Agave parryi Parry’s Agave
This is an evergreen compact shrub with stiff blue green leaves. Works well as an accent plant. Don’t expect blooms for many years. When it does bloom, the original rosette will die, leaving some new “pups” to carry on.
Agave parryi Parry’s Agave
Ht: 1-2′
Mature Spread: 2-3′
Shape: Spike
Flower Color: Yellow
Hardiness: Zone 5
Full sun
Very Dry
Agave neomexicana New Mexico Agave
This is an evergreen shrub with bluish-green spike like leaves. It is sometimes listed as a subspecies of Parry’s Agave.
Ht: 1-2′
Mature Spread: 2-3′
Shape: Spike
Flower Color: Yellow
Hardiness: Zone 5
Full sun
Very Dry
Amelanchier alnifolia Saskatoon Serviceberry
This tall shrub has white flowers in the spring followed by sweet blue purple berries in the fall. The berries are loved by birds and great for jams. The fruit taste super sweet after a hard frost.
Amelanchier alnifolia Saskatoon Serviceberry
Ht: 10-12′ *Native*
Mature Spread: 6-12′
Shape: Open Vase
Flower Color: White
Hardiness: Zone 2
Full Sun
Medium to Dry
Amelanchier utahensis Utah Serviceberry
This tall shrub has white fragrant flowers in the spring followed by bluish black berries. The leaves have a blue green hue. Great for birds and extremely drought tolerant.
Amelanchier utahensis Utah Serviceberry
Ht: 6-12′ *Native*
Mature Spread: 6-12′
Shape: Upright Vase
Flower Color: White
Hardiness: Zone 4
Full Sun
Very Dry
Amorpha canescens Leadplant
This is a medium sized shrub with delicate lacy leaves and purple flowers with orange anthers in late summer. Be forewarned it is the last plant to leaf out in the spring. This beautiful plant is native throughout the plains states.
Amorpha canescens Leadplant
Ht: 3-4′ *Native*
Mature Spread: 3-4′
Shape: Open Vase
Flower Color: Purple
Hardiness: Zone 4
Full Sun
Dry
Amorpha nana Dwarf Leadplant
This is a graceful compact shrub with delicate green fern like leaves and fragrant pink flowers with orange anthers. They bloom in late spring to early summer. Like its relative A. canescens it is also late to leaf out in the spring.
Amorpha nana Dwarf Leadplant
Ht: 1-3′ *Native*
Matured Spread: 2-3′
Shape: Open Vase
Flower Color: Pink
Hardiness: Zone 4
Full Sun
Dry
Arctostaphylos x coloradoensis Cascade Manzanita
This is a low growing cascading evergreen shrub with dark glossy green leaves and tiny pink flowers in early spring. It has very attractive cinnamon-red bark color. They prefer well drainage neutral to acidic soils.
Arctostaphylos x coloradoensis Cascade Manzanita
Ht: 1-2′
Mature Spread: 3-4′
Shape: Low Spreading
Flower Color: Pink
Hardiness: Zone 4
Sun to Part Shade
Dry
Arctostaphylos x coloradoensis Chieftain Manzanita
This an upright form of Manzanita it is a broad leaf evergreen shrub with very attractive cinnamon red to purple bark. They have white to pink flowers in late winter. They prefer well drained neutral to acidic soils.
Ht: 3-4′ *Native*
Mature Spread: 8-10′
Shape: Upright
Flower Color: White to Pink
Hardiness: Zone 4
Sun or Shade
Dry
Arctostaphylos x coloradoensis Panchito Manzanita 
This is a low growing evergreen shrub with glossy green leaves and small pink flowers in early spring. It has a very attractive red bark color. They prefer well drained neutral to acidic soils.
Ht: 1-2′ *Native*
Mature Spread: 3-5′
Shape: Low Spreading
Flower Color: Pink
Hardiness: Zone 4
Sun to Part Shade
Dry
Arctostaphylos x coloradoensis Mock Bearberry 
This is a dense rounded evergreen with cinnamon-red to purplish exfoliating bark. Pinkish white flowers in April to May, followed by small red berries in fall.
Arctostaphylos sp. Manzanita
Ht: 1-2′ *Native*
Mature Spread: 3-4′
Shape: Low Spreading
Flower Color: Pink-white
Hardiness: Zone 4
Full Sun to Part Shade
Dry
Artemisia ‘Powis Castle’ Sage Powis Castle Sage
This is a medium sized bushy shrub with fragrant silver finely cut foliage. It works well as an accent plant.
Artemisia ‘Powis Castle’ Powis Castle Sage
Ht: 2-3′
Mature Spread: 2-3′
Shape: Round
Flower Color: NA
Hardiness: Zone 4
Full Sun
Medium to Dry
Artemisia cana Silver Sage
This is a medium sized mounding evergreen shrub with brilliant silver foliage. Silver Sage is one of the predominant sage brush species on the Grand Mesa.
Artemisia cana Silver Sage
Ht: 2-5′ *Native*
Mature Spread: 2-3′
Shape: Mounding
Flower Color: Yellow
Hardiness: Zone 3
Full Sun
Dry
Artemisia filifolia Sand Sage
This is a silver grey evergreen shrub with thread like leaves. They have great texture! They tolerate clay soils better than the name suggests. They can be found in the wild near Moab, Utah.
Artemisia filifolia Sand Sage
Ht: 3-5′ *Native*
Mature Spread: 3-4′
Shape: Mounding
Flower Color: Yellow
Hardiness: Zone 5
Full Sun
Very Dry
Artemisia tridentata Basin Sage or Tall Western Sage
This is a tall fragrant shrub with rugged silver foliage. It is a great accent plant and excellent for wildlife habitat. It is extremely drought tolerant and soil tolerant.
Artemisia tridentata Basin Sage
Ht: 5-10′ *Native*
Mature Spread: 5-10′
Shape: Mounding
Flower Color: Yellow
Hardiness: Zone 3
Full Sun
Very Dry
Artemisia trid. vaseyana Mountain Big Sage
This is a uniformly flat-topped shrub with silver leaves. It performs well at elevations of 6,000 to 10,000′ and provides valuable cover for wildlife.
