Perennial
NEPETA x faassenii Catmint Perennial Herb: Drought tolerant. Deer & gopher resistant. Good cut flower, border, rock garden, low hedge and edging plant. Aromatic leaves are more oblong than N. mussinii. Attracts cats, bees, butterflies & hummingbirds. Bloom time: summer-fall. Bloom color: lavender blue. Size: 1-2' x 1.5'. Exposure: sun. Water: moderate/dry. USDA Z3. |
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NEPETA x faassenii 'Blue Wonder' Catmint Perennial Herb: Drought tolerant. Deer & gopher resistant. Good cut flower, border, rock garden, low hedge and edging plant. Aromatic leaves are more oblong than N. mussinii. Attracts cats, bees, butterflies & hummingbirds. Bloom time: summer-fall. Bloom color: lavender blue. Height: to 14". Exposure: sun. Water: moderate/dry. USDA Z3. |
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NEPETA x faassenii 'Blue Wonder' Catmint Perennial Herb: Drought tolerant. Deer & gopher resistant. Good cut flower, border, rock garden, low hedge and edging plant. Aromatic leaves are more oblong than N. mussinii. Attracts cats, bees, butterflies & hummingbirds. Bloom time: summer-fall. Bloom color: lavender blue. Height: to 14". Exposure: sun. Water: moderate/dry. USDA Z3. |
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NEPETA x faassenii 'Blue Wonder' Catmint Perennial Herb: Drought tolerant. Deer & gopher resistant. Good cut flower, border, rock garden, low hedge and edging plant. Aromatic leaves are more oblong than N. mussinii. Attracts cats, bees, butterflies & hummingbirds. Bloom time: summer-fall. Bloom color: lavender blue. Height: to 14". Exposure: sun. Water: moderate/dry. USDA Z3. |
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NEPETA x faassenii 'Junior Walker' Dwarf Catmint Per. Herb: Drought, deer & gopher tolernt. Sterile dwarf form of 'Walker's Low'. Good cut flower, border, rock garden, low hedge & edging plant. Attracts cats, bees, butterflies & hummers. Produces a compact mass of low, gray-green, aromatic foliage that is topped by showy spikes of lav.-blue flowers summer-fall. Size: 12-18" x 24-36". Sun/part shade. Water: mod./dry. USDA Z5. PP# 23,074 (syn. N. x faassenii 'Novanepjun') |
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NEPETA x faassenii 'Junior Walker' Dwarf Catmint Per. Herb: Drought, deer & gopher tolernt. Sterile dwarf form of 'Walker's Low'. Good cut flower, border, rock garden, low hedge & edging plant. Attracts cats, bees, butterflies & hummers. Produces a compact mass of low, gray-green, aromatic foliage that is topped by showy spikes of lav.-blue flowers summer-fall. Size: 12-18" x 24-36". Sun/part shade. Water: mod./dry. USDA Z5. PP# 23,074 (syn. N. x faassenii 'Novanepjun') |
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NEPETA x faassenii 'Junior Walker' Dwarf Catmint Per. Herb: Drought, deer & gopher tolernt. Sterile dwarf form of 'Walker's Low'. Good cut flower, border, rock garden, low hedge & edging plant. Attracts cats, bees, butterflies & hummers. Produces a compact mass of low, gray-green, aromatic foliage that is topped by showy spikes of lav.-blue flowers summer-fall. Size: 12-18" x 24-36". Sun/part shade. Water: mod./dry. USDA Z5. PP# 23,074 (syn. N. x faassenii 'Novanepjun') |
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NEPETA x faassenii 'Six Hills Giant' Catmint Perennial Herb: Drought tolerant. Deer & gopher resistant. Good cut flower, border, rock garden, low hedge and edging plant. Aromatic foliage. Attracts cats, bees, butterflies and hummingbirds. Bloom time: summer-fall. Bloom color: lavender blue. Height: 3 feet. Exposure: sun. Water: moderate/dry. USDA Z3. (syn. N. gigantea 'Six Hills Giant'). |
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NEPETA x faassenii 'Whispurr Pink' Cat Mint Perennial Herb: Drought tolerant. Deer & gopher resistant. Good cut flower, border, rock garden, low hedge and edging plant. Aromatic leavesi. Attracts cats, bees, butterflies & hummingbirds. Bloom time: summer-fall. Bloom color: large pink. Size: 24-28" x 18-22". Exposure: sun. Water: moderate/dry. USDA Z4-9. |
