These plants were recommended by David Salman and Scott Calhoun at our 2011 Garden Fair:

David Salman
President/Chief Horticulturist
Santa Fe Greenhouses, Inc.

1. Licorice Mint Hyssop (Agastache rupestris)

• Long blooming (mid-summer into fall)
• Aromatic foliage and flowers
• Outstanding hummingbird plant
• Xeric
• Rabbit & deer resistant
• Other Recommended Agastaches; 'Ava', 'Rosita', 'Desert Sunrise', 'Blue Fortune', 'Coronado Red'

2. 'Moonshine' Yarrow (Achillea filipendulina)

• Long blooming
• Highly attractive to bees and butterflies
• Grows easily in any soil
• Doesn't re-seed itself
• Xeric
• Rabbit & deer resistant
• Other recommended Yarrows: 'Coronation Gold', 'Paprika', 'Terracotta', Achillea kellereri

3. 'Swallowtail' Columbine (Aquilegia aff. longissima)

• Huge, beautiful flowers
• Attractive blue-green foliage
• Attracts hummingbirds
• Excellent for shade and partial shade areas
• Other recommended Columbines: A. desertorum, A. chrysantha, A. chaplinei 'Little Treasure', A. caerulea 'Red Hobbit'

4. 'Coral Canyon' Twinspur (Diascia integerrima)

• Long blooming all summer and fall
• Grows easily in most soils
• Most cold hardy of any Twinspur
• Unique flower color
• 2000 Plant Select® winner
• Other recommended Twinspur: 'Pink Adobe'

5. 'Shimmer ' Evening Primrose (Oenothera fremontii)

• Blooms in flushes of flowers late spring through summer
• Unique, finely textured foliage from green to pewter-gray
• Long lived
• Grows well in clay and other soil types
• Xeric
• Other recommended Evening Primroses: 'Comanche Campfire', O. macrocarpa, O. caespitosa

6. 'Tall Orange Mix' Pineleaf Beardtongue (Penstemon pinifolius)

• Showy, orange and scarlet flowers in mid-summer
• Evergreen foliage
• Attracts hummingbirds
• Xeric
• Rabbit & deer resistant
• Other recommended Beardtongues: P. pinifolius 'Magdalena Sunshine', P. pinifolius 'Compactum', P. cobea v. purpurea, P. strictus, P. barbatus 'Schooley's Coral'

7. 'May Night' European Sage (Salvia nemerosa)

• Grows well in any soil including clay
• Recurrent bloomer- deadhead to bring it back into flower
• Rabbit and deer resistant
• Xeric
• Other recommended Salvia nemerosa varieties: 'Blue Hill', 'Caradonna', 'Marcus'

8. Giant Purple Sage (Salvia pachyphylla)

• Evergreen silver-gray foliage
• Long blooming all summer
• Resistant to browsing rabbits and deer
• Highly attractive to hummingbirds
• Very xeric
• Loves heat and intense sun
• Other recommended Salvias: Salvia dorrii v. incana, S. pachyphylla 'Blue Flame'

9. 'Raspberry Delight' Hybrid Sage (Salvia lemmonii x greggii hybrid)

• Very long blooming all summer and into fall
• Foliage has a sweet herbal fragrance
• Very attractive to hummingbirds
• Xeric
• Deer and rabbit resistant
• Other Salvias: 'Furman's Red', 'Maraschino', 'Black Cherry', 'Ultra Violet', Salvia darcyi

10. 'Orange Carpet' Hummingbird Trumpet (Zauschneria garrettii)

• Excellent groundcover for sun and partial sun
• Mid-summer blooming
• Attracts hummingbirds
• Fiery scarlet orange flowers by the hundreds
• Other Zauschneria: Z. arizonica, Z. garrettii 'Mountain Flame', Z. latifolia

11. 'Blonde Ambition' Blue Grama Grass (Bouteloua gracilis)

• Showy native ornamental grass
• A very long season of color and interest from mid-summer through winter
• Grows in any soil type even clay
• Xeric
• Important habitat plant for wildlife

Scott Calhoun
Zona Gardens, Tucson, AZ

These plants were chosen for their willingness to endure our soils and climate.
1. Chilopsis linearis 'Monhews' (desert willow)
2. Penstemon psuedospectablis (desert beardtongue)
3. Agave toumeyana v. bella (miniature century plant)
4. Echinocereus triglochidiatus 'White Sands Strain' (claret cup cactus)
5. Fallugia paradoxa (apache plume)
6. Schizachryium scoparium 'Blaze' (hardy grass)
7. Dalea purpureum (purple prairie clover)
8. Opuntia basilaris (beavertail cactus)
9. Nolina microcarpa (bear grass)
10. Zinnia grandiflora (prairie zinnia)