Plant Select announces 2011 selections

Plant Select, a collaborative effort with Denver Botanic Gardens, Colorado State University, and regional and national horticultural professionals, announced seven new plants to be promoted for 2011.

• Colorado desert blue star (Amsonia jonesii)
• Blonde Ambition blue grama grass (Bouteloua gracilis ‘Blonde Ambition’ PPAF)
• Golden Storksbill (Erodium chrysanthum)
• Avalanche white sun daisy (Osteospermum ‘Avalanche’ PPAF)
• Grand Mesa Beardtongue (Penstemon mensarum)
• Baby blue rabbitbrush (Chrysothamnus [Ericameria] nauseosus  var. nauseosus)
• Russian hawthorn (Crataegus ambigua)

The mission of Plant Select is to seek out and distribute the best plants for landscapes from the High Plains to the Intermountain region and beyond. To be included in the program, selected plants should:

• Thrive in a broad range of garden situations in the Rocky Mountain region
• Be resilient to the region’s challenging climate
• Exemplify the unique
• Demonstrate disease and insect resistance
• Flourish in low water conditions
• Display a long season of beauty in the garden
• Ensure noninvasiveness

For more information, visit www.plantselect.org