Ht: 4-6′ *Native*
Mature Spread: 4-6′
Shape: Mounding
Flower Color: Yellow
Hardiness: Zone 3
Full Sun
Dry
Atriplex canescens Fourwing Saltbrush
This is a large mounding shrub with silver green leaves and tan four winged seeds on the female plants. It tolerates saline soils very well and is great for attracting wildlife. Works well as a transitional plant, going from a landscape and transitioning into the wild.
Atriplex canescens Fourwing Saltbrush
Ht: 3-6′ *Native*
Mature Spread: 3-6′
Shape: Round
Flower Color: Tan
Hardiness: 4
Full Sun
Very Dry
Atriplex confertifolia Shadscale Saltbrush
This is a mounding evergreen shrub with silver green leaves. They have tan to pink seeds on the female plants in late fall. They are great for winter color! They tolerate saline soils very well.
Atriplex confertifolia Shadscale Saltbrush
Ht: 2-3′ *Native*
Mature Spread: 2-3′
Shape: Round
Flower Color: Tan
Hardiness: Zone 3
Full Sun
Very Dry
Atriplex corrugata Mat Saltbrush
This is a low growing shrub with silver green leaves. It is excellent as a ground cover in extremely arid conditions. It tolerates saline soils and makes a great bonsai. Temporarily unavailable
Atriplex corrugata Mat Saltbrush
Ht: 2-6″ *Native*
Mature Spread: 2-3′
Shape: Ground cover
Flower Color: Tan
Hardiness: Zone 3
Full Sun
Very Dry
Atriplex gardneri Gardner’s Saltbrush
This is a mound forming evergreen shrub with silver green leaves. It tolerates poor soils and provides excellent forage for wildlife.
Atriplex gardneri Gardner’s Saltbrush
Ht: 1-2′ *Native*
Mature Spread: 2-3′
Shape: Mounding
Flower Color: Tan
Hardiness: Zone 3
Full Sun
Very Dry
Buddleia alternifolia ‘Argentea’ Silver Fountain Butterfly Bush 
This is a vase-shaped mounding shrub with silver blue gray leaves. This shrub has lilac flowers in June on previous year’s wood. It is great for attracting butterflies.
Ht: 8-10′
Mature Spread: 6-8′
Shape: Mounding
Flower Color: Purple, Early Summer
Hardiness: Zone 4
Full to part Sun
Dry
Buddleia davidii ‘Black Knight’ Butterfly Bush
This is a large mounding shrub with deep purple fragrant flowers in summer to fall. This shrub is great for attracting butterflies and humming birds.
Buddleia davidii ‘Black Knight’
Ht: 6-10′
Mature Spread: 6-8′
Shape: Vase
Flower Color: Deep Purple
Hardiness: Zone 6
Full Sun
Medium to Dry
Buddleia davidii ‘Nanho Blue’ Butterfly Bush
This is a mounding medium sized vase-shaped shrub with dark green leave. It makes a great cut flower and is good for attracting butterflies.
Buddleai davidii Nanho Blue Butterfly Bush
Ht: 4-6′
Mature Spread: 4-6′
Shape: Vase
Flower Color: Blue
Hardiness: Zone 6
Full to part Sun
Medium to Dry
Buddleia davidii ‘Nanho Purple’ Butterfly Bush
This is a mounding medium sized shrub with magenta purple flowers. They make a great fragrant dried flower.
Buddleia davidii Nanho Purple
Ht: 4-6′
Mature Spread: 4-6′
Shape: Vase
Flower Color: Purple
Hardiness: Zone 6
Full Sun
Medium to Dry
Buddleia davidii ‘Pink Delight’ Butterfly Bush
This is a vase-shaped mounding shrub with bright green leaves and fragrant pink flower that bloom until frost. It is great for attracting butterflies.
Buddleia davidii Pink Butterfly Bush
Ht: 6-10′
Mature Spread: 6-8′
Shape: Upright Vase
Flower Color: Pink
Hardiness: Zone 6
Full to Part Sun
Medium to Dry
Buddleia davidii ‘White Profusion’ Butterfly Bush
This is a tall vase-shaped shrub with white fragrant flowers in summer. It makes a good cut flower.
Buddleia davidii ‘White Profusion’
Ht: 6-10′
Mature Spread: 6-8′
Shape: Upright Vase
Flower Color: White
Hardiness: Zone 6
Full to Part Sun
Medium to Dry
Buddleia davidii ‘Royal Red’ Butterfly Bush
This is a tall up right shrub with dark red fragrant flowers. Works well as a cut flower.
Buddleia davidii Royal Red
Ht: 6-10′
Mature Spread: 6-8′
Shape: Upright Vase
Flower Color: Dark Red
Hardiness: Zone 6
Full to Part Sun
Medium to Dry
Buddleia x weyeriana Honeycomb Butterfly Bush
This is a large mounding shrub with bright green leaves and honey yellow flowers all summer long. Works well as a cut flower and smells really good!
Buddleia x weyeriana Honeycomb Buddleia
Ht: 6-10′
Mature Spread: 6-8′
Shape: Vase
Flower Color: Yellow
Hardiness: Zone 6
Full to Part Sun
Medium to Dry
Caryopteris incana Blue Mist Spirea
This is a dense shrub with narrow grayish green leaves. It has brilliant blue flowers in mid to late summer and is great for bees.
Caryopteris incana Blue Mist Spirea
Ht: 3-4′
Mature Spread: 3-4′
Shape: Vase
Flower Color: Blue
Hardiness: Zone 5
Full Sun
Medium to Dry
Caryopteris incana ‘Dark Knight’ Dark Knight Blue Mist
This is an upright shrub with dark green leaves and dark blue flowers. It works well as a cut flower.
Caryopteris incana ‘Dark Knight’
Ht: 3-4′
Mature Spread: 3-4′
Shape: Vase
Flower Color: Dark Blue
Hardiness: Zone 5
Full Sun
Medium to Dry
Ceratoides lanata Winter Fat
This is an upright arching shrub with striking silver foliage and fluffy white seeds in winter. It provides excellent forage for wildlife. It has great winter color.
Ceratoides lanata Winter Fat
Ht: 2-4′ *Native*
Mature Spread: 2-4′
Shape: Mounding/Arching
Flower Color: White
Hardiness: Zone 4
Full Sun
Very Dry
Cercocarpus intricatus Littleleaf Mountain Mahogany
This is an intricately branched evergreen shrub with tiny purple flowers in early spring followed by fluffy white twisting seeds in summer. They make a good evergreen screen and the birds love to hide in them.
