My Favorite Plants

My Favorite Trees

Amur Maple

Amur Maple
Botanical Name:

Acer ginnala

Height: 15 to 20 ft.
Width: 15 to 18 ft.
Water Usage: low

My Favorite Shrubs

Saltbush

Saltbush
Botanical Name:

Atriplex canescens

Height: 3 to 4 ft.
Width: 3 to 4 ft.
Water Usage: very low, low

Kobold Barberry

Botanical Name:

Berberis thunbergii 'Kobold'

Height: 12 to 24 in
Width: 2 to 3 ft.
Water Usage: low

Littleleaf Mountain Mahogany

Littleleaf Mountain Mahogany
Botanical Name:

Cercocarpus intricatus

Height: 3 to 5 ft.
Width: 2 to 3 ft.
Water Usage: low, very low

Yellow Twig Dogwood

Yellow Twig Dogwood
Botanical Name:

Cornus sericea 'Flaviramea'

Height: 5 to 6 ft.
Width: 5 to 6 ft.
Water Usage: moderate

Rock Cotoneaster

Botanical Name:

Cotoneaster horizontalis

Height: 2 to 3 ft.
Width: 3 to 5 ft.
Water Usage: low

Common Sea Buckthorn

Common Sea Buckthorn
Botanical Name:

Hippophae rhamnoides

Height: 8 to 15 ft.
Width: 8 to 12 ft.
Water Usage: low

Dart's Gold Ninebark

Dart's Gold Ninebark
Botanical Name:

Physocarpus opulifolius 'Dart's Gold'

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

My Favorite Flowers

Bellflower

Botanical Name:

Campanula carpatica

Height: 6 to 12 in.
Width: 6 to 12 in.
Water Usage: moderate

Cupid's Dart

Cupid's Dart
Botanical Name:

Catananche caerulea

Height: 12 to 24 in.
Width: 8 to 12 in.
Water Usage: low

English Lavender

Botanical Name:

Lavandula angustifolia

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

Dotted Blazing Star

Dotted Blazing Star
Botanical Name:

Liatris punctata

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

Bridge's Penstemon

Bridge's Penstemon
Botanical Name:

Penstemon rostriflorus

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

Gray-Headed Prairie Coneflower

Gray-Headed Prairie Coneflower
Botanical Name:

Ratibida pinnata

Height: 3 to 5 ft.
Width: 2 to 3 ft.
Water Usage: low