Recommended Plants for Higher Elevations and Variable Climates
/Check out this list of plants that will do well in Mammoth and other mountain areas! Growing plants in higher elevations presents a unique set of challenges, such as the cold climate, numerous microclimates, wind, varying moisture levels, and grazing deer, but these are proven winners:
- Davidson Penstemons
- Mountain Rose (rosa woodsii ultramontana)
- Hooker's Evening Primrose (oenothera hookeri)
- Lilac (syringa)
- Rock Spirea (holodiscus dumosus)
- Sumac (rhus)
- Columbine (aqueiegia)
- Delphinium
- Bleeding Heart (dicentra spectabilis)
- Lupine (lupinus)
