
Centaurea cyanus
Bachelor Button
- Mature size
- 1–3 ft tall
0.5–1 ft wide - Sun
- Full Sun
- Water use
- Low
- USDA zones
- 2–11
- Soil
- Lean, drained
- Bloom
- Blue
Spring · Summer
Notable features
Best companions for Bachelor Button
Six water-wise companions matched on water use, sun, USDA zone, and how they layer visually beside Bachelor Button.

Big Sagebrush
NativeArtemisia tridentata
A reliable, well-suited combination.
- Different structural layer than Bachelor Button
- Noticeable height difference for a layered look
- Blooms in fall — extends color when Bachelor Button isn't flowering
- Silver foliage contrasts with Bachelor Button
- Evergreen — holds structure through winter

Winterfat
NativeKrascheninnikovia lanata
Works well together.
- Different structural layer than Bachelor Button
- Blooms in fall — extends color when Bachelor Button isn't flowering
- Silver foliage contrasts with Bachelor Button
- Evergreen — holds structure through winter
- Supports pollinators and wildlife

Ponderosa Pine
NativePinus ponderosa
Works well together.
- Different structural layer than Bachelor Button
- Noticeable height difference for a layered look
- Evergreen — holds structure through winter
- Supports pollinators and wildlife
- Fire-resistant — good for defensible space

Feather Reed Grass
Calamagrostis x acutiflora
Works well together.
- Different structural layer than Bachelor Button
- Noticeable height difference for a layered look
- Blooms in fall — extends color when Bachelor Button isn't flowering
- Fine grass texture contrasts with Bachelor Button's form
- Same water needs as Bachelor Button — one irrigation zone

English Lavender
Lavandula angustifolia
Works well together.
- Different structural layer than Bachelor Button
- Silver foliage contrasts with Bachelor Button
- Evergreen — holds structure through winter
- Supports pollinators and wildlife
- Fire-resistant — good for defensible space

Flowering Crabapple
Malus hybrids
Works well together.
- Different structural layer than Bachelor Button
- Noticeable height difference for a layered look
- Supports pollinators and wildlife
- Fire-resistant — good for defensible space
- Same water needs as Bachelor Button — one irrigation zone
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Blue Mist Spirea
Caryopteris x clandonensis
Works well together.
- Different structural layer than Bachelor Button
- Noticeable height difference for a layered look
- Blooms in fall — extends color when Bachelor Button isn't flowering
- Supports pollinators and wildlife
- Same water needs as Bachelor Button — one irrigation zone

Fourwing Saltbush
NativeAtriplex canescens
Works well together.
- Different structural layer than Bachelor Button
- Noticeable height difference for a layered look
- Silver foliage contrasts with Bachelor Button
- Evergreen — holds structure through winter
- Supports pollinators and wildlife

Fragrant Abelia
Abelia mosanensis
Works well together.
- Different structural layer than Bachelor Button
- Noticeable height difference for a layered look
- Blooms in fall — extends color when Bachelor Button isn't flowering
- Supports pollinators and wildlife
- Fire-resistant — good for defensible space

Rubber Rabbitbrush
NativeEricameria nauseosa
Works well together.
- Different structural layer than Bachelor Button
- Noticeable height difference for a layered look
- Blooms in fall — extends color when Bachelor Button isn't flowering
- Silver foliage contrasts with Bachelor Button

Butterfly Bush
Buddleja davidii
Works well together.
- Different structural layer than Bachelor Button
- Noticeable height difference for a layered look
- Blooms in fall — extends color when Bachelor Button isn't flowering
- Same water needs as Bachelor Button — one irrigation zone

Common Lilac
Syringa vulgaris
Works well together.
- Different structural layer than Bachelor Button
- Noticeable height difference for a layered look
- Supports pollinators and wildlife
- Fire-resistant — good for defensible space
- Same water needs as Bachelor Button — one irrigation zone

Golden Currant
NativeRibes aureum
Works well together.
- Different structural layer than Bachelor Button
- Noticeable height difference for a layered look
- Supports pollinators and wildlife
- Fire-resistant — good for defensible space
- Same water needs as Bachelor Button — one irrigation zone

Gray Rabbitbrush
NativeChrysothamnus nauseosus
Works well together.
- Different structural layer than Bachelor Button
- Noticeable height difference for a layered look
- Blooms in fall — extends color when Bachelor Button isn't flowering
- Supports pollinators and wildlife

Nannyberry
Viburnum lentago
Works well together.
- Different structural layer than Bachelor Button
- Noticeable height difference for a layered look
- Supports pollinators and wildlife
- Fire-resistant — good for defensible space
- Same water needs as Bachelor Button — one irrigation zone

Oregon Grape Holly
NativeMahonia aquifolium
Works well together.
- Different structural layer than Bachelor Button
- Noticeable height difference for a layered look
- Evergreen — holds structure through winter
- Supports pollinators and wildlife
- Fire-resistant — good for defensible space

