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Thu Jun 11

• Bouteloua gracilis 'Hachita' ('Hachita' Blue Grama Grass Plugs): High Country Gardens

Sat May 9

• Geranium 'St. Ola': Pure white, roundish flowers, dark green foliage and short rhizomes are the prominent characteristic s of this variety. Semi-evergreen leaves turn yellow in fall, also very drought tolerant. 4 May-June Bright Sun-Half Shade 6-10" $5.00 Sold Out
• The Garden Spot

Sat Mar 28

• Cistus x skanbergii at  San Marcos Growers

Wed Mar 25

• Xeric Corporation

Tue Mar 24

• Aster oblongifolius ('Dream of Beauty' Fragrant Aster): High Country Gardens: 12? x 24+? wide, (cutting propagated). Aster ?Dream of Beauty? is a superb high plains native. Introduced in 1960 by the visionary Great Plains plantsman Claude Barr for its vigorous, low-spreading habit and amazing fall display of sugar-pink flowers with burnt orange centers. Growing in a wide range of soil types, including clay, ?Dream of Beauty? spreads to form a dense carpet of flowers and foliage; so give it room! Wonderful planted with native grasses like ?Blaze? Little Bluestem, or Panicum ?Dallas Blues?. Zones 4-8.

Thu Mar 19

• Paghat's Garden: Nepeta racemosa 'Walker's Low': Great Paghat description. Excerpt: The catmint has crinkly grey-green foliage which upholds spikes of lavender-blue flowers that have their first flourish May through July, reblooming deep into Autumn if deadheaded or sheered on top a couple times through the seasons. Some species & varieties of catmint are a bit floppy, but 'Walker&# 039;s Low' either Spider with Beestands sturdily upright or at maturity fountains evenly & requires no support. It remains relatively short & compact at around fifteen inches to two feet, occasionally taller, but with a wide spread to the point of being rampant, very easily to a two-foot wide clump & eventually becoming a considerable expanse of groundcover.
• Fallugia paradoxa (Apache Plume): High Country Gardens: 4? x 4? wide, (seed propagated). This is one of the showiest of our native shrubs. Everblooming with white, five-petaled flowers, Apache Plume really stands out when the pink, silky plumed seed heads are formed and cover the tips of the branches for many months. Striking when underplanted with low growing ground cover junipers. A moderate to rapid grower in any well-drained soil. Grown in 5? deep Premium pot. Zones 4-9.

Sun Mar 15

• Philadelphus lewisii 'Cheyenne' (Lewis Mock Orange): High Country Gardens: 6-9? x 5-8? wide (cutting propagated) 2001 Plant Select® winner. ?Cheyenne? is a selection of the western native shrub made from long established plants at the Cheyenne Research Center in WY. Blooming in early summer, the sweetly fragrant white flowers are held at the ends of the branches in great profusion. Plant in compost enriched garden soils and water deeply but infrequently once established. A nice companion shrub for lilacs, the compact Parkland Canadian roses and in amongst dwarf Mugo pines and low growing Juniper. A great choice for landscapes in very cold areas.Grown in premium 5? deep pots Zones 3-8.
• Salvia 'Ultra Violet' PPAF (Ultra Violet Hybrid Sage): High Country Gardens: Description: 18-20? x 24-28? wide, (cutting propagated). You?ll enjoy ultra garden performance from this new hybrid Salvia selected by Lauren Springer Ogden and Scott Ogden. Discovered in their Ft. Collins garden, ?Ultra Violet? is a hummingbird initiated cross between blue flowered Salvia lycioides and rose-pink Salvia greggii. The dark green foliage and copious violet-pink flowers make this plant a standout in the xeriscape. For three years now, the plant has grown beautifully after surviving erratic USDA zone 5b (-10 to -15 ° F) winters. Blooming starts in late July and continues until October frost! Select a hot, full sun location with any lean-loam or clay-loam soil that is well drained. Its aromatic foliage is very rabbit and deer resistant. During fall garden clean-up, wait to cut back the plants until spring for improved cold hardiness. Combine it with Hymenoxys acaulis or various Oenothera for a pleasing, xeric combination. Zones 5b (-10 to -15 ° F) -9.

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