Mimulus sp. Monkeyflower 1-3’ Color varies Green Native 3 Sun to partial with species, Naturally grows shade, moist soils. summer along stream banks. Pachysandra Allegheny 9-12” Foliage tends to Green Nice groundcover, 5-9 Partial shade, moist procumbens Spurge hide flowers not as vigorous as P. soils terminalis Paxistima canbyi Mountain Lover 12” in Not showy Evergreen Small shrub 3-7 Full sun to partial (Formerly height, foliage, bronzy shade, moist, pachistima) wider color in cold soils with spread weather organic matter Paxistima Mountain Lover 2-3’ Small purplish Evergreen Utah native at 6,000 3-4 Shade, prefers myrsinites flowers in groundcover. 10,000’ moist, well-drained – (formerly spring. soils. pachistima) Penstemon Wasatch Varies, Blue flowers Utah native from 2-3 Sun to partial cyananthus Penstemon 2” to 3’ with a yellow 5,000 to 11,000’ shade. beard. Blooms Needs gravelly, late spring to well draining soils. early summer Penstemon Bridges 1-2’ Orangish red to Utah native from 4 Sun to partial rostriflorus Penstemon scarlet flowers 4,000 to 9,000’ shade. Needs in summer. rocky, well-drained soil. Penstemon Whipple 1-2’ Flowers in Utah Native, from 2 Sun to light shade. whippleanus Penstemon summer. Color 6,000 to 11,500’ Prefers moist, variable: wine soils. purple or white Tolerates more to blue moisture that some penstemons.
Mimulus sp. Monkeyflower 1-3’ Color varies with species, summer Green Native Naturally grows along stream banks. 3 Sun to partial shade, moist soils. Pachysandra procumbens Allegheny Spurge 9-12” Foliage tends to hide flowers Green Nice groundcover, not as vigorous as P. terminalis 5-9 Partial shade, moist soils Paxistima canbyi (Formerly pachistima) Mountain Lover 12” in height, wider spread Not showy Evergreen foliage, bronzy color in cold weather Small shrub 3-7 Full sun to partial shade, moist, soils with organic matter Paxistima myrsinites (formerly pachistima) Mountain Lover 2-3’ Small purplish flowers in spring. Evergreen groundcover. Utah native at 6,000 – 10,000’ 3-4 Shade, prefers moist, well-drained soils. Penstemon cyananthus Wasatch Penstemon Varies, 2” to 3’ Blue flowers with a yellow beard. Blooms late spring to early summer Utah native from 5,000 to 11,000’ 2-3 Sun to partial shade. Needs gravelly, well draining soils. Penstemon rostriflorus Bridges Penstemon 1-2’ Orangish red to scarlet flowers in summer. Utah native from 4,000 to 9,000’ 4 Sun to partial shade. Needs rocky, well-drained soil. Penstemon whippleanus Whipple Penstemon 1-2’ Flowers in summer. Color variable: wine purple or white to blue Utah Native, from 6,000 to 11,500’ 2 Sun to light shade. Prefers moist, soils. Tolerates more moisture that some penstemons.
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