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One of the toughest plants in the West — a silvery high-desert shrub good to nearly -20°F and 8,000 ft, thriving in lean alkaline soil where little else will.
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A magnificent large bunchgrass — a towering fountain of fine foliage topped by airy golden plumes that catch autumn light.
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Spicy-scented golden spring flowers, edible berries that ripen black-red, and brilliant fall color — and it's hardy to -25°F, growing across the mountain West.
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Cheerful flat-topped clusters of golden-yellow blooms sit above soft, ferny gray-green foliage from spring well into summer.
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A Sierra and Klamath high-country shrub that shrugs off hard mountain winters — among the most cold-tolerant manzanitas there is.
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The most garden-adaptable manzanita there is — glossy green leaves, mahogany bark, and a froth of pink-white winter flowers that hum with early bees.
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Flat, iris-like blades and warm reddish-bronze seed heads set this rush apart from the rounded kinds.
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Long, lush spikes of blue-purple pea flowers rise above green palmate leaves, blooming generously spring into summer.
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Stiff, architectural blue-green stems give this rush a clean, modern look in rain gardens and along water features.
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A fragrant high-country mint with lavender-purple pom-pom flowers that swarm with native bees and butterflies all summer.
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An elegant large shrub or small tree with feathery, silver-tailed seeds that shimmer in autumn sun — its best feature.
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Crush a leaf and you'll understand the name — a clean, sweet mint fragrance.

