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Fruit tree Olea europaeaOlive Tree 'Arbequina'Self-fertile, pot-friendly, Spanish. Full sunLow water from $39.95 Zones 8–11 Fruit tree Ficus caricaFig 'Chicago Hardy'A fig for the North. Full sunAverage water from $49.95 Zones 5–10 Perennial Iris germanicaReblooming Bearded Iris 'Immortality'White, again. Sun to part sunLow water $44.95 Zones 4–9 Shrub Ilex aquifolium × Ilex cornutaHolly 'Nellie R. Stevens'A green wall that grows its own berries. Sun to part sunAverage water from $69.95 Zones 6–9 Bulb Narcissus spp.Giant Daffodils, Naturalizing MixPlant once. Collect interest. Sun to part sunAverage water $59.95 Zones 3–8 Shrub Juniperus scopulorumJuniper 'Skyrocket'Tall, thin and blue-green. Full sunLow water $59.95 Zones 4–9 Shrub Buddleja davidiiButterfly Bush 'Black Knight'The darkest purple in the category. Full sunLow water $79.95 Zones 5–9 Grass Muhlenbergia capillarisPink Muhly GrassIgnored all summer. Then pink clouds. Full sunLow water from $59.95 Zones 6–10 Perennial Baptisia australisBlue False Indigo, GallonPlant it once. It outlives the fence. Sun to part sunLow water $21.99 Zones 3–9 Perennial Echinacea purpureaPurple ConeflowerBlooms all summer. Asks for nothing. Sun to part sunLow water $21.99 Zones 3–9 Bulb Allium hollandicumAllium 'Purple Sensation'Purple balls on sticks. In the good way. Full sunLow water $54.95 Zones 4–8 Perennial Rudbeckia trilobaBrown-eyed Susan 'Blackjack Gold'Hundreds of small daisies. Not an exaggeration. Sun to part sunAverage water $21.99 Zones 3–8 Perennial Monarda punctataSpotted Bee BalmOdd-looking flowers. Every bee in town. Sun to part sunLow water $21.99 Zones 3–8 Perennial Symphyotrichum oblongifoliumAromatic Aster 'October Skies'Saves its best for last. Full sunLow water $21.99 Zones 3–8 Perennial Gaillardia × grandifloraBlanket Flower 'Goblin'Red, yellow, and blooming until frost. Full sunLow water $21.99 Zones 3–9 Perennial CoreopsisTickseed 'Jethro Tull'Fluted petals. No flute solo required. Full sunLow water $21.99 Zones 5–9 Perennial Salvia azureaAzure SageSky blue, late, and a little floppy. Full sunLow water $21.99 Zones 5–9 Perennial Salvia roemerianaCedar Sage 'Prairie Fire'A hummingbird stop, under a foot tall. Sun to part sunLow water $21.99 Zones 7–10 Shrub Juniperus horizontalisAndorra Juniper 'Youngstown'Green in summer, plum in winter. Full sunLow water from $59.95 Zones 3–9 Shrub Juniperus horizontalisCreeping Juniper 'Bar Harbor'A blue-green rug for hard places. Full sunLow water from $59.95 Zones 3–9 Perennial Agastache × hybridaAnise Hyssop 'Blue Fortune'Smells like licorice. The bees agree. Full sunLow water $21.99 Zones 5–9 Perennial Achillea millefoliumYarrowFeathery leaves. Flat white flowers. No drama. Full sunLow water $21.99 Zones 3–9 Grass Eragrostis spectabilisPurple Love GrassA purple haze at ankle height. Full sunLow water $21.99 Zones 5–9 Perennial Calamintha nepeta ssp. nepetaLesser CalamintA cloud of flowers with a buzz. Full sunLow water $21.99 Zones 5–9 Perennial Salvia yangiiRussian Sage 'Little Spire'Russian sage that stays in its lane. Full sunLow water $21.99 Zones 5–9 Tree Acer × freemaniiFreeman Maple 'Autumn Blaze'Shade in summer. Red in October. Sun to