My Favorite Plants

My Favorite Trees

Mugo Pine

Mugo Pine
Botanical Name:

Pinus mugo

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

My Favorite Shrubs

Panchito Manzanita

Panchito Manzanita
Botanical Name:

Arctostaphylos x coloradoensis 'Panchito'

Height: 10 to 15 in.
Width: 24 to 36 in.
Water Usage: low, very low

Chieftan Manzanita

Chieftan Manzanita
Botanical Name:

Arctostaphylos x coloradoensis 'Chieftan'

Height: 18 to 36 in.
Width: 5 to 8 ft.
Water Usage: moderate to very low

Curl-leaf Mountain Mahogany

Curl-leaf Mountain Mahogany
Botanical Name:

Cercocarpus ledifolius

Height: 10 to 30 ft.
Width: 8 to 12 ft.
Water Usage: very low

Mountain Mahogany

Mountain Mahogany
Botanical Name:

Cercocarpus montanus

Height: 6 to 10 ft.
Width: 4 to 6 ft.
Water Usage: very low

Purple Smoketree

Purple Smoketree
Botanical Name:

Cotinus coggygria 'Royal Purple'

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

New Mexican Privet

New Mexican Privet
Botanical Name:

Forestiera pubescens var. pubescens

Height: 9 to 12 ft.
Width: 8 to 12 ft.
Water Usage: very low

Mesa Verde Spruce

Mesa Verde Spruce
Botanical Name:

Picea pungens 'Mesa Verde'

Height: 2 to 3 ft.
Width: 4 to 6 ft.
Water Usage: moderate

Broom Jack Pine

Broom Jack Pine
Botanical Name:

Pinus banksiana 'Broom'

Height: 4 to 6 ft.
Width: 4 to 6 ft.
Water Usage: low

Mops Dwarf Mugo Pine

Mops Dwarf Mugo Pine
Botanical Name:

Pinus mugo 'Mops'

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

Valley Cushion Dwarf Mugo Pine

Valley Cushion Dwarf Mugo Pine
Botanical Name:

Pinus mugo 'Valley Cushion'

Height: 12 to 18 in.
Width: 4 to 6 ft.
Water Usage: low

Gro-Low Sumac

Gro-Low Sumac
Botanical Name:

Rhus aromatica 'Gro-Low'

Height: 2 to 3 ft.
Width: 6 to 8 ft.
Water Usage: low

Threeleaf Sumac

Threeleaf Sumac
Botanical Name:

Rhus trilobata

Height: 5 to 10 ft.
Width: 5 to 8 ft.
Water Usage: very low

Creeping Three-Leaf Sumac

Creeping Three-Leaf Sumac
Botanical Name:

Rhus trilobata 'Autumn Amber'

Height: 6 to 18 in.
Width: 6 to 8 ft.
Water Usage: low to very low

Havard's Century Plant

Havard's Century Plant
Botanical Name:

Agave havardiana

Height: 18-36 in.
Width: 18-36 in.
Water Usage: very low

My Favorite Flowers

Prickly Thrift

Prickly Thrift
Botanical Name:

Acantholimon glumaceum

Height: 4 to 8 in.
Width: 12 in.
Water Usage: very low

Sunset Hyssop

Sunset Hyssop
Botanical Name:

Agastache rupestris

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

Chocolate Flower

Chocolate Flower
Botanical Name:

Berlandiera lyrata

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

Kannah Creek Buckwheat

Kannah Creek Buckwheat
Botanical Name:

Eriogonum umbellatum var. aureum 'Psdowns'

Height: 12 to 15 in.
Width: 12 to 24 in.
Water Usage: low, very low

White Dalmatian Iris

White Dalmatian Iris
Botanical Name:

Iris pallida 'Argentea Variegata'

Height: 2 to 3 ft.
Width: 12 to 18 in.
Water Usage: low

Yellow Dalmatian Iris

Yellow Dalmatian Iris
Botanical Name:

Iris pallida 'Variegata'

Height: 2 to 3 ft.
Width: 12 to 18 in.
Water Usage: low

Sea Lavender

Sea Lavender
Botanical Name:

Limonium latifolium

Height: 18 to 24 in.
Width: 12 to 18 in.
Water Usage: low

Silverheels Horehound

Silverheels Horehound
Botanical Name:

Marrubium rotundifolium

Height: 2 to 4 in.
Width: 24 to 36 in.
Water Usage: low

Missouri Evening Primrose

Missouri Evening Primrose
Botanical Name:

Oenothera macrocarpa

Height: 1 to 2 ft.
Width: 18 to 24 in.
Water Usage: very low

Hopflower Oregano

Hopflower Oregano
Botanical Name:

Origanum libanoticum

Height: 12 to 18 in.
Width: 18 to 24 in.
Water Usage: moderate

Autumn Joy Sedum

Autumn Joy Sedum
Botanical Name:

Sedum 'Autumn Joy'

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

Dragon's Blood Sedum

Dragon's Blood Sedum
Botanical Name:

Sedum spurium 'Dragon's Blood'

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

Munro's Globemallow

Munro's Globemallow
Botanical Name:

Sphaeralcea munroana

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

My Favorite Grasses

Blonde Ambition Blue Grama Grass

Blonde Ambition Blue Grama Grass
Botanical Name:

Bouteloua gracilis 'Blonde Ambition'

Height: 30 to 36 in.
Width: 30 to 36 in.
Water Usage: very low

Zebra Grass

Zebra Grass
Botanical Name:

Miscanthus sinensis 'Zebrinus'

Height: 6 to 8 ft.
Width: 4 to 6 ft.
Water Usage: moderate

My Favorite Vines

Kintzley's Ghost Honeysuckle

Kintzley's Ghost Honeysuckle
Botanical Name:

Lonicera reticulata

Height: 8 to 12 ft.
Width: 3 to 6 ft.
Water Usage: moderate