Below is a list for plants that grow in the High Country. (All of Colorado, Taos, Ruidoso, Santa Fe)
| Botanical Name | Common Name | Xeric |
| FRUITS HERBS VEGETABLES | ||
| GRAPE ‘CANADICE SEEDLESS’ | Grape, Canadice Seedless | |
| GRAPE ‘GLENORA SEEDLESS’ | Grape, Glenora Seedless | |
| HORSERADISH | Horseradish | |
| GRASSES | ||
| ANDROPOGON GERARDII | Big Bluestem Grass | Xeric |
| BOUTELOUA GRACILIS | Blue Grama Grass | Xeric |
| CALAMAGROSTIS A.’AVALANCHE’ | Feather Reed Grass, Variegated | Xeric |
| CALAMAGROSTIS A.’CHEJU-DO’ | Feather Reed Grass, Vrgtd Dwrf | Xeric |
| CALAMAGROSTIS A.’KARL FOERSTER | Feather Reed Grass | Xeric |
| ERIANTHUS RAVENNAE | Pampasgrass, Hardy | Xeric |
| FESTUCA ‘ELIJAH’S BLUE’ | Fescue, Elijah’s Blue | Xeric |
| MISCANTHUS SIN. ‘ADAGIO’ | Maidengrass, Adagio | |
| MISCANTHUS SIN. ‘GRACILIMUS | Maidengrass, Gracilimus | |
| PANICUM V. ‘HEAVY METAL’ | Switchgrass, Heavy Metal | Xeric |
| PANICUM V. ‘PRAIRIE SKY’ | Switchgrass, Blue | Xeric |
| PANICUM V. ‘SHENANDOAH’ | Switchgrass, Shenandoah | |
| PENNISET. ‘KARLEY ROSE’PP12909 | Fountaingrass Karley Rose | Xeric |
| PENNISETUM ‘HAMELN’ | Fountaingrass, Hameln | Xeric |
| SCHIZACHYRIUM ‘PRAIRIE BLUES’ | Little Bluestem, Prairie Blues | Xeric |
| SCHIZACHYRIUM SCOP ‘BLAZE’ | Little Bluestem Grass ‘Blaze’ | Xeric |
| SCHIZACHYRIUM SCOP ‘THE BLUES’ | Little Bluestem Grass ‘ Blues’ | Xeric |
| SCHIZACHYRIUM SCOPARIUM | Little Bluestem Grass | Xeric |
| ORNAMENTALS | ||
| ARTEMISIA FILIFOLIA | Sage, Sand | Xeric |
| ARTEMISIA FRIGIDA | Sage, Fringed | Xeric |
| ARTEMISIA LUD. ‘SILVER KING’ | Sage, Silver King Prairie | Xeric |
| ARTEMISIA ‘POWIS CASTLE’ | Artemisia, Powis Castle | Xeric |
| ARTEMISIA S. ‘SILVER MOUND’ | Silver Mound | Xeric |
| ARTEMISIA TRIDENTATA | Sagebrush, Big | Xeric |
| ATRIPLEX CANESCENS | 4 – Wing Salt Bush | |
| AURINIA ‘GOLD DUST’ | Basket-of-Gold, Gold Dust | |
| BERBERIS HAEMATOCARPA | Algerita | Xeric |
| BERBERIS T. ATROPURPUREA | Barberry, Red Leaf | Xeric |
| BERBERIS T. ‘CRIMSON PYGMY’ | Barberry, Crimson Pygmy | Xeric |
| BERBERIS T. ‘ROSE GLOW’ | Barberry, Rose Glow | Xeric |
| BUDDLEIA ‘ATTRACTION’ | Butterfly Bush, Attraction | |
| BUDDLEIA ‘BLACK KNIGHT’ | Butterfly Bush, Black Knight | |
| BUDDLEIA ‘HONEYCOMB’ | Butterfly Bush, Honeycomb | |
| BUDDLEIA ‘NANHO BLUE’ | Butterfly Bush, Nanho Blue | |
| BUDDLEIA ‘NANHO PURPLE’ | Butterfly Bush, Nanho Purple | |
