Plants For The Southwest
Plants For The Southwest
High Country Gardens specializes in Southwest plants. Our plants for the Southwest have been garden-tested in Santa Fe, NM and are well-suited for the alkaline soils, drying winds, hot summers and freezing winters of New Mexico, Arizona, West Texas and Southern Californa. For the Sonoran Desert area, which requires plants suitable to extreme heat, please refer to our Desert Landscaping Plants, which are suited for the conditions of the Sonoran Desert and similar areas.
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Plants For The Southwest
High Country Gardens specializes in Southwest plants. Our plants for the Southwest have been garden-tested in Santa Fe, NM and are well-suited for the alkaline soils, drying winds, hot summers and freezing winters of New Mexico, Arizona, West Texas and Southern Californa. For the Sonoran Desert area, which requires plants suitable to extreme heat, please refer to our Desert Landscaping Plants, which are suited for the conditions of the Sonoran Desert and similar areas.
To choose the best plants for your garden, use our filters at left.
To choose the best plants for your garden, use our filters below.
Delosperma Red Mountain® Flame is a tough, vigorous cold hardy Ice Plant with large blazing orange-red flowers in late spring and early summer. Delosperma Red Mountain Flame Ice ...
Learn MoreRed Mountain® Flame Ice Plant Red Mountain® Flame Hardy Ice Plant Delosperma x PWWG02SAs low as $9.99Per Plant - 2.5" PotDelosperma Red Mountain® Flame is a tough, vigorous cold hardy Ice Plant with large blazing orange-red flowers in late spring and early summer. Delosperma Red Mountain Flame Ice Plant is a Plant Select award winner. Drought resistant/drought tolerant plant (xeric).‘Tango’ Agastache (Agastache aurantiaca) is a compact, cold hardy, native hybrid perennial that blooms all season long. This dwarf variety features a profusion of bright orange f...
Learn MoreTango Agastache Tango Hummingbird Mint Agastache aurantiaca Tango$12.99Per Plant - 5" Deep Pot‘Tango’ Agastache (Agastache aurantiaca) is a compact, cold hardy, native hybrid perennial that blooms all season long. This dwarf variety features a profusion of bright orange flower with hints of pale purple, and exotic-looking nectar rich flowers attract hummingbirds and bumblebees. Both the flowers and foliage have a strong minty scent when touched, and aromatic foliage helps to deter deer and rabbits. Also known as Hummingbird Mint or Hyssop.Red Feathers (Echium amoenum) is a beautiful, xeric, small growing wildflower from western Asia with unusual russet-red flower spikes that resemble Liatris....
Learn MoreRed Feathers (Echium) Red Feathers Echium amoenum$12.99Per Plant - 5" Deep PotRed Feathers (Echium amoenum) is a beautiful, xeric, small growing wildflower from western Asia with unusual russet-red flower spikes that resemble Liatris.New Vintage™ Red Yarrow (Achillea millefolium) adds bright jewel-tone reds to the garden palette from late spring through summer. This ruby red Yarrow is a compact, drought toleran...
Learn MoreNew Vintage™ Red Yarrow New Vintage™ Red Yarrow Achillea millefolium New Vintage™ Red$12.99Per Plant - 5" Deep PotNew Vintage™ Red Yarrow (Achillea millefolium) adds bright jewel-tone reds to the garden palette from late spring through summer. This ruby red Yarrow is a compact, drought tolerant addition to hot summer days. Yarrow is a pollinator-friendly, easy-to-grow perennial that lights up the garden. Butterflies love yarrow, while deer and rabbits tend to avoid this plant. The lovely, flat-topped flowers make perfect additions to summer bouquets.Hot Lips Littleleaf Sage (Salvia microphylla 'Hot Lips') is a long-blooming Sage that blooms all summer with eye-catching red and white bicolor flowers. The nectar-rich flowers attra...
