KSU HORTICULTURE REPORT LOW WATER USE PLANTS FOR KANSAS LANDSCAPES

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The following plants are adapted to all parts of Kansas Green Hawthorn ‘Winter King’ Crataegus viridis ‘Winter though some may need protection in certain areas of the King’ state. All require watering until well-rooted and established. Redbud Cercis canadensis This may take one to two years or more, depending on the Russian Hawthorn Crataegus ambigua type and size of plants. Only after the plants are established Russian Olive Elaeagnus angustifolia can water be reduced or, in some cases, eliminated. Sandhill Plum Prunus angustifolia Tall Deciduous Trees (over 45’) Scientific Name Thornless Cockspur Hawthorn Crataegus crusgalli var. Black Walnut Juglans nigra inermis Bur Oak Quercus macrocapra Washingthon Hawthorn Crataegus phaenopyrum Chinkapin Oak Quercus muehlenbergii Western Soapberry Sapindus drummondii Common Hackberry, Celtis occidentalis Wild Plum Prunus americana ‘Prairie Pride’ and other cultivars Large Deciduous Shrubs (over 8’) Green Ash, cultivars available Fraxinus pennsylvanica Autumn Olive Elaeagnus umbellata Honey locust Gleditsia triacanthos inermis ‘Skyline’ and other cultivars Beauty Bush Kolkwitzia amabilis Kentucky Coffeetree Gymnocladus dioicus Border Privet Ligustrum obtusifolium Sawtooth Oak Quercus acutissima Chokecherry Prunus virginiana Common Buckthorn Rhamnus cathartica Medium Deciduous Trees (30 to 45’) Elderberry Sambucus canadensis Aristocrat Pear Pyrus calleryana ‘Aristocrat’ Lilac Syringa vulgaris Goldenrain Tree Koelreuteria paniculata Mountain Ninebark Physocarpus monogynus Lacebark Elm Ulmus parvifolia (True Chinese Elm) Ninebark Physocarpus opulifolius Peking Cotoneaster Cotoneaster acutifolia Osage Orange, Maclura pomifera thornless and fruitless Rose of Sharon Hibiscus syriacus White Mulberry, fruitless Morus alba Rough-leafed Dogwood Cornus drummondii Siberian Pea Shrub Caragana arborescen Small Deciduous Trees (under 30’) Silver Buffaloberry Shepardia argentea Amur Maackia Maackia amurensis Staghorm Sumac Rhus typhina Amur Maple Acer ginnala Tamarisk Tamarix ramosissima Flowering Crabapple Malus, various cultivars

K-STATE RESEARCH & EXTENSION MANHATTAN, KANSAS Wahoo Enonymus atropurpureus Medium Evergreen Shrubs Western Sandcherry Prunus besseyi Junipers Juniperus spp. Winter Honeysuckle Lonicera fragrantissima Mahonia Mahonia aquifolium Medium Deciduous Shrubs (4 to 8’) Manhattan Euonymus Euonymus kiautschovicus ‘Manhattan’ Butterfly Bush Buddleia davidii Pyracantha Pyracantha coccinea Cherry Prinsepia Prinsepia sinensis Dwarf Ninebark Physocarpus opulifolius Small Evergreen Shrubs nanus Compact Mahonia Mahonia aquifolum Flowering Quince Chaenomeles speciosa ‘Compacta’ Forsythia Forsythia spp. Compact Mugho Pine Pinus mugo various compact cultivars Fragrant Sumac Rhus aromatica Japanese Barberry Berberis thunbergii Juniper Juniperus spp. various compact cultivars Korean Lilac Syringa meyeri Soapweed Yucca glauca Mentor Barberry Berberis x mentorensis Yucca Yucca filamemtosa Mockorange Philadelphus spp. Serviceberry Amelanchier spp. Groundcover for Shade (beneath trees, shrubs, or along north walls) Shining Sumac Rhus copallina Bergenia Bergenia cordifola Spirea, Vanhoutte Spirea spp. Bishop’s Weed Aegopodium podagraria Spreading Cotoneaster Cotoneaster divaricata Hall’s Honeysuckle Lonicera japonica ‘Halliana’ Tartarian Honeysuckle Lonicera tatarica Lily-of-the-Valley Convallaria majalis Three Leaf Sumac Rhus trilobata Mahonia, Creeping Mahonia repens Small Deciduous Shrubs (under 4’) Grape Holly Alpine Currant Ribes alpinum Periwinkle Vinca minor Bluemist Spirea Caryopteris clandonensis Potentilla, Cinquefoil Potentilla tridentata Common Bladder Senna Colutea arborescens Sweet Woodruff Galium odorata Common Sea Buckthorn Hippophae rhamnoides Groundcovers for Full Sun Coralberry, Buckbrush Symphoricarpos orbiculatus Baby’s Breath (Creeping) Gypsophila repens False Indigo Amorpha fruticosa Bachelor Buttons Centaurea montana Golden Current Ribes odoratum Bird’s Foot Trefoil Lotus corniculatus Golden St. Johnswort Hypericum frondosum Border Jewel (Himalayan) Polygonum affine Gooseberry Ribes missouriense Buttercup (Creeping) Ranunculus repens Hardy Potentilla Potentilla spp. Catmint Nepeta x faassenii Leadplant Amorpha canescens Creeping Junipers Juniperus spp. New Jersey Tea Ceanothus ovatus Crownvetch Coronilla varia Prairie Rose Rosa suffulta Daylily, most species Hemerocallis spp. Pygmy Pea Shrub Caragana pygmaea Evergreen Candytuft Iberis sempervirens Russian Sage Perovskia atriplicifolia Gro-Low Fragrant Sumac Rhus aromatica ‘GroLow’ Evergreen Trees Hall’s Honeysuckle Lonicera japonica ‘Halliana’ Austrian Pine Pinus nigra Hen and Chicks Sempervivum spp. Juniper Jeniperus spp. Lilyturf Liriope spicata Limber Pine Pinus flexilis Mock Strawberry Duchesnea indica Pinyon Pine Pinus cembroides var. edulis Phlox (Creeping) Phlox subulata Ponderosa Pine Pinus ponderosa Potentilla (Creeping) Potentilla verna-nana Large Evergreen Shrubs Pussytoes Antennaria spp. Juniper Juniperus spp. Ribbon Grass Phalaris arundinacea var. Mugho Pine Pinus mugo picta

