sunset western garden collection 2016 brochure

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Sunset —the West’s most trusted source

of gardening information for more than 100 years —

is excited to introduce its 2016 Collection. These

varieties are low-maintenance, water-wise, and

selected especially for your Western landscape. Full

of brilliant color and vibrant texture, find them at a

garden center near you.

Save Our Water has partnered

with Sunset to create new

tools to help you save water

while enjoying beautiful and

lush landscaping. Watch for the Save Our Water logo

in this brochure, identifying low-water use plants in

the Collection. To uncover more ideas on saving water

indoors and out, visit SaveOurH2O.org

For more information and to view water-wise plants, visit

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‘Soft Caress’ Mahonia, ‘Diamond Heights’ Ceanothus & Purple Pixie® Loropetalum

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consistent plant infoYOU CAN TRUST

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Little Water

Moderate Water

Regular Water

Salt Tolerance

Deer Resistant

Drought Tolerant

Fire-Wise

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Attracts Pollinators

A plant’s performance is governed by the total climate:

length of growing season, timing and amount of rainfall,

winter lows, summer highs, wind, and humidity.

Sunset Western Garden Collection® offers tools like this

brochure and comprehensive plant tags to help you

choose the most suitable plants for your specific climate

area and garden.

Look for these familiar icons:

Obsession™ Nandina, ‘Everillo’ EverColor® Carex, ‘Silver Shadow’ Astelia

consistent plant infoYOU CAN TRUST

‘Kaleidoscope’ ABELIA Abelia x grandiflora ‘Kaleidoscope’ PP16988

USDA ZONES 6–9 SIZE 2–3’ H X 3–3.5’ W

SUNSET ZONES 3 (with protection), 4–24, 28–35

Looking for a dwarf, easy care evergreen shrub that flowers and provides year long color? Kaleidoscope is as versatile as it is colorful, with chameleon-like foliage that changes with the seasons, from golden yellow in spring to orange-red in fall.

Miss Lemon™ ABELIA Abelia x grandiflora Hybrid

USDA ZONES 6-9 SIZE 3’ H X 4’ W

SUNSET ZONES 3 (with protection), 4-24, 28-35

An outstanding Abelia with bright variegated foliage that starts yellow with green centers when young, then matures to ivory and green. Produces a heavy bloom of white flowers for summer and fall.

‘Silver Shadow’ ASTELIA Astelia chathamica x nervosa ‘Silver Shadow’ PP22195

USDA ZONES 7b-11 SIZE 2-3’ H X 3-4’ W

SUNSET ZONES 4-7 (with protection), 8-9, 14-24

Bold strappy silver foliage adds height to container gardens and succulent plantings. This clumping perennial contrasts well with darker leafed Phormium and Loropetalums. Can be used or overwintered as an indoor plant in bright indirect light. Great in low light applications and entryways.

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‘Orange Rocket’ BERBERIS Berberis thunbergii ‘Orange Rocket’ PP18411

USDA ZONES 5–9 SIZE 4’ H X 1.5-2’ W

SUNSET ZONES 2b, 3–24

This award winning berberis sports a unique color combination. New spring foliage starts out a vibrant coral, ages to mid green, then turns ruby red for fall. Useful as a vertical element in borders, landscapes, or containers.

Baby Gem™ BUXUS Buxus microphylla japonica ‘Gregem’ PP21159


SUNSET ZONES 3b, 4-26

A staple plant for edging, hedging, and topiary, Baby Gem is very compact. It will need much less pruning than others, making it ideal for lower hedges and containers. Branches can be used as cut foliage in arrangements or wreaths.

EverColor® ‘Everillo’ CAREX Carex oshimensis ‘Everillo’ PP21002

USDA ZONES 5–11 SIZE 12-18” H X 12-18” W

SUNSET ZONES 3-9, 14–24

Everillo wins our best plant for brightening up shady spots, or for adding a pop of color to a mixed container. This easy care evergreen grass can be used as a groundcover, to edge a path or patio, or tucked into a living wall or window box.


