Evergreen Tree
Evergreen shrub or small tree with tough glossy leaves and tiny white flowers in late spring. Can be trained as a single or multistemmed tree.
Full Sun
Verbena bonariensis
Upright Perennial
Stunning airy vertical stems topped with purple flowers mid summer work well mixed in with mounding perennials like Salvia, or poking out from an upright Prickly Pear.
Vitis vinifera “Purpurea”
Deciduous Climbing Vine
Deep red colored leaves through summer, spectacular autumn display. More compact than most grapes. Prune when dormant. Edible small purple fruit.
x Chiranthofremontia
Chiranthodendron pentadactylon X Fremontodendron “Pacific Sunset”
Evergreen shrub
Large, broad, showy intergenic hybrid. If provided space in a garden, this centerpiece plant will be covered in golden flowers in spring. No water once established.
Zephyranthes citrina
Perennial Bulb
Bright yellow amaryllis flowers top this bulb in fall. Grassy foliage. Clay-soils tolerant. Will stay green with a little irrigation in summer.
Zinnia acerosa
Evergreen Perennial
Semi-woody perennial with many small white flowers through spring and summer. Makes for good dried flowers.