Perennial

Perennial: Tolerates deer, gophers, and drought. Compact, multi-branched cultivar that makes an excellent border, container and cut flower plant. Produces flowers mainly in summer, but can bloom spring, summer and fall. Attracts butterflies. Bloom color: white with a yellow center. Height: 6-15 inches. Exposure: sun. Water: moderate. USDA Z5. PPAF

Perennial: Deer and gopher resistant. Drought tolerant. Makes an excellent border, container and cut flower plant. Attracts butterflies and hummingbirds. Bloom time: summer-fall. Bloom color: large single white with yellow eye. Height: 2-3'. Spread: 2-3'. Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: moderate. USDA Z3. (syn. CHRYSANTHEMUM maximum 'Alaska').

Perennial: Deer and gopher resistant. Drought tolerant. Makes an excellent border, container and cut flower plant. Attracts butterflies and hummingbirds. Bloom time: summer-fall. Bloom color: large single white with yellow eye. Height: 3-4'. Spread: 2-3'. Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: moderate. USDA Z5.

Perennial: Deciduous. Deer and gopher resistant. Drought tolerant. Pretty, fringed double flowers make long lasting cut flowers. Great for beds, borders, mass plantings, containers, and as a cut flower plant. Attracts butterflies and hummingbirds. Bloom time: summer-fall. Bloom color: double white with yellow center. Compact, upright growth habit. Height: 14-20". Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: moderate. USDA Z5-9. PP #29,993

Perennial: Deer, gopher & drought tolerant. Makes an excellent border, pot & cut flower plant. No 2 blooms are alike-frilled, quilled & twisted petals give a "fluffy" look. Flowers in abundance all summer w/ 2.5" double white blooms w/buttery center. Attracts butterflies. Ht: 24-28". Sun. Water: mod. USDA Z5. (syn CHRYSANTHEMUM superbum 'Crazy Daisy')

Perennial: Deciduous. Deer and gopher resistant. Drought tolerant. After years of breeding, this is the yellowest of them all! Makes an excellent border, container, and cut flower plant. Attracts butterflies and hummingbirds. Bloom time: summer-fall. Semi-double daisy-like flowers. Bloom color: yellow. Flowers fade to white. Height: 20-24 inches. Width: 24 inches. Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: moderate. USDA Z5-9. PP #24,499

Perennial: Deer and gopher resistant. Drought tolerant. Makes an excellent border plant and cut flower. Attracts butterflies. Bloom time: summer-fall. Bloom color: white with bright yellow center. Height: 12 inches. Width: 18 inches. Exposure: sun. Water: moderate. USDA Z5. (syn. CHRYSANTHEMUM maximum 'Snow Lady')

Perennial: Tolerates drought, deer, rabbit, and gopher. The Lucille series are compact plants with large flowers. Makes an excellent border, container, and cut flower plant. Attracts butterflies and hummingbirds. Bloom time: spring-fall. Bloom color: white with yellow center. Height: 10-20 inches. Width: 14-16 inches. Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: moderate. USDA Z5. (syn. CHRYSANTHEMUM maximum Lucille 'Chic')

Perennial: Tolerates drought, deer, rabbit, and gopher. The Lucille series are compact plants with large flowers. Makes an excellent border, container, and cut flower plant. Attracts butterflies and hummingbirds. Bloom time: spring-fall. Bloom color: white with yellow center. Height: 10-20 inches. Width: 14-16 inches. Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: moderate. USDA Z5. (syn. CHRYSANTHEMUM maximum Lucille 'Chic')

Perennial: Tolerates drought, deer, rabbit, and gopher. The Lucille series are compact plants with large flowers. Makes an excellent border, container, and cut flower plant. Attracts butterflies and hummingbirds. Bloom time: spring-fall. Bloom color: white with yellow center. Height: 10-20 inches. Width: 14-16 inches. Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: moderate. USDA Z5. (syn. CHRYSANTHEMUM maximum Lucille 'Chic')

Perennial: Tolerates, drought, deer and gophers. The 'Make My Daisy' series feature uniform, first year flowering plants with a long bloom season. Makes an excellent border, container, and cut flower plant. Attracts butterflies and hummingbirds. Bloom time: spring-fall. Bloom color: semi-double, white. Height: 14-18 inches. Width: 14-24 inches. Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: moderate. USDA Z5. PP #35,074

Perennial: Deer and gopher resistant. Drought tolerant. A dwarf selection from the Spellbook series that has a strong, sturdy habit & features non-fading, yellow flowers, mid spring through summer. Floriferous. Great for cutting. Excellent border or container plant. Attracts butterflies & bees. Height: 12-24". Width: 12-24". Exposure: sun. Water: moderate. USDA Z5

Perennial: Upright, clumping growth with tall flower spikes. Tolerates poor soils, drought, deer, summer heat & humidity. Good border & cut flower plant-can use blooms fresh or dried. Attracts bees, hummingbirds & butterflies. Blooms: summer-fall. Color: white. Size: 18-30" x 6-12". Exposure: sun. Water: dry. USDA Z3.

