| Do you have a list of trees, shrubs and groundcovers (any vegetation that are pretty even without flowers) that do well for xeriscape garden in my area? |
| Here's a list of drought-resistant plants. As you're planning your garden, remember to prepare the soil well prior to planting (amend with organic matter to help the soil hold water), and plan to water regularly until the plants become established. Once they're firmly established, they'll get along with only natural rainfall. Water-wise Plants of Merit: Trees and Shrubs: Cascara, Rhamnus purshiana Evergreen Huckleberry, Vaccinium ovatum Flowering Currant, Ribes sanguineum 'King Edward VII', Ribes sanguineum 'White Icicle' Gummy Gooseberry, Ribes lobbii Wood's Rose, Rosa woodsii Snowbrush, Ceanothus velutinus Shrubby Cinquefoil, Potentilla fruticosa 'Yellow Gem' Salal, Gaultheria shallon Trailing Snowberry, Symphoricarpos mollis var. hesperius Kinnikinnick, Arctostaphylos uva-ursi 'Vancouver Jade'' Perennials: Yarrow, Achillea millefolium Nodding Onion, Allium cernuum Hooker's Onion, Allium acuminatum var. alba Pearly Everlasting, Anaphalis margaritacea Wooly Pussytoes, Antennaria microphylla Harvest Brodiaea, Brodiaea coronaria Camas, Camassia sp. Common Camas, Camassia quamash Great Camas, Camassia leichtlinii Great White Camas, Camassia leichtlinii var. alba Cusick's Camas, Camassia cusickii Pacific Bleeding Heart, Dicentra formosa Shooting Star, Dodecatheon cusickii Broad-Leaved Shooting Star, Dodecatheon hendersonii Few-Flowered Shooting Star, Dodecatheon pulchellum 'Sooke' Mountain Avens, Dryas drummondi White Mountain Avens, Dryas octopetala 'Mount Washington' Fireweed, Epilobium angustifolium White Fawn Lily, Erythronium oregonum 'White Beauty' Strawberries, Fragaria chiloensis Wood Strawberry, Fragaria vesca Wild Strawberry, Fragaria virginiana Northern Rice Root, Fritillaria camschatcensis Chocolate Lily, Fritillaria lanceolata/affinis Small-flowered Alumroot, Heuchera micrantha Tiger Lily, Lilium columbianum Penstemons, Penstemon cardwellii var. rosea Davidson's Penstemon, Penstemon davidsonii Shrubby Penstemon, Penstemon fruticosus 'Purple Haze' Shore Blue-Eyed Grass, Sisyrinchium littorale var. alba Star-flowered False Solomon's-seal, Smilacina stellata Fool's or False Onions, Triteleia hyacinthina Yellow Evergreen Violet, Viola sempervirens Medicinal Herbs: Yarrow,Achillea millefolium Chives, Allium schoenoprasum Borage, Borago officinalis Feverfew, Chyrsanthemum parthenium Foxglove, Digitalis purpurea Purple Coneflower, Echinacea purpurea Jerusalem Artichokes, Helianthus tuberosus Anise Hyssop, Agastache foeniculum Elecampane, Inula helenium Lavender, Lavandula officinalis Lovage, Levisticum officinale Lupin, Lupinus sp. Lemon Balm, Melissa officinalis Catmint, Nepeta x faassenii Plantain, Plantago major Sage, Salvia officinalis Tricolor Sage, Salvia sp. Wooly Lamb's Ears, Stachys byzantia Comfrey, Symphytum officinale Thyme, Thymus vulgaris Valerian, Valeriana officinalis Mullein, Verbascum thapsus Enjoy your new landscape! |