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NEPETA x faassenii 'Whispurr Pink' Cat Mint Perennial Herb: Drought tolerant. Deer & gopher resistant. Good cut flower, border, rock garden, low hedge and edging plant. Aromatic leavesi. Attracts cats, bees, butterflies & hummingbirds. Bloom time: summer-fall. Bloom color: large pink. Size: 24-28" x 18-22". Exposure: sun. Water: moderate/dry. USDA Z4-9. |
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NEPETA x faassenii 'Whispurr Pink' Cat Mint Perennial Herb: Drought tolerant. Deer & gopher resistant. Good cut flower, border, rock garden, low hedge and edging plant. Aromatic leavesi. Attracts cats, bees, butterflies & hummingbirds. Bloom time: summer-fall. Bloom color: large pink. Size: 24-28" x 18-22". Exposure: sun. Water: moderate/dry. USDA Z4-9. |
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OENOTHERA hookeri (syn. O. elata subsp. hookeri) Hooker's Evening Primrose, Tall Evening Primrose, Giant Evening Primrose Perennial or Biennial Herb: CA native. Fast growing and moderately long-lived. The 3 inch fragrant flowers open in late afternoon and are borne in clusters and held atop the stems. Bloom time: summer-fall. Bloom color: yellow. Attracts bees, birds, moths, and butterflies. Height: 3-6 feet. Width: 5 feet. Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: moderate. USDA Z6-9. |
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OENOTHERA missouriensis 'Evening Sun' (syn. O. macrocarpa 'Evening Sun') Missouri Evening Primrose, Ozark Sundrops Perennial: Tolerates deer, rabbits and drought. Native to Mexico and south-central US. Narrow silvery green foliage holds flowers that open in the afternoon and bloom throughout the night. Good for borders, banks and slopes, mass plantings, woodland gardens, container, as a groundcover, and in rock gardens. Attracts butterflies. Bloom time: spring-summer. Bloom color: bright yellow. Height: 3-6 inches. Width: 15-18 inches. Exposure: sun. USDA Z5-9. PPAF |
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OENOTHERA missouriensis 'Evening Sun' (syn. O. macrocarpa 'Evening Sun') Missouri Evening Primrose, Ozark Sundrops Perennial: Tolerates deer, rabbits and drought. Native to Mexico and south-central US. Narrow silvery green foliage holds flowers that open in the afternoon and bloom throughout the night. Good for borders, banks and slopes, mass plantings, woodland gardens, container, as a groundcover, and in rock gardens. Attracts butterflies. Bloom time: spring-summer. Bloom color: bright yellow. Height: 3-6 inches. Width: 15-18 inches. Exposure: sun. USDA Z5-9. PPAF |
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ORBEXILUM pedunculatum Sampson's Snakeroot, Mountain Pea Perennial: Semi-evergreen. Drought tolerant. Native to Southwest United States. Spreads by short rhizomes, forms a dense mat of glossy green foliage followed by clusters of blue-purple flowers summer-fall. Good ground cover for erosion control and dry or dappled shade. Irresistible to gophers and rabbits. Attracts butterflies. Height: 6-12". Spread: 2-3'. Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: dry. USDA Z2 |
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ORBEXILUM pedunculatum Sampson's Snakeroot, Mountain Pea Perennial: Semi-evergreen. Drought tolerant. Native to Southwest United States. Spreads by short rhizomes, forms a dense mat of glossy green foliage followed by clusters of blue-purple flowers summer-fall. Good ground cover for erosion control and dry or dappled shade. Irresistible to gophers and rabbits. Attracts butterflies. Height: 6-12". Spread: 2-3'. Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: dry. USDA Z2 |
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ORBEXILUM pedunculatum Sampson's Snakeroot, Mountain Pea Perennial: Semi-evergreen. Drought tolerant. Native to Southwest United States. Spreads by short rhizomes, forms a dense mat of glossy green foliage followed by clusters of blue-purple flowers summer-fall. Good ground cover for erosion control and dry or dappled shade. Irresistible to gophers and rabbits. Attracts butterflies. Height: 6-12". Spread: 2-3'. Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: dry. USDA Z2 |
