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Plant GuideAtlas fescue
Festuca maireiThis sturdy groundcover is fast becoming one of the most dependable grasses for creating drought-tolerant meadows.
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Plant GuideWright’s dropseed
Sporobolus wrightiiLargely untried in the northern states, Wright's dropseed is a great new grass that is becoming a substitute in southern gardens for unwieldy pampas grass ( Cortaderia selloana ).
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Plant GuideDwarf common sage
Salvia officinalis 'Minimus'Dwarf common sage is a tightly compact form of the culinary common sage ( S.
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Plant Guide
Blue-stemmed goldenrod
Solidago caesiaIn early autumn, this species produces elegant, wand-shaped flowerheads atop wiry stems with blue-green, linear leaves.
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Plant GuideChenault coralberry
Symphoricarpos × chenaultii ‘Hancock’Chenault coralberry is an undemanding workhorse.
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Plant GuideGiant feather grass
Stipa giganteaThis semi-evergreen species makes a stately, stand-alone specimen with narrow, arching foliage and shimmering gold panicles that reach 8 feet tall.
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Plant GuidePrairie dropseed
Sporobolus heterolepsis
The finely textured, green leaves of this slow-growing, clump-forming perennial turn golden yellow in autumn.
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Plant GuideRose acacia, Bristly locust
Robinia hispidaThis showy flowering shrub grows to 8 feet tall and wide and features dark green, compound pinnate leaves on bristly stems and pendant clusters of fragrant, pea-like, rose-pink flowers that are…
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Plant GuideJapanese spurge
Pachysandra terminalisThis plant has leathery, evergreen dark green foliage with slightly indented margins.
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