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Conservation/Environment Xeriscape Plants

Plants listed here are found in the Riverfront Park Demonstration Garden along the Apple Capital Loop Trail in Wenatchee. Numbers refer to plant identification markers in the garden. Click on photos to enlarge and for more plant details.

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Photo of Curlicue sage. Click to view more details.

Common name	Curlicue sage
Botanical name	Artemisia versicolor “Seafoam”
Plant type	Flower
Flower color	Gray-green
Flower season	Spring to Summer

Photo of Adam’s needle. Click to view more details.

Common name	Adam’s needle
Botanical name	Yucca filamentosa
Plant type	Flower
Flower color	White
Flower season	Summer

Photo of Apache plume. Click to view more details.

Common name	Apache plume
Botanical name	Falugia paradoxa
Plant type	Flower
Flower color	White
Flower season	Spring to Fall

Photo of Dwarf candytuft. Click to view more details.

Common name	Dwarf candytuft
Botanical name	Iberis sempervirens
Plant type	Flower
Flower color	White
Flower season	Spring

Photo of White bouquet tansy. Click to view more details.

Common name	White bouquet tansy
Botanical name	Tanacetum niveum
Plant type	Flower
Flower color	White
Flower season	Spring to Summer

Photo of Double Shasta daisy. Click to view more details.

Common name	Double Shasta daisy
Botanical name	Chrysanthemum x superbum
Plant type	Flower
Flower color	White
Flower season	Spring to Summer

Photo of Snow-in-summer. Click to view more details.

Common name	Snow-in-summer
Botanical name	Cerastium tomentosum
Plant type	Flower
Flower color	White
Flower season	Spring

Photo of Jupiter’s beard. Click to view more details.

Common name	Jupiter’s beard
Botanical name	Centranthus ruber “Albus”
Plant type	Flower
Flower color	White
Flower season	Spring to Summer

Photo of Purple mullein. Click to view more details.

Common name	Purple mullein
Botanical name	Verbascum phoeniceum "Violetta"
Plant type	Flower
Flower color	Purple
Flower season	Late spring

Photo of Hardy Jerusalem sage. Click to view more details.

Common name	Hardy Jerusalem sage
Botanical name	Phlomis russeliana
Plant type	Flower
Flower color	Yellow
Flower season	Summer

Photo of Missouri evening primrose. Click to view more details.

Common name	Missouri evening primrose
Botanical name	Oenothera macrocarpa
Plant type	Herbaceous perennial
Flower color	Yellow
Flower season	Summer

Photo of Trumpet vine. Click to view more details.

Common name	Trumpet vine
Botanical name	Campsis radicans
Plant type	Flower
Flower color	Yellow-orange
Flower season	Summer

Photo of Daylily. Click to view more details.

Common name	Daylily
Botanical name	Hemerocallis hybrid
Plant type	Flower
Flower color	Yellow
Flower season	Spring to Summer

Photo of Purple leaf sand cherry. Click to view more details.

Common name	Purple leaf sand cherry
Botanical name	Prunis cistena
Plant type	Tree
Flower color	White w/pink tint
Flower season	Spring

Photo of Maximilian’s sunflower. Click to view more details.

Common name	Maximilian’s sunflower
Botanical name	Helianthus maximiliani
Plant type	Flower
Flower color	Yellow
Flower season	Fall

Photo of Sulfur buckwheat. Click to view more details.

Common name	Sulfur buckwheat
Botanical name	Eriogonum umbellatum
Plant type	Flower
Flower color	Yellow
Flower season	Spring to Summer

Photo of Bearded Iris. Click to view more details.

Common name	Bearded Iris
Botanical name	Iris hybrids
Plant type	Flower
Flower color	Varies
Flower season	Late spring

Photo of Thread leaf coreopsis. Click to view more details.

Common name	Thread leaf coreopsis
Botanical name	Coreopsis verticillata “Zagreb”
Plant type	Flower
Flower color	Gold
Flower season	Spring to Summer

Photo of Goblin blanket flower. Click to view more details.

Common name	Goblin blanket flower
Botanical name	Gaillardia grandiflora “Goblin”
Plant type	Flower
Flower color	Red & yellow
Flower season	Spring to Summer

Photo of Yarrow. Click to view more details.

Common name	Yarrow
Botanical name	Achillea varieties
Plant type	Flower
Flower color	Various
Flower season	Spring to Summer

Photo of Hardy hummingbird trumpet. Click to view more details.

Common name	Hardy hummingbird trumpet
Botanical name	Zauschneria arizonica
Plant type	Flower
Flower color	Red
Flower season	Spring to Summer

Photo of Purple sage. Click to view more details.

Common name	Purple sage
Botanical name	Salvia dorrii
Plant type	Flower
Flower color	Purple
Flower season	Spring to Summer

Photo of Shrubby cinquefoil. Click to view more details.

Common name	Shrubby cinquefoil
Botanical name	Dasiphora fruticosa (Potentilla fruticosa)
Plant type	Shrub
Flower color	Yellow
Flower season	Summer to Fall

Photo of Hybrid hummingbird mint. Click to view more details.

