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PLANT NAME |
CULTIVAR/COMMON NAME |
COMMENTS |
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Achillea |
Moonshine, Anthea,
Red Velvet,
Terracotta and many others! |
So many
great ones - definitely worth it to try some of the new
ones - many colors. |
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Ajuga |
Chocolate Chip |
A great
small Ajuga that is remarkable drought tolerant- also works
fantastic in container combinations! |
|
Alliums |
Ornamental Onions |
Tough
as nails ... I mean, onions! |
Amsonia
tabernamontana
A. hubrectii |
Blue Star |
They have ice blue flowers -
really shine in the fall with great yellow foliage coloration -
the fine foliage of the A. hubrectii is especially
beautiful. |
|
Aquilegia |
Columbines |
Tougher
than you might think - especially in drought! |
|
Artemesia |
Wormwood |
Old timers well worth the trial - very aggressive and benefits
from severe pruning -- just use a lawn mower in the middle of the
summer. |
|
Baptisia |
Several
varieties |
The
Baptisias are long-lived
and tough in the garden setting. |
|
Brunnera |
Jack Frost |
An
impressive new Brunnera with cute flowers and fabulous foliage. |
|
Campanula persicifolia |
Chettle charm |
A great
white for the garden - strong stems and holds its form even in dry
soils - has done well with essentially no irrigation. |
|
Corydalis lutea |
Several Varieties |
A great
old workhorse with dainty foliage and pretty flowers that does
well in dry shade. |
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Dianthus |
Essex Witch
Bath's Pink
Firewitch |
PINKS are tough! And there are
many to choose from. They are very drought tolerant. |
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Echinacea |
Magnus, Art's pride |
The
standard - plus Art's pride - an orange selection that will be
hard to find for a couple more years - pretty interesting color. |
|
Euphorbia |
Spurge |
A nice
Euphorbia - can take full sun or a bit of
shade -- has done well in our trials - relatively unknown. |
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Euphorbia
epithymoides |
Cushion spurge |
An old
timer always worth keeping -- will seed around but usually not a
problem |
|
Gaillardia |
Fanfare |
Tough - some like the interesting
flowers - adds a new dimension for Gaillardias. |
|
Gaura |
Whirling
butterflies, Siskiyou pink Ballerina |
The
Gauras are now indispensable in my garden -- tough and drought
tolerant - they do like plenty of sunshine for best performance. |
|
Geranium |
'Roxanne' |
A very
nice new everblooming geranium - this is definitely a keeper - pretty darn tough! |
|
Helenium |
Sneezeweed |
A real
trooper! Drought
tolerant and showy in the mid summer - many cultivars. |
|
Helianthus |
Low down
and
First
Light |
Two
late bloomers - related to the tall willow-leaved sunflower - but
these are much shorter - bloom into October! |
|
Hosta |
Golden scepter |
A
colorful and dependable hosta -grows and thrives on very dry soils
- holds foliage well into the summer. |
|
Iris reticulata |
Early Iris |
The
earliest of irises. Can bloom in early March! |
|
Lavandula
angustifolia |
Munstead, Hidcote |
Great
landscape plants for dry soils. |
|
Leucanthemum |
Snowcap, Becky |
Really
- Becky is a nice improvement - large repeat bloomer - Snowcap is
a dwarf that fills a niche early in the season - probably does
better with a bit of moisture. |
|
Lychnis |
Jenny
and others |
Really quite a show stopper - related to carnations, this new
introduction really pumps the pink! Extremely drought
tolerant as well as others. |
|
Nepeta |
Catmint |
So many
great varieties to choose from - especially Walker's Low and
Six
Hills Giant - carefree and totally drought tolerant! |
|
Oenothera |
Many cultivars |
These
are grown, but not enough! Incredible flower display in late
June that lasts for about three weeks! |
|
Pulmonaria |
Lungwort - Many
cultivars |
Too
many to choose from - they can tolerate dry soils and
shade. |
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Tulipa tarda |
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A
bright and cherry start to the spring! |
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Tulipa greigii |
Little Red Riding
Hood |
A cute
little early buddy - comes early to brighten up Spring! |
