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Drought Tolerant Plants and Flowers to Grow in your Garden

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These plants are all considered to be drought tolerant. That does not mean that these plants can survive without water!

These plants have adapted themselves to be able to utilize all available moisture but they still get thirsty from time to time.

It is essential to make sure that any plant you put into your landscape receives sufficient water until it becomes well established!

Common Name:
Abelia
Botanical Name: Abelia grandiflora
Height: 3-6 ft.
USDA Zones: 6-9
Requirements & Benefits: This plant grows best with full sun for most of the dayOnce established this plant requires little or no supplemental wateringThis plant will tolerate some drought, but benefits from periodic wateringThis plant needs a thorough, deep weekly watering, Double icons require boggy or wet conditionsHummingbird PlantWhite flowering plantPink flowering plantPurple flowering plant
Abelia is a very durable and adaptable shrub with dense, glossy dark green foliage. It produces hundreds of 1" funnel shaped flowers from early summer until the first frost
Common Name:
American Dune Grass
Botanical Name: Leymus racemosus 'Glaucus'
Height: 2-3 ft.
USDA Zones: 4-9
Requirements & Benefits: This plant grows best with full sun for most of the dayThis plant requires or will tolerate shade during the heat of the dayOnce established this plant requires little or no supplemental wateringThis plant will tolerate some drought, but benefits from periodic wateringYellow flowering plant
American Dune Grass is a valuable plant for the prevention of the wind eroding your soil due to its rhizomatous spreading habit
Common Name:
Australian Saltbush
Botanical Name: Atriplex semibaccata
Height: 1--2 ft.
USDA Zones: 9-11
Requirements & Benefits: This plant grows best with full sun for most of the dayOnce established this plant requires little or no supplemental wateringThis plant will tolerate some drought, but benefits from periodic wateringButterfly FlowerWhite flowering plantRed flowering plantPink flowering plantYellow flowering plantblue flowering plantPurple flowering plant
The Creeping Saltbush is a low growing shrub from Australia with light green curly leaves. It will survive in areas where there is high levels of salt in the soil. Flowers in the summer are insignificant
Common Name:
Baby Sun Rose
Botanical Name: Aptenia cordifolia
Height: 10"
USDA Zones: 9-11
Requirements & Benefits: This plant grows best with full sun for most of the dayThis plant requires shade during the heat of the dayOnce established this plant requires little or no supplemental wateringThis plant will tolerate some drought, but benefits from periodic wateringRed flowering plantYellow flowering plantPurple flowering plant
The Baby Sun Rose is a trailing, succulent perennial with glossy green foliage. It produces bright 1" flowers in the spring and summer. Excellent for hanging baskets
Common Name:
Big Bluestem
Botanical Name: Andropogon gerardii
Height: 4-7 ft.
USDA Zones: 4-10
Requirements & Benefits: This plant grows best with full sun for most of the dayOnce established this plant requires little or no supplemental wateringThis plant will tolerate some drought, but benefits from periodic wateringRed flowering plantPurple flowering plant
Big Bluestem forms large clumps of stiff silvery green to blue foliage, turning to a copper color in fall
Common Name:
Blanket flower
Botanical Name: Gaillardia grandiflora
Height: 1-3 ft.
USDA Zones: 4-10
Requirements & Benefits: This plant grows best with full sun for most of the dayOnce established this plant requires little or no supplemental wateringThis plant will tolerate some drought, but benefits from periodic wateringButterfly FlowerRed flowering plantYellow flowering plantorange flowering plant
Blanket flowers are clumping upright perennials with light green foliage. Their Daisy-like flowers appear in mid summer and are up to four inches in diameter. Blanket Flowers are easily grown from seeds
Botanical Name: Campanula rotundifolia
Height: 1-3 ft.
USDA Zones: 3-9
Requirements & Benefits: This plant grows best with full sun for most of the dayThis plant requires shade during the heat of the dayThis plant may not tolerate any direct sunlightOnce established this plant requires little or no supplemental wateringThis plant will tolerate some drought, but benefits from periodic wateringHummingbird Plant White flowering plantPink flowering plantblue flowering plantPurple flowering plant
The Bluebell Bellflower is a clump forming perennial that, from June through September, produces multiple stems, each with a single nodding bell shaped flower. Campanula can be grown from seed or propagated by division. (Campanula comes from the Latin word campana, which means 'bell')
Common Name:
Blue Chalksticks
Botanical Name: Senecio serpens
Height: 6-12"
USDA Zones: 10-11
Requirements & Benefits: This plant grows best with full sun for most of the dayThis plant requires or will tolerate shade during the heat of the dayOnce established this plant requires little or no supplemental wateringThis plant will tolerate some drought, but benefits from periodic wateringWhite flowering plant
Blue Chalksticks is a succulent sub-shrub from South Africa consisting of 4-6", ½-¾" thick, powder blue segments. In extremely hot areas, it should be protected from direct sun.
Common Name:
Blue Clumping Wheatgrass
Botanical Name: Elymus magellanicus
Height: 1-2 ft.
USDA Zones: 5-9
Requirements & Benefits: This plant grows best with full sun for most of the dayThis plant requires or will tolerate shade during the heat of the dayOnce established this plant requires little or no supplemental wateringThis plant will tolerate some drought, but benefits from periodic wateringorange flowering plant
Blue Clumping Wheatgrass is a clump forming plant with bright metallic blue foliage, producing taller stems of small blue flowers in early summer
Common Name:
Blue Fescue
Botanical Name: Festuca glauca
Height: 8-12"
USDA Zones: 4-9
Requirements & Benefits: This plant grows best with full sun for most of the dayThis plant requires or will tolerate shade during the heat of the dayOnce established this plant requires little or no supplemental wateringThis plant will tolerate some drought, but benefits from periodic wateringblue flowering plant
Blue Fescue is a durable plant that grows in clumping mounds of fine blue foliage. They tend to die out in the center after a couple years and will need to be divided
Common Name:
Blue Hill Sage
Botanical Name: Salvia superba
Height: 12-15"
USDA Zones: 4-8
Requirements & Benefits: This plant grows best with full sun for most of the dayThis plant requires or will tolerate shade during the heat of the day This plant will tolerate some drought, but benefits from periodic watering Once established this plant requires little or no supplemental wateringHummingbirds use this plant for food or shelterNo Deerblue flowering plant
Narrow erect plant with irregular leaves, spikes of intensely bluish purple flowers all Summer if spent flowers are removed. Drought tolerant, Prefers slightly alkaline soil
Common Name:
Blue Lungwort
Botanical Name: Pulmonaria angustifolia
Height: 8-12"
USDA Zones: 3-8
Requirements & Benefits: This plant grows best with full sun for most of the dayThis plant requires shade during the heat of the dayThis plant may not tolerate any direct sunlightOnce established this plant requires little or no supplemental wateringThis plant will tolerate some drought, but benefits from periodic wateringblue flowering plantPurple flowering plant
Blue Lungwort is a clumping, deciduous perennial with an 'I'll grow anywhere' attitude. They have light green, lance shaped foliage and produce short clusters of brightly colored flowers for several weeks in early spring
Common Name:
Blue Sedge
Botanical Name: Carex flacca
Height: 6-18"
USDA Zones: 4-9
Requirements & Benefits: This plant grows best with full sun for most of the dayThis plant requires or will tolerate shade during the heat of the dayThis plant may not tolerate any direct sunlightOnce established this plant requires little or no supplemental wateringThis plant will tolerate some drought, but benefits from periodic wateringThis plant needs a thorough, deep weekly watering, Double icons require boggy or wet conditionsBurgundy flowering plant
Blue Sedge produces slow spreading clumps of fine blue foliage. Great as a ground cover plantor for growing in a container.
Common Name:
Bottlebrush
Botanical Name: Callistemon lanceolatus
Height: 10-20 ft.
USDA Zones: 8-11
Requirements & Benefits: This plant grows best with full sun for most of the dayOnce established this plant requires little or no supplemental wateringThis plant will tolerate some drought, but benefits from periodic wateringHummingbird PlantRed flowering plant
Bottlebrush is a small, slow growing evergreen tree with light green, eliptical shaped 6" leaves. New growth has a nice copper hue. Brightly colored, 1½" bottle brush flowers appear conspicuously in the spring
Common Name:
Bougainville
Botanical Name: Bougainvillea
Height: 2-20 ft.
USDA Zones: 9-10
Requirements & Benefits: This plant grows best with full sun for most of the dayOnce established this plant requires little or no supplemental wateringThis plant will tolerate some drought, but benefits from periodic wateringHummingbird PlantWhite flowering plantRed flowering plantPink flowering plantPurple flowering plantorange flowering plant
Bougainvillias produce some of the showiest display of colors of all vines. Most cultivars have an upright growth habit, but there are many shrubby varieties and creeping types as well.
Common Name:
Burning Bush
Botanical Name: Dictamnus albus
Height: 2-3 ft.
USDA Zones: 3-7
Requirements & Benefits: This plant grows best with full sun for most of the dayThis plant requires or will tolerate shade during the heat of the dayOnce established this plant requires little or no supplemental wateringThis plant will tolerate some drought, but benefits from periodic wateringSome or all parts of this plant may be toxic or poisonousWhite flowering plantPink flowering plantPurple flowering plant
The Burning Bush, or Gas Plant, earned it's name because of the phenomina created by the fact that the leaves, flowers and seed pods give off a strong lemon scented vapor which, on a calm summer night can be ignited with a match.
Common Name:
Butterfly bush
Botanical Name: Buddleia davidii
Height: 6-15 ft.
USDA Zones: 5-10
Requirements & Benefits: This plant grows best with full sun for most of the dayThis plant requires or will tolerate shade during the heat of the dayOnce established this plant requires little or no supplemental wateringThis plant will tolerate some drought, but benefits from periodic wateringThis plant needs a thorough, deep weekly watering, Double icons require boggy or wet conditionsHummingbird PlantButterfly FlowerNo DeerWhite flowering plantRed flowering plantPink flowering plantblue flowering plantPurple flowering plant
The Butterfly Bush is a fast growing, profuse blooming, deciduous shrub that will grow in almost any type of soil. Prune hard in early spring and remove spent flowers promptly.