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‘Little Miss Sunshine’ CISTUS Rockrose corbariensis ’Little Miss Sunshine’ PP22364

USDA ZONES 8–10 SIZE 12-24” H X 12-18” W

SUNSET ZONES 5-9,14-24, 26, 28, 31

We love Cistus – it handles poor soil, drought, salt, wind and heat! Add deer, pest, and fire resistance, what’s not to love? This new charmer stays compact without pruning, and even looks great when not in bloom. Works well as a border plant, or in containers.

‘Design-A-Line’ CORDYLINE Cordyline ‘Burgundy’ PP24764



Unique cascading grass-like habit is ideal for containers on patios, along walls or walkways, or as accent plants in mixed borders. This low maintenance plant provides rich, burgundy color all year and works great with succulents.

Clarity Blue™ DIANELLA Dianella hybrid ‘DP401’ Clarity Blue™ PPAF

USDA ZONES 8-11 SIZE 24-30” H X 18-24” W


Dianella are the ultimate easy care plants. This tough new hybrid gets strong upright Phormium-like growth from one parent and deep blue color from the other. Plays well with succulents, and makes a great container plant.


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‘Lemon Lime’ NANDINA

CHARTREUSE NEW FOLIAGE FADES TO GREEN & NEVER TURNS RED!

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Illumination® ‘Apricot’ DIGIPLEXIS® Digiplexis® Illumination® ‘Apricot’ PPAF

USDA ZONES 8–11 SIZE 24-36” H X 18” W

SUNSET ZONES 4-6 (with protection), 8-9,14-24

Wow! Every now and then a new plant comes along that really knocks our socks off, and this one is perfect for our Western climates. Foxglove was crossed with a shrubby Isoplexis, which resulted in a perennial re-blooming apricot-orange garden wonder.

Angyo Star™ FATSHEDERA x Fatshedera lizei ‘Angyo Star’

USDA ZONES 7b–9 SIZE 5-6’ H X 4-5’ W


Hybrid between Fatsia japonica and English ivy, these plants got the best of both parents. Giant ivy leaves provide color in darker locations, but will not root into stucco or spread where it is not wanted. Stems will need to be staked or supported. Can be used indoors.

‘Beyond Blue’ FESTUCA Festuca glauca ‘Beyond Blue’ PP23307

USDA ZONES 4 SIZE 9-12” H X 18” W

SUNSET ZONES 1–24

Most Festucas lose their blue color over the summer, but not Beyond Blue. This versatile grass tolerates cold, heat, humidity, drought, poor soil…even deer.

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Jubilation™ GARDENIA Gardenia jasminoides ‘Leeone’ PP21983

USDA ZONES 7–11 SIZE 3-4’ H X 3–4’ W

SUNSET ZONES 4–5 (with protection), 6-24

Tropical Gardenia fragrance on a cold hardy, evergreen, easy care plant. Jubilation flowers heavily from spring through fall with masses of white blooms. Plant near patios, porches, decks, and other outdoor living areas where the fragrance can be enjoyed.

‘Meerlo’ LAVENDER Lavender allardii ‘Meerlo’ PP25276

USDA ZONES 9-10 SIZE 24-36” H X 24-30” W

SUNSET ZONES Perennial in 15,16,17,19-24

Lavender allardii are the most heat, humidity, and water-wise lavenders we grow. These vigorous plants hold their beautifully variegated and highly fragrant foliage, and sport pale blue flowers in summer. Dry leaves for sachets and moth repellent.

‘Sunshine’ LIGUSTRUM Ligustrum sinense ‘Sunshine’ PP20379

USDA ZONES 6 SIZE 3-6’ H X 3–4’ W

SUNSET ZONES 4–24

How did a Ligustrum make it into the Sunset Collection? We are always on the lookout for easy care, colorful, water-wise, non invasive garden solutions. This tough plant is so versatile we keep finding new places to use it!

