Plant of the Month

Hummingbird Flower

Zauschneria garrettii

This colorful, low water groundcover is an amazing addition to any full sun garden. This plant produces a vivid display of bright orange-red trumpet shaped flowers in mid to late summer. True to it's name, this flower attracts hummingbirds and butterflies. Hummingbird flower looks great in rock gardens, sloped beds and cascading over rocks and walls. A bright and stunning attraction for any xeric garden.

Plant of the Month

Mock Bearberry Manzanita

Arctostaphylos x coloradensis

A terrific addition to any xeric garden or rock garden. This low growing spreader has shiny, oval evergreen leaves and pale pink blooms that emerge in spring followed by small red berries. Like other manzanitas, this variety has glossy, cinnamon red bark similar to a mahogany. A true Colorado broadleaf evergreen that will provide your garden with year-round interest. Once established, this plant needs very little water.