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Drought Resistant List
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Barberry |
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Ninebark |
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Yew |
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Bayberry |
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Forsythia |
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Potentilla |
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Spirea |
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Butterfly
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Honeysuckle |
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Privet |
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Spruce |
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Burning bush |
Juniper |
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Pryracantha |
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Viburnum |
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Perennials |
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Anise
hyssop |
Campanula |
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Helenium |
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Phlox |
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Amsonia |
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Catnip
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Heliopsis |
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Physostegia |
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Artemisia |
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Coreopsis |
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Hibiscus |
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Purple
coneflowers |
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Asclepias |
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Daylilies |
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Hollyhocks |
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Rock
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Aster |
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Dianthus |
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Lamb's
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Santolina |
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Baby's
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Echinops |
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Lavender |
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Sea
holly |
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Baptisia |
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Euphorbia |
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Liatrias |
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Veronica |
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Boltonia |
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Gaillardia |
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Liriope |
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Yarrow |
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Cactus |
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Goldenrod |
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Penstemon |
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Annuals
(Please
note: These annuals require less water than others when
established. Only wave petunias
and flowering vince are truly drought resistant and require
little to no water in summer.)
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Alyssum |
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Dusty
Miller |
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Melampodium |
Strawflower |
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Ageratum |
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Ganzia |
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Mexican
sunflower |
Sunflower |
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Angelonia |
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Geranium |
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Nasturtium |
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Verbena |
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Celosia |
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Globe
amaranth |
Petunia |
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Vinca |
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Cosmos |
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Gloriosa
daisy |
Phlox |
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Zinnia |
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Creeping
Zinnia |
Lantana |
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Portulaca |
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Dianthus |
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Marigold |
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Cleome |
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Our favorite 'right' plants for the right spot!
* Russian sage (Perovskia). Upright perennial with slender, silvery foliage and wispy purple flower spikes. Species can grow 4 ft.tall but dwarf 'Little Spires' is 2 ft. tall. Long blooming, starting in July.
* Caryopteris. Nicknamed the 'blue mist shrub'. This compact rounded shrub gets wispy purpl-blue flowers in late summer. One oflast shrubs to flower. Grows 4 by 4 ft. or less. Trim once in spring, and that's it.
* Ornamental grasses. Miscanthus, panicum, pennisetum, schizachyrium and festuca are all tough in drought. Lots of choices inblade color and size, from 8 inch 'Elijah Blue' festuca to 8 ft. 'Silberfeder' miscanthus.
* Black-eyed Susans (Rudbeckia). Perennial that is nearly covered in gold when petaled flowers bloom in from mid-July throughAugust. 'Goldstrum' is best known variety. 'Viette's Little Susy' is 14 inch dwarf.
* Sedum. Perennial with fleshy foliage. Comes in many sizes and forms, from creeping red or orange bloomers (I.e. 'Fuldaglut' orSedum kamtschaticum) to upright, late-season 3 footers (I.e. the bronzy 'Autumn Joy', and pink 'Matrona').
* Roses. The no-spray shrub types such as 'Knockout', 'Bonica', and the 'Carefree' and 'Flower Carpet' series are among our favorites. Spreaders (I.e. Meideland types), climbers and even hybrid teas take drought well.
* Salvia. Both perennial and annual types do well in drought. Perennials such as the purple 'May Night' or deep-pink 'Rose Wine'are 18 to 24 inches. Blue salvia (I.e. 'Rhea' and 'Signum') is our favorite annual types.
* Gaura. Perennial with small, narrow leaves and wiry stems that produce dainty, white or pink blooms July to fall. Butterflies loveit. 'Siskiyou Pink' is our favorite - 3 feet tall with rich pink flowers.
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