Perennial

Perennial: Deer resistant. Drought tolerant. 2016 AAS Winner. This type is known mostly for its eye-catching, decorative foliage. Good for beds, hanging baskets, containers and borders. Vigorous, mounding growth habit. Good cut flower. Attracts butterflies & hummingbirds. Blm time: spring-fall. Blm color: orange-scarlet, semi-double. Foliage: bright chartreuse w/green central band. Ht: 10-24". Exp.: sun/pt shade. Water: mod/dry.

Perennial: Deer resistant. Drought tolerant. This type is mostly known for its foliage. Good in window boxes, beds, borders and containers. Vigorous, mounding growth habit. Nice cut flower. Attracts butterflies and hummingbirds. Bloom time: spring-fall. Bloom color: salmon-orange, semi-double. Foliage: medium green with a deep reddish brown center. Height: 10-24 inches. Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: moderate/dry.

Perennial: Deer resistant. Heat tolerant. Good in window boxes, beds, borders and containers. Nice cut flower. Remove spent flowers to encourage new blooms. Attracts hummingbirds. Has beautiful rosebud-like flowers. Bloom time: summer-fall. Bloom color: double, peachy pink. Mounded growth habit. Height: 12-18 inches. Width: 12-18 inches. Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: moderate/dry. USDA Z9-11.

Perennial: Evergreen. Drought, coast, fire, deer and gopher tolerant. Blackbird is a vigorous and floriferous selection. Border plant with tubular flowers that attract butterflies and hummingbirds. Bloom time: summer-fall. Bloom color: dark burgundy. Height: 2-4 feet. Width: 2-3 feet. Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: moderate. USDA Z8 OR <.

Perennial: Evergreen. Drought, coast, fire, deer and gopher tolerant. Blackbird is a vigorous and floriferous selection. Border plant with tubular flowers that attract butterflies and hummingbirds. Bloom time: summer-fall. Bloom color: dark burgundy. Height: 2-4 feet. Width: 2-3 feet. Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: moderate. USDA Z8 OR <.

Perennial: Evergreen. Drought, coast, fire, deer and gopher tolerant. Blackbird is a vigorous and floriferous selection. Border plant with tubular flowers that attract butterflies and hummingbirds. Bloom time: summer-fall. Bloom color: dark burgundy. Height: 2-4 feet. Width: 2-3 feet. Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: moderate. USDA Z8 OR <.

Perennial: Evergreen. Drought, coast, fire, deer and gopher tolerant. Blackbird is a vigorous and floriferous selection. Border plant with tubular flowers that attract butterflies and hummingbirds. Bloom time: summer-fall. Bloom color: dark burgundy. Height: 2-4 feet. Width: 2-3 feet. Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: moderate. USDA Z8 OR <.

Perennial: Evergreen. Drought and coast tolerant. Deer and gopher resistant. Fire retardant. Border plant with tubular flowers that attract butterflies and hummingbirds. Bloom time: summer-fall. Bloom color: red. Size: 2-4' x 1.5'. Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: dry. USDA Z8 or <. (syn. P. gloxinioides 'Firebird')

Perennial: Evergreen. Tolerates drought, coast, deer, gopher and fire. Bedding, border, cut flower, and cottage garden plant with tubular flowers that attracts butterflies, hummingbirds and bees. Has masses of flowers that change from dark to light pink as the flowers age. Bloom time: summer-fall. Bloom color: pink. Clump forming. Height: 14 inches. Width: 18 inches. Flowers to 36 inches. Exposure: sun. Water: moderate. USDA Z6-9. PPAF

Perennial: Evergreen. Tolerates drought, coast, deer, gopher and fire. Bedding, border, cut flower, and cottage garden plant with tubular flowers that attracts butterflies, hummingbirds and bees. Has masses of flowers that change from dark to light pink as the flowers age. Bloom time: summer-fall. Bloom color: pink. Clump forming. Height: 14 inches. Width: 18 inches. Flowers to 36 inches. Exposure: sun. Water: moderate. USDA Z6-9. PPAF

Perennial: Evergreen. Tolerates drought, coast, deer, gopher and fire. Bedding, border, cut flower, and cottage garden plant with tubular flowers that attracts butterflies, hummingbirds and bees. Has masses of flowers that change from dark to light pink as the flowers age. Bloom time: summer-fall. Bloom color: pink. Clump forming. Height: 14 inches. Width: 18 inches. Flowers to 36 inches. Exposure: sun. Water: moderate. USDA Z6-9. PPAF

Perennial: Evergreen. Drought and coast tolerant. Deer and gopher resistant. Fire retardant. Border plant with tubular flowers that attract butterflies and hummingbirds. Bloom time: summer-fall. Bloom color: purple. Size: 2-4' x 1.5'. Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: dry. USDA Z8 or <. (syn. P. gloxinioides 'Midnight')

Perennial: Evergreen. Drought and coast tolerant. Deer and gopher resistant. Fire retardant. Native to the Rocky Mountains and southwest US. Border plant with tubular flowers that attract butterflies and hummingbirds. Bloom time: spring-fall. Bloom color: red. Height: 18". Spread: 24". Exposure: sun. Water: moderate. USDA Z3.

