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Sphaeralcea coccinea
  • Common name: Scarlet Globemallow
  • Zone: 4-5
  • Exposure: Sun
  • Height x Width: 6-8" and spreading
  • Native to: Intermountain West, including Idaho

This low-growing Globemallow travels by root and colonizes very dry areas with poor soil. Tolerates clay. Flower color can vary from orange to red. More information here.

Sphaeralcea grossulariifolia
  • Common name: Gooseberry Globemallow
  • Zone: 4
  • Exposure: Sun
  • Height x Width: 2-3 ft. x 2-3 ft.
  • Native to: Idaho

Gooseberry Globemallow’s red-orange flowers bloom in spring & summer. Attracts all kinds of native pollinators.

Sphaeralcea munroana
  • Common name: Munro's globemallow
  • Zone: 4
  • Exposure: Sun
  • Height x Width: 1-2 ft. x 1-2 ft.
  • Native to: Idaho

Munro’s globemallow has dark maroon stems with dark-green, cut, lobed leaves and many heads of clear orange flowers.

Veronica incana
  • Common name: Silver Speedwell
  • Zone: 3
  • Exposure: Sun
  • Height x Width: 10 in. x 15 in.
  • Native to: Eurasia

Silver Speedwell has deep purple/blue flowers in early summer on 10” flower spikes over attractive gray-green foliage. The evergreen foliage serves as a small-scale groundcover.

Yucca angustissima
  • Common name: Narrowleaf Yucca
  • Zone: 5
  • Exposure: Sun
  • Height x Width: 2' x 2'
  • Native to: SW US

Slow-growing, evergreen. Great foundation plant for the xeric garden. Needs no water once established. Do not confuse with the locally common Yucca filamentosa. Firewise and evergreen.

Yucca glauca
  • Common name: Soapweed Yucca
  • Zone: 4
  • Exposure: Sun
  • Height x Width: 3' x 2'
  • Native to: West central U.S.

This handsome yucca has narrow, evergreen, spiky leaves and sends up a tall stalk of fragrant white flowers in late summer. Likes full sun and well-drained, sandy loam. Firewise and evergreen. More information here.

Yucca harrimaniae
  • Common name: Harriman's Yucca
  • Zone: 5
  • Exposure: Sun
  • Height x Width: 1-2' x 1-2'
  • Native to: SW US

Short, chubby Yucca. Great foundation plant for the xeric garden. Needs no water once established. Evergreen. Do not confuse with the locally common  Yucca filamentosa. Firewise.

Yucca toftiae
  • Common name: Toft's Yucca
  • Zone: 3
  • Exposure: Sun
  • Height x Width: 18" x 15"
  • Native to: Utah

Clumps of thin, stiff, leathery white-margined leaves eventually produce flower stalks with creamy white bells. Evergreen. Firewise.

Zinnia grandiflora
  • Common name: Rocky Mountain Zinnia
  • Zone: 4
  • Exposure: Sun
  • Height x Width: 4” x 12”
  • Native to: AZ, NM. CO

This native Southwest wildflower thrives in very rugged terrain. Preferring hot sunny spots with well-drained soil, the plant will delight you with its bright yellow or golden yellow flowers from late summer until fall. Great for edging, in rock gardens and containers. More info here.