part sunAverage water from $119.95 Zones 3–8 Bulb Allium moly and Allium caeruleumSwedish Flag Allium MixYellow and blue. Deer ignore both. Full sunLow water $54.95 Zones 4–8 Bulb Allium spp.Giant Allium MixPurple globes on sticks. Bees approve. Full sunLow water $49.95 Zones 4–8 Shrub Physocarpus opulifoliusNinebark 'Ginger Wine'Orange in spring, burgundy all summer. Sun to part sunLow water $89.95 Zones 3–7 Bulb Crocus vernusGiant Crocus, Naturalizing MixFirst thing up. Every year. Sun to part sunAverage water $54.95 Zones 3–8 Shrub Syringa pubescens subsp. patulaLilac 'Miss Kim'The lilac that shows up late. Full sunAverage water from $59.95 Zones 3–8 Shrub Spiraea betulifoliaBirchleaf Spirea 'Glow Girl'Gold leaves that don't burn. Sun to part sunAverage water from $89.95 Zones 3–8 Perennial Solidago odoraSweet GoldenrodNot your allergies. Blame the ragweed. Sun to part sunLow water $21.99 Zones 4–9 Perennial Heliopsis helianthoidesFalse Sunflower 'Summer Nights'Sunflower color on burgundy stems. Full sunLow water $21.99 Zones 4–9 Perennial Iris germanicaBearded Iris 'Beverly Sills'Coral pink, ruffled, award-winning. Full sunLow water $44.95 Zones 3–9 Vine Gelsemium sempervirensCarolina JasmineYellow trumpets before anything else blooms. Sun to part sunAverage water from $49.95 Zones 7–10 Tree Juniperus scopulorumRocky Mountain Juniper 'Moonglow'Silver-blue, upright, and unbothered by drought. Full sunLow water from $79.95 Zones 3–7 Bulb Iris × hollandicaBronze Dutch Iris BlendFills the gap after tulips. Sun to part sunAverage water $44.95 Zones 5–9 Perennial Stokesia laevisStokes' Aster 'Honeysong Purple'Big frilly flowers on a short plant. Full sunAverage water $21.99 Zones 5–9 Perennial Pycnanthemum incanumHoary Mountain MintEvery pollinator in the county, one plant. Sun to part sunLow water $21.99 Zones 4–8 Perennial Pycnanthemum virginianumVirginia Mountain MintNarrow leaves, white buttons, a lot of bees. Full sunAverage water $21.99 Zones 3–7 Perennial Pycnanthemum pilosumHairy Mountain MintMinty, fuzzy, and swarming with bees. Sun to part sunLow water $21.99 Zones 4–8 Shrub Juniperus chinensisJuniper 'Sea Green'Green all year, arching on purpose. Full sunLow water $89.95 Zones 4–9 Grass Panicum virgatumSwitch Grass 'Shenandoah'Starts green, ends burgundy. Full sunLow water $89.95 Zones 4–9 Perennial IrisDwarf Bearded Iris 'Cat's Eye'Full iris drama, at ankle height. Sun to part sunLow water $44.95 Zones 4–9 Perennial HylotelephiumStonecrop 'Autumn Joy'Looks good in every season, including winter. Full sunLow water $13.99 Zones 3–9 Shrub Morella ceriferaSouthern Wax MyrtleThe native hedge that smells good. Sun to part sunLow water $79.95 Zones 7–10 Bulb Amaryllis belladonnaBelladonna LilyFlowers first. Leaves later. On its own schedule. Sun to part sunLow water $59.95 Zones 7–10 Perennial Rudbeckia grandifloraRough Coneflower 'Sundance'Black-eyed Susan, with longer legs. Full sunLow water $21.99 Zones 5–8 Shrub Buxus sinica var. insularisBoxwood 'Wintergreen'Stays green when others turn bronze. Sun to part sunAverage water from $39.95 Zones 4–8 Shrub Buxus microphylla var. japonicaBoxwood 'Winter Gem'Classic hedge material, heat included. Sun to part sunAverage water from $79.95 Zones 5–9 