Common Name:
Butterfly Gaura
Botanical Name: Gaura lindheimeri
Height: 2-4 ft.
USDA Zones: 5-10
Requirements & Benefits: This plant grows best with full sun for most of the dayThis plant requires shade during the heat of the dayOnce established this plant requires little or no supplemental wateringThis plant will tolerate some drought, but benefits from periodic wateringHummingbird PlantButterfly FlowerBird Plant or FlowerNo Deer White flowering plantPink flowering plant
Butterfly Gaura are shrubby, perennial wildflowers that are closely related to the Evening Primrose. From late spring until first frost, they produce 8"-24" spikes of 1" flowers that are white when they open at dawn and fade to rose-pink as the sun sets.
Common Name:
Butterfly Pea
Botanical Name: Clitoria ternata
Height: Vining Plants
USDA Zones: 10-11
Requirements & Benefits: This plant grows best with full sun for most of the dayThis plant requires or will tolerate shade during the heat of the dayOnce established this plant requires little or no supplemental wateringThis plant will tolerate some drought, but benefits from periodic wateringButterfly Flowerblue flowering plantPurple flowering plant
Butterfly Pea is a fast growing climber is a fairly common tender perennial species that produces two inch flowers in mid to late Summer. A quick cover for lattice, a trellis, arbors and chain-link fences
Common Name:
Butterfly Weed
Botanical Name: Asclepias tuberosa
Height: 2 ft.
USDA Zones: 4-10
Requirements & Benefits: This plant grows best with full sun for most of the dayThis plant requires or will tolerate shade during the heat of the dayOnce established this plant requires little or no supplemental wateringThis plant will tolerate some drought, but benefits from periodic wateringButterfly FlowerRed flowering plantorange flowering plant
Butterfly Weed is a perennial wildflower, native to the United States. This upright growing plant has long fuzzy foliage and produces fragrant, bright orange flowers atop 3 ft. stems in July and August
Common Name:
Campion
Botanical Name: Lychnis species
Height: 2-3 ft.
USDA Zones: 4-10
Requirements & Benefits: This plant grows best with full sun for most of the dayThis plant requires or will tolerate shade during the heat of the dayOnce established this plant requires little or no supplemental wateringThis plant will tolerate some drought, but benefits from periodic watering Red flowering plantPink flowering plantPurple flowering plant
The botanical name, Lychnis, is from the Greek word for lamp, referring to the flame colored flowers of some species and the fact that the felt-like leaves were once used for lamp wicks.
Common Name:
Cape Marigold
Botanical Name: Arctotheca calendula
Height: 3-6"
USDA Zones: This is an annual plant or it is commonly grown as an annual10-11
Requirements & Benefits: This plant grows best with full sun for most of the dayOnce established this plant requires little or no supplemental wateringThis plant will tolerate some drought, but benefits from periodic wateringYellow flowering plant
The Cape Marigold is a rosette forming evergreen that is commonly grown as an annual plant. It produces loose, aster-like flowers in the summer. Cape Marigold is considered invasive or noxious in some areas
Common Name:
Cat's Foot
Botanical Name: Antennaria dioica
Height: 2-6"
USDA Zones: 5-9
Requirements & Benefits: This plant grows best with full sun for most of the dayOnce established this plant requires little or no supplemental wateringThis plant will tolerate some drought, but benefits from periodic wateringWhite flowering plantPink flowering plant
Cat's Foot is a mat forming North American native wildflower with durable silvery foliage. It produces light to bright pink flowers in late spring and early summer. Excellent mimi ground cover for hot and dry spots in the garden
Common Name:
Catmint
Botanical Name: Nepeta faassenii
Height: 1-2 ft.
USDA Zones: 4-8
Requirements & Benefits: This plant grows best with full sun for most of the dayThis plant requires shade during the heat of the dayOnce established this plant requires little or no supplemental wateringThis plant will tolerate some drought, but benefits from periodic wateringblue flowering plantPurple flowering plant
Catmint is a compact, upright branching perennial that grows 1-2 feet tall with a spread of 18". From early summer into fall, Catmint plants produce long, loose spikes of pretty, ½" violet-blue flowers. Cats love it, and it repels Aphids!
Common Name:
Catnip
Botanical Name: Nepeta cataria
Height: 2-3 ft.
USDA Zones: 3-7
Requirements & Benefits: This plant grows best with full sun for most of the dayThis plant requires shade during the heat of the dayOnce established this plant requires little or no supplemental wateringThis plant will tolerate some drought, but benefits from periodic watering Butterfly Flower White flowering plant
Catnip is a very easy to grow and care for plant that is somewhat less ornamental than Catmint. Catnip plants grow to 3 feet tall, with a spread of 1½-2 feet. In the summer and early fall, they produce 3"-4" spikes of tiny white flowers spotted with pale purple.
Common Name:
Christmas Kalanchoe
Botanical Name: Kalanchoe blossfeldiana
Height: 8"-12"
USDA Zones: 9-12
Requirements & Benefits: This plant grows best with full sun for most of the dayThis plant requires or will tolerate shade during the heat of the dayOnce established this plant requires little or no supplemental wateringThis plant will tolerate some drought, but benefits from periodic wateringHousePlant IconRed flowering plantPink flowering plantYellow flowering plantorange flowering plant
Christmas Kalanchoes are easy to grow, winter blooming plants with waxy, green, scalloped edged leaves, and clusters of tiny, brightly colored flowers that continue for 6 weeks or longer. Most Kalanchoes that are commonly available today are dwarf hybrids that only reach 8"-12" tall.
Common Name:
Climbing Fig
Botanical Name: Ficus pumila
Height: Vining Plants
USDA Zones: 8-11
Requirements & Benefits: This plant grows best with full sun for most of the dayThis plant requires or will tolerate shade during the heat of the dayThis plant may not tolerate any direct sunlightOnce established this plant requires little or no supplemental wateringThis plant will tolerate some drought, but benefits from periodic watering
Climbing Figs are frost tender, fast growing evergreen vines. The foliage lays flat so it is useful for covering walls and flat surfaces. Easy propagation by layering or softwood cuttings
Common Name:
Cosmos
Botanical Name: Cosmos bipinnatus
Height: 3-5 ft.
USDA Zones: This is an annual plant or it is commonly grown as an annual
Requirements & Benefits: This plant grows best with full sun for most of the dayThis plant requires or will tolerate shade during the heat of the dayOnce established this plant requires little or no supplemental wateringThis plant will tolerate some drought, but benefits from periodic wateringHummingbird PlantButterfly FlowerNo DeerRed flowering plantYellow flowering plantorange flowering plant
Cosmos are extremely heat and drought tolerant. They prefer full sun and do well in poor, infertile soil. Cosmos plants come in a rainbow of summer blooming flower colors
Common Name:
Cotoneaster
Botanical Name: Cotoneaster
Height: 3"-15 ft.
USDA Zones: vary
Requirements & Benefits: This plant grows best with full sun for most of the dayThis plant requires shade during the heat of the dayOnce established this plant requires little or no supplemental wateringThis plant will tolerate some drought, but benefits from periodic watering Hummingbird PlantBird Plant or FlowerNo DeerWhite flowering plantPink flowering plant
Cotoneaster is an extremely diverse genus of plants which includes ground covers, dwarf sized bushes and large sprawling shrubs. The flowers are generally small and appear from spring to early summer followed by bright red or orange berries for the birds to eat in winter.
Common Name:
Creeping Baby's Breath
Botanical Name: Gypsophila repens
Height: 4-6"
USDA Zones: 3-9
Requirements & Benefits: This plant grows best with full sun for most of the dayOnce established this plant requires little or no supplemental wateringThis plant will tolerate some drought, but benefits from periodic wateringButterfly FlowerWhite flowering plantPink flowering plantPurple flowering plant
Creeping Baby's Breath forms a low growing mat of tiny greyish green foliage and produces masses of small star shaped flowers in early summer. This plant is easily grown from seed or propagated by division. Trim back after blooming
Common Name:
Creeping Zinnia
Botanical Name: Sanvitalia procumbens
Height: 6-10"
USDA Zones: This is an annual plant or it is commonly grown as an annual
Requirements & Benefits: This plant grows best with full sun for most of the dayThis plant requires or will tolerate shade during the heat of the dayOnce established this plant requires little or no supplemental wateringThis plant will tolerate some drought, but benefits from periodic wateringWhite flowering plantYellow flowering plant
Creeping Zinnia is a bright little yellow flowering annual plant. They should be planted in rich, well draining soil, in full sun.
Common Name:
Cupid's Dart
Botanical Name: Catananche caerulea
Height: 18-24"
USDA Zones: 4-8
Requirements & Benefits: This plant grows best with full sun for most of the dayOnce established this plant requires little or no supplemental wateringThis plant will tolerate some drought, but benefits from periodic wateringWhite flowering plantYellow flowering plantblue flowering plantPurple flowering plant
Cupid's Darts are short lived perennials that form 12" clumps of 18"-24", narrow grey-green leaves that radiate out from the root crown. The single, 1"-2" flower heads appear atop leafless upright stems from early summer until fall.
