Best for the West Collection from Janey Santos & Proven Winners

A picture of Janey Santos surrounded by plants with her Dig, Plant, Water, Repeat logo and Proven Winner's logo.Discover Water-Wise Beauty for Your Desert Garden

Curated by gardening influencer Janey Santos and grown by Proven Winners, this selection of drought-tolerant plants brings desert-friendly vibrant color, texture, and interest to your garden and landscape. Once established, these hardy plants thrive in the Valley’s full sun with seasonally adjusted watering. Enhance your desert garden with stunning, sustainable choices!

Availability: The plants in this collection will be available at varying times throughout the year. Please contact your local SummerWinds Nursery to check availability, as it varies daily by location.

Annuals

A closeup of surefire rose begonia plant by Proven Winners.Rose Begonia - Begonia benariensis: This hardy, award-winning plant thrives in both sun and shade, delivering long-lasting beauty with continuous blooms and striking foliage. Low-maintenance and heat-tolerant, it requires no deadheading, making it an effortless yet stunning addition to any garden.

Truffula™ Pink Globe Amaranth growing in the garden by Proven Winners.Truffula™ Pink Globe Amaranth - Gomphrena pulchella: Truffula™ Gomphrena is a heat-loving, award-winning plant that produces a season-long display of vibrant hot-pink blooms. Perfectly balanced in form, it thrives even in hot, humid climates and requires no deadheading. Ideal as a cut flower with excellent vase life, it also attracts bees and butterflies while being drought tolerant and effortless to grow.

A closeup of Rockin' Playin' the Blues Salvia from Proven Winners.Rockin'® Playin' The Blues® Salvia - Salvia longispicata x farinacea: This award-winning plant delivers beautiful blue blooms all summer, with deep-blue calyxes that extend its floral display even after the petals fall. With fragrant foliage, continuous blooms, and fall interest, it attracts bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds while resisting deer. Heat and drought tolerant, it requires no deadheading, making it a low-maintenance yet striking addition to any garden.

Potted lemon coral sedum.Lemon Coral® Sedum - Sedum mexicanum: Lemon Coral is an award-winning, best-selling plant prized for its striking chartreuse foliage, which appears spiky but is actually soft and touchable. Perfect for landscapes and containers, it spills beautifully over edges while thriving in heat and dry soils. Though grown for its foliage, it may occasionally surprise with blooms. Drought tolerant and deer resistant, it’s a low-maintenance standout that requires no deadheading.

A closeup of Ladybird Sunglow Texas Primrose plant by Proven Winners.Ladybird® Sunglow Texas Primrose - Calylophus hybrid: Ladybird Texas Primrose is a hardy, self-sufficient native plant that thrives in heat and well-drained soil, requiring little attention to flourish. Blooming continuously throughout the season, it attracts bees, birds, and butterflies while resisting deer. This award-winning, drought-tolerant beauty needs no deadheading, making it a low-maintenance yet stunning addition to any Southwest-inspired landscape.

A closeup of Meteor Shower Verbena plant from Proven Winners.Meteor Shower® Verbena - Verbena bonariensis: This award-winning, compact plant adds a playful touch to landscapes and containers with its lilac-colored blooms atop deep green foliage. Blooming continuously throughout the season, it attracts butterflies and hummingbirds while resisting deer. Heat and drought tolerant, it thrives with minimal care and requires no deadheading, making it an easy yet charming addition to any garden.

A closeup of Superbena Pink Cashmere Verbena blooms by Proven Winners.

Superbena®Pink Cashmere™Verbena - Verbena hybrid: Superbena® Pink Cashmere™ is a vigorous, award-winning verbena that delivers soft pastel pink blooms in large, showy clusters all season long. With exceptional branching and mounded trailing growth, it thrives in both landscapes and containers, pairing beautifully with other vigorous plants. Heat tolerant and disease resistant, it meets high standards for powdery mildew resistance while requiring no deadheading. Attracting bees and butterflies while resisting deer, this long-blooming beauty is an easy-care standout in any garden.

Availability: The plants in this collection will be available at varying times throughout the year. Please contact your local SummerWinds Nursery to check availability, as it varies daily by location.

Perennials

Cat's Pajamas Catmit plants growing in the garden from Proven Winners.'Cat's Pajamas' Catmint - Nepeta hybrid: This award-winning, long-blooming perennial is perfect for small spaces, delivering a stunning display of indigo-blue flowers from base to tip. Even after peak bloom, rosy purple calyxes extend the color for continued visual appeal. With fragrant flowers and foliage, it attracts bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds while resisting deer and rabbits. Heat and drought tolerant, this vibrant, easy-care plant thrives in tough conditions, making it a standout in any garden.

Pryomania Orange Blaze Red Hot Poker plant growing in the garden by Proven Winners.Pyromania® 'Orange Blaze' Red Hot Poker - Kniphofia hybrid: If you love trumpet vine but need something more compact, Chicklet Orange Esperanza is the perfect alternative! This dwarf variety delivers vibrant orange blooms all summer long, attracting butterflies and hummingbirds while resisting deer. Its lightly fragrant flowers make it an excellent choice for patio plantings or as a striking thriller in container displays. Heat and drought tolerant, this easy-to-grow beauty thrives in warm climates and adds nonstop color wherever it’s planted.

'Denim 'n Lace' Russian Sage growing in the garden by Proven Winners.'Denim 'n Lace' Russian Sage - Perovskia atriplicifolia: This award-winning perennial is the perfect addition to gardens in hot, dry areas. Delicate, sky-blue flowers bloom atop rich amethyst calyxes, creating a striking contrast. With strong, upright stems and long-lasting color, it brings vibrant beauty to any landscape. Not only is it drought and salt tolerant, but its fragrant flowers and foliage also attract hummingbirds while resisting deer. A proven best-seller, this resilient plant is a must-have for any sun-soaked garden.

Availability: The plants in this collection will be available at varying times throughout the year. Please contact your local SummerWinds Nursery to check availability, as it varies daily by location.

Shrubs

A closeup of El Nino Desert Orchid growing in the garden by Proven Winners.

El Niño®Desert Orchid - Chitalpa: This exceptional plant is a rare find, combining the best traits of desert willow and catalpa. Its breathtaking, orchid-like blooms carry a touch of snapdragon charm—yet it’s far easier to grow than either. Sweetly fragrant and highly resilient, it resists deer while offering a long-lasting floral display. Expect these lovely blossoms to appear in late spring or early summer, depending on your location, with intermittent blooms throughout the season.

A closeup of Chicklet Orange Esperanza Tecoma plant growing in the garden by Proven Winners.

Chicklet®Orange Esperanza - Tecoma x: If you love trumpet vine but need something more compact, Chicklet Orange Esperanza is the perfect alternative! This dwarf variety delivers vibrant orange blooms all summer long, attracting butterflies and hummingbirds while resisting deer. Its lightly fragrant flowers make it an excellent choice for patio plantings or as a striking thriller in container displays. Heat and drought tolerant, this easy-to-grow beauty thrives in warm climates and adds nonstop color wherever it’s planted.

Availability: The plants in this collection will be available at varying times throughout the year. Please contact your local SummerWinds Nursery to check availability, as it varies daily by location.

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