Plants by Type

The color-changing southwest Santa Rita Pricklypear is highly sought after. While the showy yellow blooms are greatly desired, the multi-colored pads are the main attraction. The green or glaucus joints and pads turn purple when put through the stress of...

Owing its name to its metallic blue blades, this upright and rigid grass dazzles with wispy, pink-hued pannicles that appear in summer. It continues to provide striking foliage color in the fall, but it will go completely dormant in the winter. Not only...

Another selection with pink panicles borne in the midsummer, this Switch Grass has a more bluish-gray foliage than ‘Heavy Metal’. ‘Prairie Sky’ has a similar stiff and upright growing habit. A warm-season grass, this particular grass goes fully dormant...

A medium-sized tree with an open airy form, Parkinsonia aculeata makes for a notable garden accent with its green bark and spectacular flower display. Its pendulous compound foliage gives it a somewhat shaggy appearance and during the hot summer months...

This gorgeous, fast-growing shrub is known for its spreading, bi-colored foliage. Mint in the name speaks to the very faint unique scent of the leaves.The chocolate in its namesake refers to the maroon variegation that ascends the main veins of each of...

This short-statured South African perennial does well in Southern California when cared for properly. The pale-greenish gray leaves are adored for several traits. Not only are the leaves heart-shaped but they are also velvet-textured and...