Alyssum
- It grows from 3-10 inches tall and forms a carpet of flowers
- Attracts butterflies, attracts beneficials, and deer resistant
- Bees, butterflies and other insects love alyssum making it a good plant in a pollinator garden
Vinca
- They reach only 6 inches tall and spread up to 2 feet wide
- Tolerates heat and drought.
- Can be relied on to flower in the hottest weather throughout the entire summer
- Has durable, abundant flowers from June to frost
Columbine
- Can grow from 6 inches to 3 feet tall.
- Can spread from 6 inches to 2 feet wide.
- Deer resistant and attracts birds.
Silvermound
- Quickly reaches 6 to 12 inches tall and 12 to 18 inches wide
- Deer resistant
- Hot dry site tolerant
Aster
- Asters range from 1 to 6 feet tall and 1 to 4 feet wide
- They’re also one of the last great feeding opportunities for bees, butterflies, and other pollinators
Buddleia
- Grows to be 6 to 8 feet tall and spreads from 3 to 5 feet in width
- Attracts butterflies
Calliopsis
- Can reach a height from 2 to 4 feet tall and a width of 1 foot
- Has a long bloom-time (summer through frost)
- Tolerant of poor soil, drought, and heat
- It is a great plant for sunny, hard to water areas
Centranthus
- Will grow to be 24 to 36 inches tall and 24 to 30 inches in width
- Attracts butterflies
- Deer resistant
Delphinium
- Grows from 4 to 6 feet tall and spreads 2 to 3 feet in width
- Attracts hummingbirds and butterflies
- Deer resistant
Gaura
- Can grow from 3 to 5 feet and spreads 1 to 2 feet in width
- It grows well in heat and sun and tolerates drought
Gaillardia
- May grow in a compact mount up to 3 feet but generally reaches 12 to 18 inches
- Attracts hummingbirds and butterflies
- Resistant to rabbits and deer
- Extended bloom time (more than 4 weeks)
Echinacea
- Grows to be 3 to 4 feet tall and 1 to 2 feet wide
- Drought resistant and shade tolerant
- Goldfinch magnet in fall and winter
Digitalis Foxglove
- Grows up to 2 to 5 feet high and spreads 18 to 24 inches wide
- Attracts hummingbirds
- Deer and rabbit tolerant
Ice Plant Delosperma
- Grows 1-6 inches tall by 6-8 inches wide
- Makes a lovely ground cover
- Deer resistant
- Attracts butterflies
Gazania Perennial Ground Cover
- Can grow to be 6 to 18 inches tall and 6 to 12 inches wide
- Takes droughty conditions better than most
Gypsophila
- Grows 6 inches high but covers an area to a width of 3 feet
Heuchera
- Grows to be 1 to 2 feet tall and 1 to 1 ½ feet wide
- Drought and shade tolerant
Hollyhock
- Sometimes growing to a height of 8 feet and they spread to a width of 1 to 2 feet
- Easily reseed themselves
Kniphofia Poker Plant
- Grows to be 3 to 4 feet and spreads from 2 to 3 feet in width
- Tolerant to deer, rabbit and droughts
- Attracts birds, butterflies and hummingbirds
Lavender
- Usually grows 20 to 24 inches tall and wide
- Lures bees and other pollinators
Monarda
- Varieties from 10 inches to 4 feet tall, and 8 inches to 3 feet wide
- Attracts butterflies and hummingbirds
Nepeta
- 10 to 24 inches tall and 12 to 24 inches wide
- Long blooming season
- Dear repellant
- Drought resistant
- Attracts hummingbirds
Poppy
- Grows to be 3 to 5 feet tall and 4 to 36 inches wide
- Deer resistant
- Attracts birds
Poppy Mallow
- Reaches heights from 6 inches to 1 foot and 1 to 3 feet in width
- Ground cover
- Drought resistant
Potentilla
- Can grow 1 to 3 feet and spread to 3 feet wide
- Groundcover
- Drought tolerant
Rudbeckia
- Grows to 2–3 feet in height and 2 feet in width
Salvia Greggii
- 24 to 36 inches tall and can spread to 18 inches wide
- Attracts hummingbirds and birds
- Deer and rabbit resistant
Salvia (May Night)
- 15 to 18 inches tall and 18 to 24 inches wide
- Attracts butterflies, hummingbirds, and birds
- Deer and rabbit resistant
- Extended bloom time
Veronica
- Reaches 1 to 3 feet tall and 8 to 2 feet wide
- Deer resistant
- Groundcover
- Drought tolerant
Veronica
- Reaches 1 to 3 feet tall and 8 to 2 feet wide
- Deer resistant
- Groundcover
- Drought tolerant
Sedum
- 16 to 18 inches in height and can spread to be 24 inches wide
- Groundcover
- Drought tolerant
Sagina
- Grows to be under 6 inches tall and 3 to 8 inches wide
- Deer resistant
- Drought tolerant
- Groundcover
Trifolium Red Feather
- Can grow to be 2 feet tall and 18 inches wide
- Attracts butterflies and hummingbirds
Phlox
- 1 to 3 feet tall and spreads from 6 to 36 inches wide
- Drought tolerant
Stella Daylily
- Grows and spreads to be 10 to 12 inches
- Attracts butterflies
- Rabbit resistant
Crabapple
- 15-20 feet tall and 15-20 feet wide
- Purple-red foliage that turns mottled orange and red in fall
Hot Wing Maple
- 15-18 feet tall and 15-18 feet wide
- In the spring, clusters of yellow-white flowers cover the tree after the leaves appear.
