Short Stuff          

SHORT STUFF... PLANTS THAT STAY THREE FEET TALL OR UNDER!

Name

Mature Size

Reflective Heat

Full Sun

Afternoon Shade

Cold Tolerance

Agave colorata

3' x 4'

x

x

 

15°F 

Agave desmettiana

3' x3'

 

x

x

25°F

Agave geminiflora

3' x 3'

x

x

x

25°F

Agave murpheyi

3' x 3'

x

x

 

25°F

Agave ocahui

3' x 3'

x

x

 

10°F

Agave parrasana

2' x 3'

x

x

x

10°F

Agave parryi

3' x 3'

 

x

x

10°F

Agave scabra

3' x 3'

x

x

 

10°F

Agave schidigera Durango Delight™

2' x 2'

x

x

x

17°f

Agave striata

3' x 4'

x

x

x

15°F

Agave victoria-reginae

1' x 2'

x

x

 

 

Acacia redolens Desert Carpet™

2' x 15'

x

x

 

15°F

Aloe barbadensis

2' x 2'

 

x

x

24f

Aloe x Blue Elf

18" x 2'

 

x

x

20°F

Aloe saponaria

1' x'1'

 

 

x

15°F

Aloe variegata

8" x 1'

 

 

x

25°F

Ambrosia deltoidea

2' x 2'

x

x

 

22f

Ambrosia dumosa

2' x 3'

x

x

 

Roots to 0°F

Aquilegia chrysantha

3' x 3'

 

 

x

-30°F

Aristida purpurea

2' x 2'

x

x

 

Roots to -20°F

Artemisia ludoviciana

2' x 4'

x

x

x

Roots to -30°F

Bahia absinthifolia

2' x 3'

x

x

 

15°F

Baileya multiradiata

1' x 1'

x

x

 

10°F

Berlandiera lyrata

2' x 2-3'

x

x

x

Roots to -20°F

Bouteloua curtipendula

2' x 2'

x

x

x

-10°F

Bouteloua gracilis

2' x 2'

x

x

x

-10°F

Bulbine frutescens

1' x 2-3'

 

x

x

Roots to 10°F

Calliandra eriophylla

3' x 4'

x

x

 

Roots to 0°F

Ceratoides lanata

2' x 2'

 

x

x

-30°F

Chrysactinia mexicana

1-2' x 2'

x

x

 

5°F

Convolvulus cneorum

3' x 4'

x

x

 

15°F

Cuphea llavea

2-3' x 4'

 

x

x

Roots to 20°F

Dalea capitata Sierra Gold™

8" x 3-4'

x

x

 

Roots to 5°F

Dalea greggii

2' x 4'

x

x

 

15°F

Dalea versicolor Mountain Delight™

3' x 4'

x

x

 

10°F

Dicliptera resupinata

2' x 3-4'

 

x

x

Roots to 20°F

Drosanthemum speciosum

1' x 4-5'

 

x

x

Roots to 20°F

Dyssodia acerosa

1' x 2'

x

x

 

0°F

Dyssodia pentachaeta

8" x 1-2'

x

x

x

0°F

Ephedra nevadensis

3' x 3'

x

x

 

0°F

Name

Mature Size

Reflective Heat

Full Sun

Afternoon Shade

Cold Tolerance

Ericameria laricifolia

2-3' x 3'

x

x

 

-10°F

Erigeron divergens

18" x 1'

x

x

 

Roots to -10°F

Erigeron karvinskianus Profusion

1' x 3-4'

 

x

x

Roots to -10°F

Eriogonum fasciculatum

2' x 2'

x

x

x

15°F

Eriogonum wrightii

2' x 2'

x

x

 

0°F

Eupatorium greggii Boothill™

18" x 2-3'

 

x

x

Roots to 10°F

Euphorbia biglandulosa

3' x 4'

 

x

 

5°F

Gaura lindheimeri

2' x 3'

 

x

x

-20°F

Gazania rigens Sun Gold

1' x 3'

x

x

 

15°F

Gutierrezia sarothrae

2' x 2'

x

x

 

-20°F

Helianthus debilis 

18" x 6'

x

x

 

Roots to -10°F

Hesperaloe parviflora

3' x 3'

x

x

 

