. Clump forming. Height: 30". Exposure: sun/light shade. Water: moist during growing season. USDA Z8.

Perennial Herb: Drought tolerant when established. Deer, gopher and fire tolerant. Good for edgings, borders, pots, poolside and as a cut flower. Freely-blooming variety. Bloom time: summer. Bloom color: mid blue. Clump forming. Size: 1-1.5' x 1-1.5'. Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: moist during growing season. USDA Z7.

Perennial Herb: Evergreen/Semi-evergreen. Drought, deer, gopher and fire tolerant. Good for borders, pots, poolsides and as a cut flower. Bloom time: spring-summer. Bloom color: navy blue. Clump forming. Height: around 3'. Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: little or no water when established/ample water when growing. USDA Z9.

Perennial Herb: Drought, deer, gopher and fire tolerant. Good for borders, poolsides, containers and as a cut flower. Clump forming and slow growing. Leaves are broadly margined with creamy white. Bloom color: blue (shy bloomer). Height: around 1 foot. Water: moderate. Exposure: sun or light shade. USDA Z8.

Perennial Herb: Drought, deer, gopher and fire tolerant. Good for borders, poolsides, containers and as a cut flower. Clump forming and slow growing. Leaves are broadly margined with creamy white. Bloom color: blue (shy bloomer). Height: around 1 foot. Water: moderate. Exposure: sun or light shade. USDA Z8.

Perennial Herb: Drought, deer and fire tolerant. Good for borders, poolsides, containers and as a cut flower. Clump forming and slow growing. Foliage: variegated green and cream. Bloom color: blue. Water: moderate. Exposure: sun or light shade. USDA Z8.

Perennial Herb: Evergreen. Drought tolerant when established. Introduced by Ponto Nursery. Attractive variegated green & yellow foliage. Deer, gopher & fire tolerant. Good near pools, borders, pots & as a cut flower. Attracts butterflies. Blooms: spring-summer. Blm color: lavender blue. Clump forming. Height: 1.5-2' (flowers extend 2' above foliage). Exp: sun/light shade. Water: moist during growing season. USDA Z8. USPP# 21,522

Perennial: Deer resistant. Good border plant. Produces long lasting flower spikes over a long period. Foliage is scented like anise seed. Attracts butterflies & hummingbirds. Bloom time: summer-fall. Bloom color: deep blue. Height: 1.5-3 feet. Width: 2 feet. Exposure: sun. Water: moderate. USDA Z6.

Perennial: Drought and deer tolerant. A great compact variety with masses of fragrant orange-pink flowers. Good for beds, borders, containers. Attracts butterflies and hummingbirds. Bloom time: summer-fall. Bloom color: orange-pink. Height: 16-20". Spread: 16". Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: moderate/dry. USDA Z5. PPAF

Perennial: Drought and deer tolerant. A great compact variety with masses of fragrant orange-pink flowers. Good for beds, borders, containers. Attracts butterflies and hummingbirds. Bloom time: summer-fall. Bloom color: orange-pink. Height: 16-20". Spread: 16". Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: moderate/dry. USDA Z5. PPAF

Perennial: Drought and deer tolerant. A great compact variety with masses of fragrant warm coral flowers held on plump spikes. Good for beds, borders, containers. Attracts butterflies and hummingbirds. Bloom time: summer-fall. Bloom color: coral. Height: 16-20". Spread: 16". Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: moderate/dry. USDA Z5. USPP#25,613