- Fall leaf color transforms from orange-red on the outside of the tree to yellow in the middle.
Newport Plum
- 15-20 feet tall and 15-20 feet wide
- Light pink to white flowers in spring and its deep purple colored foliage throughout the spring, summer and fall.
Weeping Cherry
- 12 to 15 feet tall and 15 to 20 feet wide
- Dark pink buds which become lighter in color as the flowers open.
Redbud
- Grows to a height of 20 to 30 feet and a spread of 25 to 35 feet
- Lavender-pink to rosy purple flowers appears on twigs, branches, and even the main trunk and the leaves may change to bright yellow in fall.
Chanticleer Pear
- Grows to a height of 25 to 35 feet and a spread of 16 to 25 feet
- It produces profuse white spring flowers followed by small, round, hard, bitter fruits.
- The shiny dark green summer leaves turn orange or gold red to red purple in the fall.
Locust Purple Robe
- Can grow to be 30 to 40 feet tall and spreads 20 to 30 feet
- Each spring, the leaves emerge reddish bronze, before maturing to dark blue-green and features beautiful, fragrant purple flowers.
Rose of Sharon Tree
- Grows 8 to 12 feet tall and 6 to 10 feet wide
- Flower colors include blue, pink, red, lavender, purple, and white, depending on the variety.
Diablo Tree
- 6 to 8 feet tall and 6 to 8 feet in width
- Colorful deep purple-red foliage in summer with pale pink flower clusters in spring.
Pinky Winky
- Reach a height of 6 to 8 feet and spread 6 to 8 feet
- Large pink and white flowers that can get up to 16 inches in length! The panicle shaped flowers start off white, then turn pink later on.
Colorado Blue Spruce
You can expect it to hit about 65 feet, with a width of 10 to 20 feet.
Arborvitae
- Reaching a height of 30 feet or more and a width of 8 to 12 feet at the base
Baby Blue Spruce
- Reaches heights of between 15 and 20 feet, and usually spans anywhere from 6 to 10 feet across.
Skyrocket
- Can get to a height of 25 to 35 feet and spreads 6 to 8 feet
Columnar Juniper
- Can grow to be 12 to 15 feet tall and spreads 4 to 6 feet
Weeping Spruce
- Generally they are around 15 feet tall and up to twice that width
Spartan Juniper
- Reaching a height of 15 to 20 feet and has a narrow spread of 3 to 5 feet
Dahlia
- Grows 1 to 3 feet and spreads 1 to 2 feet
- Drought tolerant
Heliotrope
- 1 to 3 feet tall and 1 to 2 feet wide
Impatiens
- Grows 1 to 3 feet and spreads 1 to 3 feet
- Groundcover
Potato Vine
- 4 to 10 inches tall, 4 to 5 feet wide, and trailing to 6 feet long
Lantana
- Reaches a height of 1 to 3 feet and a width of 16 inches to 4 feet
- Deer resistant
- Drought tolerant
Pansy
- Grows under 6 to 12 inches and 4 to 12 inches in width
Petunia
- 8 to 15 inches tall and 18 to 36 inches wide
- Deer resistant
- Groundcover
Lobellia
- 6 to 12 inches in height and around 1 foot wide
- Attracts butterflies
- Deer and rabbit resistant
Portulaca
- 3 to 8 inches tall and 12 to 24 inches wide
Vinca
- 6 to 12 inches tall and spreads 8 to 36 inches
- Drought tolerant
Red Salvia
- Reaches a height from 1 foot to 3 feet and a width of 1 foot
- Drought tolerant
Blue Salvia
- Typically grow 12 inches tall and 18 inches wide
- Attracts butterflies
- Deer resistant
- Drought tolerant
Begonia
- Grows up to 20-28 inches tall and 16–24 inches wide
Geranium
- 5 to 24 inches high by 12 to 15 inches wide
- Deere resistant
- Drought tolerant
Coleus
- 6 inches to 3 feet in height and width
Calibrachoa
- Grows to be under 6 inches but spreads 12 to 14 inches
Dianthus
- Can grow anywhere between 6 to 36 inches tall and wide
Spikes
- Grows 1 to 1 ½ feet tall and wide
- Tolerant to deer and rabbits
Bacopa
- Grows under 6 inches but spreads 2 to 4 feet
- Groundcover
Bidens
- Reaches 1 to 3 feet in height and width
- Groundcover
- Drought tolerant
