2021 Rebate Program Drought Tolerant Plant List Great care has been taken to select plants that are both drought tolerant and deer resistant for this program. Drought- tolerant plants are an excellent way to conserve water on your property. These perennials use 40-60% less water than a traditional lawn or standard gardenscape. Use this list to help you shop at your local greenhouse or garden centre. Perennials Alpine Asters Blue Oat Grass Botanical Name: Aster alpinus Botanical Name: Helictotrichon sempervirens Average Height: 30 cm Average Height: 90 cm Average Spread: 60 cm Average Spread: 60 cm Sun Exposure: Full sun Sun Exposure: Full sun Flower Colour: White, purple & pink varieties Flower Colour: Creamy yellow Flowering time: Spring/Summer Flowering time: Late spring to early summer Foliage Colour: Green Foliage Colour: Blueish-green Zone: 3 – Can survive up to -39.9º Celsius Zone: 3 – Can survive up to -39.9º Celsius Alpine Sea Holly Blue Sage Botanical Name: Eryngium alpinum Botanical Name: Salvia spp. Average Height: 75 cm Average Height: 60 cm Average Spread: 45 cm Average Spread: 45 cm Sun Exposure: Full sun Sun Exposure: Full sun Flower Colour: Light blue Flower Colour: Bright blue Flowering time: Late summer Flowering time: Summer Foliage Colour: Green Foliage Colour: Blueish green Zone: 2 – Can survive up to -42.7º Celsius Zone: 4 – Can survive up to -34.4º Celsius; requires a sheltered location Anemones Anemone Canadensis; Anemone sylvestris Cranesbill Geranium Average Height: 40 cm Botanical Name: Geranium sanguineum spp. Average Spread: 50 cm Average Height: 60 cm Sun Exposure: Full sun to partial shade Average Spread: 75 cm Flower Colour: White Sun Exposure: Full sun Flowering time: Spring Flower Colour: Varies Foliage Colour: Deep green Flowering time: Summer Zone: 3 – Can survive up to -39.9º Celsius Foliage Colour: Green Zone: 3 – Can survive up to -39.9º Celsius Blanket Flower Botanical Name: Gaillardia Creeping Phlox Average Height: 30 cm Botanical Name: Phlox subulata spp. Average Spread: 35 cm Average Height: 15 cm Sun Exposure: Full sun to full shade Average Spread: 50 cm Flower Colour: Varies Sun Exposure: Full sun to part shade Flowering time: Mid summer until early fall Flower Colour: Varies Foliage Colour: Green Flowering time: Spring to Summer Zone: 3 – Can survive up to -39.9º Celsius Foliage Colour: Dark green Zone: 3 – Can survive up to -39.9º Celsius Blue Bird Clematis Botanical Name: Clematis macropetala ‘Blue Bird’ Average Height: 3 Meters Average Spread: 1 Meter Sun Exposure: Full sun to full shade Flower Colour: Blue Flowering time: Mid summer until early fall Photo credit: Foliage Colour: Green Helen Schuler Nature Centre (*), Wikimedia Zone: 3 – Can survive up to -39.9º Celsius Commons(**), Eagle Lake Nursery (***) 2021 Rebate Program Perennials Daylily Joe Pye Weed Botanical Name: Hemerocallis Botanical Name: Eupatorium Average Height: 75 cm Average Height: 180-240 cm Average Spread: 50 cm Average Spread: 100 cm Sun Exposure: Full sun Sun Exposure: Full sun Flower Colour: Various Flower Colour: Shades of pink, white and Flowering time: Summer purple Foliage Colour: Green Flowering time: Late Summer Zone: 3 – Can survive up to -39.9º Celsius Foliage Colour: Deep green Zone: 3 – Can survive up to -39.9º Celsius Dwarf Joe Pye Weed Botanical Name: Eupatorium dubium ‘Little Joe’ Lamb’s Ear Average Height: 75 cm Botanical Name: Stachys byzantina Average Spread: 60 cm Average Height: 40 cm Sun Exposure: Full sun Average Spread: 60 cm Flower Colour: Pink Sun Exposure: Full sun to part shade Flowering time: Summer Flower Colour: Pink/Purple Foliage Colour: Green Flowering time: Spring Zone: 3 – Can survive up to -39.9º Celsius Foliage Colour: Fuzzy Silver Zone: 3 – Can survive up to -39.9º Celsius Feather Reed Grass/Karl Foerester Botanical Name: Calamagrostis x acutiflora “Karl Foerster” Average Height: 150 cm Liatris Average Spread: 80 cm Botanical Name: Liatris spicata Sun Exposure: Full sun to partial shade Average Height: 90 cm Flower Colour: Green changing to stiff wheat-colored Average Spread: 50 cm Flowering time: Late summer – Provides winter interest Sun Exposure: Full sun Foliage Colour: Green Flower Colour: Purple Zone: 3 – Can survive up to -39.9º Celsius Flowering time: Summer Foliage Colour: Deep green Zone: 3 – Can survive up to -39.9º Celsius Goldenrod Botanical Name: Solidago Average Height: 38 cm Oriental Poppy Average Spread: 60 cm Botanical Name: Papaver orientale (spp) Sun Exposure: Full sun to part shade Average Height: 75 cm Flower Colour: Yellow Average Spread: 60 cm Flowering time: Late summer Sun Exposure: Full sun Foliage Colour: Green Flower Colour: Red Zone: 3 – Can survive up to -39.9º Celsius Flowering time: Summer Foliage Colour: Forest green Zone: 