Gillette Xeriscape List

Scientific name Common name Exposure

Perennials

Achillea sp. Yarrow Sun tuberosa Butterfly weed Sun Callirhoe involucrata Wine cup Sun Centranthus ruber Valerian Sun Eriogonum umbellatum Sulfur flower Sun, part shade x grandiflora Blanket flower Sun, part shade Hemerocallis sp. Daylily Sun, part shade Nepeta x faassenii Catmint Sun, part shade Oenothera missouriensis Evening primrose Sun, part shade Perovskia atriplicifolia Russian sage Sun Penstemon (some ) Beardtongue Sun Salvia (many species) Sage Sun Sedum sp. Stonecrop Sun Tanacetum densum Partridge feather Sun

Scientific name Common name Exposure

Shrubs

Juniperus horizontalis Creeping juniper- many varieities Sun, part shade Juniperus sabina Savin juniper - many varities, including tamarix Sun Mahonia repens Creeping grape holly Part shade, shade Artemisia cana Silver sage Sun Berberis thunbergii Barberry- many varieties, some dwarf Sun Caragana spp. Peashrub - several species and varieties available, some dwarf Sun Chrysothamnus nauseosus Rabbitbrush - several varities available, some dwarf Sun Cotoneaster apiculatus Cranberry cotoneaster Sun, part shade Cotoneaster horizontalis Rock cotoneaster Sun, part shade Perovskia atriplicifolia Russian sage Sun Philadelphius lewisii Cheyenne Cheyenne mockorange Sun, part shade fruticosa Cinquefoil - many varities available Sun Prunus besseyi 'Pawnee Buttes' Pawnee buttes sand cherry Sun, part shade Rhus trilobata Three- sumac Sun Ribes alpinum Alpine currant Sun, part shade Caryopteris x clandonensis Blue mist spirea Sun, part shade Potentilla fruticosa (Pentaphylloides floribunda) Cinquefoil Sun Rhamnus cathartica Common buckthorn Part shade Rosa rugosa Rugosa , ramanas rose Sun Symphoricarpos alba Snowberry Part shade

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Trees

Picea pungens blue spruce- many varities Sun, part shade Pinus ponderosa Ponderosa pine Sun, part shade Acer ginnala Amur maple Sun sp. Crabapple (flowering crabs) - many varities Sun Populus sp. Cottonless cottonwood Sun Populus x acuminata Lanceleaft cottonwood Sun Prunus virginiana melanocarpa Chokecherry Sun, part shade crus-galli Cockspur hathorn Sun, part shade

Scientific name Common name Exposure

Vines

Lonicera (some species) Honeysuckle vine Sun, part shade Polygonum aubertii Silver lace vine Sun

Scientific name Common name Exposure

Groundcovers

Antennaria dioica Pussytoes Sun, part shade Cerastium tomentosum Snow-in-summer Sun Polygonum affine Fleece flower Sun Sedum (many species) Stonecrop Sun Sempervivum sp. Hens and chicks Sun Thymus pseudolanuginosus Woolly thyme Sun, part shade Veronica pectinata Woolly speedwell Sun, part shade

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Scientific name Common name Exposure

Grasses

Agropyron cristatum Crested wheatgrass Sun, part shade Bouteloua gracilis Blue grama grass Sun, part shade Buchloe dactyloides Buffalograss Sun, part shade Calamagrostis acutiflora Feather reed grass Sun, part shade arundinacea Tall fescue Sun, part shade Festuca ovina glauca Blue fescue Sun, part shade Helictotrichon sempervirens Blue oat grass Sun, part shade Lolium perenne Perennial ryegrass Sun, part shade Oryzopsis hymenoides Indian rice grass Sun, part shade

Scientific name Common name Exposure

Annuals

Coreopsis tinctoria Tickseed Sun, part shade poppy Sun, part shade Gaillardia pulchella Blanket flower Sun, part shade Gazania (several species) Gazania Sun, part shade Gomphrena globosa Globe amaranth Sun, part shade Lavatera trimestris Annual mallow Sun, part shade Pennisetum setaceum rubrum Purple fountain grass Sun, part shade Portulaca grandiflora Moss rose Sun, part shade Portulaca oleracea Purslane Sun, part shade Sanvitalia procumbens Creeping zinnia Sun, part shade Zinnia angustifolia Narrowlead zinnia Sun, part shade

Scientific name Common name Exposure

Shade

Heuchera sanguinea Coral bells (varieties) Part shade, shade Mahonia repens Creeping grape holly Part shade, shade Symphoricarpos x chenaultii Chenault coral berry Part shade

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