Size Annuals (Sun-Part Shade) Latin Name Description 4" Amaranth 'Dreadlocks' Amaranthus caudatus 4-5 ft annual/lush red flower panicles/edible seeds/sun/low water/self-sows 6 pk Bachelor Buttons / Cornflower 'Blue Boy' Centaurea cyanus 3 ft annual/royal blue flowers/sun/low-avg water/well-drained soil 4" Black-eyed Susan 'Indian Summer' Rudbeckia hirta 3 ft annual/lg yellow flowers, black cones/sun/avg water/butterflies 4" Black-eyed Susan 'Rustic Colors' Mix Rudbeckia hirta 1.5-2 ft annual/yellow, gold & mahogany flowers, black cones/sun/avg water 4" Blue Honeywort / Shrimp Plant Cerinthe major purpurascens 24" annual/magenta flowers & purple bracts/sun-pt shade/self-sows/bees 6" Borage Borago officinalis 2-3 ft annual/blue star-shaped flowers/avg water/self-sows/bee favorite 4" Calendula / Pot Marigold Calendula officinalis 15" annual/gold or yellow flowers/sun/avg water/self-sows 6 pk Cardinal Climber Vine Ipomoea sloteri syn. multifida 10 ft vine/dozens of small red flowers/sun/avg water/hummingbirds 4" Cosmos 'Cupcakes Blush' Cosmos bipinnatus 3-4 x 2 ft annual/shell pink flowers/sun/dryish soil/self-sows/drought tolerant 6 pk Foxglove 'Foxy' Dwarf Mix Digitalis purpurea 30" annual/white, pink, purple mix/sun-pt shade/avg water/blooms in 4 mos. 4" Mexican Sunflower 'Torch' Tithonia rotundifolia 5 ft annual/3" orange flowers/sun/low-avg water/poor-avg soil/pollinators 6 pk Morning Glory Vine 'Grandpa Ott's' Ipomoea purpurea 6-8 ft vine/deep blue with magenta throats/sun/avg water/self-sows 4" Peony Poppy Papaver paeoniflorum 3 ft annual/4" dble purple flowers/sun/avg water & soil/self-sows/bees 4" Plains Coreopsis / Calliopsis Coreopsis tinctoria 3-4 ft annual/gold & red flowers/sun/low-average water 4" Red Tulip Poppy / Turkish Poppy Papaver glaucum 3 x 3 ft annual/scarlet red flowers & black spots/sun/avg water/self-sows/bees 4" Silene 'Sibella Carmine' / Nodding Catchfly Silene pendula 10" x 18" annual/dble rose-pink flowers/sun-pt shade/low-avg water 4" Snow on the Mountain Euphorbia variegata marginata 2 ft annual/showy green & white foliage/sun/avg water 6 pk Snow Parsley / She Chuang Zi Cnidium monnieri 15" annual/white flower umbels/sun-pt shade/moist/self-sows/pollinators 6 pk Tall Catchfly 'None So Pretty' Silene armeria 18-24" hardy annual/carmine pink flower clusters/sun-pt shade/avg water
Biennials (Sun-Pt Shade) 4" Black Hollyhock Alcea rosea nigra 5 ft hardy biennial/dark maroon flowers/sun-pt shade/avg water/bees 4" Clary Sage Salvia sclarea v. turkestanica 4 x 2.5 ft biennial/purple-pink flower bracts/sun-pt shade/reg water/self-sows 4" Evening Primrose Oenothera sp. 4 ft biennial/large yellow flowers/sun-pt shade/drought hardy/pollinators 4" Hollyhock (Magenta) Alcea rosea 5-7 ft biennial/deep magenta flowers/sun-pt shade/avg water/bees/self-sows 4" Money Plant 'Honesty' (Purple) Lunaria biennis 2 ft biennial/purple flowers/sun-pt shade/avg water/self-sows 4" Moth Mullein Verbascum blattaria 4 ft biennial/white flower stalks/sun-pt shade/drought tolerant/bees 4" Siberian Wallflower Cheiranthus x. allionii Up to 18" tall & wide biennial/yellow flowers/sun-pt shade/avg water/pollinators 4" Viper's Bugloss Echium vulgare 20" hardy annual/many blue flowers/sun/low water/self-sows/bee favorite