Common Name:
Cup Flower
Botanical Name: Nierembergia
Height: 6-9"
USDA Zones: This is an annual plant or it is commonly grown as an annual
Requirements & Benefits: This plant grows best with full sun for most of the dayOnce established this plant requires little or no supplemental wateringThis plant will tolerate some drought, but benefits from periodic wateringWhite flowering plantblue flowering plantPurple flowering plant
Cup Flowers are long lasting annual plants that produces hundreds of 1", upturned star shaped flowers from late spring until mid fall. It is great for hanging baskets and planters or as a quick ground cover
Common Name:
Cypress Vine
Botanical Name: Ipomoea quamoclit
Height: Vining Plants
USDA Zones: This is an annual plant or it is commonly grown as an annual
Requirements & Benefits: This plant grows best with full sun for most of the dayThis plant requires shade during the heat of the dayOnce established this plant requires little or no supplemental wateringThis plant will tolerate some drought, but benefits from periodic wateringThis plant needs a thorough, deep weekly watering, Double icons require boggy or wet conditionsHummingbird PlantNo DeerSome or all parts of this plant may be toxic or poisonousWhite flowering plantRed flowering plant
Cypress vine is a fast growing member of the Morning Glory family with attractive, feather-like foliage and pretty, 1½ star shaped tube flowers in late summer. Can be easily grown from soaked or nicked seeds
Common Name:
Daisy
Botanical Name: Chrysanthemum maximum
Height: 18-36"
USDA Zones: 5-10
Requirements & Benefits: This plant grows best with full sun for most of the dayThis plant requires or will tolerate shade during the heat of the dayOnce established this plant requires little or no supplemental wateringThis plant will tolerate some drought, but benefits from periodic wateringButterfly FlowerWhite flowering plantYellow flowering plant
Daisies are long blooming, short lived (2-3 years) members of the Chrysanthemum family. This clumping perennial produces an abundance of 2-3" flowers from early summer through summerAttracts Butterflies: Pearly Crescentspot, Red Admiral, Queen
Common Name:
Dandelion
Botanical Name: Taraxacum officinale
Height: 1-2"
USDA Zones: 5-11
Requirements & Benefits: This plant grows best with full sun for most of the dayThis plant requires or will tolerate shade during the heat of the dayOnce established this plant requires little or no supplemental wateringThis plant will tolerate some drought, but benefits from periodic wateringButterfly FlowerYellow flowering plant
Dandelions are a common lawn and garden weed, but can be cultivated and used. The leaves can be eaten raw or cooked, flowers are used to make wine, and the milky sap can be used as a mosquito repellentAttracts Butterflies: Cabbage White, Common sulphur, Comma Angelwing, Red Admiral
Common Name:
Daylily
Botanical Name: Hemerocallis
Height: 10-24"
USDA Zones: 3-9
Requirements & Benefits: This plant grows best with full sun for most of the dayThis plant requires or will tolerate shade during the heat of the dayOnce established this plant requires little or no supplemental wateringThis plant will tolerate some drought, but benefits from periodic wateringWhite flowering plantRed flowering plantPink flowering plantYellow flowering plantPurple flowering plantorange flowering plantGreen flowering plant
Daylilies produce an abundance of flowers which open over a long period of time. They are useful in the perennial flower border, as a garden centerpiece, or any corner of the garden which needs to be brightened up. Daylilies can be propagated by division
Common Name:
Dogbane
Botanical Name: Apocynum cannabinum
Height: 3 ft.
USDA Zones: 4-10
Requirements & Benefits: This plant grows best with full sun for most of the dayThis plant requires or will tolerate shade during the heat of the dayOnce established this plant requires little or no supplemental wateringThis plant will tolerate some drought, but benefits from periodic wateringThis plant needs a thorough, deep weekly watering, Double icons require boggy or wet conditionsButterfly FlowerSome or all parts of this plant may be toxic or poisonousWhite flowering plantPink flowering plantGreen flowering plant
Dogbane is an upright, shrub-like deciduous perennial with yollowish green foliage. It produces small flowers at the branch tips from late spring until late summer, followed by slender 8 inch seed pods Attracts Butterflies: Spicebush Swallowtail, checkered White, Common Orange Sulphur, Gray Hairstreak, Spring Azure, Pearly Crescentspot, Mourning Cloak, American Painted Lady, Buckeye
Common Name:
Coyote Brush
Botanical Name: Baccharis pilularis
Height: 2-3 ft.
USDA Zones: 7-10
Requirements & Benefits: This plant grows best with full sun for most of the dayThis plant requires or will tolerate shade during the heat of the dayOnce established this plant requires little or no supplemental wateringThis plant will tolerate some drought, but benefits from periodic wateringNo DeerWhite flowering plantYellow flowering plant
Coyote Brush is a fast growing evergreen shrub with small, bright green leaves. It blooms from July through October with clusters of tiny flowers. The male flowers are yellow, female flowers are white
Common Name:
Dusty Miller
Botanical Name: Senecio cineraria
Height: 12-24"
USDA Zones: 8-11
Requirements & Benefits: This plant grows best with full sun for most of the dayThis plant requires or will tolerate shade during the heat of the dayOnce established this plant requires little or no supplemental wateringThis plant will tolerate some drought, but benefits from periodic wateringSome or all parts of this plant may be toxic or poisonous White flowering plantYellow flowering plantorange flowering plant
Dusty Miller are compact, mound forming, evergreen perennial plants that are grown as annuals in cooler regions. They are great for borders or as companion plantings for brightly colored annual flowers. Excellent for growing in containers.
Common Name:
Dwarf Yarrow
Botanical Name: Achillea kellereri
Height: 8"
USDA Zones: 5-10
Requirements & Benefits: This plant grows best with full sun for most of the dayOnce established this plant requires little or no supplemental wateringThis plant will tolerate some drought, but benefits from periodic wateringHummingbird PlantButterfly FlowerNo DeerWhite flowering plantYellow flowering plant
Dwarf Yarrow is a vigorous growing perennial with silvery strap-like leaves that add interest when the plant is out of bloom. It produces a profusion of large white or yellow flower clusters that continue throughout the summer.
Common Name:
Echeveria imbricata
Botanical Name: Echeveria imbricata
Height: 6-12"
USDA Zones: 8-11
Requirements & Benefits: This plant grows best with full sun for most of the dayThis plant requires or will tolerate shade during the heat of the dayOnce established this plant requires little or no supplemental wateringThis plant will tolerate some drought, but benefits from periodic wateringRed flowering plantPink flowering plantYellow flowering plantorange flowering plant
Echeveria imbricata is a rosette forming succulent plant that is perfect for dry, sunny locations. It produces spikes of clustered flowers in early summer. Mature specimens readily form offsets
Common Name:
Elderberry
Botanical Name: Sambucus
Height: 10-20 ft.
USDA Zones: 4-10
Requirements & Benefits: This plant grows best with full sun for most of the dayThis plant requires shade during the heat of the dayThis plant will tolerate some drought, but benefits from periodic wateringSome or all parts of this plant may be toxic or poisonousBird Plant or FlowerNo DeerWhite flowering plantPink flowering plantYellow flowering plantPurple flowering plant
Elderberries are fast growing, low maintenance, multi-stemmed deciduous shrubs with deeply veined, serrated foliage. They produce large flat clusters of flowers in late spring to early summer, followed by small berries which may or may not be poisonous, by species
Common Name:
English Lavender
Botanical Name: Lavandula
Height: 12-24
USDA Zones: 6-9
Requirements & Benefits: This plant grows best with full sun for most of the dayThis plant requires or will tolerate shade during the heat of the dayOnce established this plant requires little or no supplemental wateringThis plant will tolerate some drought, but benefits from periodic wateringButterfly FlowerNo DeerWhite flowering plantPink flowering plantblue flowering plantPurple flowering plant
English Lavender is an evergreen, upright clumping perennial with bluish green, grass-like foliage. The small, fragrant flowers are held in long spikes at the top of the stems. For dried flowers, cut when the spikes first show color but the flowers are not fully open and hang inverted, in a cool dry place
Common Name:
English Marigold
Botanical Name: Calendula officinalis
Height: 6"-24"
USDA Zones: This is an annual plant or it is commonly grown as an annual
Requirements & Benefits: This plant grows best with full sun for most of the dayThis plant requires or will tolerate shade during the heat of the dayOnce established this plant requires little or no supplemental wateringThis plant will tolerate some drought, but benefits from periodic wateringButterfly FlowerWhite flowering plantRed flowering plantYellow flowering plantorange flowering plant
The English Marigold is a bright and cheery plant that produces 3"-5" blooms all summer from June until frost. They are very fast and easy to grow and are easily grown from seeds.Herbal and Medicinal uses of the English Marigold Plant
Common Name:
Eucalyptus
Botanical Name: Eucalyptus
Height: 1-180 ft.
USDA Zones: 8-11
Requirements & Benefits: This plant grows best with full sun for most of the dayOnce established this plant requires little or no supplemental wateringThis plant will tolerate some drought, but benefits from periodic wateringHummingbird PlantSome or all parts of this plant may be toxic or poisonousWhite flowering plantRed flowering plantPink flowering plantYellow flowering plantblue flowering plant
Eucalyptus plants come in a number of varieties ranging from low growing shrubs to 180 ft. giants. Most varieties are evergreen but may shed their leaves in severe droughts. They bear fluffy little flowers in late spring to early summer
Common Name:
Evening Primrose
Botanical Name: Oenothera biennis
Height: 2-4 ft.
USDA Zones: 4
Requirements & Benefits: This plant grows best with full sun for most of the dayThis plant requires or will tolerate shade during the heat of the dayThis plant may not tolerate any direct sunlightOnce established this plant requires little or no supplemental wateringThis plant will tolerate some drought, but benefits from periodic wateringHummingbird PlantBird Plant or FlowerYellow flowering plant
The Evening Primrose is a tall, upright biennial plant
Common Name:
Evening Primrose (hardy)
Botanical Name: Oenothera speciosa
Height: 6-18"
USDA Zones: 5-8
Requirements & Benefits: This plant grows best with full sun for most of the dayThis plant requires or will tolerate shade during the heat of the dayOnce established this plant requires little or no supplemental wateringThis plant will tolerate some drought, but benefits from periodic wateringBird Plant or FlowerNo DeerWhite flowering plantPink flowering plant
The hardy Evening Primrose is a compact, low growing, mound forming wildflower that is native to most parts of the United States. It produces an abundance of 1-2" pink or white cup flowers all through the summer
Common Name:
Fairy Fan Flower
Botanical Name: Scaevola aemula
Height: 8-12"
USDA Zones: 9-11
Requirements & Benefits: This plant grows best with full sun for most of the dayThis plant requires or will tolerate shade during the heat of the dayOnce established this plant requires little or no supplemental wateringThis plant will tolerate some drought, but benefits from periodic wateringBird Plant or FlowerPink flowering plantYellow flowering plantblue flowering plantPurple flowering plant
Fan Flower plants are fast growing tender evergreen perennials that only grow 8"-12" tall but will spread up to 5 feet. Fan Flowers are sprawling plants with light green, coarsely toothed foliage. The 1"-1½" flowers are produced in abundance from spring through fall.
