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Xeriscape Perennials for Drought Tolerant Gardens
Perennial plants that will fit into an xeriscape design are listed below. These drought tolerant plants will take differing amounts of a lack of water. There are several important points to understand. The first is that no matter how drought tolerant a perennial plant is – it requires water to establish itself as a young plant. Purchasing a plant from a nursery, shoving it into the ground and ignoring it (and expecting it to survive) is a waste of time and money. It won’t. You have to water your plants to get them to establish themselves Only when they have well-established roots will they tolerate drought. Soils that are high in organic matter will help plants both establish themselves and survive periods of drought. Organic matter is like a water bank account, storing water for the plants to use. Do not scrimp on adding mulches that decompose, compost or other organic matter to your soils if you want to reduce the amount of water you apply during the growing season. Mulches are a prime gardening technique to reduce water evaporation. I routinely use a 3 to 4 inch mulch layer on my flower and vegetable beds. Not only does this solve the water problem, it adds organic matter to the soils and keeps weeds to a minimum. So enjoy your xeriscape garden design but do take into account the above concerns. •Acaena •Achillea •Aegopodium •Agastache •Allium •Alyssum •Anacyclus •Anaphalis •Anchusa •Andropogon •Antennaria •Anthemis •Aquilegia •Arabis •Arctanthemum •Arctostaphylos •Arenaria •Armeria •Arrhenatherum •Artemisia •Asclepias •Aster •Aurinia •Azorella •Baptisia •Bouteloua •Briza •Buddleia •Calamagrostis •Calamintha •Callirhoe •Camassia •Campanula •Carex •Carlina •Caryopteris •Catananche •Centaurea •Centranthus •Cerastium •Chamaemelum •Chasmanthium •Cheilanthes •Clematis •Convallaria •Convolvulus •Coreopsis •Coronilla •Cortaderia •Cotoneaster •Cotula •Crambe •Cyclamen •Delosperma •Delphinium •Dennstaedtia •Deschampsia •Dianthus •Dorycnium •Draba •Dracocephalum •Dryas •Duchesnea •Echeveria •Echinacea •Elymus •Epimedium •Eremurus •Erigeron •Erodium •Eryngium •Erysimum •Euonymus •Eupatorium •Euphorbia •Festuca •Gaillardia •Gaultheria •Gaura •Gazania •Genista •Geranium •Glechoma •Goniolimon •Gypsophila •Hedera •Helianthemum •Helichrysum •Helictotrichon •Helleborus •Hemerocallis •Heuchera •Hieracium •Hypericum •Iberis •Iris •Jovibarba •Knautia •Kniphofia •Lamiastrum •Lamium •Lathyrus •Lavandula •Leontopodium •Lewisia •Leymus •Liatris •Linaria •Linum •Liriope •Lotus •Lupinus •Luzula •Lychnis •Mertensia •Muehlenbeckia •Nectaroscordum •Nepeta •Oenothera •Origanum •Oxalis •Pachysandra •Panicum •Papaver
•Paronychia •Pennisetum •Penstemon •Perovskia •Persicaria •Petrorhagia •Phlomis •Phlox •Phuopsis •Plantago •Polygala •Potentilla •Pulmonaria •Pulsatilla •Raoulia •Ratibida •Romneya •Rosmarinus •Rubus •Rudbeckia •Saccharum •Salvia •Santolina •Saponaria •Scabiosa •Sedum •Sempervivum •Senna •Sesleria •Silene •Sorghastrum •Sporobolus •Stachys •Stipa •Symphyandra •Symphytum •Tanacetum •Teucrium •Thymus •Vancouveria •Verbascum •Verbena •Veronica •Vinca •Yucca •Zauschneria Click here for free newsletter or to ask about xeriscape plants
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