Perennials (Sun) 1 gal Agave / Century Plant Agave americana 4 x 4 ft succulent/large blue-gray leaves/white flower spike/sun/dry, sandy 4" Blanket Flower Gaillardia aristata 2-3 ft perennial/4" red petals & yellow tips/sun/poor soil/drought tolerant 4" Brown-eyed Susan Rudbeckia triloba 3-4 ft perennial/dozens of yellow flowers on tall stalks/sun/avg water/good soil 1 gal Bulbine Bulbine frutescens 2 ft succulent/yellow flowers/sun/low water 4" Catmint 'Walker's Low' Nepeta racemosa 20" perennial/blue flowers/sun/avg-low water/spreads gently/bees 4" Chives Allium schoenoprasum 1-2 ft perennial/purple flowers/sun-pt shade/avg water/well-drained soil 4" Evening Primrose 'Apricot Delight' Oenothera odorata 2-3 ft perennial/apricot flowers/sun-pt shade/dryish soil/drought hardy/fragrant 4" Evening Primrose 'Sunset Boulevard' Oenothera versicolor 18" clumping perennial/many orange-red flowers/sun/drought tolerant 4" Golden Alyssum 'Basket of Gold' Aurinia saxatilis 6"-10" perennial/yellow flowers/sun/low water/well-drained soil 4" Hen & Chicks 'Purple Beauty' Sempervivum tectorum Succulent/sun-pt shade/drought hardy 4" Hopi Tobacco Nicotiana rustica 2 ft short-lived perennial/soft yellow flowers/sun-pt shade/avg water & soil 4" Hyssop Hyssopus officinalis 2 x 1.5 ft evergreen subshrub/purple flowers/sun-pt shade/low water/bees 6 pk Hyssop Hyssopus officinalis 2 x 1.5 ft evergreen subshrub/purple flowers/sun-pt shade/low water/bees 4" Mexican Evening Primrose / Showy Primrose Oenothera speciosa 10" mounding perennial/pink flowers/sun/dryish soil/spreads 4" Missouri Evening Primrose Oenothera macrocarpa 1 ft perennial/many 4" yellow daytime flowers/sun/low water/well-drained soil 4" Peach-leaved Bellflower Campanula persicifolia 15" clumping perennial/blue bellflower spikes/sun-pt shade/avg soil & water 4" Pincushion Flower 'Black Knight' Scabiosa atropurpurea 2-3 ft short-lived perennial/reddish-black flowers/avg water & soil/self-sows 4" Prairie Checkermallow Sidalcea candida 3 ft perennial/white flowers on tall spikes/sun-pt shade/avg water/good soil 4" (large) Purpletop Verbena Verbena bonariensis 4 ft perennial/purple flowers/sun-pt shade/avg water/butterflies/self-sows 4" (young) Purpletop Verbena Verbena bonariensis 4 ft perennial/purple flowers/sun-pt shade/avg water/butterflies/self-sows 4" Redmaids Calandrinia grandiflora 15" tall & 2 ft wide succulent/brilliant magenta flowers/drought tolerant/sun 4" Rose Campion Lychnis coronaria 2.5 ft perennial/magenta flowers/sun/avg water/self-sows 1 gal Rose Campion Lychnis coronaria 2.5 ft perennial/magenta flowers/sun/avg water/self-sows 4" Santa Barbara Daisy / Fleabane Erigeron karvinskianus 10" x 18" perennial/tiny white & pink daisies/low water/sun-pt shade 4" Sedum / Lesser Mexican Stonecrop Sedum confusum 6" groundcover/bright yellow flowers/sun/drought tolerant 4" Stonecrop 'Autumn Joy' Sedum telephium 2 ft succulent/salmon flower clusters/full sun/low water/bees 1 gal Stonecrop 'Autumn Joy' Sedum telephium 2 ft succulent/salmon flower clusters/full sun/low water/bees 4" Sweet Rocket / Dame's Rocket Hesperis matronalis 2-3 ft perennial/purple flowers/sun-pt shade/avg water & soil/self-sows 1 gal Yerba Mansa Anemopsis californica 12" perennial/white flowers/sun-pt shade/moist/spreads
Perennials (Shade) 1 gal Agrimony Agrimonia eupatoria 3 ft perennial/yellow flowers on arching stems/bright shade/dryish soil 4" Agrimony Agrimonia eupatoria 3 ft perennial/yellow flowers on arching stems/bright shade/dryish soil 4" Hen & Chicks / Common Houseleek Sempervivum tectorum Succulent/pink & yellow flowers/sun-pt shade/drought hardy 1 gal Iron Fern / Leatherleaf Fern Rumohra adiantiformis 3 ft perennial/glossy dark green fronds/part-full shade/spreads 4" Lungwort Pulmonaria longifolia 10" mounding perennial/pink flowers/shade/avg soil & water/spreads 4" Self Heal Prunella vulgaris 8" ground cover/purple flowers/bright shade/avg water/self-sows/spreads 1 gal Self Heal Prunella vulgaris 8" ground cover/purple flowers/bright shade/avg water/self-sows/spreads 4" Valerian / White Heliotrope Valeriana officinalis 2.5 ft clump-forming perennial/shade/avg water-moist/medicinal/spreads