Full Sun

Low Water

Mature Size: 3’X 3’
Blooming Season: Spring into summer
Flower Color: Rose pink

Penstemon species exhibit a wide range of flower and leaf colors, but most share a strong preference for lean, well-drained soils and modest amounts of water. Desert Beardtongue is valuable for its deep rose pink flowers that can bring hummingbirds to dine near your patio and for its persistent silver or blue-green leaves that add garden interest long after the flowers have faded for the year.

Full Sun

Low Water

Mature Size: 12”X 20”
Blooming Season: June-July
Flower Color: Orange

Pineleaf Penstemon is an outstanding but often overlooked species from southern New Mexico and Arizona. Blooming for 6-8 weeks in mid-summer, the tubular orange flowers are profuse, attracting hummingbirds from miles around. P. pinifolius is long-lived and grows easily in both xeric and traditional perennial gardens. As the plant matures, the stems become woody, forming an attractive evergreen shrublet with bright green needle-like foliage.

Full Sun

Low Water

Mature Size: 24”X 24”
Blooming Season: May-June
Flower Color: Purple

A native Penstemon of the foothills and mountains of the southern Rockies (sometimes known as Beardtongue), this plant grows well in central New Mexico. It grows well in full sun, yet can tolerate some shade. Its tall, showy spikes of purple flowers last for over a month in the late spring. Spreading steadily via stolons to form large clumps of dense green foliage, Rocky Mountain Penstemon is  one of the longest lived and most easily grown of the Penstemons.

Full Sun, Part Shade

Medium Water

Mature Size: 8”X 24”
Blooming Season: May-August
Flower Color: Blue

Catmint has become a cornerstone in many xeriscapes because of its hardiness and long period of bloom. The first flush of blue flowers comes in late spring. When deadheaded promptly, a second flush blooms in late summer. Out of flower, the neat mound of gray-green foliage has a pleasing fragrance and texture. Adaptable to any well-drained soil, Catmint can handle a range of light from full sun to light shade. Trim back in late winter for prolific blooms the following spring.