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ORIGANUM 'Barbara Tingey' Ornamental Oregano Subshrub: Drought tolerant. Deer resistant. Rock garden, container & border plant. Great for spilling over walls or containers. Dried flowers can be used in arrangements. Has attractive, fragrant sage green lvs covered in soft peach fuzz & showy rosy green bracts w/small pink blms. Mostly grown for the showy bracts and not the actual blooms. Attracts bees, butterflies & hummingbirds. Blooms: summer. Height: 8-12 in. Width: 12-16 in. Exp.: sun/part shade. Water: moderate. USDA Z7-9. |
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ORIGANUM 'Barbara Tingey' Ornamental Oregano Subshrub: Drought tolerant. Deer resistant. Rock garden, container & border plant. Great for spilling over walls or containers. Dried flowers can be used in arrangements. Has attractive, fragrant sage green lvs covered in soft peach fuzz & showy rosy green bracts w/small pink blms. Mostly grown for the showy bracts and not the actual blooms. Attracts bees, butterflies & hummingbirds. Blooms: summer. Height: 8-12 in. Width: 12-16 in. Exp.: sun/part shade. Water: moderate. USDA Z7-9. |
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ORIGANUM 'Bellissimo' Ornamental Oregano Subshrub: Drought tolerant. Deer resistant. The pinkest brachts ever! A stunning new ornamental selection w/large hop-like flowers. Dried flowers can be used in arrangements. Has heart-shaped gray-green leaves. Perfect for the driest spots in your garden, requiring little water once established. Rock garden, container & border plant. Attracts butterfllies. Blms: summer-fall. Blm color: deep pink. Size: 6-8" x 18-24". Exp.: sun. Water: moderate-dry. USDA Z6. PPAF |
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ORIGANUM 'Bellissimo' Ornamental Oregano Subshrub: Drought tolerant. Deer resistant. The pinkest brachts ever! A stunning new ornamental selection w/large hop-like flowers. Dried flowers can be used in arrangements. Has heart-shaped gray-green leaves. Perfect for the driest spots in your garden, requiring little water once established. Rock garden, container & border plant. Attracts butterfllies. Blms: summer-fall. Blm color: deep pink. Size: 6-8" x 18-24". Exp.: sun. Water: moderate-dry. USDA Z6. PPAF |
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ORIGANUM 'Bellissimo' Ornamental Oregano Subshrub: Drought tolerant. Deer resistant. The pinkest brachts ever! A stunning new ornamental selection w/large hop-like flowers. Dried flowers can be used in arrangements. Has heart-shaped gray-green leaves. Perfect for the driest spots in your garden, requiring little water once established. Rock garden, container & border plant. Attracts butterfllies. Blms: summer-fall. Blm color: deep pink. Size: 6-8" x 18-24". Exp.: sun. Water: moderate-dry. USDA Z6. PPAF |
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ORIGANUM 'Gilt Trip' Ornamental Oregano Perennial: Tolerates drought, heat, deer and rabbits. A fast grower with chartreuse foliage. Good border, container, and edging plant. The flowers and foliage are scented. While edible and has a mild flavor, it is grown for it's ornamental purposes. Attracts bees and butterflies. Bloom time: summer-fall. Bloom color: lilac. Mounded growth habit. Height: 18-24 inches. Width: 28-32 inches. Exposure: sun. Water: moderate. USDA Z4. (PPAF) |
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ORIGANUM 'Gilt Trip' Ornamental Oregano Perennial: Tolerates drought, heat, deer and rabbits. A fast grower with chartreuse foliage. Good border, container, and edging plant. The flowers and foliage are scented. While edible and has a mild flavor, it is grown for it's ornamental purposes. Attracts bees and butterflies. Bloom time: summer-fall. Bloom color: lilac. Mounded growth habit. Height: 18-24 inches. Width: 28-32 inches. Exposure: sun. Water: moderate. USDA Z4. (PPAF) |
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ORIGANUM 'Gilt Trip' Ornamental Oregano Perennial: Tolerates drought, heat, deer and rabbits. A fast grower with chartreuse foliage. Good border, container, and edging plant. The flowers and foliage are scented. While edible and has a mild flavor, it is grown for it's ornamental purposes. Attracts bees and butterflies. Bloom time: summer-fall. Bloom color: lilac. Mounded growth habit. Height: 18-24 inches. Width: 28-32 inches. Exposure: sun. Water: moderate. USDA Z4. (PPAF) |