My Favorite Plants

My Favorite Shrubs

Shadblow Serviceberry

Shadblow Serviceberry
Botanical Name:

Amelanchier canadensis

Height: 15 to 20 ft.
Width: to 15 ft.
Water Usage: moderate

False Indigo Bush

False Indigo Bush
Botanical Name:

Amorpha fruticosa

Height: 4 to 10 ft.
Width: 8 to 10 ft.
Water Usage: very low

Crimson Pygmy Barberry

Crimson Pygmy Barberry
Botanical Name:

Berberis thunbergii var. atropurpurea 'Crimson Pygmy'

Height: 1 to 2 ft.
Width: 2 to 3 ft.
Water Usage: low

Purple Smoketree

Purple Smoketree
Botanical Name:

Cotinus coggygria 'Royal Purple'

Height: 8 to 10 ft.
Width: 6 to 10 ft.
Water Usage: low

My Favorite Flowers

Sonoran Sunset Hyssop

Sonoran Sunset Hyssop
Botanical Name:

Agastache cana 'Sinning'

Height: 12 to 18 in.
Width: 12 to 15 in.
Water Usage: low to moderate

Persian Star Allium

Persian Star Allium
Botanical Name:

Allium christophii

Height: 12 to 24 in.
Width: 6 to 12 in.
Water Usage: low

Prickly Poppy

Prickly Poppy
Botanical Name:

Argemone polyanthemos

Height: 1 to 3 ft.
Width: 1 to 2 ft.
Water Usage: very low

Prairie Lode Sundrops

Prairie Lode Sundrops
Botanical Name:

Calylophus serrulatus 'Prairie Lode'

Height: 6 to 8 in.
Width: 12 to 15 in.
Water Usage: low, very low

Table Mountain Iceplant

Table Mountain Iceplant
Botanical Name:

Delosperma 'John Proffitt'

Height: 2 to 4 in.
Width: 12 to 18 in.
Water Usage: low

Yellow Iceplant

Yellow Iceplant
Botanical Name:

Delosperma nubigenum

Height: 1 to 2 in.
Width: 12 to 18 in.
Water Usage: low