| BUDDLEIA ‘PINK DELIGHT’ | Butterfly Bush, Pink Delight | |
| BUDDLEIA ‘ROYAL RED’ | Butterfly Bush, Royal Red | |
| BUDDLEIA ‘SILVER FROST’ | Butterfly Bush, Silver Frost | |
| BUDDLEIA ‘WHITE PROFUSION’ | Butterfly Bush, White Profusio | |
| BUDLEI FLY PT® BLU HVN PP22069 | Butterfly Bush, PetitBlu Heavn | |
| BUDLEI FLY PT® SNOW WHITE PPAF | Butterfly Bush, PetiSnow White | |
| BUDLEI ‘FLY PT® TUTIFRTI PPAF | Butterfly Bush, PetiteTutiFrti | |
| CARYOPTERIS 1ST CHOICE PP11958 | Bluebeard, First Choice | Xeric |
| CARYOPTERIS CL. ‘BLUE MIST’ | Bluebeard, Blue Mist | Xeric |
| CARYOPTERIS CL. ‘DARK KNIGHT | Bluebeard, Dark Knight | Xeric |
| CHAMAEBATIARIA MILLEFOLIUM | Fernbush | Xeric |
| CHRYSOTHAMNUS NAUSEOSUS | Rabbitbrush/Chamisa | Xeric |
| CORNUS SERICEA BAILEYI | Dogwood, Red Twig | Xeric |
| ELAEAGNUS EBBINGEI | Silverberry, Ebbing’s | |
| ELAEAGNUS EBBINGEI ‘GILT EDGE’ | Silverberry, Gilt Edge | |
| ELAEAGNUS PUNGENS ‘FRUITLANDII | Silverberry | |
| ELAEAGNUS PUNGENS ‘MACULATA’ | Elaeagnus, Golden | |
| ELAEAGNUS UMBELLATA | Silverberry | |
| ELYMUS GLAUCUS | Lyme Grass, Blue | Xeric |
| ERICAMERIA LARICIFOLIA | Turpentine Bush | Xeric |
| EUONYMUS ALATA ‘COMPACTA’ | Burning Bush, Compact | |
| EUONYMUS FORT. ‘COLORATA’ | Euonymus, Purpleleaf | |
| EUONYMUS FORT. ‘EMERALD GAIETY | Euonymus, Emerald Gaiety | |
| EUONYMUS FORT. ‘EMERALD& GOLD’ | Euonymus, Emerald & Gold | |
| EUONYMUS KIAUT. ‘MANHATTAN’ | Euonymus, Manhattan | |
| FALLUGIA PARADOXA | Apache Plume | Xeric |
| FORSYTHIA I.’BEATRIX FARRAND | Forsythia, Beatrix Farrand | |
| GENISTA TINCTORIA ‘ROYAL GOLD’ | Broom, Royal Gold Compact | |
| HESPERALOE PARVIFLORA | Yucca, Red | Xeric |
| HESPERALOE PARVIFLORA ‘YELLOW’ | Yucca, Yellow | Xeric |
| JUGLANS MAJOR | Walnut, Arizona | Xeric |
| JUNIPERUS CH ‘ARMSTRG’ POM-POM | Juniper, Armstrong Pom-Pom | Xeric |
| JUNIPERUS CH ‘ARMSTRONGII’ | Juniper, Armstrong | Xeric |
| JUNIPERUS CH ‘BLUE POINT’ | Juniper, Blue Point | Xeric |
| JUNIPERUS CH ‘KETELEERI’ | Juniper, Keteleer Chinese | Xeric |
| JUNIPERUS CH ‘SEA GREEN’ | Juniper, Sea Green | Xeric |
| JUNIPERUS CH ‘SPARTAN’ | Juniper, Spartan | Xeric |
| JUNIPERUS COMM ‘ALPINE CARPET’ | Juniper, Alpine Carpet | Xeric |
| JUNIPERUS COMMUNIS | Juniper, Common | Xeric |
| JUNIPERUS HOR. ‘BLUE CHIP’ | Juniper, Blue Chip | Xeric |
| JUNIPERUS HOR. ‘PRINCE O WALES | Juniper, Prince of Wales | Xeric |
| JUNIPERUS HOR. ‘WILTONII’ | Juniper, Wilton’s Blue Rug | Xeric |
