Spanish Broom
New Mexico classic Yellow blooms in spring. Can get 15’ over
a life time so give it room. Great fragrance when blooming.
Plant one in the far corner of the yard for interest. Evergreen. |
Potentilla
Semi evergreen shrub of the mountains. Most bloom yellow in
summer. It likes cool weather so plant on the north side or in
light shade. Average 2’ x 2’. |
Texas Sage
Native plant from my home state. Averages 4’ tall and
3’wide. Semi evergreen and should not be planted on the north
side of the house. Needs sun and warmth.
Grey foliage with beautiful lavender
blooms in summer. |
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Mahonia
Evergreen shrub for the shade areas. Yellow blooms in the
spring with a holly like leaf. Slowly grows to 5’ tall and 3’
wide. |
Photinia
Fast growing hedge with bright red new growth in the spring. In
Albuquerque it can get to 8’ tall and 6’ wide or more. If you want
to keep it smaller you must like to trim. If trimmed it should be
considered “formal”. It blooms white if it is not trimmed and it
won’t bloom at all if you trim it in early spring. |
Nandina Domestica
Many varieties exist from 1’x1’ to 5’x2’. It is a much loved and
much hated plant depending on the variety planted and the pruning.
One of the very few plants that stays narrow in relation to it’s
height so it is great for those narrow areas where you want a plant
3’ or more.. Does well in shade or sun. Red foliage and berries in
the winter with small white blooms in the spring. |
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Roses
Thousands of varieties. They do very well is our low
humidity with minimal insects or disease problems. Pruning is
not as tough as you may think and the truth is that you can just
whack’em and you will still get good results. Please don’t tell
the “rose people” I said that. They also do well
in part shade at this elevation. |
Blue Mist
Great shrub to 5’ tall but loses its
leaves in winter. Bright blue flowers in early summer. A good
substitute for Russian Sage because it does not spread from runners. |
Dwarf Indian Hawthorn
Evergreen low mounding shrub that is covered in pink or white
flowers in spring. Average 3’x3’ for the dwarf varieties. |
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Mugo Pine
Think pine bush. Evergreen without blooms. Average 5’x5’
with a lot of variation in size.
Very tolerant of wind and cold. |
Gilt-Edge Eleagnus
Colorful foliage year round Small crème blooms in fall and fast
growing. Use as a screen the average size 8’x8’. |
Eleagnus
Fast growing evergreen shrub. Crème colored blooms in fall.
Great screen or filler plant for large corners. Does well in windy
conditions. Foliage is a medium green with silvery undersides. |
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Pink Abelia
Semi-evergreen shrub with a more traditional look. Trumpet
shaped small flowers from summer till fall. Bronze fall color
with a max height 4’-5’. Cold hardy and good in sun or part
shade. |
Baccharis “starn”
A true lover of the desert this plant thrives in sandy soils.
Develops a very interesting weeping habit as a tall ground
cover. Average 3’tall x 4’ wide and evergreen. |
Crimson Pigmy Barberry
Beautiful dwarf shrub with crimson leaves and no real blooms.
Small thorns but does not need to be trimmed. Looses its leaves in
winter. Forms a nice neat mound. |
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Grey Cotoneaster
Grey foliage with small white blooms in summer. Very easy to
grow. Can be trimmed into a formal hedge (yuck) or pruned once a
year or less for an informal look. Evergreen 4’-5’ if trimmed
occasionally.
Very large blooms-guess what color?
(also in white) |
Lilac
Large shrub for large properties. Makes a good screen but it
loses its leaves in winter. |
Apache Plume
No Albuquerque Xeriscape should be without one. Single petal
white blooms in spring. Following the bloom it produces
interesting curly plumes. Semi-evergreen with a max height of 8’
in the wild but easily kept at 4’ with shearing once a year in
fall. Very drought tolerant. |
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Turpentine Bush
A better photo of this native is coming. Trust me--It's a
very nice neat evergreen plant that once established needs very
little water. It forms a mounding habit 3'x3' average. The small
but bright yellow blooms cover the plant in fall and the bright
green new foliage is very pretty in the spring. |
Fern Bush
This semi evergreen native has the most unusual leaves of
any plant we offer. They look like little ferns. Average size
4'x4' with White blooms in the late spring. A "must have" for
any xeriscape. Drought tolerant in full sun. |
Upright Rosemary
Evergreen with sky blue flower in late winter to spring.
Nice rounded shape with minimal trimming. Foliage can be used in
cooking or for potpourri. Drought tolerant in full to part sun.
Average mature since 4’ tall x 6’ wide. Can be kept 3’x4’ with
yearly trimming. |
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Parney Cotoneaster
Semi-Evergreen shrub averages 4’-5’ tall and as wide. Plum
colored leaves in fall. Some people trim them into “balls” or
“boxes” ---No No No! Trim them no more than once a year after
the white spring blooms for a nice natural look. Easy to grow. |
Forsythia
What
can I say? This display only last a few weeks in early spring
but it’s a great plant for a large landscape. Avg 10’x10' |
Hardy Dwarf Broom
“Genista Lydia” The reason I give the botanical name is to
point out that this is not the aggressive weed of the west
coast. Evergreen 18” tall x 3’ wide. Drought tolerant and a good
addition to your xeriscape. Covered in yellow blooms in April.
Full sun. |
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Mountain Mahogany
This photo was taken in the Ojito wilderness. This slow
growing variety can attain 10' but it can easily be maintained
at half that height--leafless in winter it is a good addition to
any native landscape. |
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Lena Broom
Part of the huge family for brooms that is known for its
green twiggy stems and startling spring blooms. This variety
gets about 5' tall and 6' wide. It is evergreen and very drought
tolerant. Pick a color and a size and we will try to include it
on your wish list. |
