Dry Weather Perennials - Knowledgebase Question

Piedmont, So
Avatar for callopi
Question by callopi
March 27, 2009
I live in Upstate SC. It gets very dry here. I'd like some dry weather tolerate perennials in put in my flowerbed. I know about Lantana. I don't like cactus. Got any other ideas?


Image
Answer from NGA
March 27, 2009
Some great drought and heat tolerant plants include:

Ajuga, Artemisia, Asters, Baby's breath, Baptisia, Beebalm, Black-eyed Susan,
Butterfly weed, Candytuft, Chrysanthemum, Columbine, Coneflower, Coralbells,
Coreopsis, Daylily, Gaillardia, Gaura, Gazania, Gerbera daisy, Goldenrod, Iris, Lamb's ears, Liatris, Lily of the Nile, Mexican sunflower, Perovskia, Phlox, Red hot poker, Salvia, Sedum, Shasta Daisy , Stokes' aster, Verbascum ,Verbena, Veronica,
and Yarrow.

Enjoy your garden!

You must be signed in before you can post questions or answers. Click here to join!

« Return to the Garden Knowledgebase Homepage

Member Login:

( No account? Join now! )

Today's site banner is by mcash70 and is called "Queen Ann's Lace"

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.