Cercocarpus intricatus Littleleaf Mt. Mahogany
Ht: 5-7′ *Native*
Mature Spread: 4-6′
Shape: Densely Upright
Flower Color: Purple
Hardiness: Zone 4
Full Sun
Very Dry
Cercocarpus ledifolius Curlleaf Mountain Mahogany
This is a tall evergreen shrub or tree which can be pruned into tree form. It is excellent as a tall evergreen screen and is great for wildlife.
Cercocarpus ledifolius Curlleaf Mt. Mahogany
Ht: 10-20′ *Native*
Mature Spread: 8-12′
Shape: Upright Open
Flower Color: Purple
Hardiness: Zone 4
Full Sun
Dry
Cercocarpus montanus True-leaf Mountain Mahogany
This is a medium sized deciduous shrub with deeply ridged green leaves and purple bark in winter. It has white twisting seeds that reflect sunlight in summer. The dried leaves make a great potpourri.
Ht: 6-7′ *Native*
Mature Spread: 6-7′
Shape: Open Vase
Flower Color: Purple
Hardiness: Zone 3
Full Sun
Very Dry
Chamaebatiaria millefolium Fernbush
This is a tall semi evergreen shrub with fragrant fern like leaves. They produce creamy white flowers in late summer. Plant them near a window to enjoy the fragrance.
Chamaebatiaria millefolium Fernbush
Ht: 6-8′ *Native*
Mature Spread: 4-6′
Shape: Upright Mounding
Flower Color: Cream White
Hardiness: Zone 5
Full sun
Dry
Chilopsis linearis Desert Willow
This is a small tree or large shrub with bright green leaves and pink orchid like flowers. It works well for attracting humming birds. We carry a nice pink form, as well as a burgundy one.
Chilopsis linearis Desert Willow
Ht: 8-15′
Mature Spread: 8-10′
Shape: Open Upright
Flower Color: Pink
Hardiness: Zone 6
Full Sun
Dry
Chrysothamnus nauseosus albicaulis Tall Blue Rabbitbrush
This is a bushy semi evergreen shrub with thin blue or green leaves. They have bright yellow flowers in late summer to fall followed by fluffy white seeds. This works well as a transitional plant going from an irrigated landscape into the wild.
Chrysothamnus naus. Tall Blue Rabbitbrush
Ht: 3-6′ *Native*
Mature Spread: 3-6′
Shape: Round
Flower Color: Yellow
Hardiness: Zone 3
Full Sun
Very Dry
Chrysothamnus nauseosus graveolens Tall Green Rabbitbrush
This is a bushy semi evergreen shrub with thin green leaves and bright yellow flowers in fall. They are very drought tolerant and can tolerate poor soils. The Rabbitbrushs work well in reclamation projects because they can reseed easily.
Chrysothamnus naus. Tall Green Rabbitbrush
Ht: 4-6′ *Native*
Mature Spread: 4-6′
Shape: Round
Flower Color: Yellow
Hardiness: Zone 3
Full Sun
Very Dry
Chrysothamnus nauseosus nauseosus Dwarf Blue Rabbitbrush
This is a dwarf rounded shrub with thin blue to green foliage. They produce bright yellow flowers in late summer to fall. They are great for fall and winter color. Their compact form makes them ideal for small gardens.
Chrysothamnus naus. naus. Dwf. Blue Rabbitbrush
Ht: 2-3′ *Native*
Mature Spread: 2-3′
Shape: Low Mounding
Flower Color: Yellow
Hardiness: Zone 3
Full Sun
Very Dry
Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus Viscid Rabbitbrush
This is a low growing mounding shrub with thin twisting leaves and bright yellow flowers in late summer. Not currently available.
Ht: 1-2′ *Native*
Mature Spread: 1-2′
Shape: Low Mounding
Flower Color: Yellow
Hardiness: Zone 3
Full Sun
Dry Limited Availability
Cornus sericea ‘Baileyi’ Bailey’s Red Twig Dogwood
This is a dense upright shrub with medium green foliage. It has creamy white flowers in May followed by white fruit in fall. They have showy red to burgundy stems during winter.
Cornus sericea Red Twig Dogwood
Ht: 6-8′
Mature Spread: 6-8′
Shape: Round
Flower Color: White
Hardiness: Zone 3
Full Sun to Part Shade
Moist to Medium
Cornus sericea ‘Isanti’ Isanti Dogwood
This is a dense low growing dogwood with bright red stems in winter. This shrub has dark purple fall color.
Ht: 5-6′
Mature Spread: 8-10′
Shape: Broadly Round
Flower Color: White
Hardiness: Zone 3
Full to Part Sun
Moist to Medium
Cornus sericea coloradense Colorado Red Twig Dogwood
This is a rounded spreading shrub with red stems and bright green leaves. This shrub has white flowers in spring followed by white berries in summer.
Cornus sericea coloradense Colorado Red Twig Dogwood
Ht: 6-8′ *Native*
Mature Spread: 8-12′
Shape: Round
Flower Color: White
Hardiness: Zone 3
Sun to Part Shade
Moist to Medium
Cotinus coggygria Royal Purple Smoke Bush
This is a tall shrub with rich dark purple leaves and cottony purple seed that resemble smoke. Tolerates deer, drought and clay soils. Makes a great accent plant.
Cotinus coggygria Royal Purple Smoke Bush
Ht: 10-15′
Mature Spread: 10-15′
Shape: Multi -Stemmed Upright
Flower Color: Yellow
Hardiness: Zone 5-8
Sun
Dry
Cotoneaster apiculatus Cranberry Cotoneaster
This is a low mounding shrub with small glossy green leaves. They have pale pink small flowers in June and large red berries in late summer.
Ht: 2-3′
Mature Spread: 5-7′
Shape: Mounding Arching
Flower Color: Pale Pink
Hardiness: Zone 5
Part Shade
Medium to Dry
Cowania mexicana Cliff Rose
This is a semi evergreen upright mounding shrub with dark green leaves and fragrant cream colored flowers in summer. The twigs and leaves are used to make a gold dye. It is extremely drought tolerant. I have had the pleasure to be in the desert when the Cliff Rose were in full bloom, the fragrance is enchanting! It is difficult to produce in the nursery, so supplies are limited.