Purpleleaf Sandcherry
Prunus x cistena
Works well together.
- Different structural layer than Bachelor Button
- Noticeable height difference for a layered look
- Supports pollinators and wildlife
- Fire-resistant — good for defensible space
- Same water needs as Bachelor Button — one irrigation zone

Silver Buffaloberry
NativeShepherdia argentea
Works well together.
- Different structural layer than Bachelor Button
- Noticeable height difference for a layered look
- Silver foliage contrasts with Bachelor Button
- Supports pollinators and wildlife

Snowberry
NativeSymphoricarpos albus
Works well together.
- Different structural layer than Bachelor Button
- Noticeable height difference for a layered look
- Supports pollinators and wildlife
- Fire-resistant — good for defensible space
- Same water needs as Bachelor Button — one irrigation zone

Wayfaring Tree
Viburnum lantana
Works well together.
- Different structural layer than Bachelor Button
- Noticeable height difference for a layered look
- Supports pollinators and wildlife
- Fire-resistant — good for defensible space
- Same water needs as Bachelor Button — one irrigation zone

Western Sand Cherry
NativePrunus besseyi
Works well together.
- Different structural layer than Bachelor Button
- Noticeable height difference for a layered look
- Supports pollinators and wildlife
- Fire-resistant — good for defensible space
- Same water needs as Bachelor Button — one irrigation zone

Black Chokeberry
Aronia melanocarpa
Compatible on water, sun, and zone. Whether the combination reads well is your call.
- Different structural layer than Bachelor Button
- Noticeable height difference for a layered look
- Supports pollinators and wildlife
- Same water needs as Bachelor Button — one irrigation zone

Boulder Raspberry
NativeRubus deliciosus
Compatible on water, sun, and zone. Whether the combination reads well is your call.
- Different structural layer than Bachelor Button
- Noticeable height difference for a layered look
- Supports pollinators and wildlife
- Same water needs as Bachelor Button — one irrigation zone

Curlleaf Mountain Mahogany
NativeCercocarpus ledifolius
Compatible on water, sun, and zone. Whether the combination reads well is your call.
- Different structural layer than Bachelor Button
- Noticeable height difference for a layered look
- Evergreen — holds structure through winter
- Supports pollinators and wildlife

Greenleaf Manzanita
NativeArctostaphylos patula
Compatible on water, sun, and zone. Whether the combination reads well is your call.
- Different structural layer than Bachelor Button
- Noticeable height difference for a layered look
- Evergreen — holds structure through winter
- Supports pollinators and wildlife

Mountain Ninebark
NativePhysocarpus monogynus
Compatible on water, sun, and zone. Whether the combination reads well is your call.
- Different structural layer than Bachelor Button
- Noticeable height difference for a layered look
- Supports pollinators and wildlife
- Same water needs as Bachelor Button — one irrigation zone

Mugo Pine
Pinus mugo
Compatible on water, sun, and zone. Whether the combination reads well is your call.
- Different structural layer than Bachelor Button
- Noticeable height difference for a layered look
- Evergreen — holds structure through winter
- Same water needs as Bachelor Button — one irrigation zone

Peking Cotoneaster
Cotoneaster acutifolius
Compatible on water, sun, and zone. Whether the combination reads well is your call.
- Different structural layer than Bachelor Button
- Noticeable height difference for a layered look
- Supports pollinators and wildlife
- Same water needs as Bachelor Button — one irrigation zone

Rose of Sharon
Hibiscus syriacus
Compatible on water, sun, and zone. Whether the combination reads well is your call.
- Different structural layer than Bachelor Button
- Noticeable height difference for a layered look
- Blooms in fall — extends color when Bachelor Button isn't flowering
- Fire-resistant — good for defensible space

Saskatoon Serviceberry
NativeAmelanchier alnifolia
Compatible on water, sun, and zone. Whether the combination reads well is your call.
- Different structural layer than Bachelor Button
- Noticeable height difference for a layered look
- Supports pollinators and wildlife
- Same water needs as Bachelor Button — one irrigation zone

Smooth Sumac
NativeRhus glabra
Compatible on water, sun, and zone. Whether the combination reads well is your call.
- Different structural layer than Bachelor Button
- Noticeable height difference for a layered look
- Supports pollinators and wildlife
- Same water needs as Bachelor Button — one irrigation zone

Woods' Rose
NativeRosa woodsii
Compatible on water, sun, and zone. Whether the combination reads well is your call.
- Different structural layer than Bachelor Button
- Noticeable height difference for a layered look
- Supports pollinators and wildlife
- Same water needs as Bachelor Button — one irrigation zone

American Cranberrybush Viburnum
Viburnum trilobum ‘Compactum’
Compatible on water, sun, and zone. Whether the combination reads well is your call.
- Different structural layer than Bachelor Button
- Noticeable height difference for a layered look
- Supports pollinators and wildlife
- Fire-resistant — good for defensible space

Apache Plume
NativeFallugia paradoxa
Compatible on water, sun, and zone. Whether the combination reads well is your call.
- Different structural layer than Bachelor Button
- Noticeable height difference for a layered look
- Blooms in fall — extends color when Bachelor Button isn't flowering

