Looking for some big, unthirsty shrubs for calif high desert. Color is important too. Suggestions?
Answers:
Manzanita
saltbush
bush germander
blue hibiscus
natal plum
rockrose
wild buckwheat
pride of madeira
cape plumbago
cotoneaster
oleander
bottlebrush
most will give good color with very little water & will take the daily 100' plus temps of summer and the 30' nights of winter.
Other answers:
Rose of Sharon
Creep Murtle
Oleannder
Rose of Sharon
Creep Murtle
Oleannder
In order to see what type will flower without any problem, check around and take pictures of the different "wild" shrubs that you'll find to your liking, since most likely they'll be fully grown. Then, take the to your local place that sells plants (nursery?) ,they can tell you what kind they're and more likely they'll have them or can sell you seeds or refer you somewhere that sells them.
Good Luck.