Common Name:
Fairy Wings
Botanical Name: Epimedium
Height: 6-20"
USDA Zones: 4-8
Requirements & Benefits: This plant grows best with full sun for most of the dayThis plant requires or will tolerate shade during the heat of the dayThis plant may not tolerate any direct sunlightThis plant will tolerate some drought, but benefits from periodic wateringOnce established this plant requires little or no supplemental wateringWhite flowering plantRed flowering plantPink flowering plantYellow flowering plantPurple flowering plant
Fairy Wings (Bishops Cap) will survive in one of the most difficult situations in the garden; the dry shade beneath a tree.
Common Name:
Feather Reed Grass
Botanical Name: Calamagrostis acutiflora
Height: 5-7 ft.
USDA Zones: 4-9
Requirements & Benefits: This plant grows best with full sun for most of the dayThis plant requires or will tolerate shade during the heat of the dayOnce established this plant requires little or no supplemental wateringThis plant will tolerate some drought, but benefits from periodic wateringNo DeerWhite flowering plantRed flowering plantYellow flowering plant
Feather Reed Grass is fairly drought resistant and tolerates a wide range of garden soils. It is deer resistant plant
Common Name:
Flame vine
Botanical Name: Pyrostegia venusta
Height: Vining Plants
USDA Zones: 9-11
Requirements & Benefits: This plant grows best with full sun for most of the dayThis plant requires shade during the heat of the dayOnce established this plant requires little or no supplemental wateringThis plant will tolerate some drought, but benefits from periodic wateringHummingbird Plantorange flowering plant
Flame Vines are fast growing, branching, evergreen vines that produce massive clusters of bright orange tubular flowers in late winter and early spring. Excellent fence cover
Common Name:
Flowering Quince
Botanical Name: Chaenomeles speciosa
Height: 3-10 ft.
USDA Zones: 4-8
Requirements & Benefits: This plant grows best with full sun for most of the dayThis plant requires shade during the heat of the dayOnce established this plant requires little or no supplemental wateringThis plant will tolerate some drought, but benefits from periodic wateringHummingbird PlantBird Plant or FlowerNo DeerWhite flowering plantRed flowering plantPink flowering plantorange flowering plant
Flowering Quince is a twiggy, rounded upright deciduous shrub. The 1" foliage opens to a beautiful reddish bronze color before turning dark green by mid summer. Showy cup shaped flowers cover each stem in the spring before turning to an edible fruit by summers end
Common Name:
Giant Feather Grass
Botanical Name: Stipa gigantea
Height: 3-4 ft.
USDA Zones: 6-9
Requirements & Benefits: This plant grows best with full sun for most of the dayOnce established this plant requires little or no supplemental wateringThis plant will tolerate some drought, but benefits from periodic wateringYellow flowering plant
Giant Feather Grass forms a large, loose clump of greyish-green foliage. Seven foot arching stems of tan flower spikes persist through the summer months. Needs well drained soil
Common Name:
Goldenrod
Botanical Name: Solidago virgaurea
Height: 12-36"
USDA Zones: 3-9
Requirements & Benefits: This plant grows best with full sun for most of the dayThis plant requires or will tolerate shade during the heat of the dayOnce established this plant requires little or no supplemental wateringThis plant will tolerate some drought, but benefits from periodic wateringButterfly FlowerBird Plant or FlowerYellow flowering plant
Goldenrod is an aggressively spreading, upright clumping, deciduous perennial plant with light green foliage. It produces sprays of bright yellow flowers from mid summer until mid fall Attracts Butterflies: Common Orange Sulphur, Gray Hairstreak, American Painted Lady, Red Admiral, Viceroy
Common Name:
Golden Foxtail Grass
Botanical Name: Alopecurus pratensis 'Aureovariegatus'
Height: 12-18"
USDA Zones: 4-9
Requirements & Benefits: This plant grows best with full sun for most of the dayThis plant requires or will tolerate shade during the heat of the dayOnce established this plant requires little or no supplemental wateringThis plant will tolerate some drought, but benefits from periodic wateringYellow flowering plantPurple flowering plantGreen flowering plant
Soft yellowish green with a golden stripe. This ornamental grass is NOT related to Foxtail barley grass!
Common Name:
Gold Plate Yarrow
Botanical Name: Achillea filipendulina
Height: 4 ft.
USDA Zones: 3-10
Requirements & Benefits: This plant grows best with full sun for most of the dayThis plant requires or will tolerate shade during the heat of the dayOnce established this plant requires little or no supplemental wateringThis plant will tolerate some drought, but benefits from periodic wateringHummingbird PlantButterfly FlowerNo DeerYellow flowering plant
Gold Plate Yarrow is a long blooming perennial with fern like greyish green foliage and 4-6" bright yellow flower clusters
Common Name:
Grape Hyacinth
Botanical Name: Muscari
Height: 5-8"
USDA Zones: 3-9
Requirements & Benefits: This plant grows best with full sun for most of the dayThis plant requires or will tolerate shade during the heat of the day Once established this plant requires little or no supplemental wateringThis plant will tolerate some drought, but benefits from periodic wateringblue flowering plant
Grape Hyacinths are small, long lived bulbs that look their best when planted in masses. They need twelve weeks of winter's chilling (below 50°) in order to bloom in the spring. Grape Hyacinth can be forced into bloom at any time of the year
Common Name:
Ground Morning Glory
Botanical Name: Convolvulus mauritanicus
Height: 1 ft.
USDA Zones: 7-9
Requirements & Benefits: This plant grows best with full sun for most of the dayThis plant requires shade during the heat of the dayOnce established this plant requires little or no supplemental wateringThis plant will tolerate some drought, but benefits from periodic wateringPink flowering plantblue flowering plantPurple flowering plant
Ground Morning Glories are drought resistant, evergreen perennials that are useful as ground covers, rock gardens and border plantings. They have fuzzy grayish green leaves and pretty, funnel shaped lavender blue flowers in the Summer
Common Name:
Hardy Purple Ice Plant
Botanical Name: Delosperma cooperi
Height: 3-5"
USDA Zones: 5-7
Requirements & Benefits: This plant grows best with full sun for most of the dayOnce established this plant requires little or no supplemental wateringThis plant will tolerate some drought, but benefits from periodic wateringPurple flowering plant
The Hardy Purple Ice Plant is a vigorous growing succulent ground cover. Dozens of bright magenta, Daisy-like flowers in mid to late Summer. Needs good drainage
Common Name:
Hardy Yellow Ice Plant
Botanical Name: Delosperma nubigenum
Height: 2"
USDA Zones: 5-10
Requirements & Benefits: This plant grows best with full sun for most of the dayOnce established this plant requires little or no supplemental wateringYellow flowering plant
Hardy Yellow Ice Plant is an evergreen succulent plant. Due to its vigorous carpeting growth habit it is outstanding ground cover and rock garden plant. The plant covers itself with hundreds of yellow daisies in late spring.
Common Name:
Helen's Flower
Botanical Name: Helenium autumnale
Height: 5 ft.
USDA Zones: 3-9
Requirements & Benefits: This plant grows best with full sun for most of the dayOnce established this plant requires little or no supplemental watering Red flowering plantYellow flowering plantorange flowering plant
Branching, leafy stems with yellow, orange or reddish Daisy-like flowers in the Fall
Common Name:
Hens and Chicks
Botanical Name: Echeveria elegans
Height: 2"-3"
USDA Zones: 8-11
Requirements & Benefits: This plant grows best with full sun for most of the dayThis plant requires or will tolerate shade during the heat of the dayOnce established this plant requires little or no supplemental wateringWhite flowering plantPink flowering plant
Succulent blue-green clustering rosettes; bell shaped pink flowers in late summer
Common Name:
Hens and Chicks
Botanical Name: Sempervivum tectorum
Height: 1"-4"
USDA Zones: zones vary
Requirements & Benefits: This plant grows best with full sun for most of the dayThis plant requires or will tolerate shade during the heat of the dayOnce established this plant requires little or no supplemental wateringWhite flowering plantPink flowering plant
Many varieties of succulent rosettes; unique flowers develop after the plant is a couple years old; needs excellent drainage
Common Name:
Holly
Botanical Name: Ilex aquifolium
Height: 50 ft.
USDA Zones: 6-8
Requirements & Benefits: This plant grows best with full sun for most of the dayThis plant requires or will tolerate shade during the heat of the dayOnce established this plant requires little or no supplemental wateringThis plant will tolerate some drought, but benefits from periodic watering Bird Plant or FlowerNo Deerblue flowering plant
Holly trees require well-drained, slightly acidic, fertile soil. They can tolerate either sun and shade. The male and female flowers of the holly tree are produced on separate plants. Therefore to ensure berry production, both male and female plants need to be planted.
Common Name:
Hollyhock Mallow
Botanical Name: Malva alcea
Height: 2-4 ft.
USDA Zones: 4-8
Requirements & Benefits: This plant grows best with full sun for most of the dayThis plant requires shade during the heat of the dayOnce established this plant requires little or no supplemental wateringThis plant will tolerate some drought, but benefits from periodic wateringHummingbird PlantButterfly FlowerBird Plant or FlowerWhite flowering plantPink flowering plant
Hollyhock Mallow plants are multi-stemmed, upright perennials that grow 2-4 feet tall, forming 2 foot clumps. From mid summer until fall, they produce spikes of 2" rose-pink or white flowers that resemble Hollyhocks. Mallow are reliable, easy to care for plants.
Common Name:
Honeysuckle
Botanical Name: Lonicera
Height: Vining Plants
USDA Zones: 4-10
Requirements & Benefits: This plant grows best with full sun for most of the dayThis plant requires shade during the heat of the dayOnce established this plant requires little or no supplemental wateringThis plant will tolerate some drought, but benefits from periodic wateringHummingbird PlantButterfly FlowerBird Plant or FlowerWhite flowering plantRed flowering plantPink flowering plantYellow flowering plantorange flowering plant
Honeysuckle are easy to grow, vigorous, heat-tolerant, and nearly indestructible. The flashy, fragrant flowers will attract hummingbirds and butterflies all summer long. The resulting fruit will provide a fall treat for your local songbirds as well.