| JUNIPERUS MONOSPERMA | Juniper, One-Seed | Xeric |
| JUNIPERUS SAB. ‘BROADMOOR’ | Juniper, Broadmoor | Xeric |
| JUNIPERUS SAB. ‘BUFFALO’ | Juniper, Buffalo | Xeric |
| JUNIPERUS SAB. ‘MINI ARCADIA’ | Juniper, Mini Arcadia | Xeric |
| JUNIPERUS SAB. ‘TAMARISCIFOLIA | Juniper, Tam | Xeric |
| JUNIPERUS SC.’WCHTA BLU'(STND) | Juniper, Wichita Blue | Xeric |
| JUNIPERUS SCOP. ‘MEDORA’ | Juniper, Medora | Xeric |
| JUNIPERUS SCOP. ‘WICHITA BLUE’ | Juniper, Wichita Blue | Xeric |
| JUNIPERUS SCOPULORUM | Juniper, Rocky Mountain | Xeric |
| JUNIPERUS VIRG. ‘SKYROCKET’ | Juniper, Skyrocket | Xeric |
| LONICERA TATARICA ‘ARNOLD RED’ | Honeysuckle, Arnold Red | |
| PARTHENOCISSUS ‘ENGLEMANII | Virginia Creeper, Englemanii | Xeric |
| PARTHENOCISSUS QUINQUEFOLIA | Virginia Creeper | Xeric |
| PARTHENOCISSUS TRI. | Boston Ivy | Xeric |
| PEROVSKIA ATRIPLICIFOLIA | Sage, Russian | Xeric |
| PEROVSKIA FILIGRAN | Sage, Compact Russian | Xeric |
| PEROVSKIA LONGIN | Sage, Long Bloom Russian | Xeric |
| PHYLLOSTACHYS AUREOSULCATA | Bamboo, Gold Groove | Xeric |
| POLYGONUM AUBERTII | Silverlace Vine | |
| POTENTILLA ‘ABBOTSWOOD’ | Cinquefoil, Abbotswood | Xeric |
| POTENTILLA ‘GOLD FINGER’ | Cinquefoil, Gold Finger | Xeric |
| POTENTILLA ‘GOLD STAR’ | Cinquefoil, Gold Star | Xeric |
| POTENTILLA ‘JACKMANII’ | Cinquefoil, Jackmanii | Xeric |
| PRUNUS BESSEYI | Sand Cherry, Western | Xeric |
| PRUNUS CISTENA | Sand Cherry, Purple | Xeric |
| PRUNUS GLANDULOSA ‘ROSEA’ | Almond, Dwarf Flowering | Xeric |
| RHUS AROMATICA ‘GRO-LOW’ | Sumac, Gro-Low | Xeric |
| SALVIA GREGGII ‘FURMANS RED’ | Sage, Furman Red | Xeric |
| SALVIA GREGGII ‘WILD THING’ | salvia ‘wild thing’ | Xeric |
| SALVIA MICRO. ‘HOT LIPS’ | Sage, Hot Lips | Xeric |
| SALVIA NEMOROSA ‘BLAUHÜGEL’ | Salvia, Blue Hills | Xeric |
| SALVIA NEMOROSA ‘CARADONNA’ | Salvia, Caradonna | Xeric |
| SALVIA NEMOROSA ‘MAI NACHT’ | Salvia, May Night | Xeric |
| SALVIA ‘ULTRA VIOLET’ PPAF | Salvia, Ultra Violet | Xeric |
| SYRINGA ‘LILAC SUNDAY’ | Lilac, Lilac Sunday | Xeric |
| SYRINGA MEYERI ‘PALIBIN’ | Lilac, Meyer | Xeric |
| SYRINGA ‘MISS KIM’ | Lilac, Miss Kim | Xeric |
| SYRINGA PERSICA | Lilac, Persian | Xeric |
| SYRINGA ‘POCAHONTAS’ | Lilac, Pocahontas | Xeric |
| SYRINGA V. ‘CHARLES JOLY’ | Lilac, Charles Joly | Xeric |
| SYRINGA VULGARIS | Lilac, Common | Xeric |
| THUJA OCC. ‘DeGROOT’S SPIRE’ | Arborvitae, DeGroot’s Spire | Xeric |
