Oddly, my salvias are doing fine, my oldest one, the
Blue Anise Sage (Salvia coerulea 'Costa Rica Blue') is blooming like gangbusters, looks the same as always. Of course, the
Mexican Bush Sage (Salvia leucantha) that was already here always does fine, I barely water it.
Canary Island Sage (Salvia canariensis) is doing well too. I added
Salvia 'Amistad' and
Salvia 'Raspberry Truffle' just this year from Flowers by the Sea and they both look fine. They have been getting a once a week good soaking, sometimes every other week.
All my heuchera are fine, Amethyst Myst, Crimson Curls, and Melting Fire are my best ones even in the sun.
Over half of my roses are own root and so far, I see no difference. But my garden is young.
Maybe our soil is different?
I lost two coreopsis to gophers this year.
Best plants for easy care and drought tolerant for me this year, to name a few:
Flowering Maple (Abutilon 'White')
Bidens (Bidens aurea 'Red Drop')
Bur Marigold (Bidens aurea Solaire® Yellow)
Daisy Fleabane (Erigeron 'Sea Breeze')
Erigeron glaucus 'Wayne Roderick'
Blanket Flower (Gaillardia 'Fanfare Blaze')
Hedgerow Cranesbill (Geranium pyrenaicum 'Bill Wallis')
Verbena (Verbena x hybrida Superbena® Royale Chambray)
English Lavender (Lavandula angustifolia 'Hidcote')
Mexican Cardinal Flower (Lobelia laxiflora)
Uruguayan Firecracker Plant (Dicliptera squarrosa)
Catmint (Nepeta x faassenii 'Walker's Low')
Russian Sage (Salvia 'Little Spire')
