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Our Most Drought Tolerant Species
Once properly established, drought tolerant plants require little supplemental water. They have naturally adapted to dry conditions and have special mechanisms that help them survive periods of drought. This list of species is a general primer. Drought tolerant plants are not to be confused with xeric species. Ask our nursery staff about the difference between the two and how to properly establish your drought tolerant native plant!
FORBS Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta) Yarrow (Achillea millefolium) Stonecrop (Sedum stenopetalum) Pearly Everlasting (Anaphalis margaritacea) Munro's Globemallow (Sphaeralcea munroana) Field Pussytoes (Antennaria neglecta) Yucca (Yucca glauca) Rosy Pussytoes (Antennaria rosea) Showy Milkweed (Asclepias speciosa) SHRUBS Arrowleaf Balsamroot (Balsamorhiza sagittata) Silver Sagebrush (Artemisia cana) Purple Prairie Clover (Dalea purpurea) White Sage (Artemisia ludoviciana) Ballhead Sandwort (Eremogone congesta) Red-stemmed Buckbrush (Ceanothus sanguineus) Cutleaf Daisy (Erigeron compositus) Curl Leaf Mtn. Mahogany (Cercocarpus ledifolius) Lanceleaf Daisy (Erigeron linearis) Mountain Mahogany (Cercocarpus montanus) Aspen Fleabane (Erigeron speciosus) Rubber Rabbitbrush (Ericameria nauseosa) Parsnip-flowered Buckwheat (Eriogonum heracleoides) Horizontal Juniper (Juniperus horizontalis) Cushion Buckwheat (Eriogonum ovalifolium) Rocky Mountain Juniper (Juniperus scopulorum) Sulphur Buckwheat (Eriogonum umbellatum) Mock-orange (Philadelphus lewisii) Yellow Bells (Fritillaria pudica) Western Sand Cherry (Prunus besseyi) Blanketflower (Gaillardia aristata) Antelope Bitterbrush (Purshia tridentata) Sticky Geranium (Geranium viscosissimum) Three-Leaved Sumac (Rhus trilobata) Maximilian Sunflower (Helianthus maximiliana) Wax Currant (Ribes cereum) Alumroot (Heuchera cylindrica) Silver Buffaloberry (Shepherdia argentea) Scarlet Gilia (Ipomopsis aggregata) Buffaloberry (Shepherdia canadensis) Bitterroot (Lewisia rediviva) Dotted Blazing Star (Liatris punctata) GRASSES Silky Lupine (Lupinus sericeus) Sideoats Grama (Bouteloua curtipendula) Prickly Pear Cactus (Opuntia fragilis) Blue Grama (Bouteloua gracilis) Alberta Penstemon (Penstemon albertinus) Rough Fescue (Festuca campestris) Firecracker Penstemon (Penstemon eatonii) Idaho Fescue (Festuca idahoensis) Fuzzy-tongue Penstemon (Penstemon eriantherus) Prairie Junegrass (Koeleria macrantha) Lyall's Penstemon (Penstemon lyallii) Rough-leaved Ricegrass (Oryzopsis asperifolia) Rocky Mountain Penstemon (Penstemon strictus) Bluebunch Wheatgrass (Pseudoroegneria spicata) Wilcox Penstemon (Penstemon wilcoxii) Little Bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium) Rocky Mountain Beeplant (Peritoma serrulata) Silver-leaf Phacelia (Phacelia hastata) GROUNDCOVERS Silky Phacelia (Phacelia sericea) Spreading Dogbane (Apocynum androsaemifolium) Jacob's Ladder (Polemonium pulcherrimum) Kinnikinnick (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi) Yellow Prairie Coneflower (Ratibida columnifera) Oregon Grape (Berberis repens) Queen's Crown Stonecrop (Rhodiola rhodantha)
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