Best Perennials for the Rocky Mountains and High Plains

by Celia Tannehill, James E. Klett

Planning a successful perennial garden in Colorado, the Rocky Mountains and High Plains comes with its share of soil and climate challenges. Best Perennials for the Rocky Mountain High Plains is a comprehensive guide to the best performing perennials based on performance results from Colorado State University's W.D. Holley Plant Environmental Research Center (PERC). The 322 plants described in this publication were rated according to landscape use, height, width, foliage color and fall effect, winter injury, ornamental fruit, disease and insect problems. These top-performing perennials are ideal for xeriscapes, rock gardens, wildflower gardens, and the traditional perennial border. Plants that attract bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds are also featured. This book is a necessary tool for the horticulture industry, landscape architects and designers, park personnel, the home gardener, and horticulturists in the Rocky Mountain-High Plains region.

Genres: Gardening

128 pages, Paperback

First published November 1, 2002

Reviews

[Marjorie Elwood]

From the Plant Environmental Research Center at Colorado State University in Fort Collins comes this gem of a book with not only the best perennials, but the best ornamental grasses suited to our climate. Handy appendices on bloom time, best cut flowers, noxious weeds, etc. complete this work.

[Genevieve]

Very informative. This is a great reference and resource -- I'm glad my library has a copy.