Common Name:
Hummingbird Bush
Botanical Name: Anisacanthus quadrifidus
Height: 3-5 ft.
USDA Zones: 7-10
Requirements & Benefits: This plant grows best with full sun for most of the dayOnce established this plant requires little or no supplemental wateringThis plant will tolerate some drought, but benefits from periodic wateringHummingbird PlantRed flowering plantYellow flowering plant
Hummingbird Bushes are covered with redish orange, tube shaped blooms from mid Summer until first frost. They are drought tolerant, heat-loving small deciduous shrubs that Hummingbirds love!
Common Name:
Hyacinth Bean
Botanical Name: Dolichos lablab
Height: Vining Plants
USDA Zones: This is an annual plant or it is commonly grown as an annual8-10
Requirements & Benefits: This plant grows best with full sun for most of the dayThis plant requires or will tolerate shade during the heat of the dayOnce established this plant requires little or no supplemental wateringThis plant will tolerate some drought, but benefits from periodic wateringRed flowering plantPink flowering plantYellow flowering plantPurple flowering plant
The Hyacinth Bean is a fast growing tender perennial that is usually grown as an annual. This twining vine has purplish green foliage, pinkish lavender blooms in summer and fall and purple seed pods in the fall
Common Name:
Ice Plant
Botanical Name: Carpobrotus chilensis
Height: 6-12"
USDA Zones: 9-10
Requirements & Benefits: This plant grows best with full sun for most of the dayOnce established this plant requires little or no supplemental wateringThis plant will tolerate some drought, but benefits from periodic wateringPurple flowering plant
The Ice Plant is a creeping, mat-forming succulent ground cover from South Africa. 1-2" magenta flowers, low maintenance, requires good drainage, may become invasive
Common Name:
Ice Plant
Botanical Name: Lampranthus aurantiacus
Height: 14"
USDA Zones: 9-10
Requirements & Benefits: This plant grows best with full sun for most of the dayOnce established this plant requires little or no supplemental wateringThis plant will tolerate some drought, but benefits from periodic wateringWhite flowering plantRed flowering plantPink flowering plantPurple flowering plant
This Ice Plant is a winter growing, succulent sub-shrub from South Africa. The flowers are bright and dramatic but they will fail to open without full sun
Common Name:
Italian alkanet
Botanical Name: Anchusa italica
Height: 3-4 ft.
USDA Zones: 3-9
Requirements & Benefits: This plant grows best with full sun for most of the dayOnce established this plant requires little or no supplemental wateringblue flowering plant
Italian alkanet is a stout and durable member of the Forget-me-not family. It has hairy 6" leaves and produces spikes of "true blue" flowers in June and July
Common Name:
Jupiter's Beard
Botanical Name: Centranthus ruber
Height: 24-36"
USDA Zones: 4-9
Requirements & Benefits: This plant grows best with full sun for most of the dayThis plant requires or will tolerate shade during the heat of the dayOnce established this plant requires little or no supplemental wateringThis plant will tolerate some drought, but benefits from periodic wateringButterfly FlowerWhite flowering plantRed flowering plantPink flowering plant
Jupiter's Beard is an upright, branching perennial with soft, light bluish green, lance shaped foliage. It produces clusters of small, fragrant flowers from June through August. Can be easily grown from seeds.
Common Name:
Korean Feather Reed Grass
Botanical Name: Calamagrostis brachytricha
Height: 2-3 ft.
USDA Zones: 4-9
Requirements & Benefits: This plant grows best with full sun for most of the dayThis plant requires or will tolerate shade during the heat of the dayOnce established this plant requires little or no supplemental wateringThis plant will tolerate some drought, but benefits from periodic wateringPink flowering plantblue flowering plant
This Feather Reed is a slow spreading, clump forming, narrow foliaged grass that produces plumes of pink flowers in late summer
Common Name:
Lantana
Botanical Name: Lantana camaraLantana montevidensis
Height: 1-4 ft.
USDA Zones: 7-11
Requirements & Benefits: This plant grows best with full sun for most of the dayOnce established this plant requires little or no supplemental wateringThis plant will tolerate some drought, but benefits from periodic wateringHummingbird PlantButterfly FlowerNo DeerWhite flowering plantRed flowering plantPink flowering plantYellow flowering plantblue flowering plantPurple flowering plantorange flowering plant
Lantanas are fast growing, shrubby, spreading or trailing evergreen plants that grow from one to four feet tall. Lantana plants produce flat-topped 2" clusters of bright, multi-colored tubular flowers in the summer and fall.
Common Name:
Lily of the Nile
Botanical Name: Agapanthus praecox
Height: 18-36"
USDA Zones: 9-11
Requirements & Benefits: This plant grows best with full sun for most of the dayThis plant requires or will tolerate shade during the heat of the dayOnce established this plant requires little or no supplemental wateringThis plant will tolerate some drought, but benefits from periodic wateringWhite flowering plantblue flowering plantPurple flowering plant
The Lily of the Nile is a tuberous rooted, clump-forming tender perennial with deep green, arching, strap like leaves. In mid summer to early fall, they produce rounded, 3" starburst flower heads. Agapanthus don't like their roots disturbed so in colder regions they should be grown in planters.
Common Name:
Little Bluestem Grass
Botanical Name: Schizachyrium scoparium
Height: 2-4 ft.
USDA Zones: 3-8
Requirements & Benefits: This plant grows best with full sun for most of the dayThis plant requires or will tolerate shade during the heat of the dayOnce established this plant requires little or no supplemental wateringThis plant will tolerate some drought, but benefits from periodic wateringButterfly FlowerBird Plant or FlowerRed flowering plant
Little Bluestem Grass forms dense clumps of fine textured foliage. The flower stem will grow to 30" tall before displaying its burgundy flower spray. Little Bluestem is a larval host for many species of butterflies and provides nesting material and seed for birds.
Common Name:
Madwort
Botanical Name: Alyssum spinosum
Height: 24"
USDA Zones: 8-9
Requirements & Benefits: This plant grows best with full sun for most of the dayThis plant requires or will tolerate shade during the heat of the day Once established this plant requires little or no supplemental wateringThis plant will tolerate some drought, but benefits from periodic wateringWhite flowering plantRed flowering plant
Compact shrub-like growth, tiny foliage, profusion of small white to pink flowers
Common Name:
Meadow Sage
Botanical Name: Salvia nemorosa
Height: 3 ft.
USDA Zones: 5-10
Requirements & Benefits: This plant grows best with full sun for most of the dayThis plant requires or will tolerate shade during the heat of the day This plant will tolerate some drought, but benefits from periodic watering Once established this plant requires little or no supplemental wateringHummingbirds use this plant for food or shelterNo DeerWhite flowering plantRed flowering plantPink flowering plantYellow flowering plantblue flowering plantPurple flowering plant
Narrow erect plant with irregular leaves, spikes of small purple to white blooms in the Summer. Prefers slightly alkaline soil
Common Name:
Mexican Daisy
Botanical Name: Erigeron karvinskianus
Height: 6-15"
USDA Zones: 8-10
Requirements & Benefits: This plant grows best with full sun for most of the dayOnce established this plant requires little or no supplemental wateringThis plant will tolerate some drought, but benefits from periodic wateringPink flowering plantYellow flowering plantorange flowering plant
Mexican Daisies are a readily trailing perennial that produce abundant white daisy-like flowers that turn to pink as they age. Excellent as a ground cover or in rock gardens
Common Name:
Mexican Feather Grass
Botanical Name: Stipa tenuissima
Height: 1-2 ft.
USDA Zones: 7-10
Requirements & Benefits: This plant grows best with full sun for most of the dayOnce established this plant requires little or no supplemental wateringThis plant will tolerate some drought, but benefits from periodic wateringNo DeerGreen flowering plantBrown flowering plant
Mexican Feather Grass forms compact clumps of fine, thread-like foliage. Produces a a profusion of feather-like, yellowish green flower panicles all summer. Deer resistant
Common Name:
Mimosa Tree
Botanical Name: Albizia julibrissin
Height: 20-30 ft.
USDA Zones: 6-9
Requirements & Benefits: This plant grows best with full sun for most of the dayOnce established this plant requires little or no supplemental wateringThis plant will tolerate some drought, but benefits from periodic wateringHummingbird PlantWhite flowering plantPink flowering plant
The Mimosa Tree is a short lived, fast growing, multi stemmed deciduous tree with fine, compound, fern like foliage. It produces clusters of fragrant, feather-ball flowers in the summer, followed by brownish seed pods
Common Name:
Mint
Botanical Name: Mentha
Height: 6-24"
USDA Zones: 3-10
Requirements & Benefits: This plant grows best with full sun for most of the dayThis plant requires or will tolerate shade during the heat of the dayOnce established these plants require little supplemental wateringThis plant will tolerate some drought, but benefits from periodic wateringThis plant needs a thorough, deep weekly watering, Double icons require boggy or wet conditionsButterfly FlowerWhite flowering plantPink flowering plantblue flowering plantPurple flowering plant
Mint plants are fragrant, easy to grow, sometimes invasive, drought tolerant perennials that range from low growing ground covers to two foot uprights. Flowers should be snipped away to strengthen the stems. Attracts Butterflies: Swallowtails, Cabbage White, Gray Hairstreak, Painted Ladies, Red Admiral, Monarch, Large Wood Nymph
Common Name:
Mme. Galen's Trumpet Creeper
Botanical Name: Campsis x tagliabuana
Height: Vining Plants
USDA Zones: 6-9
Requirements & Benefits: This plant grows best with full sun for most of the dayThis plant requires or will tolerate shade during the heat of the dayOnce established this plant requires little or no supplemental wateringThis plant will tolerate some drought, but benefits from periodic wateringRed flowering plantorange flowering plant
Mme. Galen's Trumpet Creeper is a cross between Campsis radicans and Campsis grandiflora with large dark green serrated leaves and bright reddish orange flowers. t thrives in poor soil and in partial shade
Common Name:
Mock Orange
Botanical Name: Philadelphus virginalis
Height: 10-12
USDA Zones: 4-8
Requirements & Benefits: This plant grows best with full sun for most of the dayThis plant requires or will tolerate shade during the heat of the dayOnce established this plant requires little or no supplemental wateringThis plant will tolerate some drought, but benefits from periodic wateringWhite flowering plant
Mock Orange thrives in full sun or light shade, in almost any soil, but they grow and bloom best in moist, well-drained soil. It needs to be pruned immediately after flowering by cutting back the outer stems that have bloomed
Common Name:
Morning Glory
Botanical Name: Ipomoea species
Height: Vining Plants 10-20 ft.
