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Your Local Plant Nursery Resource for the Rogue Valley Since 2005

3223 Taylor Road, Central Point, OR 97502

Drought Tolerant

Fall is Aster season and here at Shooting Star Nursery we love these bright, cheery perennials! As a group, Asters (which have now mostly been categorized as the genus Symphyotrichon, for all you pl…
Catmints ~ so many to love! Catmint are some of the easiest going and hardest working of all our  favorite drought tolerant perennials – and that’s high praise indeed!  They can be incorporated into…
Oregon Sunshine An indispensable and iconic native of our region (and a large swath of the West), Eriophyllum lanatum, also known as Common Woolly Sunflower, is true to its name in all ways.  Found…
Jerusalem Sage is a very striking and unusual plant to add to your drought tolerant or deer resistant garden. The fuzzy gray-green leaves seem to be unpalatable to deer, and being a Mediterranean nat…
Pacific Mist Manzanita This is the Manzanita we reach for more than any other! A tried and true hybrid, it is as attractive as it is a useful problem solver.  Need to cover some ground with a no main…
Hellebores, also known as Lenten Roses, are one of those perennials you didn’t know you needed – until you see them blooming their hearts out during the dull gray months of late winter and early spr…
Western Native Muhly Grasses When it comes to ornamental grasses, the bulk of the most common offerings are species native to Asia, and more recently the US Prairie states.  While there are many incr…
Chaste Tree This drought tolerant Mediterranean native absolutely thrives here in the Rogue Valley! Vitex needs consistent heat in order to bloom profusely, and our long hot summers give them exactly…
A New Compact Yarrow for your Garden! Achillea ‘Little Moonshine’ is the yarrow you didn’t know that you needed – but once you see it you’ll immediately start thinking about where you can use it in…