Horseherb

Shade or sun. Deciduous, forming a soft mat-like groundcover that often outperforms turfgrass in shade, with the bonus of prolific yellow blooms during the warm season. Many lawns on the […]

Cowpen Daisy

Sun. A fairly large herbaceous perennial with grey-green toothed leaves and cheerful yellow flowers throughout the warm season. The flowers can be distinguished from similar daisy and sunflower species by […]

Coralberry

Partial shade. Deciduous, with magenta berries that attract wildlife in late autumn. Spreads by runners to form loose colonies. Useful in unirrigated settings as an informal groundcover in wildscapes or […]

Coral Bean

Full sun or partial shade. A deciduous, herbaceous perennial, with glossy spadelike leaves, striking tubular pink or red flower spikes, and blackish pods bearing poisonous red beans. An interesting and […]

Copper Canyon Daisy

Sun/part shade; deciduous, with strongly scented feathery foliage and a sprawling, sagelike form. Orange-yellow flowers are unleashed as the days shorten in autumn — often just before the first freeze.

Coma

Sun. Semi-evergreen. Coma has little leaves, spiny branchlets, and a small treelike form. The leaves last for a couple of seasons, making it effectively evergreen. Coma can be used for […]

Bulbine

Sun/part shade; a small evergreen, with aloe-like leaves. Delicate, orange and yellow bloom stalks appear from spring through frost. Easily cultivated, bulbine is great for cursed, scorched corners of the […]

Chisme

Chisme (Spanish for gossip) spreads like gossip from seed, though easily removed. The low growing annual fills in nicely around other larger plants and displays attractive fuchsia flowers in the […]

Blackfoot Daisy

Sun/part shade; deciduous. A mounding perennial with narrow, green leaves and creamy-white flowers with orange centers. Useful in rock gardens.\r\n\r\nSurvival requires excellent drainage; this native may be short-lived if over-watered.

Black Beautyberry

Shade (or moist, well-drained sun). Deciduous, with large, rough, serrated leaves, long arching branches, pink flowers in summer, and clusters of dark glossy berries in autumn. Occasionally the berries are […]