| THUJA OCCIDENTALS EMRALD GREEN | Arborvitae, Emerald Green | Xeric |
| WISTERIA ‘AMETHYST FALLS’ | Wisteria, Amethyst Falls | Xeric |
| WISTERIA MAC. ‘AUNT DEE’ | Wisteria, Aunt Dee | Xeric |
| WISTERIA MAC. ‘BLUE MOON’ | Wisteria, Blue Moon | Xeric |
| WISTERIA SIN. ‘PURPLE’ | Wisteria, Purple | Xeric |
| YUCCA BACCATA | Yucca, Datil | Xeric |
| YUCCA ELATA | Yucca, Soaptree | Xeric |
| PERENNIALS | ||
| ACHILLEA ‘MOONSHINE’ | Yarrow, Moonshine | Xeric |
| ACHILLEA ‘PAPRIKA IMPROVED’ | Yarrow, Paprika Improved | Xeric |
| AGASTACHE CANA | Hyssop, Wild | Xeric |
| AGASTACHE RUPESTRIS | Hyssop, Sunset | Xeric |
| AJUGA R ‘CHOCOLATE CHIPS’ | Ajuga, Chocolate Chips | |
| ANACYCLUS DEP. ‘SILVER KISSES’ | Atlas Daisy, Silver Kisses | |
| AQUILEGIA CHRYSANTHA | Columbine, Golden | Xeric |
| AQUILEGIA ‘TEQUILA SUNRISE’ | Columbine, Tequila Sunrise | Xeric |
| ARMERIA MARITIMA COMPACTA | Compacta Sea Pink | Xeric |
| ARMERIA MARITIMA SPLENDENS | Splendens Sea Pink | Xeric |
| ASTER ‘PROF. KIPPENBERG’ | Aster, Prof. Kippenberg | |
| ASTER ‘WOODS PINK’ | Aster, Woods Pink | |
| BERLANDIERA LYRATA | Chocolate Flower | Xeric |
| CALLIRHOE INVOLUCRATA | Winecups | |
| CENTRANTHUS RUBER | Valerian, Red | Xeric |
| CENTRANTHUS RUBER ‘WHITE’ | Jupiter’s Beard, White | Xeric |
| CERASTIUM TOMENTOSUM | Snow-in-the-Summer | |
| CERATOSTIGMA PLUMBAGINOIDES | Plumbago, Dwarf | Xeric |
| CHRYSANTHEMUM ‘SILVER PRINCESS | Shasta Daisy, Silver Princess | Xeric |
| CHRYSANTHEMUM ‘SNOW LADY’ | Shasta Daisy, Snow Lady | Xeric |
| COREOPSIS GR. ‘EARLY SUNRISE’ | Coreopsis, Early Sunrise | Xeric |
| DELOSPERMA BRUNNTHALERI | Iceplant, Yellow Everblooming | Xeric |
| DELOSPERMA DYERI ‘PSDOLD’ | Iceplant, Red Mountain® | Xeric |
| DELOSPERMA ‘FIRE SPINNER’® | Iceplant, Fire Spenner | Xeric |
| DELOSPERMA ‘JOHN PROFFITT’ | Iceplant, Table Mountain® | Xeric |
| DELOSPERMA ‘LAVENDER ICE’® | Iceplant, Lavender Ice | Xeric |
| DIANTHUS ‘FIREWITCH’ | Dianthus, Firewitch Violet | ? |
| DIANTHUS ‘FROSTY FIRE’ | Dianthus, Frosty Fire Red | ? |
| ECHINACEA P. ‘PRAIRIE SPLENDOR | Coneflower, Prairie Splendor | Xeric |
| ECHINACEA PURP. ‘BRAVADO’ | Coneflower, Bravado | Xeric |
| GAILL ‘ORANGES & LEMON PP17092 | Blanketflower, Oranges & Lemon | Xeric |
| GAILLARDIA GRAN. ‘ARIZONA SUN’ | Blanketflower, Arizona Sun | Xeric |
| GAILLARDIA GRAN. ‘BURGUNDY’ | Blanketflower, Burgundy | Xeric |
| GAILLARDIA GRAN. ‘GOBLIN | Blanketflower, Goblin | Xeric |
