Salvia microphylla 'Hot Lips' ~ Hot Lips Salvia Size:1 GALLON and drought tolerant

and drought tolerant

Colowheel Stokes’ Aster is a fluffy compact  native  evergreen perennial with medium green foliage that forms a basal rosette

Paeonia suffruticosa at Beijing

IMAGES:  Photo by David J

Berberis 'Admiration' in Autumn

Salvia microphylla 'Hot Lips' ~ Hot Lips Salvia Size:1 GALLON and drought tolerantHot Lips Salvia is a native evergreen perennial with an upright clumping habit and aromatic foliage. Spikes with distinct tiny bicolor two lipped flowers are white and red in cooler weather and flushes fully red in the summer heat. The blooms continue from spring until frost attracting butterflies and hummingbirds. Flowers best in full sun and moist well drained soils. Drought tolerant once established. Type: Perennial Origins: Arizona and Mexico