2 Rock Soapwort Saponaria ocymoides *False Indigo Baptisia australis Sedum, Stonecrop Sedum spp. Gaura Gaura, various spp. Silvermound Artemisia schmidtiana *Globe Thistle Echinops ritro ‘Silvermound’ *Goldenrod Solidago Snow in Summer Cerastium tomentosum *Hibiscus, hardy Hibiscus moscheutos Spurge, Cushion Euphorbia epithymoides *Iris Iris spp. (polychroma) *Kansas Gayfeather Liatris pycnostachya Spurge, Cypress Euphorbia cyparissias Lambs’ Ears Stachys byzantina Spurge, Donkey-tail Euphorbia myrasinites Lavender Lavandula angustifolia Thyme (Creeping) Thymus serphyllum *Mullein Verbascum thapsus Veronica, Rock Speedwell Veronica prostrata *Oriental Poppy Papaver orientale Wintercreeper Euonymus fortunei var. Pitcher’s Salvia Salvia pitcheri coloratus Poppy Mallow Callirhoe involucrata Wooly Yarrow Achillea tomentosa Prickly Pear Cactus Opuntia humifusa Ornamental Grasses Purple Coneflower Echinacea purpurea Big Bluestem Andropogon gerardi Red Hot Poker, Torch Lily Kniphofia, various hybrids Blue Fescue Festuca ovina var. glauca Rock Rose Helianthemum nummularium Blue Oat Grass Helictotrichen sempervirens Sea Holly Eryngium amethystinum Feather Reed Grass Calamagrostis spp. Sea Lavender Limonium latifolium Fountaingrass, annual Pennisetum setaceum Sea Thrift Armeria maritima Fountaingrass, perennial Miscanthus sinensis *Sedum, and ‘Autumn Joy’ Sedum spp. & ‘Autumn Joy’ Indiangrass Sorgastrum nutans Yarrow Achillea millefolium Little Bluestem Schizachyrim scorparium Annuals—all grow in full sun, (*) tolerates part shade Oat Grass Arrhenatherum elatius Baby’s Breath, annual Gypsophila elegans Quaking Grass, annual Briza media Bachelor Buttons Centanrea cyanus Ravenna Grass Erainthus ravennae *California Poppy Eschscholtzia californica Ribbon Grass Phalaris arundinaceae Celosia Celosia cristata Sideoats Grama Boutelona curtipendula *Cleome Cleome spinosa Weeping Lovegrass Eragrostis curvula Coreopsis, annual Coreopsis tinctoria Perennials—all grow in full sun, (*) tolerates part Cosmos Cosmos bipinnatus shade Dusty Miller Senecio cineraria Artemesia, Sagebrush Artemisia spp. *Four O’Clock Mirabilis jalapa *Balloon Flower Platycodon gradiflorus var. Gomphrena Gomphrena globosa mariesii Kochia Kochia scoparia f. Basket of Gold Aurinia saxatile trichophylla Blanket Flower Gaillardia puchella Marigold Tagetes erecta and T. patula Blue Star, Amsonia Amsonia tabernaemontana Morning Glory Ipomea purpurea Brown-eyed Susan, Rudbeckia Rudbeckia hirta *Nicotiana Nicotiana alata Butterfly Weed Asclepias tuberosa Portulaca Portulaca grandiflora Candy tuft, perennial Iberis sempervirens Sanvitalia Sanvitalia procumbens Coreopsis Coreopsis, various cultivars Sunflower Helianthus annuus Creeping Phlox Phlox subulata Vervain Verbena rigida *Daylily hemerocallis spp. *Vinca Catharanthus roseus Euphorbia Euphorbia spp. Zinnia Zinnia elegans var. picta Evening Primrose Oenothera missouriensis

3 By Elaine Mohr, Former Extension Assistant, Horticulture and Gus van der Hoeven, Extension Specialist, Landscape & Environmental Horticulture

Kansas State University Agricultural Experiment Station & Cooperative Extension Service MF2067 December 1996 Issued in furtherance of Cooperative Extension Work, acts of May 8 and June 30, 1914, as amended. Kansas State University, County Extension Councils, Extension Districts and United States Department of Agriculture Cooperating, Richard D. Wootton, Associate Director. All educational programs and materials available without discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability. File Code: Horticulture-6

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