Kinnikinnick
NativeArctostaphylos uvar-ursi
Compatible on water, sun, and zone. Whether the combination reads well is your call.
- Different structural layer than Bachelor Button
- Evergreen — holds structure through winter
- Supports pollinators and wildlife
- Fire-resistant — good for defensible space

Meyer Lilac
Syringa meyeri
Compatible on water, sun, and zone. Whether the combination reads well is your call.
- Different structural layer than Bachelor Button
- Noticeable height difference for a layered look
- Fire-resistant — good for defensible space
- Same water needs as Bachelor Button — one irrigation zone

Shrubby Cinquefoil
NativeDasiphora fruticosa
Compatible on water, sun, and zone. Whether the combination reads well is your call.
- Different structural layer than Bachelor Button
- Blooms in fall — extends color when Bachelor Button isn't flowering
- Same water needs as Bachelor Button — one irrigation zone

Alpine Currant
Ribes alpinum
Compatible on water, sun, and zone. Whether the combination reads well is your call.
- Different structural layer than Bachelor Button
- Noticeable height difference for a layered look
- Same water needs as Bachelor Button — one irrigation zone

Antelope Bitterbrush
NativePurshia tridentata
Compatible on water, sun, and zone. Whether the combination reads well is your call.
- Different structural layer than Bachelor Button
- Noticeable height difference for a layered look
- Supports pollinators and wildlife

Forsythia
Forsythia cultivars
Compatible on water, sun, and zone. Whether the combination reads well is your call.
- Different structural layer than Bachelor Button
- Noticeable height difference for a layered look
- Same water needs as Bachelor Button — one irrigation zone

Mountain Mahogany
NativeCercocarpus montanus
Compatible on water, sun, and zone. Whether the combination reads well is your call.
- Different structural layer than Bachelor Button
- Noticeable height difference for a layered look
- Supports pollinators and wildlife

Threeleaf Sumac
NativeRhus trilobata
Compatible on water, sun, and zone. Whether the combination reads well is your call.
- Different structural layer than Bachelor Button
- Noticeable height difference for a layered look
- Supports pollinators and wildlife

Wax Currant
NativeRibes cereum
Compatible on water, sun, and zone. Whether the combination reads well is your call.
- Different structural layer than Bachelor Button
- Noticeable height difference for a layered look
- Supports pollinators and wildlife

Dwarf Burning Bush
Euonymus alatus ‘Compactus’
Compatible on water, sun, and zone. Whether the combination reads well is your call.
- Different structural layer than Bachelor Button
- Noticeable height difference for a layered look
- Fire-resistant — good for defensible space

Fern Leaf Buckthorn 'Fine Line'
Rhamnus frangula ‘Ron Williams’
Compatible on water, sun, and zone. Whether the combination reads well is your call.
- Different structural layer than Bachelor Button
- Noticeable height difference for a layered look
- Fire-resistant — good for defensible space

Fothergilla
Fothergilla major
Compatible on water, sun, and zone. Whether the combination reads well is your call.
- Different structural layer than Bachelor Button
- Noticeable height difference for a layered look
- Fire-resistant — good for defensible space

Banana Yucca
NativeYucca baccata
Compatible on water, sun, and zone. Whether the combination reads well is your call.
- Different structural layer than Bachelor Button
- Evergreen — holds structure through winter

Fernbush
NativeChamaebatiaria millefolium
Compatible on water, sun, and zone. Whether the combination reads well is your call.
- Different structural layer than Bachelor Button
- Noticeable height difference for a layered look

Gro-Low Sumac
Rhus aromatica
Compatible on water, sun, and zone. Whether the combination reads well is your call.
- Different structural layer than Bachelor Button
- Same water needs as Bachelor Button — one irrigation zone

Hancock Coralberry
Symphoricarpos x chenaultii ‘Hancock’
Compatible on water, sun, and zone. Whether the combination reads well is your call.
- Different structural layer than Bachelor Button
- Supports pollinators and wildlife

Siberian Peashrub
Caragana arborescens
Compatible on water, sun, and zone. Whether the combination reads well is your call.
- Different structural layer than Bachelor Button
- Noticeable height difference for a layered look

Smokebush
Cotinus coggygria
Compatible on water, sun, and zone. Whether the combination reads well is your call.
- Different structural layer than Bachelor Button
- Noticeable height difference for a layered look

Soapweed Yucca
NativeYucca glauca
Compatible on water, sun, and zone. Whether the combination reads well is your call.
- Different structural layer than Bachelor Button
- Evergreen — holds structure through winter
Grass (12)

Switchgrass
NativePanicum virgatum
Works well together.
- Different structural layer than Bachelor Button
- Blooms in fall — extends color when Bachelor Button isn't flowering
- Fine grass texture contrasts with Bachelor Button's form
- Supports pollinators and wildlife
- Same water needs as Bachelor Button — one irrigation zone

