Southern Plains
1. ‘Blonde Ambition’ Blue Grama Grass
Name:Bouteloua gracilis‘Blonde Ambition’
Usda Hardiness Zones:4 to 9
Size:3feet tall and wide
Conditions : Full sun ; tolerates a stove of soil condition
A aboriginal grass with a spectacular newfangled expression for the garden , ‘ Blonde Ambition ’ demand to be noticed . A profusion of yellow green blossom emerges midsummer , sitting at sharp angles like tiny flags atop blue - light-green foliage . Flowers give way to golden seed head yield a multitude of grain and move that stay in place through winter . Do n’t let the delicate source heads and narrow leaf sword fool you , though . This prairie perennial is as tough as they total , tolerating drouth , heat , and moth-eaten . It ’s a arrant selection for a scummy - maintenance garden .
2. Pinkscale Blazing Star
Name:Liatris elegans
Zones:7 to 10
Size:18 to 24inches tall and 12inches wide
Conditions : Full sun ; well - drained stain
Butterflies are drawn to this treat blazing whizz as it flower over a long time of year from August through October . Long , wandlike flower spikes open from the top downward , bear purple to lavender flowers with white stamens bulge out from the plaza . The foliage surrounds the root word in roll of soft , pinelike leaves . Plant pinkscale blazing ace in spell of five to seven plants along a borderline , or slip plant singly into minor openings among mixed perennials for a natural look . Because it is rarefied in the patronage , involve strength growers for this aboriginal beauty .
3. ‘Tangerine Beauty’ Crossvine
Name:Bignonia capreolata‘Tangerine Beauty’
Zones:6 to 9
Size : Vining 20 to 30feet , spread 6 to 9feet
condition : Full sunshine to partial shade ; tolerates a range of grease
Crossvine puts on a spectacular display of bloom in spring and keeps the show going well into summer . hummingbird are attracted to the trumpet - work flowers . A vigorous social climber , crossvine needs a stout bower , fence , or treillage . The vine climbs using tendril tipped with adhesive disks and requires no ligature or support . The semi - evergreen foliage turns a carmine - purple in fall . industrial plant may take a couple of season to get proceed , but are passion and drouth tolerant once established . niggling maintenance is required apart from pruning any undesired suckers .
4. Junior Walker™ Catmint
Name:Nepeta×faassenii‘Novanepjun’
Zones:5 to 9
Size:15 to 18inches tall and 30 to 36inches wide-eyed
Conditions : Full sun to partialshade ; well - drained ground
Welcome butterflies , hummingbirds , and bees to the garden all summer with the soft lavender flower spikes of Junior Walker ™ catmint . A really compact Nepeta cataria , Junior Walker ™ is a sterile form of the popular but not - so - low - grow ‘ Walker ’s Low ’ . The gray - green foliage is finely textured and extremely aromatic . plant life along walkways where the fragrance can be enjoyed , or permit leafage to get it over walls . Junior Walker ™ is large-minded of cervid and rabbits , and benefits from cutting back midseason . The compact form hit it a good selection for rock gardens or massed as a ground top .
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