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Plant Select Plants are excellent for being able to tolerate drought, extreme climate changes and insect and disease issues. There are a variety that are hardy for our area. These listed below are the new introductions that underwent seven seasons in a trial before being released to the public as good choices.

SteppeSuns® Hokubetsi, Helichrysum trilineatum “P021S” is a shrub that grows in the Maloti mountain range of southern Africa. It is a shrub that forms a rounded, dense, silver shrub with clusters of bright yellow strawflowers. Fuzzy stems and foliage protect this plant from intense solar...