USDA Zones: This is an annual plant or it is commonly grown as an annual9-12
Requirements & Benefits: This plant grows best with full sun for most of the dayOnce established this plant requires little or no supplemental wateringThis plant will tolerate some drought, but benefits from periodic watering Hummingbird PlantButterfly FlowerNo DeerSome or all parts of this plant may be toxic or poisonous White flowering plantRed flowering plantPink flowering plantblue flowering plantPurple flowering plant
Morning Glories are very fast growing vines that are capable of growing 10 feet or more within the first two months. They readily reseed themselves for the next year. Morning Glory vines may become invasive
Common Name:
Moss Rose
Botanical Name: Portulaca Grandiflora
Height: 4-8
USDA Zones: This is an annual plant or it is commonly grown as an annual
Requirements & Benefits: This plant grows best with full sun for most of the dayThis plant requires or will tolerate shade during the heat of the dayOnce established this plant requires little or no supplemental wateringThis plant will tolerate some drought, but benefits from periodic wateringWhite flowering plantRed flowering plantPink flowering plantYellow flowering plantPurple flowering plantorange flowering plant
Moss Rose is a quick growing succulent annual. Portulaca seeds should be sown outside after your last frost has passed. Seeds will germinate within 10-15 days.
Common Name:
Nasturtium
Botanical Name: Tropaeolum majus
Height: Vining Plants
USDA Zones: This is an annual plant or it is commonly grown as an annual
Requirements & Benefits: This plant grows best with full sun for most of the dayThis plant requires shade during the heat of the dayOnce established this plant requires little or no supplemental wateringThis plant will tolerate some drought, but benefits from periodic wateringHummingbird PlantWhite flowering plantRed flowering plantYellow flowering plantorange flowering plant
Once established, Nasturtiums take little or no care. As they spread and grow, their foliage resembles a sea of tiny lily pad leaves topped with brightly colored, edible blossoms. Can be easily grown from seed
Common Name:
Oriental Poppy
Botanical Name: Papaver orientale
Height: 18-36"
USDA Zones: 3-7
Requirements & Benefits: This plant grows best with full sun for most of the dayOnce established this plant requires little or no supplemental wateringThis plant will tolerate some drought, but benefits from periodic wateringHummingbird PlantBird Plant or FlowerNo DeerWhite flowering plantRed flowering plantPink flowering plantorange flowering plant
Poppy plants form 18"-36" tall clumps of deeply divided green leaves that are covered with fine bristles. These undemanding perennials slowly spread by rhizomes to form nice two to three foot colonies. Their flowers have the texture of silky crepe paper.
Common Name:
Pampas Grass
Botanical Name: Cortaderia selloana
Height: 8-10 ft.
USDA Zones: 7-10
Requirements & Benefits: This plant grows best with full sun for most of the dayThis plant requires or will tolerate shade during the heat of the dayOnce established this plant requires little or no supplemental wateringThis plant will tolerate some drought, but benefits from periodic wateringNo DeerWhite flowering plantPink flowering plant
Pampas Grass is an impressive, fast growing plant due to its size and durability as well as its large plumes of showy white to pink flowers (Cortaderia selloana 'Rosea'). Once it becomes well established, it is very drought tolerant and nearly indestructible plant.
Common Name:
Periwinkle
Botanical Name: Vinca
Height: 6"
USDA Zones: 4-9 7-10
Requirements & Benefits: This plant requires or will tolerate shade during the heat of the dayThis plant may not tolerate any direct sunlightOnce established these plants require little supplemental wateringThis plant will tolerate some drought, but benefits from periodic watering Some or all parts of this plant may be toxic or poisonousNo Deer White flowering plantblue flowering plantPurple flowering plant
Periwinkles are fast growing, evergreen ground cover plants with opposing pairs of glossy dark green or variegated, oblong to lance shaped, 1½"-3" leaves. They produce an abundance of single, 1"-2" funnel shaped flowers with five flared and flattened petals.
Common Name:
Pincushion Flower
Botanical Name: Scabiosa columnaria
Height: 1-2 ft.
USDA Zones: 4-8
Requirements & Benefits: This plant grows best with full sun for most of the dayThis plant requires or will tolerate shade during the heat of the dayOnce established this plant requires little or no supplemental wateringThis plant will tolerate some drought, but benefits from periodic wateringButterfly FlowerBird Plant or FlowerNo DeerWhite flowering plantRed flowering plantPink flowering plantblue flowering plantPurple flowering plant
The Pincushion Flower is a long blooming, clump forming perennial. From early summer until the first frost of fall, Pincushion Flowers produce an abundance of rounded, 1½" flowerheads on top of wirey, 12"-24" stems.
Common Name:
Plecostachys
Botanical Name: Plecostachys serpyllifolia
Height: 1-2 ft.
USDA Zones: 9-11
Requirements & Benefits: This plant grows best with full sun for most of the dayThis plant requires or will tolerate shade during the heat of the dayOnce established this plant requires little or no supplemental wateringThis plant will tolerate some drought, but benefits from periodic wateringButterfly FlowerBird Plant or FlowerPink flowering plantblue flowering plantPurple flowering plant
Plecostachys is a sturdy and drought tolerant, low growing shrub from South Africa. It has dense, very fine textured, light green or light grey foliage and produces Yarrow like flowers from mid summer to early fall
Common Name:
Plumbago
Botanical Name: Plumbago
Height: 6-8 ft.
USDA Zones: 8-11
Requirements & Benefits: This plant grows best with full sun for most of the dayThis plant requires or will tolerate shade during the heat of the dayOnce established this plant requires little or no supplemental wateringThis plant will tolerate some drought, but benefits from periodic wateringblue flowering plant
Plumbago is a semi-tender perennial, evergreen shrub that produces Clusters of phlox-like light blue flowers on new growth throughout the year. Can be trained to cover trellises or fences and may be grown in containers. Prune in late winter
Botanical Name: Artemisia 'Powis Castle'
Height: 2-3 ft.
USDA Zones: 6-10
Requirements & Benefits: This plant grows best with full sun for most of the dayThis plant requires shade during the heat of the dayOnce established this plant requires little or no supplemental wateringThis plant will tolerate some drought, but benefits from periodic watering No Deer Yellow flowering plant
Powis Castle Artemisias are shrubby, mound forming perennials are grown for their finely dissected, aromatic, silvery-blue foliage. Powis Castle plants are evergreen (eversilver?) in warm winter regions. They form soft mounds that grow 2-3 feet tall and wide.
Common Name:
Purple Coneflower
Botanical Name: Echinacea purpurea
Height: 2-4 ft.
USDA Zones: 3-9
Requirements & Benefits: This plant grows best with full sun for most of the dayOnce established this plant requires little or no supplemental wateringThis plant will tolerate some drought, but benefits from periodic wateringButterfly FlowerNo DeerPink flowering plantPurple flowering plant
Purple Coneflowers produce large, fragrant pink flowers beginning in April and May. The three to five foot flower stalks make them an excellent background planting for your landscape, or in a butterfly garden.
Botanical Name: Pennisetum setaceum
Height: 12-18"
USDA Zones: 9-10
Requirements & Benefits: This plant grows best with full sun for most of the dayThis plant requires or will tolerate shade during the heat of the dayOnce established this plant requires little or no supplemental wateringThis plant will tolerate some drought, but benefits from periodic wateringRed flowering plantPurple flowering plant
Purple Fountain Grass forms tufts of short, rigid stems topped by long, bronze colored blades of grass. 12" purplish pink flower spikes. Often grown as an annual
Common Name:
Privet
Botanical Name: Ligustrum vulgare
Height: 4-15 ft.
USDA Zones: 1-10
Requirements & Benefits: This plant grows best with full sun for most of the dayThis plant requires or will tolerate shade during the heat of the dayOnce established this plant requires little or no supplemental wateringThis plant will tolerate some drought, but benefits from periodic wateringButterfly FlowerSome or all parts of this plant may be toxic or poisonousWhite flowering plant
Privet is a densely growing deciduous shrub with small light green, mottled or golden foliage. It produces clusters of fragrant white flowers all summer. Can be pruned into elaborate shapes Attracts Butterflies: Spring Azure, Painted Ladies, Red-spotted Purple
Common Name:
Rabbitbrush
Botanical Name: Chrysothamnus nauseosus
Height: 4-5 ft.
USDA Zones: 4-6
Requirements & Benefits: This plant grows best with full sun for most of the dayOnce established this plant requires little or no supplemental wateringButterfly FlowerYellow flowering plant
Rabbitbrush is best known for it's intensely yellow colored flowers which bloom from August through October.
Common Name:
Ravenna Grass
Botanical Name: Saccharum ravennae
Height: 9-12 ft.
