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…
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…
Cupressus macrocarpa ‘Wilma Goldcrest’
‘Wilma Goldcrest’ Cypress
This is one adorable little conifer.
‘Wilma Goldcrest’ is a perfect plant for those tight spaces where you really want a splash of bright color. In the ground, they’ll reac…
Ribes odoratum ‘Crandall’
Here is a stellar plant that is beautiful, fragrant, and delicious – as well as being good for the birds!
‘Crandall’ Blackcurrant is woefully under-utilized, perhaps people haven’t eaten a curr…
Pinus flexilis ‘Vanderwolf’s Pyramid’
Vanderwolf’s Pyramid Limber Pine
The ‘Vanderwolf’ Pine has proven itself a good conifer choice for a hot, dry spot; one that won’t get too large and has soft, two-toned needles. This western North A…
Asian Persimmons
Persimmons are the fruit you didn’t know you needed. So decorative! So versatile! And fall color as a bonus in an edible tree. Asian Persimmons are the main type for home gardeners to grow, even t…
Baptisia australis
Blue False Indigo
Baptisia or Blue False Indigo may not be all that familiar but it should be for it’s striking purple flower stalks and refreshing blue-green foliage. It has what we always lo…
Agave neomexicana
Hardy Agave
Hardy Agaves capture us like no other plant. Their almost mathematical geometry is mesmerizing, and they are tough as nails. One of the true survivors on our property- managing the dips…