Firecracker Penstemon¹¹ Penstemon eatonii

This is a desert species with bright red blossoms, from spring to summer, on long evergreen stalks. Prefers full sun, good drainage, and will attract hummingbirds. Does better with some water in the summer.

Plant size is 3-4 feet high by 3-4 feet wide.

Western Blue Flax¹ Linum lewisii

This is a splendid small perennial with an interesting texture. Many 1-inch blue to white flowers cover the plant in early spring. Keeps its shape better if trimmed back after blooming. Prefers full sun.

Plant size is 1-2 feet high by 1-2 feet wide.

Douglas Iris¹ Iris douglasiana

Planted as a rhizome, this species grows linear, vase-shaped evergreen foliage and produces many beautiful light-purple, blue, white, or cream flowers in the spring. Tolerant of heavy soils and garden conditions, prefers sun to partial sun.

Plant size is 1 foot high by 2 feet wide.

Sulphur Buckwheat¹ Eriogonum umbellatum

Brilliant yellow flowers bloom in the spring on stems above mounds of pretty oval foliage. Very drought tolerant, it prefers full sun and will attract hummingbirds.

Plant size is 1 foot high by 3 feet wide.

Photo Credit:
1 St. Mary's College, Br. Alfred Brousseau, 1995
11 Christopher L. Christie, 1996

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