2 – Can survive up to -42.7º Celsius Iberis Botanical Name: Iberis sempervirens Average Height: 25 cm Average Spread: 60 cm Sun Exposure: Full sun Flower Colour: White Flowering time: Summer Foliage Colour: Green Zone: 3 – Can survive up to -39.9º Celsius 2021 Rebate Program Perennials Pasqueflower Rock Soapwort - NEW! Botanical Name: Pulsatilla spp. Botanical Name: Saponaria ocymoides Average Height: 30 cm Average Height: 15 cm Average Spread: 50 cm Average Spread: 45 cm Sun Exposure: Full sun to part shade Sun Exposure: Full sun Flower Colour: Varies Flower Colour: Pink Flowering time: Spring Flowering time: Late Spring Foliage Colour: Green Foliage Colour: Green Zone: 3 – Can survive up to -39.9º Celsius Zone: 2 – Can survive below -42.7º Celsius Peony Salvia Botanical Name: Paeonia spp Botanical Name: Salvia spp. Average Height: 100cm Average Height: 60 cm Average Spread: 100cm Average Spread: 45 cm Sun Exposure: Full sun to partial shade Sun Exposure: Full sun Flower Color: Various Flower Colour: Purple Flowering Time: Late spring Flowering time: Summer Foliage Colour: Dark green Foliage Colour: Green Zone: 2 (can survive up to -42º Celsius) Zone: 3/4 – Can survive up to -39.9º Celsius Periwinkle Sea Thrift Botanical Name: Vinca spp. Botanical Name: Armeria maritima spp. Average Height: 10 cm Average Height: 10-20 cm Average Spread: 60 cm Average Spread: 15-30 cm Sun Exposure: Part sun to full shade Sun Exposure: Full sun Flower Colour: Lavender Flower Colour: Varies Flowering time: Late spring Flowering time: Spring-Summer Foliage Colour: Green or variegated Foliage Colour: Green Zone: 3 – Can survive up to -39.9º Celsius Zone: 3/4 – Can survive up to -39.9º Celsius Pincushion Flower Showy Catmint Botanical Name: Scabiosa columbaria Botanical Name: Nepeta grandiflora Average Height: 45 cm Average Height: 60-75 cm Average Spread: 45 cm Average Spread: 50-60 cm Sun Exposure: Full sun to part shade Sun Exposure: Full sun Flower Colour: Varies Flower Colour: Blue/Mauve Flowering time: Summer Flowering time: Summer Foliage Colour: Light green Foliage Colour: Grey-green Zone: 3 – Can survive up to -39.9º Celsius Zone: 4 – Can survive up to -34.4º Celsius Prairie Sage Botanical Name: Artemisia ludoviciana Average Height: 15-60 cm Average Spread: 6-20 cm (aggressive spreader) Sun Exposure: Full sun Flower Colour: Yellow Flowering time: Summer-Fall Foliage Colour: Silver Zone: 1 – Can survive below -45.6º Celsius 2021 Rebate Program Perennials Silver Mound Artemisia Tickseed (native variety) Botanical Name: Artemisia schmidtiana ‘silver mound’ Botanical Name: Coreopsis tenctoria Average Height: 30 cm Average Height: 60-100 cm Average Spread: 60 cm Average Spread: 30-45 cm Sun Exposure: Full sun to partial shade Sun Exposure: Full sun Flower Colour: White Flower Colour: Yellow/Orange Flowering time: Summer Flowering time: Spring-Summer Foliage Colour: Silver Foliage Colour: Green Zone: 3 – Can survive up to -39.9º Celsius Zone: 3 – Can survive up to -39.9º Celsius Snow-in-Summer Walkers Low Catmint Botanical Name: Cerastium Botanical Name: Nepeta ‘Walkers Low’ Average Height: 15 cm Average Height: 50 cm Average Spread: 75 cm Average Spread: 50cm Sun Exposure: Full sun Sun Exposure: Full sun Flower Colour: White Flower Colour: Blue Flowering time: Summer Flowering time: Summer Foliage Colour: Silver Foliage Colour: Grey-green Zone: 3 – Can survive up to -39.9º Celsius Zone: 3 – Can survive up to -39.9º Celsius Spurge Yarrow Botanical Name: Euphorbia polychroma Botanical Name: Achillea millefolium Average Height: 40 cm Average Height: 50-60 cm Average Spread: 60 cm Average Spread: 35-50 cm Sun Exposure: Full sun Sun Exposure: Full sun Flower Colour: Yellow Flower Colour: Various Flowering time: Summer Flowering time: Summer to fall Foliage Colour: Silver green Foliage Colour: Deep green Zone: 3 – Can survive up to -39.9º Celsius Zone: 4 – Can survive up to -34.4º Celsius NOTE: Purchase only colorful varieties as the white ones are aggressive Star Flowered False Soloman’s Seal Botanical Name: Maianthemum stellatum Average Height: 30-60 cm Yucca* Average Spread: 20-45 cm Botanical Name: Yucca glauca Sun Exposure: Part shade Average Height: 60 cm-120cm Flower Colour: White Average Spread: 90 cm Flowering time: Spring Sun Exposure: Full sun Foliage Colour: Green Flower Colour: Creamy white Zone: 3 – Can survive up to -39.9º Celsius Flowering time: Summer Foliage Colour: Green Zone: 3 – Can survive up to -39.9º Celsius Thyme Botanical Name: Thymus Average Height: 5 cm Average Spread: 50-60 cm Sun Exposure: Full sun Flower Colour: Varies Flowering time: Varies Foliage Colour: Green Zone: 2/3 – Can survive up to -39.9º Celsius NOTE: Excludes Lemon Thyme 2021 Rebate Program Shrubs Barberry Globe Spruce Botanical Name: Berberis