Common name	Hybrid hummingbird mint
Botanical name	Agastache rupestris “Apricot Sunrise”
Plant type	Flower
Flower color	Orange
Flower season	Summer to Fall

Photo of Autumn joy. Click to view more details.

Common name	Autumn joy
Botanical name	Sedum telephium
Plant type	Flower
Flower color	Coppery rose
Flower season	Summer to Fall

Photo of Pink cloud. Click to view more details.

Common name	Pink cloud
Botanical name	Gaura lindheimeri
Plant type	Flower
Flower color	Pink
Flower season	Summer

Photo of Stonecrop. Click to view more details.

Common name	Stonecrop
Botanical name	Sedum varieties
Plant type	Flower
Flower color	Various
Flower season	Spring to Fall

Photo of Black-eyed Susan daisy. Click to view more details.

Common name	Black-eyed Susan daisy
Botanical name	Rudbeckia fulgida.jpg
Plant type	Flower
Flower color	Orange, yellow
Flower season	Summer

Photo of Valerian. Click to view more details.

Common name	Valerian
Botanical name	Centranthus ruber “Red”
Plant type	Flower
Flower color	Red
Flower season	Spring to Summer

Photo of Joe Pye weed. Click to view more details.

Common name	Joe Pye weed
Botanical name	Eupatorium spp.
Plant type	Flower
Flower color	Pink-purple
Flower season	Summer

Photo of Prairie dusk beard tongue. Click to view more details.

Common name	Prairie dusk beard tongue
Botanical name	Penstemon “Prairie dusk”
Plant type	Flower
Flower color	Purple
Flower season	Spring to Summer

Photo of Purple prairie clover. Click to view more details.

Common name	Purple prairie clover
Botanical name	Dalea purpureum
Plant type	Flower
Flower color	Purple
Flower season	Summer

Photo of Cranesbill. Click to view more details.

Common name	Cranesbill
Botanical name	Geranium sanguineum
Plant type	Flower
Flower color	Pink
Flower season	Spring to Fall

Photo of Common thrift. Click to view more details.

Common name	Common thrift
Botanical name	Armeria maritima “Compacta”
Plant type	Flower
Flower color	Pink
Flower season	Spring to Summer

Photo of Purple coneflower. Click to view more details.

Common name	Purple coneflower
Botanical name	Echinacea purpurea
Plant type	Flower
Flower color	Pink
Flower season	Spring to Fall

Photo of Gay feather. Click to view more details.

Common name	Gay feather
Botanical name	Liatris punctata
Plant type	Flower
Flower color	Purple
Flower season	Summer

Photo of Siberian squill. Click to view more details.

Common name	Siberian squill
Botanical name	Scila mischtschenkoana 'Tubergeniana'
Plant type	Spring bulb
Flower color	Light blue
Flower season	Early spring

Photo of Pinks. Click to view more details.

Common name	Pinks
Botanical name	Dianthus
Plant type	Flower
Flower color	Pink
Flower season	Summer

Photo of Dark Knight. Click to view more details.

Common name	Dark Knight
Botanical name	Caryopteris x clandonensis
Plant type	Flower
Flower color	Deep blue-purple
Flower season	Summer

Photo of Red hot poker. Click to view more details.

Common name	Red hot poker
Botanical name	Kniphofia uvaria
Plant type	Flower
Flower color	Red and yellow
Flower season	Early summer

Photo of Sage. Click to view more details.

Common name	Sage
Botanical name	Salvia x sylvestris
Plant type	Flower
Flower color	Violet
Flower season	Spring to Fall

Photo of Creeping thyme. Click to view more details.

Common name	Creeping thyme
Botanical name	Thymus varieties
Plant type	Flower
Flower color	Lavender
Flower season	Spring to Summer

Photo of Giant flowered purple sage. Click to view more details.

Common name	Giant flowered purple sage
Botanical name	Salvia pachyphylla
Plant type	Flower
Flower color	Purple
Flower season	Summer

Photo of Ornamental oregano butterfly. Click to view more details.

Common name	Ornamental oregano butterfly
Botanical name	Oreganum laevigatum (Herrenhausen)
Plant type	Flower
Flower color	Purple
Flower season	Spring to Summer

Photo of Catmint. Click to view more details.

Common name	Catmint
Botanical name	Nepeta varieties
Plant type	Flower
Flower color	Purple
Flower season	Spring to Summer

Photo of Spiderwort. Click to view more details.

Common name	Spiderwort
Botanical name	Tradescantia virginiana
Plant type	Flower
Flower color	Purple
Flower season	Spring to Summer

Photo of Leadplant. Click to view more details.

Common name	Leadplant
Botanical name	Amorpha canescens
Plant type	Flower
Flower color	Violet
Flower season	Summer

Photo of Lavender. Click to view more details.

Common name	Lavender
Botanical name	Lavandula
Plant type	Flower
Flower color	Purple
Flower season	Spring to Summer

Photo of Russian sage. Click to view more details.

Common name	Russian sage
Botanical name	Perovskia atriplicifolia
Plant type	Flower
Flower color	Purple
Flower season	Summer

Photo of Speedwell. Click to view more details.

