May

Austrian Copper Rose, Rosa foetida 'Bicolor'
Shrub

4-5 foot tall shrub covered with red, orange and yellow blossoms in spring, early summer.

Canytuft, Iberis semiperverens
Perennial

Evergreen perennial, 8-12 inches wide and tall. Covered in white bloom in the spring.

Bleeding Heart, Dicentra spectabilis
Perennial

Shade loving perennial, blue green leaves with pendulous pink heart-shaped flowers.

Creeping Phlox, (Moss Pink) Phlox subulata
Perennial Groundcover

Low-growing, to 6 inches high and 1 1/2 feet wide, with needle-like leaves. Blooms heavily in pink, white or lavender in early spring.

Desert Peach, Prunus andersonii A. Gray
Shrub

3-6 foot shrub native to the Eastern Sierra. Very drought tolerant.

Lydia Broom, Genista lydia
Shrub

Small leaflets on green stems growing 2 feet tall and 3 feet wide. Covered with bright yellow flowers in spring.

Purple Robe Locust, Robinia x ambigua
Tree

To 40 feet tall and 30 feet wide, deep lavender blooms resembling wisteria.

June

Oriental Poppy, Papaver orientale
Perennial

Tall poppies from 16 inches to 3 feet tall. Coarse, hairy leaves up to 1 foot long. Many colors and forms of flowers, including the bright orange-red.

Purple Smoke Tree, Cotinus coggygria
Shrub

Large shrub or small tree, 12-15 feet high and wide. Deep purple leaves, puffs of purple flowers in June.

Mock Orange, Philadelphus x virginalis
Shrub

Fragrant white flowers, 6-8 feet tall and wide with a fountain shape. Smaller forms are 3-4 feet high and wide. Some varieties have single fragrant flowers.

Elderberry, Sambucus
Shrub

Tall shrub 12 feet tall and wide, with dark purple folliage. Flowers are pink and bloom in large, flat clusters, followed by purple berries. Also available with bright gold foliage.

Jupiter's Beard, Centranthus ruber (Valerian rubra)
Perennial

To 3 feet tall and wide, blue-green leaves. Flowers in terminal clusters in pink, red or white.

Spiraea, Spiraea japonica
Shrub

Blooming shrubs from 1 1/2 to 4 feet tall and wide. Availabe varieties include Anthony Waterer, Limemound, Gold Flame, Shirobana, Magic Carpet, among others. Bloom pink except Shirobana, which blooms in pink and white.