Fountain Grass
Pennisetum alopecuroides
Works well together.
- Different structural layer than Bachelor Button
- Blooms in fall — extends color when Bachelor Button isn't flowering
- Fine grass texture contrasts with Bachelor Button's form
- Same water needs as Bachelor Button — one irrigation zone

Giant Sacaton
NativeSporobolus wrightii
Works well together.
- Different structural layer than Bachelor Button
- Noticeable height difference for a layered look
- Blooms in fall — extends color when Bachelor Button isn't flowering
- Fine grass texture contrasts with Bachelor Button's form

Little Bluestem
NativeSchizachyrium scoparium
Works well together.
- Different structural layer than Bachelor Button
- Blooms in fall — extends color when Bachelor Button isn't flowering
- Fine grass texture contrasts with Bachelor Button's form
- Same water needs as Bachelor Button — one irrigation zone

Maiden Hair Grass
Miscanthus sinensis
Works well together.
- Different structural layer than Bachelor Button
- Noticeable height difference for a layered look
- Blooms in fall — extends color when Bachelor Button isn't flowering
- Fine grass texture contrasts with Bachelor Button's form

Blue Fescue
Festuca glauca
Compatible on water, sun, and zone. Whether the combination reads well is your call.
- Different structural layer than Bachelor Button
- Evergreen — holds structure through winter
- Fine grass texture contrasts with Bachelor Button's form
- Same water needs as Bachelor Button — one irrigation zone

Blue Avena Grass
Helictotrichon sempervirens
Compatible on water, sun, and zone. Whether the combination reads well is your call.
- Different structural layer than Bachelor Button
- Evergreen — holds structure through winter
- Fine grass texture contrasts with Bachelor Button's form

Black Mondo Grass
Ophiopogon planiscapus ‘Nigrescens’
Compatible on water, sun, and zone. Whether the combination reads well is your call.
- Different structural layer than Bachelor Button
- Fine grass texture contrasts with Bachelor Button's form

Blue Grama
NativeBouteloua gracilis
Compatible on water, sun, and zone. Whether the combination reads well is your call.
- Different structural layer than Bachelor Button
- Fine grass texture contrasts with Bachelor Button's form

Buffalograss
NativeBouteloua dactyloides
Compatible on water, sun, and zone. Whether the combination reads well is your call.
- Different structural layer than Bachelor Button
- Fine grass texture contrasts with Bachelor Button's form

Indian Ricegrass
NativeAchnatherum hymenoides
Compatible on water, sun, and zone. Whether the combination reads well is your call.
- Different structural layer than Bachelor Button
- Fine grass texture contrasts with Bachelor Button's form

Tufted Hair Grass
Deschampsia caespitosa
Compatible on water, sun, and zone. Whether the combination reads well is your call.
- Different structural layer than Bachelor Button
- Fine grass texture contrasts with Bachelor Button's form
Groundcover (16)

Snow-in-Summer
Cerastium tomentosum
Works well together.
- Different structural layer than Bachelor Button
- Silver foliage contrasts with Bachelor Button
- Evergreen — holds structure through winter
- Fire-resistant — good for defensible space
- Same water needs as Bachelor Button — one irrigation zone

Lamb's Ear
Stachys byzantina
Works well together.
- Different structural layer than Bachelor Button
- Silver foliage contrasts with Bachelor Button
- Evergreen — holds structure through winter
- Same water needs as Bachelor Button — one irrigation zone

Partridge Feather
Tanacetum densum
Works well together.
- Different structural layer than Bachelor Button
- Silver foliage contrasts with Bachelor Button
- Evergreen — holds structure through winter
- Same water needs as Bachelor Button — one irrigation zone

Creeping Mahonia
NativeMahonia repens
Compatible on water, sun, and zone. Whether the combination reads well is your call.
- Different structural layer than Bachelor Button
- Evergreen — holds structure through winter
- Supports pollinators and wildlife
- Fire-resistant — good for defensible space

False rock cress
Aubrieta deltoidea
Compatible on water, sun, and zone. Whether the combination reads well is your call.
- Different structural layer than Bachelor Button
- Supports pollinators and wildlife
- Fire-resistant — good for defensible space
- Same water needs as Bachelor Button — one irrigation zone

Fringed Sage
NativeArtemisia frigida
Compatible on water, sun, and zone. Whether the combination reads well is your call.
- Different structural layer than Bachelor Button
- Silver foliage contrasts with Bachelor Button
- Evergreen — holds structure through winter

Hardy Ice Plant
Delosperma cooperi
Compatible on water, sun, and zone. Whether the combination reads well is your call.
- Different structural layer than Bachelor Button
- Blooms in fall — extends color when Bachelor Button isn't flowering
- Evergreen — holds structure through winter

Rock Soapwort
Saponaria ocymoides
Compatible on water, sun, and zone. Whether the combination reads well is your call.
- Different structural layer than Bachelor Button
- Supports pollinators and wildlife
- Fire-resistant — good for defensible space
- Same water needs as Bachelor Button — one irrigation zone