Learn MoreHot Lips Salvia Hot Lips Sage Salvia microphylla Hot Lips$11.99Per Plant - 5" Deep PotHot Lips Littleleaf Sage (Salvia microphylla 'Hot Lips') is a long-blooming Sage that blooms all summer with eye-catching red and white bicolor flowers. The nectar-rich flowers attract hummingbirds and other pollinators.Rubycunda has the huge, brightly colored tubular flowers of the cold tender English hybrids, but with excellent USDA zone 4 cold hardiness. Mid-summer blooming, this perennial is hi...
Learn MoreRubycunda Penstemon Rubycunda Beardtongue Penstemon barbatus Rubycunda$11.99Per Plant - 5" Deep PotRubycunda has the huge, brightly colored tubular flowers of the cold tender English hybrids, but with excellent USDA zone 4 cold hardiness. Mid-summer blooming, this perennial is highly attractive to bumblebees and hummingbirds.Coronado Red® Hyssop (Agastache Pstessene Coronado® Red) is a distinctive selection of Hummingbird Mint with silver-green foliage and spikes of orange-red flowers. This Agastache p...
Learn MoreCoronado® Red Agastache Coronado® Red Hummingbird Mint (Hyssop) Agastache aurantiaca PstesseneAs low as $12.99Per Plant - 5" Deep PotCoronado Red® Hyssop (Agastache Pstessene Coronado® Red) is a distinctive selection of Hummingbird Mint with silver-green foliage and spikes of orange-red flowers. This Agastache plant has a very vertical habit and blooms beginning in mid-summer. A 2009 Plant Select winner. Drought resistant perennial plant (xeric).Red Mother of Thyme blooms with showy rose-red flowers in late spring and grows to form thick mats of tiny, deep green leaves. Not as xeric as some other varieties, this one needs re...
Learn MoreRed Mother-of-Thyme Red Mother-of-Thyme Thymus serpyllum CoccineumAs low as $8.99Per Plant - 2.5" PotRed Mother of Thyme blooms with showy rose-red flowers in late spring and grows to form thick mats of tiny, deep green leaves. Not as xeric as some other varieties, this one needs regular moisture.Beauty of Livermere blooms in late spring with huge deep red flowers. This oriental poppy is an outstanding seed grown variety....
Learn MoreBeauty of Livermere Oriental Poppy Beauty of Livermere Oriental Poppy Papaver orientale Beauty of Livermere$12.99Per Plant - 5" Deep PotBeauty of Livermere blooms in late spring with huge deep red flowers. This oriental poppy is an outstanding seed grown variety.Red Velvet is one of the best with it deep rose-red, flat-topped flower heads that hold their color. Deep green, fine textured foliage, this yarrow is sure to attract butterflies whe...
Learn MoreRed Velvet Yarrow Red Velvet Yarrow Achillea millefolium Red Velvet$12.99Per Plant - 5" Deep PotRed Velvet is one of the best with it deep rose-red, flat-topped flower heads that hold their color. Deep green, fine textured foliage, this yarrow is sure to attract butterflies wherever it's planted. Drought resistant/drought tolerant plant (xeric).Major Wheeler Honeysuckle (Lonicera) is a non-stop bloomer coloring the garden from late spring through the summer with showy clusters of orange-red flowers. Considered to be the lon...
Learn MoreMajor Wheeler Honeysuckle Vine Major Wheeler Honeysuckle Vine Lonicera sempervirens Major Wheeler$13.99Per Plant - 5" Deep PotMajor Wheeler Honeysuckle (Lonicera) is a non-stop bloomer coloring the garden from late spring through the summer with showy clusters of orange-red flowers. Considered to be the longest blooming variety of honeysuckle and a superior flower for the hummingbirds. 2010 Plant of the Year.Compactum is hands down one of the very best native wildflowers for water-wise gardens. This tiny shrub has a profusion of bright scarlet flowers in late spring and tidy, tight growi...
