Eupatorium greggii Shortia sieboldii) makes a nice small

sieboldii) makes a nice small mound to 15" wide

Calamintha nepeta is smothered in clouds of tiny

Polystichum polyblepharum prefers a rich

The common name of uniformed petticoat male fern creates interesting images of a "fern in drag"

The only "ornamental" downside is that aristolochia is a delicacy for pipevine swallowtail butterfly larvae in midsummer

Eupatorium greggii Shortia sieboldii) makes a nice small(aka: Conoclinium greggii) Eupatorium greggii is an amazing, heat loving Southwest US native (Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas) that should be grown in every garden from Zone 7 south and in containers from Zone 7 north. Resembling a rhizomatous perennial ageratum, Eupatorium greggii begins to flower in July and continues into December. The 2' tall, spreading patch (3' wide in 3 years) of cut leaf light green foliage is literally smothered in fall with