Candytuft
Iberis sempervirens
Compatible on water, sun, and zone. Whether the combination reads well is your call.
- Different structural layer than Bachelor Button
- Fire-resistant — good for defensible space
- Same water needs as Bachelor Button — one irrigation zone

Creeping Phlox
NativePhlox subulata
Compatible on water, sun, and zone. Whether the combination reads well is your call.
- Different structural layer than Bachelor Button
- Fire-resistant — good for defensible space
- Same water needs as Bachelor Button — one irrigation zone

Sea thrift
Armeria maritima
Compatible on water, sun, and zone. Whether the combination reads well is your call.
- Different structural layer than Bachelor Button
- Fire-resistant — good for defensible space
- Same water needs as Bachelor Button — one irrigation zone

Creeping Juniper
NativeJuniperus horizontalis
Compatible on water, sun, and zone. Whether the combination reads well is your call.
- Different structural layer than Bachelor Button
- Evergreen — holds structure through winter

Creeping Potentilla
NativePotentilla verna-nana
Compatible on water, sun, and zone. Whether the combination reads well is your call.
- Different structural layer than Bachelor Button
- Same water needs as Bachelor Button — one irrigation zone

Curlicue Sage
Artemesia versicolor ‘Seafoam’
Compatible on water, sun, and zone. Whether the combination reads well is your call.
- Different structural layer than Bachelor Button
- Same water needs as Bachelor Button — one irrigation zone

Hens and Chicks
Sempervivum tectorum
Compatible on water, sun, and zone. Whether the combination reads well is your call.
- Different structural layer than Bachelor Button
- Evergreen — holds structure through winter

Yellow Ice Plant
Delosperma nubigenum
Compatible on water, sun, and zone. Whether the combination reads well is your call.
- Different structural layer than Bachelor Button
- Evergreen — holds structure through winter
Tree (36)

Bur Oak
NativeQuercus macrocarpa
Works well together.
- Different structural layer than Bachelor Button
- Noticeable height difference for a layered look
- Supports pollinators and wildlife
- Fire-resistant — good for defensible space
- Same water needs as Bachelor Button — one irrigation zone

Chokecherry
NativePrunus virginiana
Works well together.
- Different structural layer than Bachelor Button
- Noticeable height difference for a layered look
- Supports pollinators and wildlife
- Fire-resistant — good for defensible space
- Same water needs as Bachelor Button — one irrigation zone

Austrian Pine
Pinus nigra
Compatible on water, sun, and zone. Whether the combination reads well is your call.
- Different structural layer than Bachelor Button
- Noticeable height difference for a layered look
- Evergreen — holds structure through winter
- Same water needs as Bachelor Button — one irrigation zone

Bristlecone Pine
NativePinus aristata
Compatible on water, sun, and zone. Whether the combination reads well is your call.
- Different structural layer than Bachelor Button
- Noticeable height difference for a layered look
- Evergreen — holds structure through winter
- Same water needs as Bachelor Button — one irrigation zone

Common Hackberry
NativeCeltis occidentalis
Compatible on water, sun, and zone. Whether the combination reads well is your call.
- Different structural layer than Bachelor Button
- Noticeable height difference for a layered look
- Supports pollinators and wildlife
- Same water needs as Bachelor Button — one irrigation zone

Limber Pine
Pinus flexilis ‘Vanderwolf ’
Compatible on water, sun, and zone. Whether the combination reads well is your call.
- Different structural layer than Bachelor Button
- Noticeable height difference for a layered look
- Evergreen — holds structure through winter
- Same water needs as Bachelor Button — one irrigation zone

Pinyon Pine
NativePinus edulis
Compatible on water, sun, and zone. Whether the combination reads well is your call.
- Different structural layer than Bachelor Button
- Noticeable height difference for a layered look
- Evergreen — holds structure through winter
- Supports pollinators and wildlife

Rocky Mountain Juniper
NativeJuniperus scopulorum
Compatible on water, sun, and zone. Whether the combination reads well is your call.
- Different structural layer than Bachelor Button
- Noticeable height difference for a layered look
- Evergreen — holds structure through winter
- Supports pollinators and wildlife

Amur Maple
Acer ginnala
Compatible on water, sun, and zone. Whether the combination reads well is your call.
- Different structural layer than Bachelor Button
- Noticeable height difference for a layered look
- Fire-resistant — good for defensible space
- Same water needs as Bachelor Button — one irrigation zone

Eastern Redbud
Cercis canadensis
Compatible on water, sun, and zone. Whether the combination reads well is your call.
- Different structural layer than Bachelor Button
- Noticeable height difference for a layered look
- Supports pollinators and wildlife
- Fire-resistant — good for defensible space

Green Ash
Fraxinus pennsylvanica
Compatible on water, sun, and zone. Whether the combination reads well is your call.
- Different structural layer than Bachelor Button
- Noticeable height difference for a layered look
- Fire-resistant — good for defensible space
- Same water needs as Bachelor Button — one irrigation zone

