Plants for Dry Areas
We have plants for Dry Areas!
When you have a dry hot sunny spot in your garden it can be hard to find plants that will thrive and grow in that area. We have compiled a list of plants for dry areas just for you.
Perennials | Perennials | |||
| Baby's Breath | Gypsophila paniculata | Lavender | Lavandula angustifolia | |
| Balloon Flower | Platycodon grandiflorum | Leopardbane | Doronicum caucasicum | |
| Barrenwort | Epimedium versicolor | Meadow Rue | Thalictrum species | |
| Bethlehem Lungwort | Pulmonaria saccharata 'Mrs. Moon' | Missouri Primrose | Oenothera missourensis | |
| Beard Tongue | Penstemon spp. | Monkshood | Aconitum species | |
| Black-Eyed Susan | Rudbeckia fulgida | Oconee-Bells | Shortia galacifolia | |
| Black Snakeroot | Cimicifuga racemosa | Pink Ladyslipper | Cypripedium aucale | |
| Blanketflower | Gaillardia x grandiflora | Pinks | Dianthus spp. | |
| Blazing Star | Liatris spp. | Primrose | Primula species | |
| Bleedingheart | Dicentra spectabilis | Hosta | Hosta species | |
| Bloodroot | Sanguinatia canadensis | Rock Cress | Arabis spp. | |
| Blue Phlox | Phlox divaricata | Rock Soapwort | Saponaria ocymoides | |
| Bottle Gentian | Gentiana andrewsii | Salvia | Salvia spp. | |
| Bugleweed/Ajuga | Ajuga reptans | Sandwort | Arenariaverna caespetosa | |
| Christmas Rose | Helleborus niger | Sea Thrift | Armeria maritima | |
| Coralbells | Heuchera sanquinea | Shootingstar | Dodocantheon media | |
| Creeping Phlox | Phlox stolenifera 'Blue Ridge' | Siberian Bugloss, False Forget-me-not | Brunnaria macrophylla | |
| Crested Iris | Iris cristata | |||
| Daylily | Hemerocallis species | Speedwell | Veronica spp. | |
| Dog-Tooth Lily | Erythronium spp. | Stonecrop | Sedum spp. | |
| Fringe Bleedingheart | Dicentra eximia and hybrids | Tickseed | Coreopsis spp. | |
| Gas Plant | Dictamnus alba | Trillium | Trillium grandiflorum & T. undulatum | |
| Giant Blue Lobelia | Lobelia syphilitica | |||
| Globeflower | Trollius europeus | Violets | Viola species | |
| Goatsbeard | Aruncus sylvester | Virginia Bluebells | Mertensia virginica | |
| Greek Valerian | Polemonium reptans | Wild Cranesbill | Geranium maculatum & others | |
| Hepatica | Hepatica species | Wild Indigo | Baptisia australis | |
| Jack-In-The-Pulpit | Arisaeama triphyllum | Wormwood | Artemisia spp. | |
| Japanese Anemone | Anemone vitifolia | Yarrow | Achillea spp. | |
| Mountain Blue | Centaurea montana | Yellow Ladyslipper | Cypripedium pubescens | |
| Jupiter's Beard | Centaurea ruber | |||
Lavender
Add xeriscape plants to your dry areas and they will help your garden flourish.
Shrubs | Trees | |||
| Amur Maple | Acer ginnala | Amur Chokecherry | Prunus maackii | |
| Honeysuckle | Lonicera varieties | Bur Oak | Quercus macrocarpa | |
| Hughes, Prince of Wales, Blue Rug Juniper | Juniperus horizontalis varieties | Canada Red Cherry | Prunus virginiana | |
| Potentillia Bush Cinquefoil | Potentilla varieties | Common Hackberry | Celtis occidentalis | |
| Rugosa Roses | Rosa rugosa | Cork Tree | Phellodendron species | |
| Peking/Hedge Cotoneaster | Cotoneaster lucidus | Green Ash | Fraxinus pennsylvanica | |
| Smokebush | Cotinus coggygria | Honeylocust | Gleditsia triacanthos | |
| Sumac | Rhus varieties | Littleleaf Linden | Tilia cordata | |
| Wayfaring Tree Viburnum | Viburnum lantana | Northern Catalpa | Catalpa speciosa | |
| Norway Maple | Acer platanoides | |||
| Silver Queen Maple | Acer saccharinum | |||
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