Muhlenbergia ‘Fast Forward’
Pink Muhly Grass
Some ornamental grasses – Miscanthus ‘Adagio’, Andropogon ‘Red October’, Calamagrostis ‘Karl Forester’, Panicum ‘Northwind’ – are known for their big, bold, structural presence in th…
Perovskia atriplicifolia
Perovskia or Russian Sage is one TOUGH plant. It’s also quite beautiful, with fuzzy silvery-blue buds that open to blue-violet flowers; adding long lasting color and texture to your garden.
Perovskia…
Monardella ‘Marian Sampson’
If you walked by Monardella ‘Marian Sampson’ before it was in bloom, you might not even notice it. But once it starts to bloom, this plant will stop you dead in your tracks! Clusters of bright scarle…
Callirhoe involucrata
Wine Cups Poppy Mallow
One look at Callirhoe involucrata in bloom and you’ll instantly understand how it got its common name: Wine Cup Poppy Mallow. Callirhoe’s large (up to 2” across), brilliant mag…
Rosa rugosa
Rugosa Rose
These amazingly tough roses provide us with intoxicatingly fragrant flowers; long lasting, vitamin-rich rose hips; interesting leaf texture – as well as drought tolerance, disease resista…
Arctostaphylos ‘John Dourley’
‘John Dourley’ Manzanita
Here at Shooting Star Nursery, we love our manzanitas!
Manzanitas are native, evergreen, drought tolerant, low maintenance – and really, really pretty. They’re also an import…
Heaths and Heathers
Heaths and Heathers
Heaths and Heathers are two closely-related evergreen shrubs that are great additions to the shade or partial shade garden.
Heaths (Erica sp., see photo to the left) have ne…
Baccharis ‘Twin Peaks’
‘Twin Peaks’ Coyote Brush
‘Twin Peaks’ is one plant that really took me by surprise in the Shooting Star display gardens.
Coyote Brush is widely known as a sturdy, fast growing, drought toleran…