Japanese Tree Lilac 'Ivory Silk'
Syringa reticulata 'Ivory Silk'
Compatible on water, sun, and zone. Whether the combination reads well is your call.
- Different structural layer than Bachelor Button
- Noticeable height difference for a layered look
- Supports pollinators and wildlife
- Fire-resistant — good for defensible space

Mountain Ash
Sorbus aucuparia
Compatible on water, sun, and zone. Whether the combination reads well is your call.
- Different structural layer than Bachelor Button
- Noticeable height difference for a layered look
- Supports pollinators and wildlife
- Fire-resistant — good for defensible space

Pin Oak
Quercus palustris
Compatible on water, sun, and zone. Whether the combination reads well is your call.
- Different structural layer than Bachelor Button
- Noticeable height difference for a layered look
- Fire-resistant — good for defensible space
- Same water needs as Bachelor Button — one irrigation zone

Quaking Aspen
NativePopulus tremuloides
Compatible on water, sun, and zone. Whether the combination reads well is your call.
- Different structural layer than Bachelor Button
- Noticeable height difference for a layered look
- Fire-resistant — good for defensible space
- Same water needs as Bachelor Button — one irrigation zone

Red Oak
Quercus rubra
Compatible on water, sun, and zone. Whether the combination reads well is your call.
- Different structural layer than Bachelor Button
- Noticeable height difference for a layered look
- Fire-resistant — good for defensible space
- Same water needs as Bachelor Button — one irrigation zone

Rocky Mountain Maple
NativeAcer glabrum
Compatible on water, sun, and zone. Whether the combination reads well is your call.
- Different structural layer than Bachelor Button
- Noticeable height difference for a layered look
- Fire-resistant — good for defensible space
- Same water needs as Bachelor Button — one irrigation zone

Thornless Honeylocust
NativeGleditsia triacanthos inermis
Compatible on water, sun, and zone. Whether the combination reads well is your call.
- Different structural layer than Bachelor Button
- Noticeable height difference for a layered look
- Fire-resistant — good for defensible space
- Same water needs as Bachelor Button — one irrigation zone

Western Larch
NativeLarix occidentalis
Compatible on water, sun, and zone. Whether the combination reads well is your call.
- Different structural layer than Bachelor Button
- Noticeable height difference for a layered look
- Evergreen — holds structure through winter
- Fire-resistant — good for defensible space

Amur Chokecherry
Prunus maackii
Compatible on water, sun, and zone. Whether the combination reads well is your call.
- Different structural layer than Bachelor Button
- Noticeable height difference for a layered look
- Supports pollinators and wildlife

Bigtooth Maple
NativeAcer grandidentatum
Compatible on water, sun, and zone. Whether the combination reads well is your call.
- Different structural layer than Bachelor Button
- Noticeable height difference for a layered look
- Same water needs as Bachelor Button — one irrigation zone

Bosnian Pine
Pinus heldreichii (leucodermis)
Compatible on water, sun, and zone. Whether the combination reads well is your call.
- Different structural layer than Bachelor Button
- Noticeable height difference for a layered look
- Evergreen — holds structure through winter

Colorado Blue Spruce
NativePicea pungens
Compatible on water, sun, and zone. Whether the combination reads well is your call.
- Different structural layer than Bachelor Button
- Noticeable height difference for a layered look
- Evergreen — holds structure through winter

Gambel Oak
NativeQuercus gambelii
Compatible on water, sun, and zone. Whether the combination reads well is your call.
- Different structural layer than Bachelor Button
- Noticeable height difference for a layered look
- Supports pollinators and wildlife

Goldenrain Tree
Koelreuteria paniculata
Compatible on water, sun, and zone. Whether the combination reads well is your call.
- Different structural layer than Bachelor Button
- Noticeable height difference for a layered look
- Same water needs as Bachelor Button — one irrigation zone

Kentucky Coffeetree
NativeGymnocladus dioicus
Compatible on water, sun, and zone. Whether the combination reads well is your call.
- Different structural layer than Bachelor Button
- Noticeable height difference for a layered look
- Same water needs as Bachelor Button — one irrigation zone

New Mexico Privet
NativeForestiera neomexicana
Compatible on water, sun, and zone. Whether the combination reads well is your call.
- Different structural layer than Bachelor Button
- Noticeable height difference for a layered look
- Supports pollinators and wildlife

Weeping Mulberry
Morus alba 'Chaparral'
Compatible on water, sun, and zone. Whether the combination reads well is your call.
- Different structural layer than Bachelor Button
- Noticeable height difference for a layered look
- Same water needs as Bachelor Button — one irrigation zone

White Fir
Abies concolor
Compatible on water, sun, and zone. Whether the combination reads well is your call.
- Different structural layer than Bachelor Button
- Noticeable height difference for a layered look
- Evergreen — holds structure through winter

Autumn Purple Ash
Fraxinus americana 'Junginger'
Compatible on water, sun, and zone. Whether the combination reads well is your call.
- Different structural layer than Bachelor Button
- Noticeable height difference for a layered look
- Fire-resistant — good for defensible space

