Plants by Type

Sporobolus wrightii (Big Sacaton) is a striking, warm-season bunchgrass native to the southwestern U.S. and northern Mexico, reaching 4 to 6 feet tall (up to 8 feet in bloom). Its fine-textured, arching foliage and tall, feathery seed heads provide a...

A low-growing perennial that forms a spreading mound of fuzzy, gray foliage. Perfect as a silvery, broad-leaf accent in perennial gardens or at the front of borders. Leaves are much larger than Silver Carpet and the species in general. In spring it...

A low-growing perennial that forms a spreading mound of fuzzy, gray foliage. Perfect as a silvery, broad-leaf accent in perennial gardens or at the front of borders. Leaves are much larger than Silver Carpet and the species in general. In spring it...

Summer Sunshine' is a short, mounding form of Germander Sage with golden green foliage that fades to chartreuse over the summer. Blooms mid to late summer with small spikes of rose purple flowers. Grows just 6 to 8 inches tall and spreads slowly to 12...

A small, lemon-scented thyme with foliage that shifts from green in the warm seasons to green with splotches of yellow variegation in winter and early spring. It forms a small mat about 18 to 24 inches across. Blooms in summer with small spikes of...

A small, lemon-scented thyme with foliage that shifts from green in the warm seasons to green with splotches of yellow variegation in winter and early spring. It forms a small mat about 18 to 24 inches across. Blooms in summer with small spikes of...

Very tiny, miniature creeping thyme, usually grows no taller than an inch or two in height. May actually be praecox subsp. arcticus rather than serpyllum. Rarely blooms.

Also known as Setcreasea pallida 'Purple Heart'. Best color is in the brightest light conditions although it grows in a very wide range of conditions including full shade. Good tropical looking groundcover that is more drought tolerant than one would...