Butterfly Weed, Asclepias tuberosa

Butterfly Weed, Asclepias tuberosa

Exposure: Sun / Shade Water: Medium Mature Size (H x W): 2’ x 2’ Blooming Season: June – September Flower Color: Orange Region: All parts of Greater Albuquerque A must-have for all Monarch butterfly enthusiasts, this cheerful, easy perennial has a place in most...
Hummingbird Plant, Epilobium syn zauschneria

Hummingbird Plant, Epilobium syn zauschneria

Full Sun Medium Water Mature Size: 24”X 36” Blooming Season: Late Summer-Early Fall Flower Color: Red Along the front range in Colorado, gardeners have come to associate fall and the buzz of busy hummingbirds with the blazing scarlet Zauschnerias. Hummingbird Plant...
Desert Mule’s Ears, Wyethia scabra

Desert Mule’s Ears, Wyethia scabra

Full Sun Rainwater Only Mature Size: 2’X 3’ Blooming Season: Spring into summer Flower Color: Yellow The rather odd name of this dryland perennial sunflower refers to its sand papery stiff leaves held upright on slender white stems; this eye-catching long-lived...
Partridge Feather, Tanacetum densum-amani

Partridge Feather, Tanacetum densum-amani

Full Sun, Part Shade Low Water Mature Size: 12”X 12” Blooming Season: Early Summer Flower Color: Yellow Partridge Feather’s incredible silver-white leaves attract the attention of everyone; you can’t help but pet the soft foliage. The plant forms a dense carpet of...
Desert Globemallow, Sphaeralcea ambigua

Desert Globemallow, Sphaeralcea ambigua

Full Sun Rainwater Only Mature Size: 2’X 2’ Blooming Season: Spring and late summer Flower Color: Pink, lavender and coral There are at least a dozen species of Globemallow native in the arid West, and Desert Globemallow is one of the finest as it produces a strong...
Autumn Joy Sedum, Sedum telephium

Autumn Joy Sedum, Sedum telephium

Full Sun, Part Shade Low Water Mature Size: 24”X 24” Blooming Season: Summer Flower Color: Red Once you have gone through the fall with Autumn Joy in your garden, you’ll wonder how you ever lived without it. Not what you typically think of as a Sedum, this tall...