Learn MoreCompact Pineleaf Penstemon Compact Pineleaf Beardtongue Penstemon pinifolius CompactumAs low as $11.99Per Plant - 5" Deep PotCompactum is hands down one of the very best native wildflowers for water-wise gardens. This tiny shrub has a profusion of bright scarlet flowers in late spring and tidy, tight growing branches of evergreen pine needle-like leaves. Perfect for borders or accenting larger perennials. Drought resistant/drought tolerant plant (xeric).Our Cold Hardy Rainbow Salvia Collection is an exciting array of Sage varieties featuring purple, red, pink, and coral flowers that bloom from summer through fall. The flowers look d...
Learn MoreCold Hardy Rainbow Salvia Collection Cold Hardy Rainbow Salvia Collection Salvia Collection$93.07Per Collection of 9Our Cold Hardy Rainbow Salvia Collection is an exciting array of Sage varieties featuring purple, red, pink, and coral flowers that bloom from summer through fall. The flowers look delicate, but these native perennial plants are tough! They’re waterwise, cold hardy, and easy-to-grow in even hot, dry conditions. Flowers with a sweet herbal fragrance provide nectar to attract hummingbirds and bumblebees, while fragrant resinous foliage is resistant to deer and rabbits. Plant in a large swath and enjoy watching them sway as pollinators fly from plant to plant. Includes varieties introduced by David Salman, High Country Gardens founder & chief horticulturalist. Collection of 9 plants.Our Hummingbird Paradise Hesperaloe Collection showcases three special High Country Gardens cultivars: 'Yellow,' 'Straight Up Red,' and 'Coral Glow.' Hesperaloe parviflora, or Texas ...
Learn MoreHummingbird Paradise Hesperaloe Collection Hummingbird Paradise Hesperaloe Collection$79.14Per Collection of 6Our Hummingbird Paradise Hesperaloe Collection showcases three special High Country Gardens cultivars: 'Yellow,' 'Straight Up Red,' and 'Coral Glow.' Hesperaloe parviflora, or Texas Yucca, are invaluable evergreen succulents that light up the garden with their tall, willowy flower spikes for weeks on end. In nature and in the garden, these waterwise plants are eagerly pollinated by hummingbirds. Collection of 6 plants.Browsing animals will pass up this fragrant collection of brightly-colored, long-blooming plants. Ideally suited for growing conditions in the east and mid-west. Choice of 5 or 15 pl...
Learn MoreDeer & Rabbit Resistant Collection For The East & Midwest Deer & Rabbit Resistant Collection For The East & MidwestAs low as $58.45Per Collection of 5Browsing animals will pass up this fragrant collection of brightly-colored, long-blooming plants. Ideally suited for growing conditions in the east and mid-west. Choice of 5 or 15 plants.The Sulphur Buckwheat Collection (Eriogonum) showcases some of the very best xeric native shrubs we can plant in the dryland garden. These durable, showy plants are evergreen, long b...
Learn MoreSulphur Buckwheat Collection Sulphur Buckwheat collection$35.97Per Collection of 3The Sulphur Buckwheat Collection (Eriogonum) showcases some of the very best xeric native shrubs we can plant in the dryland garden. These durable, showy plants are evergreen, long blooming, providing bright color and texture to the garden for months on end. Both beautifully showy and beneficial, Eriogonum provide essential habitat for pollinators and a seed source for birds in fall and winter. Collection of 3 plants.Oriental poppies (Papaver orientale) are the royal family of the early summer garden. Their large (3-6") tissue paper-like flowers offer a translucent, almost glowing presence that i...
Learn MoreOriental Poppy Collection (Papaver) Oriental Poppy Collection (Papaver)$99.81Per Collection of 9Oriental poppies (Papaver orientale) are the royal family of the early summer garden. Their large (3-6") tissue paper-like flowers offer a translucent, almost glowing presence that is breathtaking to behold. Fuzzy foliage will turn brown after flowering and disappear, to reappear in early fall. Our collection features 3 plants of each variety shown: Papaver orientale ‘Brilliant’, ‘Royal Wedding’, and ‘Beauty of Livermere’.Our ‘All Star Penstemon Collection’ is a showcase of colors and forms that delivers more flowers every year. Enjoy warm red, pale pink, magenta, and inky purple flowers blooming ...