Perennial: Upright, clumping growth with tall flower spikes. Tolerates poor soils, drought, deer, summer heat & humidity. Good border & cut flower plant-can use blooms fresh or dried. Attracts bees, hummingbirds & butterflies. Blooms: summer-fall. Color: white. Size: 18-30" x 6-12". Exposure: sun. Water: dry. USDA Z3.

Perennial: Upright, clumping growth with tall flower spikes. Tolerates poor soils, drought, deer, summer heat & humidity. Good border & cut flower plant-can use blooms fresh or dried. Attracts bees, hummingbirds & butterflies. Blooms: summer-fall. Color: purple. Size: 18-30" x 6-12". Exposure: sun. Water: dry. USDA Z3.

Perennial: Upright, clumping growth with tall flower spikes. Tolerates poor soils, drought, deer, summer heat & humidity. Good border & cut flower plant-can use blooms fresh or dried. Attracts bees, hummingbirds & butterflies. Blooms: summer-fall. Color: purple. Size: 18-30" x 6-12". Exposure: sun. Water: dry. USDA Z3.

Subshrub: Evergreen. Drought and coast tolerant. Deer resistant. Fire retardant. Long, oval dark green leaves hold statice-type flowers. Good border, cut flower and container plant. Bloom time: spring-summer. Bloom color: deep mauve-blue. Size: 3' x 3'. Exposure: sun. Water: moderate. USDA Z9.

Subshrub: Evergreen. Drought tolerant. Deer resistant. Somewhat gopher resistant. Good rock garden, container, ground cover & bank plant. Dark green, hairy rosemary-like foliage. Bloom: spring-summer. Color: tubular brilliant blue. Size: 6-12" x 12". Exposure: sun. Water: moderate. Sunset Zones 5-7, 14-17. USDA Z7. syn. LITHOSPERMUM d. 'Grace Ward'

Subshrub: Evergreen. Tolerates drought & deer. Somewhat gopher resistant. The Tidepool series are fuller & more refined. Good rock garden, bed, border, pot, ground cover & bank plant. Dark green, hairy rosemary-like foliage. Attracts bees. Blooms: spring-summer. Color: deep sky blue. Mounding growth habit. Ht: 6-10 in. Width: 12-24 in. Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: moderate. USDA Z5-9. syn. LITHOSPERMUM diffusa 'Sky Blue'

Subshrub: Evergreen. Tolerates drought & deer. Somewhat gopher resistant. The Tidepool series are fuller & more refined. Good rock garden, bed, border, pot, ground cover & bank plant. Dark green, hairy rosemary-like foliage. Attracts bees. Blooms: spring-summer. Color: deep sky blue. Mounding growth habit. Ht: 6-10 in. Width: 12-24 in. Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: moderate. USDA Z5-9. syn. LITHOSPERMUM diffusa 'Sky Blue'

Subshrub: Evergreen. Tolerates drought & deer. Somewhat gopher resistant. The Tidepool series are fuller & more refined. Good rock garden, bed, border, pot, ground cover & bank plant. Dark green, hairy rosemary-like foliage. Attracts bees. Blooms: spring-summer. Color: deep sky blue. Mounding growth habit. Ht: 6-10 in. Width: 12-24 in. Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: moderate. USDA Z5-9. syn. LITHOSPERMUM diffusa 'Sky Blue'

Annual or Tender Perennial: Great as a ground cover, in boders, pots, hanging baskets, rock gardens and window boxes. Easy to grow. Very heat tolerant. Attracts butterflies. Grow in full sun or part shade. Bloom time: spring - fall. Bloom color: royal blue. Water: moderate. Height: 8-12". Spread: 6-8". USDA Z10.

Annual or Tender Perennial: Great as a ground cover, in boders, pots, hanging baskets, rock gardens and window boxes. Easy to grow. Very heat tolerant. Attracts butterflies. Grow in full sun or part shade. Bloom time: spring - fall. Bloom color: periwinkle blue with white throat. Water: moderate. Height: 6-8". Spread: 10-18" USDA Z10.

Annual or Tender Perennial: The Magadi series is bred for early blooms and to withstand heat better than others. Great as a ground cover, in borders, containers, hanging baskets, rock gardens and window boxes. Easy to grow. Attracts butterflies. Bloom time: spring-fall. Bloom color: blue and white "splash" pattern. Height: 6-10 inches. Width: 8-12 inches. Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: moderate. USDA Z10. PP #34,592

Annual or Tender Perennial: The Magadi series is bred for early blooms and to withstand heat better than others. Great as a ground cover, in borders, containers, hanging baskets, rock gardens and window boxes. Easy to grow. Attracts butterflies. Bloom time: spring-fall. Bloom color: white. Height: 6-10 inches. Width: 8-12 inches. Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: moderate. USDA Z10. PP #34,863