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Allium schoenoprasum

Mild onion flavor. Can be used fresh in salads, or can be frozen or dried … Continued

Buchloe dactyloides

This drought-tolerant grass requires few mowings each summer to keep neat and trim. Can go … Continued

Coreopsis lanceolata

Lanceleaf tickseed sports bright yellow, daisy-like flowers in summer over glossy green foliage. Plants self-seed … Continued

Euphorbia cyparissias

Narrow blue-green foliage resembles spruce or cypress and spreads by rhizome to form a low, … Continued

Dianthus gratianopolitanus 'Bath's Pink'

Low growing, silvery-blue mat of foliage spreadst and cascades, creating an evergreen groundcover that produces … Continued

[Coryphantha] Escobaria vivipara

2″ bright magenta open in May-June, followed by fleshy, greenish-purple fruits. As the evergreen, ball-shaped … Continued

Hieracium maculatum ‘Leopard’

Striking mounds of blue-green foliage dappled in maroon purple. Tall stems of bright yellow daisies … Continued

Salvia lyrata ‘Purple Knockout’

A gorgeous selection of a native grown for the striking dark purple foliage which forms … Continued

Oenothera macrocarpa

Large, deep yellow flowers cover this sprawling native over glossy green leaves from late spring … Continued

Opuntia macrorhiza

Low mats of spiny pads which can colonize large beds over time. Showy flowers are … Continued

Phemeranthus {Talinum} calycinus

This native perennial most often occurs in rocky soils and is often found growing in … Continued

Ruellia humilis

Tubular, bell-shaped, petunia-like flowers up to 3″ long open from May to October on drought-loving … Continued

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