Learn MoreAll Star Penstemon Collection All Star Penstemon Collection Penstemon Collection$124.09Per Collection of 15Our ‘All Star Penstemon Collection’ is a showcase of colors and forms that delivers more flowers every year. Enjoy warm red, pale pink, magenta, and inky purple flowers blooming early spring to early summer, followed by a lovely tapestry of evergreen foliage textures to complement later-blooming perennials. Penstemon, or Beardtongue, are easy-to-grow native perennials that will spread steadily, attracting bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds, but resisting hungry deer. Plant 10” tall Penstemon pinifolius with vivid scarlet flowers in front, and willowy 48-60” tall Penstemon palmeri with pale pink fragrant flowers in back. A must-have collection for waterwise gardens! Collection of 15 plants.Our Rosy Trio Valerian Collection (Centranthus) features a trio of tough, waterwise perennials with beautiful red, white, and pink flowers. Centranthus, also called Jupiter’s Beard...
Learn MoreRosy Trio Valerian Collection (Centranthus) Rosy Trio Valerian Collection (Centranthus)$107.91Per Collection of 9Our Rosy Trio Valerian Collection (Centranthus) features a trio of tough, waterwise perennials with beautiful red, white, and pink flowers. Centranthus, also called Jupiter’s Beard or Valerian, has clusters of flowers over deep green foliage. Durable, low maintenance blooms last for the whole summer, attracting butterflies while resisting deer and rabbits. Centranthus is easy to grow and will naturalize and spread, making them perfect for cottage gardens, meadows, or hard-to-reach hillsides that you’d like to fill with rosy colors and pollinators. Prohibited in CA, WA, or OR, where it is known to behave aggressively. Collection of 9 plants.A favorite of hummingbirds, these western native Penstemon plants will brighten your garden with jewel-toned blooms from mid-spring to early summer. 12 plants, four varieties in purp...
Learn MoreWestern Native Penstemon Collection Western Native Penstemon Collection$132.19Per Collection of 4A favorite of hummingbirds, these western native Penstemon plants will brighten your garden with jewel-toned blooms from mid-spring to early summer. 12 plants, four varieties in purple, deep pink, orange and red, with varying heights. Vigorous and hardy, prefer full sun and well-drained soil. Western native plants.Exclusive. The ‘Habitat Hero’ Birdwatcher Pre-Planned Garden will delight gardeners who enjoy attracting birds to their yards with a carefully selected mix of 15 perennials, shru...
Learn MoreHabitat Hero Birdwatcher Pre-Planned Garden Habitat Hero Birdwatcher Pre-Planned Garden$179.86Per Garden of 15 PlantsExclusive. The ‘Habitat Hero’ Birdwatcher Pre-Planned Garden will delight gardeners who enjoy attracting birds to their yards with a carefully selected mix of 15 perennials, shrubs and ornamental grasses in mixed pot sizes of 2.5" and 5". Drought resistant/drought tolerant plants (xeric).