USDA Zones: 6-9
Requirements & Benefits: This plant grows best with full sun for most of the dayOnce established this plant requires little or no supplemental wateringThis plant will tolerate some drought, but benefits from periodic wateringPurple flowering plant
Ravenna Grass is often called Hardy Pampas Grass because of their similarities. It forms a large clump of ¾ wide greyish green blades. Pinkish flower spikes may reach 12 ft. Avoid fertilizing and excess watering to keep the plant compact
Common Name:
Red Clover
Botanical Name: Trifolium pratense
Height: 10-20"
USDA Zones: 6-8
Requirements & Benefits: This plant grows best with full sun for most of the dayOnce established this plant requires little or no supplemental wateringThis plant will tolerate some drought, but benefits from periodic wateringButterfly FlowerWhite flowering plantRed flowering plantPink flowering plantPurple flowering plant
Red Clover is a legumous, nitrogen fixing, frost tender perennial with light green, trifoliate leaves immediately below a globe type flower head. It blooms from late spring until mid fall. An excellent cover crop. Attracts Butterflies: Cabbage White, Great Spangled Fritillary, Painted Ladies, Red Admiral
Common Name:
Rocky Point Ice Plant
Botanical Name: Malephora lutea
Height: 6-12"
USDA Zones: 9-10
Requirements & Benefits: This plant grows best with full sun for most of the dayThis plant requires or will tolerate shade during the heat of the dayOnce established this plant requires little or no supplemental wateringThis plant will tolerate some drought, but benefits from periodic wateringRed flowering plantYellow flowering plantPurple flowering plantorange flowering plant
The Rocky Point Ice Plant is a fast growing, very succulent ground cover from South Africa. In extremely hot regions it should be planted in partial or light shade to avoid sun burn
Common Name:
Rosary vine
Botanical Name: Ceropegia woodii
Height: Vining Plants
USDA Zones: 10-11
Requirements & Benefits: This plant grows best with full sun for most of the dayThis plant requires shade during the heat of the dayOnce established this plant requires little or no supplemental wateringThis plant will tolerate some drought, but benefits from periodic wateringHummingbird PlantThis can be grown as a House PlantWhite flowering plantRed flowering plantPink flowering plant
The vines of the Rosary plant are like thin wires with marbled, heart shaped leaves. They will reach two to four feet in length. The slender flowers resemble an inverted, small pink vase. The end of the tube is partly closed by delicate purple bars. Do not over-water! Usually grown as a house plant
Common Name:
Sage
Botanical Name: Salvia officinalis
Height: 2-3 ft.
USDA Zones: 5-11
Requirements & Benefits: This plant grows best with full sun for most of the dayThis plant requires or will tolerate shade during the heat of the dayOnce established this plant requires little or no supplemental wateringThis plant will tolerate some drought, but benefits from periodic wateringHummingbirds use this plant for food or shelterNo Deerblue flowering plant
Sage is a short lived evergreen shrub with fuzzy, greyish green leaves. Camphor scented, purplish blue flowers appear in mid-summer. Sage is used in cooking, cosmetics and herbal remedies
Common Name:
Salal
Botanical Name: Gaultheria shallon
Height: 2-8 ft.
USDA Zones: 5-9
Requirements & Benefits: This plant requires or will tolerate shade during the heat of the dayThis plant may not tolerate any direct sunlightOnce established this plant requires little or no supplemental wateringThis plant will tolerate some drought, but benefits from periodic wateringThis plant needs a thorough, deep weekly watering, Double icons require boggy or wet conditionsHummingbird PlantBird Plant or FlowerNo DeerWhite flowering plantPink flowering plant
Salal is a deer resistant, low growing shrub that prefers partial shade and well draining, acidic soil. It has thick, leathery, dark green foliage and spikes of small bell flowers in the spring and edible purple berries in the fall
Common Name:
Sandwort
Botanical Name: Arenaria montana
Height: 6"
USDA Zones: 4-9
Requirements & Benefits: This plant grows best with full sun for most of the dayThis plant requires or will tolerate shade during the heat of the dayOnce established this plant requires little or no supplemental wateringThis plant will tolerate some drought, but benefits from periodic wateringNo DeerWhite flowering plant
Sandwort forms a mossy looking, mounding mat of deep green foliage. It produces a mass of small 1" flowers in late spring. Good for rock gardens or as a ground cover
Common Name:
Sea Holly
Botanical Name: Eryngium bourgatii
Height: 1 ft.
USDA Zones: 4-8
Requirements & Benefits: This plant grows best with full sun for most of the dayOnce established this plant requires little or no supplemental wateringThis plant will tolerate some drought, but benefits from periodic wateringButterfly Flowerblue flowering plantSilver flowering plant
Sea Holly is a uniquely ornamental perennial plant that is among the favorites of many varieties of butterfly. The prickly foliage of this plant is variegated green and white. The steel blue, thistle like flowers form atop a two foot spike.
Common Name:
Sedum 'Autumn Joy'
Botanical Name: Sedum telephium
Height: 18-24"
USDA Zones: 3-8
Requirements & Benefits: This plant grows best with full sun for most of the dayOnce established this plant requires little or no supplemental wateringThis plant will tolerate some drought, but benefits from periodic wateringButterfly FlowerNo DeerRed flowering plantPink flowering plant
Sedum Autumn Joy is a low maintenance, clump forming, succulent perennial plant with waxy, grey green foliage. Four inch clusters of tiny, star shaped flowers appear from mid summer until mid autumn
Common Name:
Showy Dewflower
Botanical Name: Drosanthemum floribundum
Height: 6"
USDA Zones: 9-11
Requirements & Benefits: This plant grows best with full sun for most of the dayOnce established this plant requires little or no supplemental wateringThis plant will tolerate some drought, but benefits from periodic wateringPink flowering plantPurple flowering plant
The Showy Dewflower is a slow spreading ground cover from South Africa. The succulent foliage is greyish green. The brightly colored flowers persist throughout the summer. May become invasive if not contained
Common Name:
Silverberry
Botanical Name: Eleagnus commutata
Height: 8-15 ft.
USDA Zones: 7-9
Requirements & Benefits: This plant grows best with full sun for most of the dayOnce established this plant requires little or no supplemental wateringThis plant will tolerate some drought, but benefits from periodic wateringBird Plant or FlowerNo DeerWhite flowering plantSilver flowering plant
Silverberry is a trouble free, very spiny evergreen shrub with waxy, olive green foliage. It produces small clusters of vase shaped flowers in fall, which develop into berry-like fruits
Common Name:
Silver Carpet
Botanical Name: Dymondia margaretae
Height: 1-2"
USDA Zones: 8-11
Requirements & Benefits: This plant grows best with full sun for most of the dayThis plant requires or will tolerate shade during the heat of the dayOnce established this plant requires little or no supplemental wateringThis plant will tolerate some drought, but benefits from periodic wateringYellow flowering plant
Silver Carpet is a ground hugging evergreen ground cover from South Africa. The short blades of felt textured, grey green foliage lay nearly flat, giving the illusion of a frosted lawn. Silver Carpet is a good filler between paving stones, a good ground cover and has even been used as a substitute for a lawn.
Common Name:
Silver Mound Artemisia
Botanical Name: Artemisia schmidtiana
Height: 10-12"
USDA Zones: 3-9
Requirements & Benefits: This plant grows best with full sun for most of the dayThis plant requires shade during the heat of the dayOnce established this plant requires little or no supplemental wateringThis plant will tolerate some drought, but benefits from periodic wateringNo DeerWhite flowering plant
Silver Mound Artemisia forms a low growing, 12-24" mound of fragrant, fern-like, silvery grey foliage. The flowers that appear in mid summer are tiny and insignificant. Excellent accent plant for borders and rock gardens
Common Name:
St. John's Wort
Botanical Name: Hypericum calycinum
Height: 18-60"
USDA Zones: 3-9
Requirements & Benefits: This plant grows best with full sun for most of the dayThis plant requires or will tolerate shade during the heat of the dayThis plant will tolerate some drought, but benefits from periodic wateringOnce established this plant requires little or no supplemental wateringNo DeerYellow flowering plant
St. John's Wort is a vigorous grower that is useful for erosion control but it can be invasive. This drought tolerant plant thrives on neglect. Herbal and Medicinal uses of St. John's Wort plants
Common Name:
Stonecrop
Botanical Name: Sedum acre
Height: 1½-2"
USDA Zones: 5-10
Requirements & Benefits: This plant grows best with full sun for most of the dayThis plant requires or will tolerate shade during the heat of the dayOnce established this plant requires little or no supplemental wateringThis plant will tolerate some drought, but benefits from periodic wateringYellow flowering plant
Creeping, small bright green leaves covered with small, star shaped, golden flowers in Spring
Common Name:
Strawberry Tree
Botanical Name: Arbutus unedo
Height: 6-12 ft.
USDA Zones: 7-10
Requirements & Benefits: This plant grows best with full sun for most of the dayThis plant requires shade during the heat of the dayOnce established this plant requires little or no supplemental wateringThis plant will tolerate some drought, but benefits from periodic wateringHummingbird PlantWhite flowering plantPink flowering plant
Strawberry trees are upright evergreen shrubs with thick, leathery, dark green foliage. They produce hanging clusters of inverted urn-shaped flowers which develop into 1", bright red spherical fruits that take a full year to ripen. The fruit is edible but not flavorful
Common Name:
Sulfer Flower
Botanical Name: Eriogonum umbellatum
Height: 9-12"
USDA Zones: 6-9
Requirements & Benefits: This plant grows best with full sun for most of the dayOnce established this plant requires little or no supplemental wateringThis plant will tolerate some drought, but benefits from periodic wateringWhite flowering plantPink flowering plantYellow flowering plant
Low growing, spreading mat of 1" green leaves; clusters of bright yellow flowers
Common Name:
Sweet Woodruff
Botanical Name: Galium odoratum
Height: 6-12"
USDA Zones: 4-8
Requirements & Benefits: This plant requires shade during the heat of the dayThis plant may not tolerate any direct sunlightOnce established this plant requires little or no supplemental wateringThis plant will tolerate some drought, but benefits from periodic wateringThis plant needs a thorough, deep weekly watering, Double icons require boggy or wet conditionsBird Plant or FlowerNo Deer White flowering plant
Sweet Woodruff is a nice, mat forming ground cover for the shadier areas of your garden. Edible, fragrant green foliage and fragrant little white flowers in the springtime. Used for potpouri, a moth deterrant, roots used to make red dyes, flowers used to make yellow dyes
Common Name:
Tickseed
Botanical Name: Coreopsis species
Height: 1-3 ft.
