Modern garden, partial sun, zone 6

🌿 Plant list

• Cushion Spurge Euphorbia polychroma ↻ Can't find it? Ask for Eastern Prickly Pear (Opuntia humifusa) or Allium 'Millenium' (Allium 'Millenium'). ×3
• Japanese Barberry Berberis thunbergii ↻ Can't find it? Ask for Fragrant Sumac (Rhus aromatica) or Western Sand Cherry (Prunus pumila var. besseyi). ×1
• Parry's Agave Agave parryi ↻ Can't find it? Ask for Lanceleaf Coreopsis (Coreopsis lanceolata) or Sedum 'Autumn Joy' (Hylotelephium 'Herbstfreude'). ×3
• Red Yucca Hesperaloe parviflora ↻ Can't find it? Ask for Threadleaf Coreopsis 'Moonbeam' (Coreopsis verticillata 'Moonbeam') or Rattlesnake Master (Eryngium yuccifolium). ×3
• Sedum 'Angelina' Sedum rupestre 'Angelina' ↻ Can't find it? Ask for Sedum 'Dragon's Blood' (Sedum spurium 'Dragon's Blood') or Six-Sided Stonecrop (Sedum sexangulare). ×3
• Sideoats Grama Bouteloua curtipendula ↻ Can't find it? Ask for Autumn Moor Grass (Sesleria autumnalis) or Muhly Grass (Muhlenbergia capillaris). ×3
• Skyrocket Juniper Juniperus scopulorum 'Skyrocket' ↻ Can't find it? Ask for American Smoketree (Cotinus obovatus) or Red Buckeye (Aesculus pavia). ×1
• Yarrow 'Moonshine' Achillea 'Moonshine' ↻ Can't find it? Ask for Ironweed 'Iron Butterfly' (Vernonia lettermannii 'Iron Butterfly') or Adam's Needle Yucca (Yucca filamentosa). ×3

💧 Care list

Watering and feeding for each plant. With your own design you also get weekly care emails and a Companion to ask questions.

• Skyrocket Juniper

  For the first two growing seasons, check soil twice weekly and water deeply when the top 2–3 inches are dry, typically every 5–10 days in dry weather. Once established, water only during prolonged drought, roughly every 3–4 weeks without soaking rain; avoid consistently wet soil. Fertilizer is rarely needed; if growth is weak and a soil test indicates a deficiency, apply a slow-release evergreen fertilizer in early spring at the labeled rate.

• Japanese Barberry

  During the first growing season, water deeply when the top 2 inches of soil dry out, generally once or twice weekly without rain. Once established, water only during extended dry spells, usually every 2–3 weeks without meaningful rainfall. Fertilizer is rarely necessary in average soil; if growth is poor, apply a light dose of balanced, slow-release shrub fertilizer in early spring according to the label.

• Red Yucca

  For the first growing season, water the root zone thoroughly about every 7–10 days during dry weather, allowing the soil to dry between waterings. Once established, water only during extended summer drought, approximately every 3–4 weeks, and avoid supplemental watering when soil is damp or during wet, cold weather. Red yucca rarely needs fertilizer; omit routine feeding.

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