New 2024 introductions from Plant Select plants

Sarada’s Greek mountain tea, Sideritis syriaca ‘P023S’ is a striking replacement for traditional lamb’s ear plant. This beauty has the soft leaves of lamb’s ear. It is a compact plant. It doesn’t run and resists disease. It is typically both rabbit and deer-resistant! This is a perennial with soft, silver-gray foliage and a light-yellow flower. Flowers and foliage radiate out from a central point creating a very pleasing form. With its light foliage and flowers, it pairs beautifully with a variety of other flower plants, particularly those with pink, purple, and magenta blooms. It grows in full sun. It has a low water requirement. It grows in sandy, clay, or loam soil. It grows to be 1012” tall, and 18” wide. It blooms from late June to early July. It grows in zones 5-10.

Ever Silver™ creeping germander, Teucrium ‘Harlequin’s Silver’ low-growing carpet of mounding, silver foliage from summer through winter. In early summer, its charming purple flowers appeal to pollinators. In the winter, its silvery foliage keeps its color, adding interest to winter landscapes. This is a low-maintenance plant, Ever Silver ™ creeping germander, doesn’t need deadheading. Once its roots are established, it’s heat tolerant and needs little water. Typically, it’s rabbit and deer-resistant. This is a low-growing perennial that thrives in full sun, growing best in sand and gravel soils that are well-draining. You might want to try this where there is low foot traffic if you are considering replacing turf. It grows in full sun. It requires low water. It grows best in well-drained soil. It grows to be 4-6’ tall, and 1-2’ wide. It blooms in early June. It grows in zones 5-10.

Letitia flannel plant, Verbascum ‘Letitia’ grows in full sun and part shade. This globe-shaped perennial has bright yellow flowers with red centers from May to July. It requires full sun to part shade. It has low water requirements. It grows in sandy, clay, or loam soil. It grows 10-12”wide, and 1012” tall. It has bright yellow flowers with a red center that blooms from midmay to mid-june. Zones 5-10.

Crystal Frost™ Arizona Cypress, Hesperocyparis arizonica ‘Fandango’ is heat tolerant, drought tolerant, and it can handle winter temperatures down to -20 degrees Fahrenheit or zone 5a. It has blueish-silver needles and an open, feather-like growth. This cypress has low water requirements and has better winter hardiness than the Arborvitae it resembles. It requires full sun and well-drained sandy or loam soil. It is xeric once established. It grows to 8-15’ wide, and 18-25’ tall. It grows in zones 5-9.

Linda Langelo is a Colorado State University Extension horticulture specialist, member of Garden Communicators International, and regular contributor to Marthastewart.com gardening articles and contributes to Colorado AARP on a monthly basis. She also produces The Relentless Gardener Podcast.

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