Comanche Campfire Primrose – Oenothera macrocarpa ‘Comanche Campfire’
Height: 6 – 12 inches
Width: 1 – 2 feet
Bloom color: Yellow
Flowering season: Late Spring, Summer, Early Fall
USDA minimum zone: 5
Cold hardiness: -20° F
Common Emu Bush – Eremophila glabra
Height: 4 – 5 feet
Width: 3 – 10 feet
Bloom color: Red, Orange, Yellow or Green
Flowering season: Spring, Summer, Fall
USDA minimum zone: 9
Cold hardiness: 20° F
Compact Orange Bulbine – Bulbine frutescens ‘Tiny Tangerine’
Orange Bulbine is a unique little succulent from South Africa that works wonders for southwestern landscapes when placed in rock or cactus gardens, near pools, in borders or tight spaces, and in planters or containers. Vibrant spikes of flowers seem to defy gravity as they hover well above the foliage on thin stems from spring…
Compact Texas Ranger – Leucophyllum frutescens ‘Compacta’
This selection of the cold tolerant, drought resistant, heat loving plants known as Texas Rangers has been in use for longer than most of the other selections available on the market. If you’ve ever seen Compact Texas Ranger during monsoon season, when these plants are in full bloom, you have a good idea of why…
Compact Yellow Bulbine – Bulbine frutescens ‘Compact Yellow’
Yellow Bulbine is a unique little succulent from South Africa that works wonders for southwestern landscapes when placed in rock or cactus gardens, near pools, in borders or tight spaces, and in planters or containers. Vibrant spikes of flowers seem to defy gravity as they hover well above the foliage on thin stems from spring…
Compass Barrel – Ferocactus cylindraceus
Height: 2 – 7 feet
Width: 1 – 2 feet
Bloom color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
USDA minimum zone: 7
Cold hardiness: 5° F
Coneflower – Echinacea purpurea
Height: 2 – 4 feet
Width: 1 – 2 feet
Bloom color: Purple, Pink, White, Red, Yellow
Flowering season: Spring, Summer, Fall
USDA minimum zone: 3
Cold hardiness: -30° F
Christmas Cholla – Cylindropuntia leptocaulis
Height: 2 – 3 feet
Width: 2 – 3 feet
Bloom color: Assorted: Cream White to Orange
Flowering season: Late Spring, Early Summer
USDA minimum zone: 9
Cold hardiness: 20° F
Chuparosa – Justicia californica
Chuparosa is a must-have shrub for every hummingbird garden across the arid southwest! Blooming from spring to fall, its deep red tubular flowers are the quintessential shape and color for attracting the little flying jewels. People enjoy these bright flowers too, not only for their colorful contribution to the desert palette, but also for their…