Sandpaper verbena's deep purple flowers create a colorful carpet in drought-tolerant gardens

The simple, honest daisy is this writer’s go-to garden flower. We want to hear which plant, flowering or otherwise, gives you special joy

Distinctive colored pads and yellow flowers make this cactus a favorite in Southwestern gardens

Easy come, easy grow — give this low-maintenance grass pride of place in your garden

Dispel the stereotypes of weeds and try these wildlife-supporting native wildflowers in your garden

Tall purple blooms bridge color gaps, contrast round flower forms and make for intriguing masses in the landscape

Get ahead with this early-blooming perennial, which has an unusual feature you've got to feel for yourself

Royally beautiful but mingling well with the masses, plants with purple flowers or foliage are worthy of homage in any garden

The long-lived, drought-tolerant Stipa pulchra is as admired for its benefits as for its good looks

These plants survive and even thrive in tough clay soil east of the Rocky Mountains