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- White Swan Echinacea
- New Mexico Century Plant (Agave)
- Mulberry Flambe Purple Salvia
- Purple Milkweed
- Parry's Century Plant (Agave)
- Golden Eye Prairie Zinnia
- Hardy Hummingbird Trumpet (Zauschneria)
- Purple Emperor Sedum
- Caradonna Salvia
- Brown Eyed Susan
- Lemhi Purple Creeping Phlox
- Kashmir False Sage (Phlomis)
- Purple Prairie Clover (Dalea)
- Tall Orange Pineleaf Penstemon Mix
- Double Orange Oriental Poppy
- Double Red Shades Oriental Poppy
- Northwind Upright Switchgrass
- Violet Queen Bee Balm
- Kintzley's Ghost® Honeysuckle Vine
- Blue Haze Euphorbia
- Western Sundancer Daisy (Hymenoxys)
- Silver Curry Bush (Helichrysum)
- Mesa Wine Rock Rose (Helianthemum)
- Hantamberg Orange Gazania
- Butterscotch Baby Gazania
- Happy Boy New Mexico Privet
- Berry Girl New Mexico Privet
- Lion's Spore (Euphorbia)
- Prolific Sulphur Buckwheat
- Sombrero® Sandy Yellow Echinacea
- PowWow® Wild Berry Echinacea
- Hula Dancer Echinacea
- Magnus Echinacea
- Echinacea Tiki Torch
- Kew Broom (Cytisus)
- Jethro Tull Coreopsis
- Yellow Twig Rabbitbrush (Chrysothamnus)
- Blue False Indigo (Baptisia)
- Dwarf Japanese Columbine
- Winky Red and White Columbine
- Jones' Bluestar (Amsonia)
- Blue Ice Bluestar (Amsonia)
- Purple Haze Agastache
- Acapulco® Orange Agastache
- Blue Flame Giant Purple Salvia
- Yellow Prairie Coneflower
- Sunset Crater Penstemon
- Long Blooming Collection For The West
- Monarch Magic Collection
- My Soil Is Like A Beach Collection
- Salvia Collection
- Drought Resistant Groundcover Collection
- Salt-Tolerant Ornamental Grass Collection
- Firecracker Penstemon
- Cleopatra Oregano
- Gentle Giant Sulphur Buckwheat
- White Prairie Clover (Dalea)
- Leadplant (Amorpha)
- Red Bells Pasque Flower (Pulsatilla)
- Rose Bells Pasque Flower (Pulsatilla)
- Prairie Phlox
- Woody's Peach Surprise Hummingbird Trumpet (Zauschneria)
- Solid Gold Salvia
- Uvatung Broadleaf Penstemon
- Rosyjane Gaura
- Sombrero® Salsa Red Echinacea
- Colorado Spiny Star Cactus (Escobaria)
- Hedgehog Cactus (Echinocereus)
- Arizona Spiny Star Cactus (Escobaria)
- Anouk Spanish Lavender
- Burning Hearts False Sunflower (Heliopsis)
- Serpentine Columbine
- Agastache foeniculum
- Munstead English Lavender
- Hedgehog Cactus (Echinocereus)
- Pineapple Cactus (Coryphantha)
- Sea Urchin Cactus (Coryphantha)
- Peach Springs Century Plant (Agave)
- Shin Dagger Century Plant (Agave)
- Morning Calm Trumpet Vine
- White Sands Giant Claret Cup Cactus (Echinocereus)
- Lee's Spiny Star Cactus (Escobaria)
- Cobweb Spiderwort (Tradescantia)
- Common Sotol (Dasylirion)
- Early Sunrise Coreopsis
- Provence French Lavender
- Overdam Variegated Feather Reed Grass
- Long Spined Utah Century Plant (Agave)
- Kaibab Plateau Century Plant (Agave)
- Utah Century Plant Beaver Dam Mountains Form (Agave)
- Creme Brulee Coreopsis
- Redshift Coreopsis
- Large Flowered Stonecress (Aethionema)
- Silver Frost Lavender
- Dwarf Golden Turkish Sage (Phlomis)
- Pink Cold Hardy Mesemb (Aloinanthus)
- Acapulco® Salmon & Pink Agastache
- Pink Rock Rose (Helianthemum)