Grass Muhlenbergia capillarisMuhly Grass 'White Cloud'A cloud that shows up in fall. Full sunLow water from $59.95 Zones 6–10 Shrub Hibiscus syriacusColumnar Rose of Sharon 'Purple'Tall, narrow and in bloom when August hits. Sun to part sunAverage water $89.95 Zones 5–9 Shrub Juniperus squamataJuniper 'Blue Star'Steel blue, all year, no effort. Full sunLow water from $59.95 Zones 4–8 Shrub Juniperus sabinaJuniper 'Calgary Carpet'Very low. Very wide. Very tough. Full sunLow water from $59.95 Zones 3–7 Shrub Juniperus sabinaJuniper 'Buffalo'A carpet you never mow. Full sunLow water from $59.95 Zones 3–7 Perennial Salvia sclarea var. turkestanicaClary Sage 'Vatican Pink'One year of leaves, then the show. Full sunLow water $21.99 Zones 4–8 Perennial Digitalis thapsiSpanish FoxgloveThe foxglove that likes it dry. Sun to part sunLow water $21.99 Zones 5–9 Shrub Forsythia × intermediaForsythia 'Lynwood Gold'The first loud thing in spring. Sun to part sunAverage water $89.95 Zones 5–8 Shrub Lagerstroemia hybridCrape Myrtle 'Coral Boom'Coral flowers all summer, small footprint. Full sunLow water from $79.95 Zones 7–10 Shrub Buxus 'Green Velvet'Boxwood 'Green Velvet'Green all year. Round without trying. Sun to part sunAverage water from $59.95 Zones 5–8 Shrub Cotinus coggygriaSmoke Bush 'Royal Purple'Purple leaves, pink fog. Full sunLow water $69.95 Zones 5–8 Shrub Cotoneaster dammeriCotoneaster 'Coral Beauty'Groundcover with berries. Sun to part sunLow water $59.95 Zones 5–8 Tree Juniperus virginianaEastern Red Cedar 'Brodie'Privacy, in a narrow column. Full sunLow water $109.95 Zones 3–9 Perennial Ceratostigma plumbaginoidesLeadwort, GallonBlue flowers, red leaves, same week. Sun to part sunAverage water $21.99 Zones 5–9 Shrub Diervilla sessilifoliaBush Honeysuckle 'Firefly'Copper leaves, yellow flowers, deer ignore it. Sun to part sunAverage water $99.95 Zones 4–8 Palm Sabal minorDwarf PalmettoThe palm that handles snow. Sun to part sunAverage water $99.95 Zones 7–11 Tree Cercis canadensisEastern RedbudPink before the leaves. Every April. Sun to part sunAverage water from $139.95 Zones 4–9 Vine Trachelospermum asiaticumAsiatic Jasmine 'Snow-N-Summer'Pink, then white, then green. Sun to part sunLow water from $59.95 Zones 7–10 Fruit tree Olea europaeaOlive Tree 'Mission'Table olives, oil and good looks. Full sunLow water $99.95 Zones 8–11 Perennial Verbascum roripifoliumMulleinA pale yellow cloud on wire. Full sunLow water $21.99 Zones 5–8 Fruit tree Punica granatumPomegranate 'Salavatski'Pomegranates, past the usual line. Full sunLow water from $49.95 Zones 6–10 Shrub Buddleja davidiiDwarf Butterfly Bush 'Blue'Full-size flowers on a pint-size shrub. Full sunLow water $119.95 Zones 5–9 Fruit tree Punica granatumPomegranate 'Texas Pink'Sweet arils, low acid, heat welcome. Full sunLow water from $89.95 Zones 7–10 Fruit tree Punica granatumPomegranate 'Wonderful'The pomegranate at the grocery store. Full sunLow water from $69.95 Zones 7–10 Perennial Dalea purpureaPurple Prairie CloverBlooms in rings, bottom to top. Full sunLow water $13.99 Zones 3–8 Vine Bignonia capreolataCrossvine 'Tangerine Beauty'A native vine hummingbirds find fast. Sun to part sunAverage water from $99.95 Zones 6–9 Palm Butia capitataPindo