Recommended Xeriscape Plant List for Salina
Large Deciduous Shrubs (over 8’) Autumn Olive Elaeagnus umbellata Chokecherry Prunus virginiana Common Buckthorn Rhamnus cathartica Elderberry Sambucus canadensis Lilac Syringa vulgaris Ninebark Physocarpus opulifolius Rough-leafed Dogwood Cornus drummondii Sandhill Plum Prunus angustifolia Siberian Pea Shrub Caragana arborescen Staghorn Sumac Rhus typhina Wahoo Enonymus atropurpureus Western Sandcherry Prunus besseyi Wild Plum Prunus americana
Medium Deciduous Shrubs (4’ to 8’) Butterfly Bush Buddleia davidii Dwarf Ninebark Physocarpus opulifolius nanus Flowering Quince Chaenomeles speciosa Fragrant Sumac Rhus aromatica Serviceberry Amelanchier spp. Shining Sumac Rhus copallina Three Leaf Sumac Rhus trilobata
Small Deciduous Shrubs (under 4’) Alpine Currant Ribes alpinum Bluemist Spirea Caryopteris clandonensis Coralberry, Buckbrush Symphoricarpos orbiculatus False Indigo Amorpha fruticosa Golden Currant Ribes odoratum Golden St. Johnswort Hypericum frondosum Gooseberry Ribes missouriense Gro-Low Fragrant Sumac Rhus aromatica. ‘GroLow’ Landscape Roses Rosa many varieties Leadplant Amorpha canescens New Jersey Tea Ceanothus ovatus Prairie Rose Rosa suffulta Pygmy Pea Shrub Caragana pygmaea Russian Sage Perovskia atriplicifolia
Large Evergreen Shrubs Eastern Redcedar Juniperus virginiana Mugho Pine Pinus mugo
Medium Evergreen Shrubs Junipers Juniperus various species Page 1 of 3
Small Evergreen Shrubs Compact Mugho Pine Pinus mugo various cultivars Juniper Juniperus various species Soapweed Yucca glauca Texas Red Yucca Hesperaloe parviflora Yucca Yucca filamemtosa
Groundcover for Shade (beneath trees, shrubs, or along north walls) Lambs Ears Stachys byzantina Lilyturf Liriope spicata Mahonia, Creeping Mahonia repens Periwinkle Vinca minor Spotted Deadnettle Lamium maculatum
Groundcovers for Full Sun Catmint Nepeta x faassenii , ‘Little Trudy’ Cranesbill Geranium various species Creeping Junipers Juniperus various species Crownvetch Coronilla varia Daylily Hemerocallis various species Evergreen Candytuft Iberis sempervirens Goldenrod Solidago various species Lambs Ears Stachys byzantina Lilyturf Liriope spicata Periwinkle Vinca minor Phlox (Creeping) Phlox subulata Pussytoes Antennaria various species Ribbon Grass Phalaris arundinacea var. picta Rock Soapwort Saponaria ocymoides Sedum, Stonecrop Sedum various species Silvermound Artemisia schmidtiana Veronica, Rock Speedwell Veronica prostrata Wintercreeper Euonymus fortunei var. coloratus Wooly Yarrow Achillea tomentosa
Ornamental Grasses Big Bluestem Andropogon gerardi Blue Oat Grass Helictotrichen sempervirens Feather Reed Grass Calamagrostis spp . Fountaingrass, annual Pennisetum setaceum Fountaingrass, perennial Miscanthus sinensis Indiangrass Sorgastrum nutans Little Bluestem Schizachyrium scorparium Oat Grass Arrhenatherum elatius Quaking Grass, annual Briza media Ribbon Grass Phalaris arundinaceae Sideoats Grama Boutelona curtipendula Weeping Lovegrass Eragrostis curvula
Perennials
Page 2 of 3 See Prairie Bloom Perennials list Artemesia Sage Artemisia various species Blue Star, Amsonia Amsonia tabernaemontana Brown-eyed Susan, Rudbeckia Rudbeckia hirta Butterfly Weed Asclepias tuberosa Coneflowers Rudbeckia various species Coreopsis Coreopsis , various cultivars Creeping Phlox Phlox subulata Crimson Clover Trifolium incarnatum Dianthus, Pinks Dianthus various species Euphorbia Euphorbia various species Evening Primrose Oenothera missouriensis False Indigo Baptisia australis Gaura Gaura , various species Goldenrod Solidago various species Gooseneck Loosestrife Lysimachia clethroides Hardy Hibiscus Hibiscus moscheutos Horehound Marrubium rotundifolia Kansas Gayfeather Liatris pycnostachya Knotweed Polygonum capitatum Lavender Lavandula angustifolia Lavender Cotton Santolina chamaecyparissus, ericoides Mullein Verbascum thapsis Penstemon Penstemon mexicali, P. eatonii, P. pinifolius Poppy Mallow Callirhoe involucrata Prairie Coneflower, Mexican Hat Ratibida columnifera Prairie Skullcap Scutellaria Prickly Pear Cactus Opuntia humifusa Purple Coneflower Echinacea purpurea Rock Rose Helianthemum nummularium Salvia Salvia various species Sedum Sedum various species Spiderwort Tradescantia virginiana Wild Petunia Ruellia humilis Yarrow Achillea various species Annuals See Prairie Star Annuals List Coreopsis, annual Coreopsis tinctoria Cosmos Cosmos bipinnatus Dusty Miller Senecio Morning Glory Ipomea purpurea Nicotiana Nicotiana alata Portulaca Portulaca grandiflora Sunflower Helianthus annuus Vervain Verbena rigida
Turfgrasses Buffalograss Buchloe dactyloides Bermudagrass Cynodon dactylon
PLF – 113, 08-2008
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