Cowania mexicana Cliff Rose
Ht: 4-8′ *Native*
Mature Spread: 4-6′
Shape: Irregular Upright
Hardiness: Zone 4
Flower Color: White
Full Sun
Very Dry Limited Availability
Dasylirion texanum Green Desert Spoon, Sotol
This is an evergreen yucca like shrub with thin dark green leaves. Works well in a cactus gardens. Spiked leaves are sharply toothed, so be careful. Discontinued due to lack of hardiness.
Dasylirion texanum Green Desert Spoon
Ht: 3-5′
Mature Spread: 3-5′
Shape: Spike
Flower Color: Tan
Hardiness: Zone 7
Full Sun
Very Dry
Ephedra equisetina Blue Stem Joint Fir 
This is a mounding evergreen shrub with slender blue stems. The female plants have bright red berries in midsummer. They have a tendency to sucker.
Ephedra equisetina Blue Stem Joint Fir
Ht: 3-4′
Mature Spread: 5-6′
Shape: Large Mounding
Flower Color: Yellow
Hardiness: Zone 5
Full Sun
Very Dry
Ephedra minima Dwarf Ephedra
This is a low growing, mat forming evergreen shrub. It has dense dark green stems, and the females have red berries.
Ht: 6-12″
Mature Spread: 2-3′
Shape: Mounding
Flower Color: Yellow
Hardiness: Zone 5
Full Sun
Dry
Ephedra torreyana Torrey’s Ephedra
Torrey’s Ephedra is a mounding evergreen shrub with blue green stems. They have yellow flowers in the spring and the female produce papery seeds in summer. They prefer poor soils and are drought tolerant.
Ht: 2-4′
Mature Spread: 3-4′ * Native*
Shape: Mounding
Flower Color: Yellow
Hardiness: Zone 4
Full Sun
Very Dry Limited Availability
Ephedra viridis Mormon Tea
This is a mounding evergreen shrub with green broom like branches. They produce bright yellow flowers in early spring. It makes a great tea which may have health benefits such as relieve from allergies and colds. It tolerates poor soils and are drought tolerant.
Ephedra viridis Mormon Tea
Ht: 4-5′ *Native*
Mature Spread: 4-5′
Flower Color: Yellow
Hardiness: Zone 4
Full Sun
Very Dry
Eriogonum corymbosum Shrub Buckwheat
This is an extremely durable clump forming shrub with wooly green leaves and white flowers change to pink and red after freezing. This is a great plant for fall and winter color. Song birds love the seeds!
Eriogonum corymbosum Shrub Buckwheat
Ht: 2-3′ *Native*
Mature Spread: 2-3′
Shape: Round
Flower Color: White
Hardiness: Zone 4
Full Sun
Very Dry
Fallugia paradoxa Apache plume
This is an upright mounding evergreen shrub with small green leaves and white bark. The flowers are bright white and bloom all summer long. The flowers are followed by feathery pink to white seed heads.
Fallugia paradoxia Apache Plume
Ht: 6-8′ *Native*
Mature Spread: 6-8′
Shape: Upright Irregular
Flower Color: White
Hardiness: Zone 4
Full Sun
Very Dry
Fendlera rupicola Cliff Fendler Bush
This is an upright airy shrub with small glossy leaves and fragrant four-petaled white flowers in June. It has reddish bark exfoliates to gray as it matures.
Fendlera rupricola Cliff Fendler Bush
Ht: 6-8′ *Native*
Mature Spread: 5-6′
Shape: Upright
Flower Color: White
Hardiness: Zone 4
Full Sun
Very Dry Limited availability
Forestiera neomexicana New Mexico Privet
This is a tall shrub with delicate green leaves and light blue bark. The female plants are covered in bright blue berries in late summer. They are great for wildlife.
Forestieria neomexicana New Mexico Privet
Ht: 8-15′ *Native*
Mature Spread: 6-8′
Shape: Upright
Flower Color: Yellow
Hardiness; Zone 4
Full Sun
Dry
Forsythia x ‘Meadowlark’ Meadowlark Forsythia
This is a tall rounded shrub with bright yellow flowers in early spring. Meadowlark is the hardiest cultivar introduced by North Dakota State University. It prefers full sun for the best blooms.
Forsythia x ‘Meadowlark’ Meadowlark Forsythia
Ht: 6-11′
Mature Spread: 6-11′
Shape: Rounded
Flower Color: Yellow
Hardiness: Zone 4
Full Sun
Medium
Gutierrezia sarothrae Broom Snake Weed
This is a fall blooming sub- shrub with bright golden yellow flowers. It grows in our driest deserts. The dried leaves and flowers can be used as a poultice to relieve bees stings and joint pain.
Gutierrezia sarothrae Broom Snake Weed
Ht: 1-2′ *Native*
Mature Spread: 1-2′
Shape: Low Round
Flower Color: Yellow
Hardiness: Zone 4
Full Sun
Very Dry
Hesperaloe parviflora Red Yucca
This is a clump forming shrub with long arching spike like dark green leaves. They produce striking red flower spikes up to 7′ tall which persist much of the summer. The hummingbirds love them.
Hesperaloe parviflora Red Yucca
Ht: 2-3′
Mature Spread: 2-3′
Shape: Spike
Flower Color: Red
Hardiness Zone 5
Full Sun
Very Dry
Holodiscus dumosus Rock Spirea
This is a gracefully arching mounding shrub with bright green leaves and sprays of cream white to pink fragrant flowers. Thrives in rocky areas.
Holodiscus dumosus Rock Spirea
Ht: 3-6′ *Native*
Mature Spread: 3-6′
Shape: Mounding
Flower Color: White, Pink
Hardiness: Zone 3
Full Sun
Medium to Dry Very limited availability
Mahonia fremontii Fremont Barberry, Desert Holly
This is a tall evergreen shrub with blue green holly like leaves. It has fragrant brilliant yellow flowers in early spring followed by persistent rose fruits in summer. The fruits make a great jams and jelly. I mix the Fremont fruit with raspberry juice to make a lovely jelly. They are drought tolerant.