PalmA palm that tolerates a cold snap. Sun to part sunLow water $99.95 Zones 8–11 Shrub Lagerstroemia indicaDwarf Crape Myrtle 'Strawberry'Crape myrtle, no ladder required. Full sunLow water $99.95 Zones 7–10 Shrub Juniperus sabinaSavin Juniper 'Scandia'Covers the slope so you don't. Full sunLow water $99.95 Zones 3–7 Perennial Symphyotrichum laeveSmooth AsterBlue flowers when everything else quits. Full sunLow water $13.99 Zones 4–8 Succulent Delosperma sutherlandiiHardy Ice PlantThrives where the hose doesn't reach. Full sunLow water $10.99 Zones 6–10 Rose RosaClimbing Rose 'Peggy Martin'Survived two weeks underwater. Your fence is fine. Sun to part sunAverage water from $99.95 Zones 5–9 Shrub Lonicera nitidaBox Honeysuckle 'Thunderbolt'Boxwood texture, gold leaves. Sun to part sunAverage water $99.95 Zones 6–9 Succulent Agave parryi ssp. truncataArtichoke AgaveAn artichoke that bites back. Full sunLow water $10.99 Zones 6–9 Vine Parthenocissus tricuspidataBoston IvyTurns a blank wall into a feature. Sun to part sunAverage water $129.95 Zones 4–8 Succulent SempervivumHens and ChicksThe mother plant multiplies. You do nothing. Sun to part sunLow water $10.99 Zones 4–8 Perennial Ceratostigma plumbaginoidesLeadwort, QuartBlue flowers, red leaves, same week. Sun to part sunAverage water $13.99 Zones 5–9 Shrub Juniperus horizontalisCreeping Juniper 'Blue Chip'Silver-blue, flat, and unbothered. Full sunLow water $59.95 Zones 3–9 Perennial Salvia yangiiRussian SageSilver, blue, and indifferent to drought. Full sunLow water $21.99 Zones 5–9 Berry Lycium barbarumGoji BerryThe superfood, minus the markup. Sun to part sunLow water from $99.95 Zones 5–9 Fruit tree Pyrus pyrifoliaHosui Asian Pear TreeCrunches like an apple. Drips like a pear. Full sunAverage water $119.95 Zones 5–9 Fruit tree Diospyros kakiFuyu Persimmon TreeEat it crisp. No waiting. Full sunAverage water $259.95 Zones 7–10 Bulb Crocus spp.Giant Crocus MixOne hundred reasons to look down. Sun to part sunAverage water $79.95 Zones 3–8 Perennial Symphyotrichum oblongifoliumAromatic Aster 'Raydon's Favorite'The last bloom of the year. Full sunLow water $21.99 Zones 3–8 Tree Chilopsis linearisDesert Willow 'Bubba Jones'Orchid flowers on a drought-proof tree. Full sunLow water from $179.95 Zones 7–11 Fruit tree Ficus caricaFig Tree 'Black Mission'Two crops, if the summer cooperates. Full sunAverage water from $99.95 Zones 7–10 Fruit tree Ficus caricaFig 'Little Miss Figgy'A fig tree that fits a pot. Full sunAverage water $99.95 Zones 7–10 Fruit tree Olea europaeaOlive Tree 'Frantoio'Tuscany's oil olive, in a pot. Full sunLow water $99.95 Zones 8–11 Fruit tree Olea europaeaOlive Tree 'Koroneiki'Silver leaves. Peppery oil. Small footprint. Full sunLow water $99.95 Zones 8–11 Perennial Iris germanicaReblooming Bearded Iris 'Harvest of Memories'Yellow, fragrant, and back for seconds. Sun to part sunLow water $44.95 Zones 4–9 Perennial Iris germanicaBearded Iris 'Stairway to Heaven'Cream on top, blue below. Sun to part sunLow water $44.95 Zones 4–9 Shrub Laurus nobilisBay LaurelThe bay leaf, from the source. Sun to part sunLow water $99.95 Zones 8–10 Tree Cercis canadensisRedbud 'Flame Thrower'Every leaf color at once. Sun to part sunAverage water $169.95 Zones 5–9 Tree Picea pungensColorado Blue Spruce 'Baby Blue Eyes'Blue spruce color, without the giant. Full sunLow water $199.95 Zones 3–7 Fruit tree Ficus caricaFig 'Brown Turkey'The fig that made figs easy. Full sunAverage water from $99.95 Zones 7–10 Shrub Juniperus chinensisJuniper 'Spartan'A dark green wall, fast. Full sunLow water $199.95 Zones 4–9 Tree Acer tataricumTatarian Maple 'Hot Wings'The seeds are the show. Sun to part sunAverage water from $249.95 Zones 3–8 Vine SelenicereusDragon Fruit 'Edgar's Baby'A cactus that climbs and makes fruit. Sun to part sunLow water $99.95 Zones 10–11 Vine Selenicereus undatusWhite Dragon FruitA cactus that climbs and bears fruit. Sun to part sunLow water $129.95 Zones 10–11 Tree Hibiscus syriacusDouble Pink Rose of Sharon TreeBlooms when everything else quits. Sun to part sunAverage water $159.95 Zones 5–9 Succulent Agave victoriae-reginaeQueen Victoria Agave 'Porcupine'Small, slow and geometric. Full sunLow water $13.99 Zones 7–10 Succulent × MangaveMangave 'Iron Man'The big one. Built like its name. Sun to part sunLow water $13.99 Zones 8–11 Perennial Baptisia australisBlue False Indigo, 3.25" potPlant it once. It outlives the fence. Sun to part sunLow water $10.99 Zones 3–9 Tree Quercus hybridColumnar Oak 'Skinny Genes'An oak that fits a side yard. Full sunAverage water $199.95 Zones 4–8 Succulent × MangaveMangave 'Frosted Elegance'Looks expensive. Asks for very little. Full sunLow water $13.99 Zones 9–11 Succulent × MangaveMangave 'Mission to Mars'Red, as the name promised. Full sunLow water $13.99 Zones 8–10 Succulent Agave schidigeraAgave 'Black Widow'Spiky, hairy and on your side. Full sunLow water $10.99 Zones 8–10 Succulent × MangaveMangave 'Praying Hands'Folded leaves. Fits a small pot. Full sunLow water $13.99 Zones 9–11 Succulent Agave schidigeraAgave 'Royal Flush'Green, cream and slightly armed. Full sunLow water $10.99 Zones 8–10 Succulent × MangaveMangave 'Blazing Saddles'Small rosette. Loud spots. Full sunLow water $13.99 Zones 9–11 Palm Livistona chinensisChinese Fan PalmA fountain of leaves. Sun to part sunAverage water from $99.95 Zones 9–11 Shrub Buddleja davidiiButterfly Bush 'Blueberry Pie'Butterflies, on a short leash. Full sunLow water $99.95 Zones 5–9 Shrub LagerstroemiaCrape Myrtle 'Scarlet'Red in August heat. Full sunLow water from $99.95 Zones 7–10 Fruit tree Ficus caricaFig Orchard CollectionThree figs, one long season. Full sunAverage water $229.95 Zones 7–10 Shrub Laurus nobilisSweet Bay 'Little Ragu'The bay leaf, before the jar. Sun to part sunLow water $249.95 Zones 8–10 Shrub Juniperus sabinaSavin Juniper 'New Blue Tam'Low, blue, and happy on a hot slope. Full sunLow water $99.95 Zones 4–7 Shrub BuddlejaButterfly Bush 'Birthday Cake'Lavender-pink. Smells like honey. Covered in butterflies. Full sunLow water $99.95 Zones 5–9 Tree Lagerstroemia indica × faurieiCrape Myrtle 'Natchez'White flowers in July. Cinnamon bark in January. Full sunLow water from $99.95 Zones 7–9 Tree Lagerstroemia indica × faurieiCrape Myrtle 'Tuscarora'Coral pink, mildew resistant, tree-sized. Full sunLow water $99.95 Zones 7–9 Tree Lagerstroemia indicaCrape Myrtle 'Catawba'Purple all summer, orange in fall. Full sunLow water $99.95 Zones 7–9