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HARDY PLANTS FOR HIGHER ELEVATIONS |
Suggestions for climates that get cold |
The following plant selections are hardy for Utah and Nevada elevations to 5500 feet. This listing is not all-inclusive but shows samples, by category, of plants that perform well in outlying areas of Southern Nevada and Southern Utah.
| COLORFUL PERENNIALS | EVERGREEN SHRUBS |
| Blue Salvia (Salvia x hybrids) | Blue Cone Arborvitae (Platycladus) |
| Columbine (Aquilegia cultivars) | Cotoneaster varieties: |
| Coreopsis varieties | • Lowfast |
| Daylily (Hemerocallis hybrids) | • Rock |
| Delphinium varieties | Euonymus varieties: |
| English Primrose (Primula polyanthum) | • Box-leaf |
| Red Coneflower (Echinacea ‘Magnus’) | Holly (Ilex cultivars): |
| Yarrow (Achillea hybrids) | • Blue Girl |
| • Blue Prince | |
| • Blue Princess | |
| San Gabriel | |
| Juniper (Juniperus varieties): | |
| • Hollywood Twisted | |
| • Old Gold | |
| • Sea Green | |
| • Spearmint | |
| • Tam | |
| Mugho Pine (Pinus mugo) | |
| Snowball Bush (Viburnum opulus) |
| VINES | GROUND COVER |
| Chinese Wisteria (Wisteria sinensis) | Blue Fescue (Festuca glauca) |
| Honeysuckle | Creeping Mahonia (Mahonia repens) |
| Grapes (Vitis vinifera varieties) | Dwarf Periwinkle (Vinca minor) |
| Trumpet Creeper (Campsis cultivars) | English Ivy |
| Juniper (Juniperus varieties): | |
| • Bar Harbor | |
| • Blue Carpet | |
| • Blue Chip | |
| • Broadmoor | |
| • Buffalo | |
| • Japanese Garden | |
| Mondo Grass (Ophipogon Japonica) | |
| Wintercreeper (Euonymus fortunei) |
| DECIDUOUS SHRUBS | SHADE TREES |
| Barberry (Berberis varieties) | Cottonwood (Populus cultivars) |
| Common Lilac (Syringa vulgaris) | • Lanceleaf |
| Dwarf Flowering Plum (Prunus cistena) | • Siouxland |
| Winged Euonymus (Euonymus alata) | Crabapple (Malus varieties) |
| Flowering Quince (Chaenomeles) | Flowering Cherry (Prunus serrulata) |
| Forsythia (Forsythia cultivars) | Flowering Peach (Prunus persica) |
| Persian Lilac (Syringa persica) | Golden Raintree (Koelreuteria paniculata) |
| Rose of Sharon (Hybiscus syriacus) | Locust (Gleditsia cultivars): |
| Spiraea (Spiraea hybrids) | • Idaho |
| • Shade Master | |
| • Skyline | |
| Lombardy Poplar (Populus nigra ‘Italica’) | |
| London Plane Tree (Platanus acerifolia) | |
| Navajo Globe Willow (Salix matsudana) | |
| Ornamental Pear (Pyrus varieties): | |
| • Aristocrat | |
| • Bradford | |
| Redbud (Cercis cultivars) | |
| Saucer Magnolia (Magnolia soulangeana) | |
| Silk Tree (Albizzia julibrissin) | |
| Sweet Gum (Liquidambar styraciflua) |
FRUIT TREES
Most fruit trees prefer areas with colder winter temperatures. Check with your favorite Star Nursery location for information on chilling and pollinating requirements. Some of the best varieties for these elevations are:
- Apples
- Cherries
- Peaches
- Pears
- Plums
- Pomegranates