Mahonia fremontii Fremont Barberry
Ht: 7-8′ *Native*
Mature Spread: 5-7′
Shape: Upright Mounding
Flower Color: Yellow
Hardiness: Zone 4
Full Sun
Very Dry Very limited availability
Manfreda maculosa Spice Lily
This is a small Agave like shrub with spotted leaves and slender flower stalks with fragrant creamy white flowers in mid summer. Drought tolerant and prefers well drained soils. Our Spice Lily has survived several harsh winters in our cactus garden.
Manfreda maculosa Spice Lily
Ht: 6″‘
Mature Spread:10-12″
Shape: Spike
Flower Color: Creamy White
Hardiness: Zone 6-9
Full Sun
Very Dry Very limited availability
Nolina microcarpa Bear Grass
This is a grass like shrub with leathery green leaves with finely toothed margins. They have greenish white flowers clustered along 4-5′ stalks in early summer.
Nolina microcarpa Bear Grass
Ht: 4-5′
Mature Spread: 6-7′
Shape: Spike
Flower Color: Greenish White
Hardiness: Zone 5
Full Sun
Very Dry
Peraphyllum ramosissimum Ute Crabapple
This is an upright arching shrub with bright glossy green leaves and fragrant white flowers in early summer. They have yellow – red fruits in late summer to fall.
Peraphyllum ramosissimum Ute crabapple
Ht: 5-8′ *Native*
Mature Spread: 4-7′
Shape: Irregular Arching
Flower Color: White
Hardiness: Zone 4
Full Sun
Very Dry Limited Availability
Pervoskia atriplicifolia Russian Sage
This is an upright shrub with silver foliage and deep blue flowers in summer to fall. The bees love them.
Pervoskia atriplicifolia Russian Sage
Ht: 3-5′
Mature Spread: 3-5′
Shape: Vase
Flower Color: Blue
Hardiness: Zone 5
Full Sun
Dry
Philadelphus lewisii ‘Cheyenne’ Cheyenne Mockorange 
This is a broad rounded shrub with fragrant white flowers in June, the flowers are good for attracting butterflies. This is a selection from the Cheyenne USDA Experimental Station.
Ht: 6-9′ *Native*
Mature Spread: 5-8′
Shape: Upright Mounding
Flower Color: White
Hardiness: 3
Full Sun
Medium to Dry
Philadelphus microphyllus Littleleaf Mockorange
This is a splendid upright shrub with small glossy green leaves, delicate reddish brown branches and small fragrant white flowers in June. The flowers smell like Juicy Fruit Gum! They are extremely drought tolerant.
Philadelphus microphyllus Littleleaf Mockorange
Ht: 5-6′ *Native*
Mature Spread: 4-5′
Shape: Upright Open
Flower Color: White
Hardiness: Zone 3
Full Sun
Dry
Physocarpus monogynus Mountain Ninebark
This is a small shrub with glossy green leaves and white flower clusters in summer. They have multicolored bark throughout the year. They have great fall color. They prefer dry shade growing conditions.
Physocarpus monogynus Mountain Ninebark
Ht:3-4′ *Native*
Mature Spread: 3-4′
Shape: Mounding
Flower Color: White
Hardiness: Zone 3
Sun to Part Shade
Medium to Dry
Potentilla fruticosa ‘Abbotswood’ Potentilla
This is a rounded shrub with blue green foliage and large pure white flowers.
Ht: 2-4′
Mature Spread: 2-4′
Shape: Mounding
Flower Color: White
Hardiness: Zone 2
Full Sun
Medium to Dry
Potentilla fruticosa ‘Gold Drop’ Potentilla
This is a fine textured, compact rounded shrub. Abundant small bright yellow flowers from June to August.
Ht: 2-4′
Mature Spread: 2-3′
Shape: Mounding
Flower Color: Yellow
Hardiness: Zone 2
Full Sun
Medium to Dry
Potentilla fruticosa Gold Finger
This is an upright shrub with dark green leaves and gold flowers.
Ht: 3-5′
Mature Spread: 3-5′
Shape: Mounding
Flower Color: Golden Yellow
Hardiness: Zone 2
Full Sun
Medium to Dry
Potentilla fruticosa ‘Jackman’ Potentilla
This is an upright shrub with large dark green leaves and bright golden yellow flowers throughout the summer.
Potentilla fruticosa ‘Jackman’
Ht: 3-5′
Mature Spread: 3-5′
Shape: Mounding
Flower Color: Yellow
Hardiness: Zone 2
Full Sun
Medium to Dry
Potentilla fruticosa ‘Katherine Dykes’ Potentilla
This is a large spreading shrub with gray green foliage and pale yellow flowers in summer.
Potentilla fruticosa ‘Katherine Dykes’
Ht: 2-3′
Mature Spread: 3-4′
Shape: Mounding
Flower Color: Lemon Yellow
Hardiness; Zone 2
Full Sun
Medium to Dry
Potentilla fruticosa ‘Snowbird’ Potentilla
This is an upright compact shrub with bright glossy green leaves and bright white flowers.
Ht: 2-4′
Mature Spread: 2-4′
Shape: Mounding
Flower Color: White
Hardiness: Zone 2
Full Sun
Medium to Dry
Potentilla fruticosa ‘Pink Beauty’ Potentilla
This is a pink flowering selection made by the University of Manitoba, Canada. The flower color will fade to white in extremely hot weather.
Ht: 3-4′
Matrue Spread: 3-4′
Shape: Mounding
Flower Color: Pink
Hardiness: Zone2
Full to Part Sun
Medium to Dry
Prunus besseyi Western Sand Cherry
This is a rounded upright shrub with blue green leaves. They have fragrant white flowers in early spring followed by blue black berries in summer. It is great for the birds and has excellent fall color.
Prunus besseyi Western Sand Cherry
Ht: 5-6′ *Native*
Mature Spread: 5-6′
Shape: Open Spreading
Flower Color: White
Hardiness; Zone 2
Full Sun
Medium to Dry
Prunus besseyi ‘Pawnee Buttes ‘ Sand Cherry 
This is a low growing section of P. besseyi that was found in the Pawnee National Grasslands, in Weld County, Colorado. They have blue green leaves and white flowers in the spring. They have great fall color.