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Platinum Beauty™ LOMANDRA Lomandra longifolia Platinum Beauty™ (PBR)

USDA ZONES 8-10 SIZE 2-3’ H X 2-3’ W

SUNSET ZONES 12-24Lomandras look like grasses, but are actually tough, low water perennials. Platinum Beauty is the first green and white striped variegated form and looks great with succulents and other low water use plants.

Emerald Snow® LOROPETALUM Loropetalum ‘Shang-white’ PP21738

USDA ZONES 7–11 SIZE 2-3’ H X 3-4’ W

SUNSET ZONES 4-5 (with protection) 6-9,14-24

Loropetalums have a naturally elegant, layered habit that works beautifully in any landscape or container garden. By selecting a dwarf variety like Emerald Snow, you can give your shears a rest, and never worry about pruning again.

Purple Diamond® LOROPETALUM Loropetalum chinense ‘Shang-hi’ PP18331

USDA ZONES 7–11 SIZE 3-4’ H X 4’ W


Combining colorful flowers with year-round deep purple foliage, Purple Diamond holds its purple color better than others, and stays compact. Useful as an accent shrub in borders and containers, a foundation plant, low hedge, or in mass plantings.


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Purple Pixie® LOROPETALUM Loropetalum chinense ‘Peack’ PP18441

USDA ZONES 7–11 SIZE 1’ H X 4-5’ W


Only weeping Loropetalum! Easy to grow, low maintenance dwarf shrub holds rich purple foliage year-round. Purple Pixie is great as a border edger, in mass plantings, on slopes or cascading over retaining walls. Adds vibrant color spilling over containers and hanging baskets.

Red Diamond™ LOROPETALUM Loropetalum chinense ‘Shang-Red’



This new, compact Loropetalum has the reddest blooms of all cultivars. Dark burgundy foliage retains its color throughout the year. Great for specimen planting, mass plantings and borders.

‘Soft Caress’ MAHONIA Mahonia ‘Soft Caress’ PP20183

USDA ZONES 7b-11 SIZE 3’ H X 3’ W

SUNSET ZONES 4-5 (with protection), 6-9,14-24

Soft Caress has everything we love about Mahonia, without the pesky thorns! Compact enough to use in containers, yet large enough for foundation plantings or borders, these tough plants add fabulous texture to the shade garden.

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Blush Pink™ NANDINA Nandina ‘AKA’ PP19916

USDA ZONES 6–11 SIZE 2’ H X 1.5-2’ W

SUNSET ZONES 3 (with protection), 4-33

This sport of ‘Firepower’ has unique blush-colored young foliage from spring until fall, then turns to deep red over winter. Blush Pink makes the perfect short hedge or color accent to evergreen shrubs. Its dense low growth habit is perfect for any garden or mixed container.

Flirt™ NANDINA Nandina ‘Murasaki’ PP21391

USDA ZONES 6–11 SIZE 1-2’ H X 1.5-2’ W


Stunning deep red new growth from spring until fall accentuates the evergreen leaves of this Nandina. Unlike similar varieties, Flirt holds its superior red color through the summer. Space 2’ apart for groundcover or low hedge. Perfect in mixed beds and containers.

‘Lemon Lime’ NANDINA Nandina domestica Alba ‘Lemon-Lime’ PP24749

USDA ZONES 6-9 SIZE 3–4’ H X 3-4’ W


Finally, a Nandina for those of you who don’t want red in your garden! Lemon Lime has chartreuse new foliage that fades to a nice green, and will not turn red, even in winter.


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Obsession™ NANDINA Nandina ‘Seika’ PP21891



This new and distinctive Nandina is a selection of ‘GulfStream’ with brighter and longer lasting foliage color. Obsession has a compact, dense growth habit, and brilliant red new foliage all spring and summer.

Black Adder PHORMIUM Phormium cookianum Black Adder PP20451

USDA ZONES 8b-11 SIZE 3–4’ H X 3’ W


This evergreen perennial holds its dramatic dark burgundy foliage and its size. Great in mixed borders, containers, and can even be planted as a hedge. Leaves provide structure in flower arrangements. Protect from frost in colder climates.