| GAURA LIN. ‘SISKIYOU PINK’ | Butterflies, Pink Whirling | Xeric |
| GAURA LIN. ‘WHITE’ | Butterflies, White | Xeric |
| GAZANIA LINEARIS ‘CO GOLD’ | Gazania, Colorado Gold | |
| GERANIUM HYB. ‘BROOKSIDE’ | Cranesbill, Brookside | Xeric |
| HELIANTHUS MAXIMILIANII | Sunflower, Maximillian | |
| HEMEROCALLIS ‘BLK EYED STELLA | Daylily, Black Eyed Stella | Xeric |
| HEMEROCALLIS ‘JANICE BROWN’ | Daylily, Janice Brown | Xeric |
| HEMEROCALLIS ‘MING TOY’ | Daylily, Ming Toy | Xeric |
| HEMEROCALLIS ‘PARDON ME’ | Daylily, Pardon Me | Xeric |
| HEMEROCALLIS ‘PURPLE DE ORO’ | Daylily, Purple de Oro | Xeric |
| HEMEROCALLIS ‘STELLA DE ORO’ | Daylily, Stella de Oro | Xeric |
| IRIS ALBOMARGINATA | Iris, White Margin | |
| IRIS AUREOMARGINATA | Iris, Gold Margin | Xeric |
| IRIS GER. ‘BALTIC STAR’ | Iris, Baltic Star German | Xeric |
| IRIS GER. ‘BEST BET’ | Iris, Best Bet German | Xeric |
| IRIS GER. ‘BEWILDERBEAST’ | Iris, Bewilderbeast German | Xeric |
| IRIS GER. ‘DUSKY CHALLENGER’ | Iris, Dusky Challenger German | Xeric |
| IRIS GER. ‘GNU’ | Iris, Gnu German | Xeric |
| IRIS GER. ‘GOLDKIST’ | Iris, Goldkist German | Xeric |
| IRIS GER. ‘HARVEST OF MEMORIES | Iris,Harvest of Memorie German | Xeric |
| IRIS GER. ‘HEMSTICHED’ | Iris,Hemstiched German | Xeric |
| IRIS GER. ‘IMMORTALITY’ | Iris, Immortality German | Xeric |
| IRIS GER. ‘NEUTRON DANCE’ | Iris, Neutron Dance German | Xeric |
| IRIS GER. ‘PINK HORIZON’ | Iris, Pink Horizon German | Xeric |
| IRIS GER. ‘ROSALIE FIGGE’ | Iris, Rosalie Figge German | Xeric |
| IRIS GER. ‘SEA POWER’ | Iris, Sea Power German | Xeric |
| IRIS GER. ‘STEPPING OUT’ | Iris, Stepping Out German | Xeric |
| IRIS GER. ‘THROB’ | Iris, Throb German | Xeric |
| IRIS GER. ‘TIGER HONEY’ | Iris, Tiger Honey German | Xeric |
| IRIS GER. ‘WENCH’ | Iris, Wench German | Xeric |
| KNIPHOFIA UVARIA ‘FLAMENCO’ | Red Hot Poker , Flamenco | Xeric |
| LINUM PERRENE | Flax, Blue | Xeric |
| MIRABILIS MULTIFLORA | 4 Oclock, Wild | |
| NEPETA ‘BLUE WONDER’ | Catmint, Blue Wonder | |
| NEPETA FAASSENI ‘6 HILLS GIANT | Catmint, 6 Hills Giant | |
| NEPETA ‘WALKERS LOW’ | Catmint, Walkers Low | |
| OENOTHERA B. ‘SISKIYOU PINK’ | Primrose, Siskiyou Pink | Xeric |
| OENOTHERA BERLANDIERI | Primrose, Mexican | Xeric |
| PENSTEMON BARB. COCCINEUS | Penstemon, Scarlet Bugler | Xeric |
| PENSTEMON PIN. ‘MERSEA YELLOW | Penstemon, Mersea Yellow | Xeric |
| PENSTEMON PINIFOLIUS | Penstemon, Pineleaf | Xeric |