Callery Pear
Pyrus calleryana cvs.
Compatible on water, sun, and zone. Whether the combination reads well is your call.
- Different structural layer than Bachelor Button
- Noticeable height difference for a layered look
- Fire-resistant — good for defensible space

European Beech
Fagus sylvatica
Compatible on water, sun, and zone. Whether the combination reads well is your call.
- Different structural layer than Bachelor Button
- Noticeable height difference for a layered look
- Fire-resistant — good for defensible space

Norway Maple
Acer platanoides
Compatible on water, sun, and zone. Whether the combination reads well is your call.
- Different structural layer than Bachelor Button
- Noticeable height difference for a layered look
- Fire-resistant — good for defensible space

River Birch
Betula nigra
Compatible on water, sun, and zone. Whether the combination reads well is your call.
- Different structural layer than Bachelor Button
- Noticeable height difference for a layered look
- Fire-resistant — good for defensible space

Sugar Maple
Acer saccharum
Compatible on water, sun, and zone. Whether the combination reads well is your call.
- Different structural layer than Bachelor Button
- Noticeable height difference for a layered look
- Fire-resistant — good for defensible space

Western Catalpa
NativeCatalpa speciosa
Compatible on water, sun, and zone. Whether the combination reads well is your call.
- Different structural layer than Bachelor Button
- Noticeable height difference for a layered look
- Fire-resistant — good for defensible space
Vine (6)

Silver Lace Vine
Fallopia aubertii
Works well together.
- Different structural layer than Bachelor Button
- Noticeable height difference for a layered look
- Blooms in fall — extends color when Bachelor Button isn't flowering
- Same water needs as Bachelor Button — one irrigation zone

Trumpet Vine
NativeCampsis radicans
Works well together.
- Different structural layer than Bachelor Button
- Noticeable height difference for a layered look
- Supports pollinators and wildlife
- Fire-resistant — good for defensible space
- Same water needs as Bachelor Button — one irrigation zone

Virginia Creeper
NativeParthenocissus quinquefolia
Compatible on water, sun, and zone. Whether the combination reads well is your call.
- Different structural layer than Bachelor Button
- Noticeable height difference for a layered look
- Supports pollinators and wildlife
- Same water needs as Bachelor Button — one irrigation zone

Common Hops
NativeHumulus lupulus
Compatible on water, sun, and zone. Whether the combination reads well is your call.
- Different structural layer than Bachelor Button
- Noticeable height difference for a layered look
- Fire-resistant — good for defensible space
- Same water needs as Bachelor Button — one irrigation zone

Goldflame Honeysuckle
Lonicera x heckrottii ‘Goldflame’
Compatible on water, sun, and zone. Whether the combination reads well is your call.
- Different structural layer than Bachelor Button
- Noticeable height difference for a layered look
- Supports pollinators and wildlife
- Fire-resistant — good for defensible space

Western Virgin's Bower
NativeClematis ligusticifolia
Compatible on water, sun, and zone. Whether the combination reads well is your call.
- Different structural layer than Bachelor Button
- Noticeable height difference for a layered look
- Same water needs as Bachelor Button — one irrigation zone
Perennial (27)

Russian Sage
Salvia yangii
Compatible on water, sun, and zone. Whether the combination reads well is your call.
- Different structural layer than Bachelor Button
- Blooms in fall — extends color when Bachelor Button isn't flowering
- Silver foliage contrasts with Bachelor Button

Autumn Joy Sedum
Hylotelephium spectabile
Compatible on water, sun, and zone. Whether the combination reads well is your call.
- Different structural layer than Bachelor Button
- Blooms in fall — extends color when Bachelor Button isn't flowering
- Same water needs as Bachelor Button — one irrigation zone

Basket-of-Gold
Aurinia saxatilis
Compatible on water, sun, and zone. Whether the combination reads well is your call.
- Different structural layer than Bachelor Button
- Evergreen — holds structure through winter
- Fire-resistant — good for defensible space
- Same water needs as Bachelor Button — one irrigation zone

Black-eyed Susan
NativeRudbeckia hirta
Compatible on water, sun, and zone. Whether the combination reads well is your call.
- Different structural layer than Bachelor Button
- Blooms in fall — extends color when Bachelor Button isn't flowering
- Same water needs as Bachelor Button — one irrigation zone

Catmint
Nepeta x faassenii
Compatible on water, sun, and zone. Whether the combination reads well is your call.
- Different structural layer than Bachelor Button
- Silver foliage contrasts with Bachelor Button
- Same water needs as Bachelor Button — one irrigation zone

Delphinium
Delphinium varieties
Compatible on water, sun, and zone. Whether the combination reads well is your call.
- Different structural layer than Bachelor Button
- Noticeable height difference for a layered look
- Fire-resistant — good for defensible space
- Same water needs as Bachelor Button — one irrigation zone

Jupiter's Beard
Centranthus ruber
Compatible on water, sun, and zone. Whether the combination reads well is your call.
- Different structural layer than Bachelor Button
- Blooms in fall — extends color when Bachelor Button isn't flowering
- Same water needs as Bachelor Button — one irrigation zone

