Skullcap, pink (Scutellaria suffrutescens)
Shrubby and indestructible, this evergreen native perennial is a great edging for the front of the border. It has the same tiny leaves and shrubby form as a germander, but grows much better here. Tiny hot-pink tubular flowers appear all summer; if you shear it after the first big bloom it will be denser and bloom more later. Loves full sun and needs almost no water; not picky about soil. (Photo: W. Anderson, UT El Paso)