USDA Zones: 4-9
Requirements & Benefits: This plant grows best with full sun for most of the dayThis plant requires shade during the heat of the dayOnce established these plants require little supplemental wateringThis plant will tolerate some drought, but benefits from periodic wateringButterfly FlowerBird Plant or FlowerRed flowering plantPink flowering plantYellow flowering plant
Coreopsis plants form nice, slow spreading clumps of green, fern-like or thread-like foliage with profusely blooming flowers that stand above the foliage on long, wirey stems. Coreopsis are excellent border or rock garden plants, and are great for cut flower arrangements.
Common Name:
Trailing Petunia
Botanical Name: Calibrachoa
Height: 6-8"
USDA Zones: This is an annual plant or it is commonly grown as an annual9-11
Requirements & Benefits: This plant grows best with full sun for most of the dayThis plant will tolerate some drought, but benefits from periodic wateringHummingbird PlantButterfly FlowerNo DeerWhite flowering plantRed flowering plantPink flowering plantYellow flowering plantblue flowering plantPurple flowering plantorange flowering plantBrown flowering plant
Calibracoa shares most of the features of a Petunia, except everything is shrunk down to about one fourth the size. Trailing Petunias are easy to care for, fast growing plants that will produce an abundance of Petunia-like blooms all summer long.
Common Name:
Tricolor Stonecrop
Botanical Name: Sedum spurium 'tricolor'
Height: 4-6"
USDA Zones: 2-9
Requirements & Benefits: This plant grows best with full sun for most of the dayThis plant requires or will tolerate shade during the heat of the dayOnce established this plant requires little or no supplemental wateringThis plant will tolerate some drought, but benefits from periodic wateringButterfly FlowerNo DeerPink flowering plant
Stonecrop are creeping, succulent ground cover plants. It forms a loose carpet of small green, pink and white tri colored leaves. It produces clusters of tiny star flowers in the summer. Excellent for rock gardens or can be grown in a a planter.
Common Name:
Turkish Speedwell
Botanical Name: Veronica liwanensis
Height: 3"x24"
USDA Zones: 5-9
Requirements & Benefits: This plant grows best with full sun for most of the dayThis plant requires or will tolerate shade during the heat of the dayOnce established this plant requires little or no supplemental wateringThis plant will tolerate some drought, but benefits from periodic watering No Deer blue flowering plant
Groundcover, Rock Gardens, Lawn Substitute Tough, drought tolerant evergreen, mat forming plant with tiny, glossy, evergreen leaves that turn reddish bronze in hot sun. Covers itself with clusters of bright blue flowers all summer. Tolerates occasional walking. Requires good drainage
Common Name:
Verbena
Botanical Name: Verbena species
Height: 6"-5'
USDA Zones: vary
Requirements & Benefits: This plant grows best with full sun for most of the dayThis plant requires or will tolerate shade during the heat of the dayOnce established this plant requires little or no supplemental wateringThis plant will tolerate some drought, but benefits from periodic watering Hummingbird PlantButterfly FlowerNo Deer White flowering plantRed flowering plantPink flowering plantYellow flowering plantPurple flowering plant
There are about 250 annual and perennial species of Verbena but there are only about a half dozen that are commonly cultivated. These easy to grow, long blooming plants are both heat and drought tolerant. Trailing forms of Verbena are excellent for growing in containers and hanging baskets.
Common Name:
Vine Maples
Botanical Name: Acer circinatum
Height: 15-20 ft.
USDA Zones: 5-9
Requirements & Benefits: This plant grows best with full sun for most of the dayThis plant requires or will tolerate shade during the heat of the dayThis plant may not tolerate any direct sunlightOnce established this plant requires little or no supplemental wateringThis plant will tolerate some drought, but benefits from periodic wateringThis plant needs a thorough, deep weekly watering, Double icons require boggy or wet conditionsButterfly FlowerBird Plant or FlowerWhite flowering plantRed flowering plantPurple flowering plant
Vine Maple grow well in a wide variety of soil types, varying levels of sunlight and tolerate almost any level of watering once established
Common Name:
Violets
Botanical Name: Viola sp
Height: 2-6"
USDA Zones: This is an annual plant or it is commonly grown as an annual4-8
Requirements & Benefits: This plant grows best with full sun for most of the dayThis plant requires or will tolerate shade during the heat of the dayThis plant will tolerate some drought, but benefits from periodic wateringOnce established this plant requires little or no supplemental wateringButterfly FlowerWhite flowering plantPink flowering plantYellow flowering plantblue flowering plantPurple flowering plantorange flowering plant
Violets are dainty little self seeding versions of the Pansy. Their seeds can be directly sown into the garden at anytime from spring through fall, but the seeds need darkness and 70° to germinate
Common Name:
Virginia Creeper
Botanical Name: Parthenocissus quinquefolia
Height: Vining Plants
USDA Zones:  
Requirements & Benefits: This plant grows best with full sun for most of the dayThis plant requires or will tolerate shade during the heat of the dayThis plant may not tolerate any direct sunlightThis plant will tolerate some drought, but benefits from periodic wateringOnce established this plant requires little or no supplemental wateringButterfly FlowerBird Plant or FlowerSome or all parts of this plant may be toxic or poisonousYellow flowering plant
Virginia Creeper is a fast growing deciduous vine with intensely rich red fall color. It easily clings to walls or a trellis, or can be allowed to creep as a ground cover. The berries are highly toxic!
Common Name:
Wallflower
Botanical Name: Erysimum
Height: 1-4 ft.
USDA Zones: This is an annual plant or it is commonly grown as an annual6-9
Requirements & Benefits: This plant grows best with full sun for most of the dayThis plant requires or will tolerate shade during the heat of the dayOnce established this plant requires little or no supplemental wateringThis plant will tolerate some drought, but benefits from periodic wateringButterfly FlowerNo DeerRed flowering plantYellow flowering plantorange flowering plantBrown flowering plant
The Wallflower is an old-fashioned perennial garden flower which is usually grown as an annual or biennial because it tends to 'bloom itself to death'. The profusion of fragrant, bright orange flowers in early spring makes this plant an excellent choice for the butterfly garden, flower bed, or garden border.
Common Name:
Wild Lilac
Botanical Name: Ceanothus cuneatus
Height: 4-8 ft.
USDA Zones: 6-10
Requirements & Benefits: This plant grows best with full sun for most of the dayThis plant requires shade during the heat of the dayOnce established this plant requires little or no supplemental wateringThis plant will tolerate some drought, but benefits from periodic wateringHummingbird Plant Butterfly FlowerNo DeerWhite flowering plantblue flowering plantPurple flowering plant
The Wild Lilac or Buckbrush is a drought tolerant shrub, native to the west coast. The sprays of white to light blue flowers are very fragrant in late Spring
Common Name:
Witch Hazel
Botanical Name: Hamamelis mollis
Height: 10-15 ft.
USDA Zones: 5-9
Requirements & Benefits: This plant grows best with full sun for most of the dayThis plant requires or will tolerate shade during the heat of the dayThis plant will tolerate some drought, but benefits from periodic wateringRed flowering plantYellow flowering plant
Witch Hazel is a low maintenance deciduous shrub which is one of the earliest blooming shrubs, providing you with lots of showy, fragrant flowers beginning in early February
Common Name:
Woodrush
Botanical Name: Luzula sylvatica
Height: 1-2 ft.
USDA Zones: 4-9
Requirements & Benefits: This plant requires or will tolerate shade during the heat of the dayThis plant may not tolerate any direct sunlightOnce established this plant requires little or no supplemental wateringThis plant will tolerate some drought, but benefits from periodic watering Yellow flowering plant
Woodrush is an easy to grow and durable, slow growing grass-like plant that will even survive in dry shade. Variegated varieties are available
Common Name:
Wood Sorrel
Botanical Name: Oxalis oregana
Height: 6"
USDA Zones: 7-10
Requirements & Benefits: This plant requires shade during the heat of the dayThis plant may not tolerate any direct sunlightOnce established this plant requires little or no supplemental wateringThis plant will tolerate some drought, but benefits from periodic wateringWhite flowering plantPink flowering plantPurple flowering plant
Studies show that 9 out of 10 Gnomes prefer Wood Sorrel as their garden carpeting over any other ground cover. Wood Sorrel is a deciduous clover-like ground cover plant that produces small, star shaped flowers throughout the spring and summer
Common Name:
Woolly Yarrow
Botanical Name: Achillea tomentosa
Height: 9-12"
USDA Zones: 5-10
Requirements & Benefits: This plant grows best with full sun for most of the dayThis plant requires or will tolerate shade during the heat of the dayOnce established this plant requires little or no supplemental wateringThis plant will tolerate some drought, but benefits from periodic wateringHummingbird PlantButterfly FlowerNo DeerWhite flowering plantYellow flowering plant
Woolly Yarrow is a very durable and low maintenance perennial with aromatic, greyish green, strap-like leaves. It produces small clusters that continue throughout the summer. Very drought tolerant
Common Name:
Yarrow
Botanical Name: Achillea millefolium
Height: 2-4 ft.
USDA Zones: 3-10
Requirements & Benefits: This plant grows best with full sun for most of the dayThis plant requires or will tolerate shade during the heat of the dayOnce established this plant requires little or no supplemental wateringThis plant will tolerate some drought, but benefits from periodic wateringHummingbird PlantButterfly FlowerNo DeerYellow flowering plant
Yarrow belongs to a group of plants that includes annual and perennial, drought resistant plants that will grow in almost any garden soil. It is a long blooming perennial wildflower with fern like greyish green foliage and 4-6" flower clusters
Common Name:
Yellow Sedge
Botanical Name: Carex flava
Height: 18-30"
USDA Zones: 4-8
Requirements & Benefits: This plant grows best with full sun for most of the dayThis plant requires or will tolerate shade during the heat of the dayThis plant may not tolerate any direct sunlightOnce established this plant requires little or no supplemental wateringThis plant will tolerate some drought, but benefits from periodic wateringThis plant needs a thorough, deep weekly watering, Double icons require boggy or wet conditionsBird Plant or FlowerYellow flowering plant
Although it is not commonly grown as ornamental, Yellow Sedge is durable and adaptable. It has yellow striped foliage, and produces seed for the birds winter feeding.


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