Extension Spotlight

Here are the new introductions that you can purchase for your gardens in 2023. These are the plants that did well during their trial period and were chosen to be a Plant Select Plant.

Ultra Violet Salvia or Salvia ‘Ultra Violet’ PP 21,411 is more cold hardy and more compact than most Salvia greggii. It has iridescent, deep purple flowers that bloom in late summer. This is a xeric plant that establishes easily in the garden. It is rabbit and deer resistant. Better Homes and Gardens magazine lists it as a top perennial for dry sites.

TIDY littleleaf peashrub or Caragana microphylla ‘Tidy grows t...