-20°F

Hymenoxys acaulis

1' x 1'

x

x

 

Roots to -20°F

Justicia candicans

3' x 3'

 

x

x

Roots to 10°F

Justicia fulvicoma

3' x 3'

 

x

x

Roots to 10°F

Lantana montevidensis

1' x 3'

x

x

 

20°F

Lantana x 'New Gold'

1' x 3'

x

x

 

Roots to 10°F

Leuc. candidum Thunder Cloud™

3' x 3'

x

x

 

10°F

Leuc. zygophyllum Cimarron™

3' x 3'

x

x

 

10°F

Linum lewisii

1' x 1-2'

 

x

 

-30°F

Lobelia laxiflora

18" x 2-3'

 

x

x

Roots to 10°F

Lotus rigidus

2' x 2'

x

x

 

0°F

Malephora lutea

1' x 4'

x

x

 

15°F

Manfreda maculosa

1' x 2'

 

x

x

Roots to -20°F

Melampodium leucanthum

1' x 2'

x

x

 

Roots to -20°F

Mimulus cardinalis

2' x 3'

 

 

x

Roots to -20°F

Mirabilis multiflora

1' x 3'

 

x

x

Roots to -20°F

Muhl. capillaris Regal Mist™

3' x 3'

x

x

x

Roots to -10°F

Muhl. rigida Nashville

2' x 2'

x

x

x

Roots to 0°F

Oenothera berlandieri

1' x 4'

x

x

x

Roots to 0°F

Oenothera caespitosa

1' x 2'

x

x

 

Roots to -20°F

Oenothera stubbei

1' x 4'

 

x

x

Roots to 10°F

Opuntia basilaris

18" x 3'

x

x

 

5°F

Pedilanthus macrocarpus

3' x 3'

 

x

x

30°F

Penstemon sp. 

1-3' x 

 

x

x

20°F

Petalostemum purpureum

2' x 2'

 

x

x

-30°F

Plumbago scandens Summer Snow™

3' x 4'

 

 

x

22°F

Poliomintha maderensis Lavender Spice™

3' x 3'

 

x

x

10°F

Psilostrophe cooperi

1' x 1'

x

x

 

10°F

Psilostrophe tagetina

1' x 1' 

x

x

 

-10°F

Ruellia brittoniana Blanca

1' x 2-3'

 

x

x

30°F

Ruellia brittoniana 'Katie'

1' x 2-3'

 

x

x

30°F

Ruellia brittoniana Rosa

1' x 2-3'

 

x

x

30°F

Salvia chamaedryoides

2' x 2'

x

x

 

Roots to 10°F

Salvia coccinea

2' x 3'

 

 

x

25°F

Salvia dorrii var dorrii

2-3' x 2-3'

 

x

 

-20°F

Salvia farinacea Texas Violet™

2-3' x 3'

 

 

x

Roots to 0°F

Salvia greggii Sierra Linda™

3' x 3'

 

 

x

Roots to 0°F

Schizachyrium scoparium

2-3' x 3'

 

x

x

-30°F

Simmondsia chinensis Vista

3' x 4'

x

x

x

15°F

Sphaeralcea ambigua

3' x 3'

x

x

 

0°F

Stachys coccinea

1' x 2'

 

 

x

Roots to -20°F

Stipa tenuissima

2' x 2'

x

x

x

Roots to -10°F

Teucrium chamaedrys prostrata

1' x 2'

 

x

 

10°F

Verbena gooddingii

1' x 3'

x

x

 

5°F

Verbena pulchella

8" x 3'

 

x

 

20°F

Verbena rigida

2' x 3'

x

x

 

15°F

Wedelia trilobata

1' x 4'

 

x

x

30°F

Yucca pallida

2' x 3'

 

x

x

0°F

Yucca rupicola

2' x 3'

x

x

x

0°F

Zephyranthes candida

1' x 1'

 

x

x

Roots to 0°F

Zexmenia hispida Devil's River™

2' x 3'

x

x

x

Roots to 10°F

Zinnia acerosa

6" x 1'

x

x

 

10°F

Zinnia grandiflora

6" x 1'

x

x

 

0°F

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