| PENSTEMON STRICTUS | Penstemon, Rocky Mountain | Xeric |
| PHLOX SUBULATA DRUMMOND’S PINK | Phlox, creeping Drummond’s Pk | Xeric |
| PHLOX SUBULATA ‘RED WING’ | Phlox, creeping Red Wing | Xeric |
| RUDBECKIA ‘CHERRY BRANDY’ | Black-eye Susan, Cherry Brandy | Xeric |
| RUDBECKIA ‘DENVER DAISY’ | Black-eye Susan, Denver Daisy | Xeric |
| RUDBECKIA ‘GOLDSTURM’ | Black-eye Susan | Xeric |
| SCABIOSA ‘BLUE DIAMOND’ | Pincushion Flw, Blue Diamond | Xeric |
| SCABIOSA ‘BUTTERFLY BLUE’ | Pincushion Flw, Butterfly Blue | Xeric |
| SCABIOSA ‘COL. PINKMIST’PP8957 | Pincushion Flw, Pink Mist | Xeric |
| SCUTELLARIA SUFFRUTESCENS | Skullcap, PinkTexas | Xeric |
| SEDUM ‘AUTUMN JOY’ | Sedum, Autumn Joy | Xeric |
| SEDUM ‘INDIAN CHIEF’ | Sedum, Indian Chief | Xeric |
| VERONI ‘ROYAL CANDLES’ PP18932 | Veronica, Royal Candles | Xeric |
| VERONICA ‘RED FOX’ | Veronica, Red Fox | Xeric |
| ZINNIA GRANDIFLORA | Zinnia, Prairie | Xeric |
| ROSES | ||
| ROSA ‘BLAZE’ | Rose, Blaze | |
| ROSA ‘ICEBERG, CLIMBING’ | Rose, Climbing Iceberg | |
| ROSA ‘JOSEPH’S COAT’ | Rose ‘Joseph’s Coat’ | |
| ROSA WOODSII | Rose, Woods | |
| TREES | ||
| ACER GINNALA ‘FLAME’ | Maple, Flame Amur | Xeric |
| ACER GRANDIDENTATUM | Maple, Bigtooth | Xeric |
| CELTIS OCCIDENTALIS | Hackberry, Western | Xeric |
| CELTIS RETICULATA | Hackberry, Netleaf | Xeric |
| CELTIS RETICULATA ‘MAPLE LEAF’ | Hackberry, Mapleleaf | Xeric |
| FORESTIERA NEOMEXICANA | Privet, New Mexico | Xeric |
| GLEDITSIA TRI. ‘SHADEMASTER’ | Honeylocust, Shademaster | Xeric |
| GLEDITSIA TRI. ‘SUNBURST’ | Honeylocust, Sunburst | Xeric |
| KOELREUTARIA PANICULATA | Goldenrain Tree | Xeric |
| PLATANUS ACER. ‘BLOODGOOD | Sycamore, Bloodgood | |
| POPULUS ACUMINATA | Cottonwood, Lanceleaf | |
| POPULUS FREMONTII | Cottonwood, Western | |
| POPULUS NIGRA ‘THEVESTINE’ | Poplar, Theve’s Lombardy | |
| POPULUS SIMONII | Cottonwood, Santa Fe | |
| POPULUS WISLIZENII | Cottonwood, Valley | |
| PYRUS CAL. ‘ARISTOCRAT’ | Pear, Aristocrat Flowering | |
| PYRUS CAL. ‘BRADFORD’ | Pear, Bradford Flowering | |
| QUERCUS GAMBELII | Oak, Gambel | Xeric |
| QUERCUS MACROCARPA | Oak, Bur | Xeric |
| QUERCUS ROBUR ‘FASTIGIATA’ | Oak, Upright English | |
| QUERCUS SHUMARDII | Oak, Shumard Red | Xeric |
| ROBINIA PSEUDO. ‘PURPLE ROBE’ | Locust, Purple Robe | Xeric |
| SALIX BLANDA | Willow, Wisconsin Weeping | |
| SALIX MAT. UMB. ‘NAVAJO’ | Willow, Navajo Globe | |
| ULMUS CRASSIFOLIA | Elm, Cedar | Xeric |