Prunus besseyi ‘Pawnee Buttes’
Ht: 12″-18″ *Native*
Mature Spread: 6-8′
Shape: Low Spreading
Flower Color: White
Hardiness; Zone 2
Full sun
Medium to Dry
Prunus x cistena Cistena Plum
This shrub has abundant small pink flowers which precede purple foliage in late April. The foliage stays purple all summer long.
Ht: 6-8′
Mature Spread: 6-8′
Shape: Open Upright
Flower Color: Pale Pink
Hardiness: Zone 3
Full Sun
Medium
Prunus virginiana Green Chokecherry
This is a large upright shrub or small clump forming tree with glossy green leaves and white flowers in spring. They produce dark blue to red fruit in late summer. The birds love it. They have yellow to red fall color.
Prunus virginiana Green Chokecherry
Ht: 15-25′ *Native*
Mature Spread: 10′-12′
Shape: Broad Oval
Flower Color: White
Hardiness: 2
Sun to Part Shade
Medium to Dry
Prunus virginiana ‘Canada Red’ Canada Red Chokecherry
This is an elegant rounded tree with clusters of white flowers followed purple red berries. The leaves emerge bright green then turn purple as they mature. It tends to sucker, so it is easier to grow as a clump form.
Ht: 25-30′
Mature Spread: 15-20′
Shape: Broad Oval
Flower Color: White
Hardiness: Zone 2
Sun to Part Shade
Medium to Dry
Quercus gambelii Gambel’s Oak
This is a large shrub to a small tree with glossy green leaves and yellow, orange red to red fall color. They are great for Quail, Squirrels, and other critters.
Quercus gambelii Gambel’s Oak
Ht: 8-20′ *Native*
Mature Spread: 6-12′
Shape: Upright
Flower Color: Inconspicuous Yellow
Hardiness: Zone 3
Full Sun
Dry
Quercus turbinella Shrub Live Oak
This is a shrubby evergreen shrub or small tree with blue green holly like leaves. This shrub tolerates poor soils. Will lose its leaves during cold winters.
Quercus turbinella Live Oak
Ht: 6-10′
Mature Spread: 6-10′
Shape: Mounding
Flower Color: Inconspicuous Yellow
Hardiness: Zone 5
Full Sun
Dry
Quercus undulata Wavyleaf Oak
This is small tree or large shrub with blue green wavy leaves. Similar to Gamble Oak, but holds onto its leaves till spring.
Quercus undulata Wavyleaf Oak
Ht: 10-20′
Mature Spread: 10-15′
Shape: Upright
Flower Color: Yellow
Hardiness: Zone 4
Full Sun
Dry
Rhamnus smithii Smith’s Buckthorn
This shrub has rigid upright branches with narrow deep glossy green leaves. It has green to white flowers in late spring followed by pea sized red to black fruit in summer. They have golden yellow fall color.
Ht: 6-12′ *Native*
Mature Spread: 6-8′
Shape: Round
Flower Color: Green
Hardiness: Zone 4
Full Sun
Medium to Dry
Rhus aromatica ‘ Gro-Low’ Dwarf Fragrant Sumac
This is a broad spreading shrub with sprawling branches and glossy green leaves. The leaves turn to shades of red, pink and yellow in fall. Small yellow flowers produce red spiked seed heads in mid-summer.
Rhus aromatica ‘Gro-Low’
Ht: 2-3′
Mature Spread: 6-8′
Shape: Spreading
Flower Color: Yellow
Hardiness: Zone 4
Full Sun
Dry
Rhus glabra cismontana Rocky Mountain Sumac
This is an open rounded shrub often forming colonies from suckers. It has finely cut deep green leaves and bright red fruit in fall and great orange and red fall color.
Rhus glabra cismontana Rocky Mnt. Sumac
Ht: 4-6′ *Native*
Mature Spread: 6-8′
Shape: Upright Spreading
Flower Color: Creamy Yellow
Hardiness: Zone 2
Full sun
Dry
Rhus trilobata Three-Leaf Sumac
This is a large arching shrub with dark glossy green three lobed leaves. Small yellow flowers turn into bright red berries in mid summer. The berries taste like lemons and be used as lemon aid. The leaves turn to rich red to bright pink shades in the fall. It is great for fall color.
Rhus trilobata Three-Leaf Sumac
Ht: 6-10′ *Native*
Mature Spread: 6-8′
Shape: Mounding
Flower Color: Yellow
Hardiness: Zone 3
Full Sun
Very Dry
Rhus trilobata ‘Autumn Amber’ Creeping Three Leaf Sumac
This is a prostrate form of three leaf sumac. It forms a dense ground cover that will cascade over walls. Deep green leaves without the need for regular watering! This shrub has amber to brick red fall color.
Rhus trilobata ‘Autumn Amber’
Ht: 6-18″
Mature Spread: 6-8′
Shape: Spreading
Flower Color: Insignificant
Hardiness: Zone 3
Full Sun
Very Dry
Rhus typhina Staghorn Sumac
This is a small tree to large colonizing shrub. It has great red to orange fall color.
Ht: 10-20′
Mature Spread: 10-15′
Shape: Upright Spreading
Flower Color: Yellow
Hardiness: Zone 3
Full Sun
Dry
Rhus typhina ‘Laciniata’ Cutleaf Staghorn Sumac
This is a small tree to large shrub with bright green finely cut leaves and red seed heads in summer. They spread by suckers. They have excellent fall color.
Rhus typhina ‘Laciniata’ Cutleaf Staghorn Sumac
Ht: 6-8′
Mature Spread: 6-12′
Shape: Upright Spreading
Flower Color: Yellow
Hardiness: Zone 3
Full Sun
Dry
Ribes aureum Golden Currant
This is an upright shrub with glossy green leaves. They have fragrant yellow flowers in spring followed by fruit which can be orange to red to black. They have pale orange to red fall color. They are great for attracting birds.
Ribes aureum Golden Currant
Ht: 5-6′ *Native*
Mature Spread: 5-6′
Shape: Vase
Flower Color: Yellow
Hardiness: Zone 3
Sun to Part Shade
Medium to Dry
Ribes inerme White Stem Gooseberry
This is a spreading mounding shrub with white thorny branches and glossy green leaves. They have white flowers in spring and red sweet fruit. They make a good thicket.
