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3223 Taylor Road, Central Point, OR 97502

Ground Cover

Teucrium

Germander Teucriums – also known as Germanders – often get overlooked when folks are planning their gardens, and here at Shooting Star Nursery we’re on a mission to change that! If you’re not yet f…

Veronica pectinata

Wooly Speedwell Wooly Speedwell (Veronica pectinta) is a charming evergreen groundcover that forms a thick, vivid carpet of bright blue when it bursts into bloom in mid-spring. This sturdy, undeman…

Zauschneria cana

California Fuchsia Zauschneria – aka California Fuchsia – is one of the most drought tolerant, heat tolerant, pollinator-friendly, beautiful perennials you can grow. We’re not sure why this wester…

Sarcococca

Fragrant Sweetbox Dark and shady places – like the north walls of a home – can be extremely challenging sites to plant. Sarcococca, or Sweetbox, is an ideal shrub for low-light situations lik…

Ceratostigma plumbaginoides

By September, many of the summer-blooming perennials that have brightened our gardens for the past few months are beginning to look a little tired and worn, so it’s really nice to find a something…

Helianthemum nummularium ‘Henfield Brilliant’

‘Henfield Brilliant’ Sunrose There are so many wonderful things about Sunroses – where to start? Sunroses are drought tolerant, evergreen, low maintenance, cold hardy, spring blooming groundcover…

Penstemon pinifolius

Pineleaf Penstemon Pineleaf Penstemon makes me happy every time I see it. So many benefits in such a compact package!   Penstemon, as a group, have a reputation of being fussy about …

Marrubium rotundifolium

‘Silver Heels’ Horehound Marrubium rotundifolium – aka ‘Silver Heels’ Horehound – is a great plant for the really hard places in your yard. It absolutely thrives in full, hot sun and poor soils, an…

Veronica ‘Georgia Blue’

Georgia Blue Speedwell This modest little groundcover happens to be one of our most popular perennials! Veronica ‘Georgia Blue’ adds a generous splash of rich cobalt blue to the edge of any garden …