Perennial: Evergreen. Drought and coast tolerant. Deer and gopher resistant. Fire retardant. Native to the Rocky Mountains and southwest US. Border plant with tubular flowers that attract butterflies and hummingbirds. Bloom time: spring-fall. Bloom color: red. Height: 18". Spread: 24". Exposure: sun. Water: moderate. USDA Z3.

Perennial: Semi-evergreen. Tolerates drought, heat, deer & fire. The Rock Candy Series is compact & has bold colors that are… "sweet as candy, tough as nails!" Great in borders, rock gardens, along walkways, in pots & as a cut flower. Has bell-shaped bluish-purple blooms with white striped throats on compact flower spikes in spring-fall. Attracts bees, butterflies & hummingbirds. Ht: 12 in. Width: 12 in. Expos: sun/part shade. Water: dry. USDA Z5. PP #27,786

Perennial: Semi-evergreen. Tolerates drought, heat, deer & fire. The Rock Candy Series is compact & has bold colors that are… "sweet as candy, tough as nails!" Great in borders, rock gardens, along walkways, in pots & as a cut flower. Has bell-shaped bluish-purple blooms with white striped throats on compact flower spikes in spring-fall. Attracts bees, butterflies & hummingbirds. Ht: 12 in. Width: 12 in. Expos: sun/part shade. Water: dry. USDA Z5. PP #27,786

Perennial: Semi-evergreen. Tolerates drought, heat, deer & fire. The Rock Candy Series is compact & has bold colors that are… "sweet as candy, tough as nails!" Great in borders, rock gardens, along walkways, in pots & as a cut flower. Has bell-shaped bluish-purple blooms with white striped throats on compact flower spikes in spring-fall. Attracts bees, butterflies & hummingbirds. Ht: 12 in. Width: 12 in. Expos: sun/part shade. Water: dry. USDA Z5. PP #27,786

Perennial: Semi-evergreen. Drought tolerant. Deer resistant. Fire retardant. A real hummingbird magnet! An upright, clumping variety with large sturdy stems that are stacked with tubular dark purple flowers. Great in borders, rock gardens, along walkways or in containers. Also makes a nice cut flower. Bloom time: spring-fall. Height: 15-20". Spread: 16-18". Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: dry. USDA Z5.

Perennial: Semi-evergreen. Tolerant of drought, coast, deer, gophers, fire and heat. Has the darkest foliage of any such hybrid! Border plant with burgundy red foliage maturing to dark black-purple. Clusters of tubular mauvy lavender flowers with a white throat attract butterflies & hummingbirds. Long lasting cut flower. Bloom time: summer. Size: 30-36" x 24"'. Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: moderate. USDA Z3. PPAF

Perennial: Semi-evergreen. Tolerant of drought, coast, deer, gophers, fire and heat. Has the darkest foliage of any such hybrid! Border plant with burgundy red foliage maturing to dark black-purple. Clusters of tubular mauvy lavender flowers with a white throat attract butterflies & hummingbirds. Long lasting cut flower. Bloom time: summer. Size: 30-36" x 24"'. Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: moderate. USDA Z3. PPAF

Perennial: Semi-evergreen. Tolerant of drought, coast, deer, gophers, fire and heat. Border plant with tubular flowers that attract butterflies and hummingbirds. Long lasting cut flower. Bloom time: summer. Bloom color: white. Size: 2.5' x 1.5-2'. Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: moderate. USDA Z3. PLANT OF THE YEAR-1995!

Perennial: Evergreen. Tolerant of drought, coast, deer, gophers and fire. A seed strain from 1969 of the CA native P. heterophyllus. Border and rock garden plant with tubular flowers that attract butterflies and hummingbirds. Blooms: summer. Color: cobalt green buds open to vivid blue at maturity. Sun/part shade. Water: moderate/dry. USDA Z8.

Perennial: Evergreen. Tolerant of drought, coast, deer, gophers and fire. A seed strain from 1969 of the CA native P. heterophyllus. Border and rock garden plant with tubular flowers that attract butterflies and hummingbirds. Blooms: summer. Color: cobalt green buds open to vivid blue at maturity. Sun/part shade. Water: moderate/dry. USDA Z8.

Perennial: Evergreen. Tolerant of drought, coast, deer, gophers and fire. Of the California native P. heterophyllus. Border and rock garden plant with tubular flowers that attract butterflies and hummingbirds. Blooms: summer. Color: intense gentian blue. Height: 18 inches. Width: 18-24 inches. Sun/part shade. Water: moderate/dry. USDA Z8.

Perennial: Evergreen. Related to CA native P. heterophyllus. Tolerant of drought, coast, deer, gophers, and fire. Border, container, and rock garden plant with tubular flowers that attracts butterflies and hummingbirds. Bloom time: spring-fall. Bloom color: creamy buds open to white bells. Height: 18-30 inches. Width: 18-24 inches. Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: moderate/dry. USDA Z6-10.