Cosmos
- 1 to 3 feet tall and 1 to 2 feet in width
- Attracts birds
Bulls Eye
- Grows to be 4 to 6 feet tall and spreads 3 to 4 feet
Iceberg
- Grows up to 4 feet tall as a shrub and up to 12 feet as a climber with a 3 feet spread
Red Drift Carpet
- Up to 18 inches tall and 30 inches wide
Scentimental
- 3 to 5 feet in height with a 3 to 4 feet spread
Take It Easy
- Grows 3 to 5 feet tall and spreads 24 to 36 inches wide
Electric Blanket
- 1 to 1 ½ feet tall and 1 ½ to 2 feet wide
Tuscan Sun
- Reaches 3 to 4 feet high and 2 ½ to 3 feet wide
Oklahoma
- Height of 4 to 8 feet and a width of up to 4 feet
Peace
- 4 to 6 1⁄2 feet high and 2 feet 11 inches to 4 feet 1 inch wide
Cottonwood
- The mature height is 75 to 100 feet and 50 to 75 feet in width
- Leaves will turn a bright yellow-gold before dropping
Weeping Willow
- Height of 50 to 70 feet tall and wide
- In Autumn the long, thin, leaves of all types will turn yellow and create a flash of fall color before falling.
Globe Willow
- Reaching a height and canopy spread up to 70 feet
- Leaves are light green in the spring, darkening to a medium green in the summer and have hints of yellow in the fall.
Purple Robe Locust
- Can reach a height of 30 to 50 feet and a width of 20 to 35 feet
- The leaves emerge a cheerful bronze-red in the springtime, changing to a bronze-green throughout the summer and turning a plain yellow in fall.
Royal Red Maple
- Mature size is around 30 to 40 feet tall and 35 feet wide
- It has purple-tinted leaves and displays brilliant dark red and purple fall leaf color.
Crimson Maple
- Has a mature height of 40 feet and width around 30 feet
- During the spring and summer, you'll see purple- green or yellow leaves until fall. The leaves turn to a dark maroon color before falling.
Autumn Blaze Maple
- Can grow to be 70 feet tall and it attains a width of 35 to 40 feet
- Leaves turn a brilliant red-orange in fall.
Kentucky Coffee
- Grows to a height of 60 to 75 feet and a spread of 40 to 50 feet at maturity
- New leaves are often tinged with pink as they change to dark green.
- Fall color for this species is yellow to brown.
Oak
- They can reach 70 feet in height and 9 feet in width.
- Their branches can reach 135 feet in length.
- Deep browns or copper colors when they change.
Hydrangea Anabell
- Grows 3 to 5 feet tall with a spread of 3 to 6 feet wide
Hydrangea Quick Fire
- 72 to 96 inches in height and width
Hydrangea Limelight
- It grows to 8 feet tall and 6 feet wide
Rose of Sharon
- Can grow 8 to 12 feet tall and 6 to 10 feet wide
Hibiscus
- Grows 4 to 10 feet tall and spreads 5 to 8 feet wide
Double Rose of Sharon
- 8 to 12 feet at mature height and a width not much more than half that
Western Sand Cherry
- Grows to a height and width of 5 to 6 feet
Weigela Wine & Roses
- Grows up to 4 to 5 feet tall and wide
Peony
- Are between 3 to 4 feet tall and 3 to 5 feet wide
Amber Ninebark
- Matures to 5 to 6 feet tall with a spread to 4 feet wide
Diablo Ninebark
- 3 to 8 feet tall and 3 to 12 feet wide
Butterfly Bush
- Reaches 3 to 8 feet tall and spreads 8 feet wide
Micro Chip Butterfly Bush
- Typically grows 1.5 to 2 feet tall and 1.5 to 2 feet wide
Spirea Little Princess
- 2 to 4 feet in height and width
Spirea Ash Leaf
- Grows 3 to 4 feet tall and spreads 3 to 5 feet in width
Spirea Snowmound
- 3 to 5 feet tall and 4 feet wide
Spirea Van Houtte
- Grows up to 10 feet tall and 20 feet wide
Spirea Blue Mist
- Grows about 2 to 4 feet tall and wide
Spirea Gold Mound
- Mature size is 2 to 3 feet tall and 3 to 4 feet wide
Sweet Pea Shrub
- Grows 3 to 8 feet tall and spreads 8 feet
Snowball bush
- Growing 8 to 15 feet tall and 10 to 18 feet wide
Lilac Bush
- 5 feet to 30 feet high, and typically the width is similar to the height
