(African Lily, Blue Lily, Common Agapanthus, Lily-of-the-Nile)

The naturally occurring African lily subspecies, Agapanthus praecox ssp. praecox, is tall, has fewer more upright leaves than other variants and its flowers are medium violet-blue.

Queen of the African lilies, Agapanthus praecox is a large-flowered beauty with lustrous, strap-like, evergreen foliage. Long leafless stems topped with rounded clusters of variable violet-blue or white, liliaceous flowers appear in profusion, especially if plants are well-tended. Each...

(Heather Queen Hyssop, Hybrid Hyssop)

Everblooming and richly colored, the fragrant hybrid hyssop ‘Heather Queen’ is a delight to hummingbirds and butterflies and will boost the color level in any sunny summer garden. This compact, clump-forming herbaceous perennial produces dense upright clusters of rose-pink tubular flowers. It begins blooming in early summer and will continue up until frost if regularly deadheaded. Like most Agastache, its small, soft green leaves are aromatic when crushed.

Full sun is required for...

(Mosquito Plant)

A member of the mint family, this upright herbaceous perennial is native to Texas and New Mexico. Its open spikes of purple-rose, tubular flowers appear in summer and fall. The leaves have a minty, fruity fragrance.

This low-maintenance, drought-tolerant plant likes well drained soil and full sun. It is an excellent choice for sunny mixed borders and hummingbird gardens and does well in containers.

(Mosquito Plant, Purple Pygmy Hyssop)

Selected for its relatively compact habit, this seed-grown herbaceous perennial bears spikes of bright purple-rose, tubular flowers in summer and fall. The leaves have a minty, fruity fragrance.

This low-maintenance, drought-tolerant plant likes well drained soil and full sun. It is an excellent choice for sunny mixed borders and hummingbird gardens and does well in containers.

(Mosquito Plant, Sonoran Sunset® Hyssop)

Sonoran Sunset™ is a free-blooming, compact selection of Agastache cana, a herbaceous perennial native to Texas and New Mexico. It bears dense spikes of bright rose-pink, tubular flowers in summer and fall. The leaves have a minty, fruity fragrance.

This low-maintenance, drought-tolerant plant likes well drained soil and full sun. It is an excellent choice for sunny mixed borders and hummingbird gardens and does well in containers.

(Purple Giant Hyssop)

A member of the mint family, this large, aromatic, bushy perennial is native to eastern and central North America. Feathery, light-purple flower spikes appear from summer to early autumn above large, anise-scented leaves.

This low-maintenance, drought-tolerant plant likes well drained soil and at least partial sun. It is an excellent choice for sunny mixed borders, wildflower plantings, and hummingbird gardens.

(Liquorice Blue Giant Hyssop, Purple Giant Hyssop)

Agastache scrophulariifolia is a large, aromatic, bushy perennial native to eastern and central North America. Its cultivar 'Liquorice Blue' bears fuzzy blue flower spikes from late summer to early autumn above large, anise-scented leaves.

This low-maintenance, drought-tolerant plant likes well drained soil and at least partial sun. It is an excellent choice for sunny mixed borders, wildflower plantings, and hummingbird gardens.

(Goldenflower Agave, Goldenflower Century Plant)

Few American Agave offer the spectacular looks and heat tolerance of this rugged native succulent. It’s found in a very small range at higher elevations of the mountains of Central Arizona amidst the chaparral, where it is quite cold hardy. Conversely it is one of the toughest agaves for full sun on the low desert floor. Such a wide range of adaptability makes an excellent landscape plant for a range of arid regions.

Its lovely evergreen leaves are large, blue-green to green, depending...

(Schott's Agave, Schott's Century Plant)

Use this tough little Agave in hot dry regions where few small ornamentals will survive. This species is native to southern Arizona and New Mexico, extending southward into Sonora, Mexico. It has an informal, scruffy look and maintains a cast iron nature in rocky infertile ground. The leaves contain saponifiers and were harvested by indigenous people for soap.

Schott's Agave tends to spread and form colonies. Each rosette is dense and irregularly shaped with linear, upright leaves...

(Miniature Century Plant, Silver Dollar, Toumey's Century Plant)

The small effusive rosettes of Toumey's century have sharp slender blades edged with slender white edges that pull away like delicate white scribbles. Though compact it makes a dramatic addition to any desert rock garden or container. This all-American native naturally exists in the mountains of Arizona. It is an unusually hardy species that can withstand periods of freezing as long as growing conditions remain dry, particularly at the root zone.

The dark green fleshy leaves of this century...