Perennials

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African Iris
An Iris-like, rhizomatous perennial with attractive blooms in spring and summer. Bears sword-shaped, semi-erect, basal leaves in a spreading fan, 8" to 1 1/2' long, 1/2" to 3/4" wide. Blooms are white petals with a central yellow blotch, pale...

African Iris
An iris-like, rhizomatous perennial with attractive blooms spring and summer. Tuft-forming with long, narrow, erect basal leaves, 8" to 1 1/2' long, 1/2" to 3/4" wide. Blooms are pale to mild yellow with a brown blotch, 2 1/2" to 3"...

Agastache 'Sunset Hyssop'
Native to southern Arizona and Northern Mexico. Leaves are gray-green, finely textured, aromatic. Flowers are light orange, spikelike clusters. Very heat and drought tolerant. Deadheading recommended for re-bloom. An oustanding performer in your...

Bee Balm
Native to eastern North America. Leaves are green, toothed, aromatic, opposite, lanceolate, 4" to 6" long. Blooms are bright scarlet surrounded with red-tinged bracts and carried in globular terminal, whorled clusters. Multiplies by underground...

Black Eyed Susan
Native to the eastern U.S. Biannual or short-lived perennial. Fast growing with an upright habit. Leaves are green, lanceolate, rough, hairy, 3" to 4" long, 1 1/2" to 2" wide. Blooms are daisy-like, deep yellow, with a conical...

Blackfoot Daisy
Native to southwestern U.S. Leaves are gray-green, narrow. Has a clumping, mounding habit. Blooms are daisy-like, white, with a yellow center. Blooms profusely spring through autumn, very showy. Low maintenance and very drought tolerant. Cut back in winter...

Bulbine
Native to South Africa. A sprawling, clump-forming, succulent perennial that forms a wide spreading mound. Leaves are succulent, green, slender. Blooms orange-yellow, spike-like clusters, 6" - 12" long. Works well as a groundcover.

Catmint
Native of Europe. Member of the mint family. A small, clump-forming bushy perennial. Leaves are small, gray-green, with a triangular base. Blooms are spikes of tubular, light lavender blue flowers in late spring to early summer. Great as a low hedge or edging...

Chocolate Flower
Native to southwestern U.S. and northern Mexico. Leaves are medium green and lobed. Blooms are a maroon and dark green center surrounded by yellow petals. They open up in the morning and have a chocolate scent. Deadheading recommended for reblooms....

Columbine
Native to the southwest U.S. One of the most adapted columbines. Leaves are compound, pinnate, light green, on long petioles. Flowers consist of five petals with a short broad tube in front and backward projecting spurs. A vigorous grower that reseeds very easily...

Coral Bells
Native to New Mexico and Arizona. A compact clumping perennial with roundish, basal foliage. Leaves are dark green, heart-shaped or roundish with 5 to 7 slightly toothed lobes. Flowers are red, 1/2" long and held on 10" - 20" long loosely...

Coreopsis
A very popular perennial with late spring till autumn, double yellow flowers. Leaves are bright green, lanceolate, 3 to 5 lobed. It has a very compact, erect growth habit. Blooms are held on long, slender stems. Deadhead for continuous blooms throughout...

Coreopsis
Foliage is bright green, lanceolate, and hairy. Bright yellow blooms on long stems, that are leafy at the base. Blooms occur May through August, not as many as C. grandiflora. A very long-lived perennial.

Cuphea 'Bat Face'
Native to Mexico, Central America. Leaves are green, lanceolate, 3" long. The black to purple lobes of the red flowers resemble the face of a bat. Needs moderate water in the desert southwest and is evergreen above 25 degrees. Great color all...

Cuphea 'Mexican Heather'
A compact showy perennial with pink-purple blooms. Leaves are green, glossy, linear, 1/2" to 3/4" long. Flowers are very small, trumpet shaped. Blooms continuously late spring through autumn.

Daylily
A vigorous, clump-forming perennial that blooms from mid to late summer. Strap-shaped leaves are light green, 6" to 1 1/2" long, 1/4" wide. Blooms borne in succession at the end of leafless stems, each lasting only a day. Many varieties available in...

Desert Marigold
Native to the southwestern U.S.  A short-lived perennial with a fast growth rate. Leaves are gray-green and wooly. Blooms are daisy-like flowers at the end of long slender stems. Very tolerant of drought, heat, and cold. Blooms spring through autumn....

Dianthus
Spring to summer flowering, low growing, compact perennials grown for their masses of flowers in a wide range of colors and textures. Foliage is tuft-forming and evergreen in colors of blue-green, gray-green, and silver. Leaves are very thin, linear, 3...

Echinacea
Native to central and eastern North America. A very stricking and interesting herbaceous perennial. Leaves are dark green, alternate, simple 4" to 8" long, 1 1/4" to 2" wide. Lower leaves have long petioles. Blooms are rose to dark purple...

Gaillardia
Native to central and western U.S. A hybrid between G.aristata and G.pulchella. Leaves are gray-green, alternate, coarsely toothed, 4" to 6" long, 1 1/2" to 3" wide. Blooms are solitary, yellow with shades of red-orange at the base of...