Ribes inerme White Stem Gooseberry
Ht: 4-5′ *Native*
Mature Spread: 5-8′
Shape: Open Arching
Flower Color: White
Hardiness: Zone 2
Full Sun
Medium to Dry
Ribes odoratum ‘Crandall’ Crandall Clove Currant
This is an upright shrub with fragrant yellow flowers that smell like cloves in spring and followed with delicious black fruit. The fruit makes a great jelly.
Ribes odoratum ‘Crandall’ Clove Currant
Ht: 4-6′
Mature Spread: 4-6′
Shape: Open Arching
Flower Color: Yellow
Hardiness: Zone 4
Sun to Part Shade
Dry
Robinia neomexicana New Mexico Locust
This is a small thorny tree with pink flowers on drooping racemes. They are an attractive tree for small spaces. They tolerate saline soils and have a tendency to sucker. Currently not in production
Ht: 8-15′ *Native*
Mature Spread: 6-8′
Shape: Upright
Flower Color: Pink
Hardiness: Zone 4
Full Sun
Dry Very limited availability
Rosa x ‘Adelaide Hoodless’ Adelaide Hoodless Rose
This is a fast growing shrub rose with clusters of red fragrant flowers all summer long. They are resistant to mildew.
Rosa x ‘Adelaide Hoodless’ Adelaide Hoodless Rose
Ht: 4-5′
Mature Spread: 4-5′
Shape: Broadly Arching
Flower Color: Red
Hardiness: Zone 3
Full Sun
Dry
Rosa x ‘Cuthbert Grant’ Cuthbert Grant Rose
This is an upright medium sized shrub with large fragrant crimson flowers.
Ht: 3-4′
Mature Spread: 3-4′
Flower Color: Red
Hardiness: Zone 3
Full Sun
Dry
Rosa x ‘Sea Foam’ Sea Foam Rose
This is a ground cover rose with dense dark green leaves and double white flowers.
Rosa x ‘Sea Foam Sea Foam Rose
Ht: 2-3′
Mature Spread: 3-5′
Shape: Mounding
Flower Color: White
Hardiness: Zone 4
Full Sun
Dry
Rosa x ‘The Fairy’ The Fairy Rose
This rose works well as a ground cover. They have small pink flowers through summer.
Ht: 18-24″
Mature Spread: 2-3′
Shape: Mounding
Flower Color; Pink
Hardiness: Zone 3
Full Sun
Dry
Rosa x ‘William Baffin’ William Baffin Rose
This is an arching climbing rose with pink flowers in late summer.
Ht: 6-10′
Mature Spread: 5-6′
Shape: Pillar
Flower Color: Pink
Hardiness: Zone 3
Full Sun
Dry
Rosa woodsii Woods Rose
This is a thicket forming shrub with thorny red twigs. They have fragrant pink flowers in summer followed by bright red rose hips in fall. The rose hips are high in vitamin C.
Rosa woodsi Woods Rose
Ht:3- 5′ *Native*
Mature Spread:3- 5′
Shape: Upright Arching
Flower Color: Pink
Hardiness: Zone 3
Full Sun
Dry
Rubus deliciosus Thimble Berry, Boulder Raspberry
This is an arching shrub round lobed bright green leaves. They have white flowers in spring and followed by purple berries in summer. They tolerate dry shade well and are great for birds.
Rubus deliciosus Thimble Berry
Ht: 3-6′ *Native*
Mature Spread: 3-6′
Shape: Arching Mounding
Flower Color: White
Hardiness: Zone 3
Sun to Part Shade
Medium to Dry
Ruschia sp. Shrubby Ice Plant
This is a mound forming evergreen perennial with purple flowers in early summer. It works well in cactus gardens.
Ruschia sp. Shrubby Ice Plant
Ht: 12-24″
Mature Spread: 12-24″
Shape: Low Arching
Flower Color: Purple
Hardiness: Zone 5
Full Sun
Dry
Salix repens nitida Blue Creek Willow
This is a low growing shrub with attractive silver blue leaves and purple stems in winter. They are also called Salix arenaria. This is a very well behaved willow, doesn’t get too wild. They grow shorter at higher elevations.
Salix repens Blue Creek Willow
Ht: 2-4′
Mature Spread: 4-6′
Shape: Mounding
Flower Color: White
Hardiness: Zone 3
Full Sun
Moist to Medium
Shepherdia argentea Silver Buffaloberry
This is a tall shrub or small tree with bright silver leaves and small yellow flowers. The female shrubs produce bright glossy red berries. The tart berries make a good jelly. They will spread by suckers.
Shepherdia argentea Silver Buffaloberry
Ht: 6-12′ *Native*
Mature Spread: 6-12′
Shape: Upright/Tree Form
Flower Color: Yellow
Hardiness: Zone 2
Full Sun
Dry
Sorbaria sorbifolia Ural False Leaf Spirea
This is a large shrub with attractive upright branches and compound dark green leaves. They produce large cream white flower spikes in late spring to early summer. They have reddish purple fall color.
Sorbaria sorbifolia Ural False Leaf Spirea
Ht: 4-6′
Mature Spread: 6-8′
Shape: Broadly Upright
Flower Color: Cream White
Hardiness: Zone 2
Full to Part Sun
Medium to Dry
Spirea x bumalda ‘Goldflame’ Goldflame Spirea
This mounding shrub has bright gold foliage in spring, then turns to yellow in summer and has bright pink flowers. They have very nice fall color.
Spirea x bumalda ‘Goldflame’ Goldflame Spirea
Ht: 2-3′
Mature Spread: 2-3′
Shape: Round
Flower Color: Pink
Hardiness: Zone 4
Sun to Part Shade
Medium
Spirea japonica ‘Froebeli’ Froebel Spirea
This is a low growing mounding shrub with clusters of reddish-pink flowers in late spring. They have purplish fall color.
Spirea japonica ‘Froebeli’ Froebel Spirea
Ht: 3-4′
Mature Spread: 3-4′
Shape: Round
Flower Color: Pink
Hardiness: Zone 4
Sun to Part Shade
Medium
Spirea japonica Neon Flash Spirea
This is a rounded shrub with pink flowers in early summer and burgundy fall color.