Mojo® PITTOSPORUM Pittosporum tobira ‘CNI Three’ PP16188

USDA ZONES 7b–11 SIZE 2–3’ H X 2–3’ W

SUNSET ZONES 4-31

Mojo is the perfect easy care shrub! Excellent as a container plant, mass planted as ground or slope cover, a low hedge, or as an accent plant in borders. Year-round foliage can also be used in cut arrangements and wreaths.


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Illumination® ‘Apricot’ DIGIPLEXIS®

COLORFUL AND REBLOOMING APRICOT-ORANGE PERENNIAL


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Chef’s Choice® CULINARY ROSEMARY Rosemary officinalis PP18192

USDA ZONES 6–11 SIZE 12-18” H X 12” W

SUNSET ZONES 4-24

An outstanding new Rosemary specially selected for its higher oil content and spicy flavor. With a compact, mounding habit, this is the Rosemary of choice for container, herb and kitchen gardens.

‘Amistad’ SALVIA Salvia ‘Amistad’ PP23578


SUNSET ZONES 4-7 (with protection), 8,9,14-24

Dark purple flowers with nearly black calyx bloom constantly from early spring until frost, without pruning. Amistad is more compact and has a fuller habit than other guaranitica types. Flowers are a magnet for butterflies, hummingbirds, and other pollenators.

‘Ember’s Wish’ SALVIA Salvia Hybrid ‘Ember’s Wish’ PPAF

USDA ZONES 9b-10 SIZE 3-4’ H X 3’ W

SUNSET ZONES 16-24; Annual in cooler areas

Glowing coral flowers cover these tough plants from early spring to frost. Her blooms won’t fade in the heat, forming a ball of color in your yard with no pruning or deadheading. A portion of plant proceeds go to Make-A-Wish® AU.

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‘Killer Cranberry’ SALVIA Salvia microphylla ‘Killer Cranberry’ PPAF

USDA ZONES 8b-10 SIZE 2-3’ H X 2-3’ W

SUNSET ZONES 5-9, 14-24

Salvia microphylla are native to the American Southwest, and are a fabulous perennial shrub choice for dryer climates. ‘Killer Cranberry’ has masses of rich magenta flowers to lure honeybees and hummingbirds to your garden, and superior glossy foliage.

‘Little Kiss’ SALVIA Salvia micropylla ‘Little Kiss’ PPAF

USDA ZONES 8-10 SIZE 18” H X 18” W

SUNSET ZONES 5-9, 14-24

Better behaved than Salvia ‘Hot Lips’, ‘Little Kiss’ remains dense and compact at only 18” high, but still has all of the qualities we love in the original. These tough, low water, easy care perennial shrubs will attract pollinators from spring through fall.

‘Love & Wishes’ SALVIA Salvia ‘Love and Wishes’ PPAF

USDA ZONES 9b-10 SIZE 3-4’ H X 3’ W

SUNSET ZONES 16-24; Annual in cooler areas

Deep purple flowers cover these tough plants from early spring to frost. Like her cousin Wendy’s Wish Salvia, this Salvia will form a ball of color in your yard, with no pruning or deadheading. A portion of plant proceeds go to Make-A-Wish® AU.

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Bells of Fire™ TECOMA Tecoma ‘TEC6010916’ PP24170

USDA ZONES 8b–11 (Evergreen to 25°F) SIZE 3-5’ H X 3-5’ W

SUNSET ZONES 12-13, 16, 18-24

While some Tecomas grow to gigantic sizes, Bells of Fire is bred to be more compact. Enjoy its tropical appearance and flower power – it will bloom early and rebloom bright red bell-shaped flowers continuously until frost.

Lydia™ TECOMA Tecoma ‘TEC60109106’ PP24169

USDA ZONES 8b–11 (Evergreen to 25°F) SIZE 5-6’ H X 5’ W

SUNSET ZONES 12-13, 16, 18-24

Until recently, Tecomas grew huge, bloomed only in late spring and fall, and were covered in unattractive seed pods. Lydia stays more compact and showcases bright yellow flowers from early spring until frost — with fewer seed pods.

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