Common name:Kangaroo Paws, Red
Botanical name:Anigozanthos hybrids

This tender perennial is a clump-forming evergreen that produces fuzzy, yellow green flowers that bloom in spring and last for over 2 months. Many sizes and varieties are available including yellow and pink flowers.

Common name:Yellow Bush Spurge
Botanical name:Euphorbia characias wulfenii

Broad clusters of lime green flowers appear in winter and spring. These flowers create dense, round cylindrical masses! This evergreen perennial has upright stems forming a 4' tall dome-shaped bush. Crowded all along the stems are narrow, blue-green leaves. Once it's established, it is drought tolerant. Until the seeds ripen, the flower color holds with only slight fading. At that point, the stalks should be cut out at the base. Use gloves as sap is poisonous.

Common name:Dwarf Orange Bulbine
Botanical name:Bulbine frutescens 'Hallmark'

Compact variation of yellow bulbine. Plant grows to about 1' tall by 1-2' wide. Orange flowers bloom almost all year long. Plants stay evergreen, but will freeze to the ground in the event of serious frost. Frost-damaged plants will regrow in spring. Delicate coppery orange flowers with fluffy yellow centers are on tall spikes that rise above the foliage. This selection is free flowering spring summer and fall. 1' x 2'

Common name:Angelina Stonecrop
Botanical name:Sedum rupestre 'Angelina'

Brilliant chartreuse-yellow, needle-like foliage forms a quick groundcover. Adds cheery color to containers, dry slopes and flowering borders. Excellent for use as year-round coverage for beds with spring bulbs. In winter, foliage turns orange in northern climates. Evergreen in mild climates.

Common name:Rockrose
Botanical name:Cistus 'Mickie'

This stable variegated form of Cistus hybridus has a low mounding habit that hugs the ground and creates a super colorful, evergreen colorspot. 'Mickie' hails from northern Washington State and has survived some brutal winters. Charming white flowers punctuate the flashy foliage in May and June. Use in fall mixed containers like you would use Coleus in summer. This perennial quickly reaches 18" tall and spreads 36". It does best in full sun and prefers poor to moderately fertile soil with good drainage. Tolerant of mildly alkaline soils. Best pH range: 6.5-8.5. Water deeply and infrequently once established. Drought tolerant. Similar to the British variety 'Gold Prize', this stable variegated form of Cistus hybridus has a lower, mounding habit and has stable variegation. Use as a low mounding shrub as an accent or in mass planting. Use in fall in containers with several plants. All Cistus prefer dry, sunny habitats and poor soils.

Common name:Desert Museum Palo Verde
Botanical name:Parkinsonia 'Desert Museum'

Striking, generally multi-trunked, deciduous tree to 25' tall and wide. Three-way cross between P. aculeata, P. microphyllum, and P. floridum. Trees are thornless and produce abundant clusters of yellow fragrant flowers in the spring that attract bees. This tree has a smooth green colored trunk. Leaves are tiny and light green. It does best in full sun in clay, loam or sandy soil. Very attractive. Mature trees are drought tolerant.

Common name:Variegated Amole
Botanical name:Beschorneria yuccoides 'Flamingo Glow'

Beschorneria yuccoides 'Flamingo Glow' is a lovely agave/yucca like shrub with long variegated strap leaves. It grows from 3-5 ft. and has an attractive strip of yellow in the center of the leaf. It has handsome pink flower stalks in summer with reddish pink bracts. It is best in full sun. Mature plants require very little irrigation.

Common name:Kleinia
Botanical name:Senecio mandraliscae

This succulent perennial will grow to about 1.5' tall and 2' wide. It has curved, blue/gray leaves that are about 3.5" long and very slender.