Utah Natives for Your Garden
Submitted September 25, 2013 at 2:08 PM
Rubber Rabbitbush Chrysothamnus nauseosus
This shrub is great for a blast of late season, vibrant color and requires very little water.
Golden Currant Ribes aureum
Golden-yellow flowers decorate this shrub in the spring, followed by colorful berries and deep-red leaves in the fall.
Broom Snakeweed Gutierrezia sarothrae
Butterflies love the yellow blooms of this small shrub, which does well in poor soils.
Copper Spine Pricklypear Opuntia littoralis var. martiniana
Ruby red fruits adorn the large upright pads of this very water-wise native in fall.
Showy Goldeneye Viguiera multiflora
Small sunflower-like blooms decorate this cheery Utah Native.
Four-wing Saltbrush Atriplex canescens
The showy seedheads of this large shrub can make an unusual and interesting statement in a garden.
Hummingbird Flower Zauschneria latifolia
Scarlet-red trumpet shaped flowers appear in spring and attract hummingbirds through to fall on this sprawling perennial.
A small sampling of the plants that will be available at our fall plant sale.