Pineleaf Penstemon
NativePenstemon pinifolius
Compatible on water, sun, and zone. Whether the combination reads well is your call.
- Different structural layer than Bachelor Button
- Evergreen — holds structure through winter
- Supports pollinators and wildlife
- Fire-resistant — good for defensible space

Purple Coneflower
NativeEchinacea purpurea
Compatible on water, sun, and zone. Whether the combination reads well is your call.
- Different structural layer than Bachelor Button
- Blooms in fall — extends color when Bachelor Button isn't flowering
- Same water needs as Bachelor Button — one irrigation zone

Purple Poppy Mallow
NativeCallirhoe involucrata
Compatible on water, sun, and zone. Whether the combination reads well is your call.
- Different structural layer than Bachelor Button
- Supports pollinators and wildlife
- Fire-resistant — good for defensible space
- Same water needs as Bachelor Button — one irrigation zone

Tall garden Phlox
Phlox paniculata varieties
Compatible on water, sun, and zone. Whether the combination reads well is your call.
- Different structural layer than Bachelor Button
- Supports pollinators and wildlife
- Fire-resistant — good for defensible space
- Same water needs as Bachelor Button — one irrigation zone

Globe thistle
Echinops ritro
Compatible on water, sun, and zone. Whether the combination reads well is your call.
- Different structural layer than Bachelor Button
- Supports pollinators and wildlife
- Same water needs as Bachelor Button — one irrigation zone

May Night Salvia
NativeSalvia x sylvestris
Compatible on water, sun, and zone. Whether the combination reads well is your call.
- Different structural layer than Bachelor Button
- Supports pollinators and wildlife
- Same water needs as Bachelor Button — one irrigation zone

Sulphur Flower
NativeEriogonum umbellatum
Compatible on water, sun, and zone. Whether the combination reads well is your call.
- Different structural layer than Bachelor Button
- Evergreen — holds structure through winter
- Supports pollinators and wildlife

Blanket Flower
NativeGaillardia aristata
Compatible on water, sun, and zone. Whether the combination reads well is your call.
- Different structural layer than Bachelor Button
- Blooms in fall — extends color when Bachelor Button isn't flowering

Blue Flax
NativeLinum perenne
Compatible on water, sun, and zone. Whether the combination reads well is your call.
- Different structural layer than Bachelor Button
- Supports pollinators and wildlife
- Fire-resistant — good for defensible space

Coral bells
Heuchera sanguinea
Compatible on water, sun, and zone. Whether the combination reads well is your call.
- Different structural layer than Bachelor Button
- Supports pollinators and wildlife
- Fire-resistant — good for defensible space

Cranesbill
Geranium varieties
Compatible on water, sun, and zone. Whether the combination reads well is your call.
- Different structural layer than Bachelor Button
- Fire-resistant — good for defensible space
- Same water needs as Bachelor Button — one irrigation zone

Dotted Gayfeather
NativeLiatris punctata
Compatible on water, sun, and zone. Whether the combination reads well is your call.
- Different structural layer than Bachelor Button
- Blooms in fall — extends color when Bachelor Button isn't flowering

Prairie Coneflower
NativeRatibida columnifera
Compatible on water, sun, and zone. Whether the combination reads well is your call.
- Different structural layer than Bachelor Button
- Blooms in fall — extends color when Bachelor Button isn't flowering

Red Hot Poker
Kniphofia uvaria
Compatible on water, sun, and zone. Whether the combination reads well is your call.
- Different structural layer than Bachelor Button
- Evergreen — holds structure through winter
- Fire-resistant — good for defensible space

Sunset Hyssop
NativeAgastache rupestris
Compatible on water, sun, and zone. Whether the combination reads well is your call.
- Different structural layer than Bachelor Button
- Blooms in fall — extends color when Bachelor Button isn't flowering

Butterfly Milkweed
NativeAsclepias tuberosa
Compatible on water, sun, and zone. Whether the combination reads well is your call.
- Different structural layer than Bachelor Button
- Same water needs as Bachelor Button — one irrigation zone

Firecracker Penstemon
NativePenstemon eatonii
Compatible on water, sun, and zone. Whether the combination reads well is your call.
- Different structural layer than Bachelor Button
- Evergreen — holds structure through winter

Oregon sunshine
NativeEriophyllum lanatum
Compatible on water, sun, and zone. Whether the combination reads well is your call.
- Different structural layer than Bachelor Button
- Supports pollinators and wildlife

Pasque Flower
NativePulsatilla patens
Compatible on water, sun, and zone. Whether the combination reads well is your call.
- Different structural layer than Bachelor Button
- Same water needs as Bachelor Button — one irrigation zone

Showy Milkweed
NativeAsclepias speciosa
Compatible on water, sun, and zone. Whether the combination reads well is your call.
- Different structural layer than Bachelor Button
- Same water needs as Bachelor Button — one irrigation zone