Drought Tolerant - Page 24 of 29 - Fine Gardening

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    ‘Blue Star’ singleseed juniper

    Juniperus squamata 'Blue Star'

    'Blue Star' jumiper is a slow-growing, compact, evergreen shrub with a mounding shape.

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    ‘Golden Sword’ yucca

    Yucca filamentosa ‘Golden Sword’

    This easy-to-grow evergreen yucca bears dramatic, sword-shaped yellow leaves with a dark green edge.

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    ‘Kolgold’ Forsythia

    Forsythia × intermedia 'Kolgold'

    Striking, extra-large yellow blooms cover each stem from base to tip in early spring.

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    ‘Elijah Blue’ Blue fescue

    Festuca glauca 'Elijah Blue'

    These compact tufts of 8-inch-long powder-blue leaves are well suited for edging and naturalizing in the rock garden.

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    Euphorbia rigida

    Euphorbia rigida

    This species is similar to E.

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    Myrtle spurge

    Euphorbia myrsinites

    Long-lasting, terminal clusters of lime green bracts and flowers punctuate the meandering 'arms' of this ground-hugging species.

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    Carnation

    Dianthus 'Neon Star'

    This hybrid has a compact, mounding habit, with silvery-blue foliage and fluorescent pink toothed flowers, which continue blooming with deadheading.

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    ‘Cosmic Red’ cosmos

    Cosmos sulfureus ‘Cosmic Red’

    The intense scarlet red blooms and yellow centers of this bedding plant will stop you in your tracks.

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    Yellowwood

    Cladrastis lutea

    Yellowwood is a vase-shaped spreading tree with dark green foliage that turns a delicate yellow or orange in the fall and smooth light gray bark.

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    New Zealand wind grass

    Stipa arundinacea

    This evergreen species makes a handsome specimen with narrow, arching foliage that is streaked orange in summer and becomes orange-brown in winter.