- Honey Trumpet Foxglove
- Red Buckwheat
- Carl Sedum
- Polka Dot Princess Foxglove
- Sonoma Coast Yarrow
- Artemisia filifolia
- European Purple Pasque Flower (Pulsatilla)
- Profuse Pink False Pennyroyal (Hedeoma)
- Dwarf Coral Bells
- Nodding Texas Yucca
- Globe Ice Plant (Ruschia)
- Yellow Cold Hardy Mesemb (Aloinopsis)
- 25th Anniversary Cacti Collection
- Canby's Mountain Lover (Paxistima)
- Superb Coral Penstemon
- Fred Boutin Hedge Lavender
- Lutsko's Dwarf Spanish Lavender
- Deep Pink Fall Blooming Allium
- Mountain Ball Cactus (Pediocactus)
- Engelmann's Hedgehog Cactus (Echinocereus)
- Dwarf White Lace Hedgehog Cactus (Echinocereus)
- Fendler's Hedgehog Cactus (Echinocereus)
- Acapulco® Deluxe Peach Agastache
- Acapulco® Deluxe Yellow Agastache
- Night-Blooming Ice Plant (Stomatium)
- Texas Spiny Star Cactus (Escobaria)
- Schott's Yucca
- New Mexico Spiny Star Cactus (Escobaria)
- Lace Aloe
- Red Hedgehog Agave
- Gold On Blue Prairie Zinnia
- Prairie Zinnia
- Silver Ironweed (Vernonia)
- Little Joe Joe Pye Weed (Eupatorium)
- Portuguese Giant Spanish Lavender
- Darkest Of All Fleabane (Erigeron)
- Los Lunas Blues Little Bluestem Grass
- Pink Texas Yucca (Hesperaloe)
- Dallas Blues Blue Switchgrass
- Lucretia Hamilton Desert Willow
- Hardy Jerusalem Sage (Phlomis)
- Black Currant (Ribes)
- Professor Kippenberg New York Aster
- Gold Standard Coreopsis
- Snow Tips Saponaria
- Brown Leaf Ice Plant (Nananthus)
- Golden Flowered Century Plant (Agave)
- Red Edged Pig's Ear (Cotyledon)
- Sutherland Night Blooming Ice Plant (Stomatium)
- Psychedelic Mesemb (Aloinopsis)
- Western Gold Butterfly Weed Mix
- Miniature Mat Daisy (Bellium)
- Tequila Sunrise Coreopsis
- Zagreb Coreopsis
- Gold Nugget Ice Plant
- White Nugget Ice Plant
- Mesa Verde® Ice Plant
- Lesotho Pink Ice Plant
- Texas Red Yucca (Hesperaloe)
- White Cloud Muhly Grass
- Pine Muhly Grass
- Dwarf Silver Evening Primrose
- Ruby Ribbons® Prairie Switchgrass
- Carpeting Pincushion Flower (Pterocephalus)
- Thin Man Indian Grass
- Pink Germander (Teucrium)
- Giles Van Hees Veronica
- Jumping Jack Perennial Viola
- Compact Banana Yucca
- Plains Yucca
- Blue Doll House Yucca
- Fruit Punch Oriental Poppy
- Rain Garden Pre-Planned Garden
- Drought Resistant Collection For The West
- Ben Nevis Rock Rose (Helianthemum)
- FlowerKisser™ Arizona Beauty Coyote Mint (Monardella)
- Red Dwarf Joe Pye Weed (Eupatorium)
- Rattlesnake Master (Eryngium)
- Ladybug Red Big Bluestem Grass
- Summer's Swan Song Ironweed (Vernonia)
- Mars Midget Pincushion Flower
- Alpine Lady's Mantle
- Purple Mountain® Sun Daisy
- Northern Dragonhead
- Vivid Obedient Plant
- Margarita Gelsemium
- Perfect Pink Santa Fe Phlox
- The Blues Little Bluestem Grass
- Alpine Rock Thyme (Acinos)
- Ben Fhada Rock Rose (Helianthemum)
- Fringed Poppy Mallow (Callirhoe)
- Banana Yucca
- Red October Big Bluestem Grass
- Hooker's Sandwort (Arenaria)
- Prickly Dianthus (Acantholimon)
- Dwarf Leadplant (Amorpha)
- Golden Candles (Thermopsis)
- Claremont Flowering Currant (Ribes)
- FlowerKisser™ Everpink Desert Willow
- Monch Frikart's Aster