Ht: 3-4′
Mature Spread: 3-4′
Shape: Round
Flower Color: Dark Pink
Hardiness; Zone 4
Sun to Part Shade
Medium
Spirea nipponica var. tosaensis Cheyenne Snowmound
This is a compact shrub with dark green leaves and white flowers in spring. Nice yellow to orange fall color. They can tolerate sun to shade.
Spirea nipponica var. tosaensis Cheyenne Snowmound
Ht: 3-5′
Mature Spread: 3-5′
Shape: Round
Flower Color: White
Hardiness: Zone 3
Full to Part Sun
Dry
Spirea nipponica Snowmound Spirea
This is an arching rounded shrub with clusters of showy white flowers in spring.
Ht: 3-5′
Mature Spread: 3-5′
Shape: Round
Flower Color: White
Hardiness: Zone 4
Full Sun
Medium to Dry
Spirea x vanhouttei Vanhoutte Spirea
This is a large shrub with long arching branches and fragrant white flowers in spring.
Ht: 5-7′
Mature Spread: 6-8′
Shape: Round
Flower Color: White
Hardiness: Zone 4
Full to Part Sun
Medium to Dry
Symphoricarpos alba White Snowberry
This is an arching shrub with blue to green leaves and pink to white flowers in spring followed by white berries.
Symphoricarpos alba White Snowberry
Ht: 3-4′
Mature Spread: 3-5′
Shape: Round/Arching
Flower Color: White-Pink
Hardiness: Zone 3
Sun to Shade
Dry
Symphoricarpos oreophylus Mountain Snowberry
This is a low growing vase-like shrub with arching branches and small light pink flowers. They produce white berry like drupes in late summer. They tolerate sun to shade and poor soils.
Ht: 2-4′ *Native*
Mature Spread: 2-4′
Shape: Round
Flower Color: Pink
Hardiness: Zone 4
Full Sun to Part Shade
Dry
Syringa meyeri ‘Palibin’ Dwarf Korean Lilac
This is a rounded shrub compact with glossy dark green leaves and fragrant lavender flowers in spring. They make a good foundation or border plant.
Syringa meyeri ‘Palibin’ Dwarf Korean Lilac
Ht: 5-7′
Mature Spread: 5-7′
Shape: Broad Oval
Flower Color: Lilac
Hardiness: Zone 3
Full Sun
Medium to Dry
Syringa patula Miss Kim Lilac
This is a rounded shrub with dark green foliage and pale lavender blue fragrant flowers.
Syringa patula Miss Kim Lilac
Ht: 6-8′
Mature Spread: 8-10′
Shape: Broad Oval
Hardiness: Zone 3
Full Sun
Medium to Dry
Syringa vulgaris Common Purple Lilac
This is a tall rounded shrub with fragrant purple flowers in spring. It is often used for hedges.
Ht: 10-12′
Mature Spread: 8-12′
Shape: Upright Broad
Flower Color: Lavender Purple
Hardiness: Zone 2
Full Sun
Medium-Dry
Yucca angustissima Narrowleaf Yucca
This is an evergreen shrub that can form a short woody stalk. They have long thin leave blades and white flowers in Spring. They very drought tolerant.
Ht: 3-4′ *Native*
Mature Spread: 3-4′
Shape: Spike
Flower Color: White
Hardiness: Zone 4
Full Sun
Very Dry
Yucca baccata Banana Yucca
This is an evergreen shrub with long twisting blue green leaves. The flower stalks 2-3′ tall with large green banana shaped fruits in late summer. The fruit tastes like banana too but watch out for the worm!
Yucca baccata Banana Yucca
Ht: 3-4′ *Native*
Mature Spread: 3-4′
Shape: Spike
Flower Color: White
Hardiness: Zone 4
Full Sun
Very Dry
Yucca brevifolia Joshua Tree
This is an evergreen tree form Yucca with short spike like leaves. As with most tree form yuccas, it is very slow growing.
Yucca brevifolia Joshua Tree
Ht: 10- 20′
Mature Spread: 8-10′
Shape: Tree Form
Flower Color: White
Hardiness: Zone 6
Full Sun
Very Dry Very Limited Availability
Yucca elata Soap Tree Yucca
This is a tall tree-like Yucca with large flower stalks and cream white flowers. This slow growing yucca is one of the hardiest of the tree form yuccas.
Yucca elata Soap Tree Yucca
Ht: 6-8′ *Native*
Mature Spread: 3-4′
Shape: Tree Form Spike
Flower Color: White
Hardiness: Zone 5
Full Sun
Very Dry
Yucca glauca Soapweed Yucca
This shrub has stiff sword like green leaves with 4′ tall flower stalks and greenish- white flowers. This is native to the eastern slope of Colorado.
Ht: 3-4′ *Native*
Mature Spread: 2-3′
Shape: Spike
Flower Color: White
Hardiness: Zone 4
Full sun
Very Dry
Yucca harrimaniae Harriman’s Yucca
This is a clump forming shrub with curly spiky leaves and thin white threads creating a silver cloud. They are a native to the western slope of Colorado. They tolerate poor soils well.
Yucca harrimaniae Harriman’s Yucca
Ht: 3-4′ *Native*
Mature Spread: 3-4′
Shape: Spike
Flower Color: White
Hardiness: Zone 4
Full Sun
Very Dry
Yucca rostrata Beaked Yucca
This is a tall tree forming yucca with long blue green leaves. They look much like a palm tree. Plant them in a well protected area. They are slow growing and native to the West Bend area of Texas, hardy to -20F. Currently unavailable
Yucca rostrata Beaked Yucca
Ht: 8-10′
Mature Spread: 2-4′
Shape: Tree Form Spike
Flower Color: Ivory White
Hardiness: Zone 6
Full Sun
Very Dry Currently Unavailable
Yucca thompsoniana Thompson Yucca
This is a low branching tree forming yucca with gray green leaves. They usually have multiple heads.
Yucca thompsoniana Thompson Yucca
Ht: 4-6′
Mature Spread: 3-4′
Shape: Tree Form Spike
Flower Color: Pure White
Hardiness: Zone 6
Full Sun
Very Dry Currently Unavailable
Yucca pallida Pale Leaf Yucca
This is a fairly short Yucca with wide blue green leaves.
Ht: 2-3′
Mature Spread: 2-3′
Shape: Spike
Flower Color: White
Hardiness: Zone 6
Full Sun
Very Dry Very Limited Availability