Common name	Speedwell
Botanical name	Veronica allionii
Plant type	Flower
Flower color	Purple
Flower season	Summer to Fall

Photo of Blue flax. Click to view more details.

Common name	Blue flax
Botanical name	Linum perenne “Lewisii”
Plant type	Flower
Flower color	Purple
Flower season	Spring

Photo of Mountain bluet. Click to view more details.

Common name	Mountain bluet
Botanical name	Centaurea montana
Plant type	Flower
Flower color	Blue
Flower season	Spring to Summer

Photo of Pitcher’s blue sage. Click to view more details.

Common name	Pitcher’s blue sage
Botanical name	Salvia pitcheri “Grandiflora”
Plant type	Flower
Flower color	Blue
Flower season	Fall

Photo of Purple dome. Click to view more details.

Common name	Purple dome
Botanical name	Aster novae-angliae
Plant type	Flower
Flower color	Purple
Flower season	Early fall

Photo of Fleabane pink daisy. Click to view more details.

Common name	Fleabane pink daisy
Botanical name	Erigeron
Plant type	Flower
Flower color	Pink
Flower season	Summer

Photo of Yellow prairie coneflower. Click to view more details.

Common name	Yellow prairie coneflower
Botanical name	Ratibida columnifera "Yellow"
Plant type	Flower
Flower color	Yellow
Flower season	Summer

Photo of Lambs ear. Click to view more details.

Common name	Lambs ear
Botanical name	Stachys byzantina
Plant type	Groundcover
Flower color	Purple
Flower season	Summer

Photo of Japanese barberry. Click to view more details.

Common name	Japanese barberry
Botanical name	Berberis thunbergii
Plant type	Shrub
Flower color	Yellow, red
Flower season	Spring

Photo of Bachelor button. Click to view more details.

Common name	Bachelor button
Botanical name	Centaurea cyanus
Plant type	Flower
Flower color	Various
Flower season	Summer to Fall

Photo of Partridge feather. Click to view more details.

Common name	Partridge feather
Botanical name	Tanacetum densum
Plant type	Evergreen shrub
Flower color	Yellow
Flower season	Summer

Photo of Rugosa rose. Click to view more details.

Common name	Rugosa rose
Botanical name	Rosa rugosa
Plant type	Deciduous shrub
Flower color	Pink
Flower season	Summer

Photo of Western (Saskatoon) serviceberry. Click to view more details.

Common name	Western (Saskatoon) serviceberry
Botanical name	Amelanchier alnifolia
Plant type	Deciduous shrub
Flower color	White
Flower season	Spring

Photo of Fuchsia Meidiland rose. Click to view more details.

Common name	Fuchsia Meidiland rose
Botanical name	Rosa "Fuchsia Meidiland"
Plant type	Deciduous shrub
Flower color	Pink
Flower season	Summer

Photo of Gray creeping germander. Click to view more details.

Common name	Gray creeping germander
Botanical name	Teucrium aroanium
Plant type	Evergreen groundcover
Flower color	Pink
Flower season	Summer

Photo of Redbirds in a tree. Click to view more details.

Common name	Redbirds in a tree
Botanical name	Scrophularia macrantha
Plant type	Flower
Flower color	Red
Flower season	Summer

Photo of Flowering quince cameo. Click to view more details.

Common name	Flowering quince cameo
Botanical name	Chaenomeles x superba "Cameo"
Plant type	Deciduous shrub
Flower color	Pink
Flower season	Spring

Photo of Karl Foerster. Click to view more details.

Common name	Karl Foerster
Botanical name	Calamagrostis x acutiflora
Plant type	Ornamental Grass
Flower color	Green to gold
Flower season	Summer to Fall

Photo of Silky thread grass. Click to view more details.

Common name	Silky thread grass
Botanical name	Nassella tenuissima (Stipa)
Plant type	Ornamental Grass
Flower color	Whitish green
Flower season	Summer to Fall

Photo of Blue oat/blue avena grass. Click to view more details.

Common name	Blue oat/blue avena grass
Botanical name	Helictotrichon sempervirens
Plant type	Ornamental Grass
Flower color	Blue-green
Flower season	Spring to Fall

Photo of Maiden hair 'gracillimus'. Click to view more details.

Common name	Maiden hair 'gracillimus'
Botanical name	Miscanthus sinensis "Gracillimus"
Plant type	Ornamental Grass
Flower color	Green
Flower season

Photo of Silver feather maiden hair. Click to view more details.

Common name	Silver feather maiden hair
Botanical name	Miscanthus sinensis "Silberfeder"
Plant type	Ornamental Grass
Flower color	Green-gold
Flower season	Summer to Fall

Photo of Dwarf zebra grass. Click to view more details.

Common name	Dwarf zebra grass
Botanical name	Miscanthus sinensis "Little Zebra"
Plant type	Ornamental Grass
Flower color	Blue-green
Flower season	Summer to Fall

Photo of Sea urchin blue fescue. Click to view more details.

Common name	Sea urchin blue fescue
Botanical name	Festuca glauca "Sea Urchin"
Plant type	Ornamental grass
Flower color
Flower season