Drought Tolerant - Page 25 of 29 - Fine Gardening

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    Gold hosta

    Hosta ‘Fort Knox’

    This upright selection reaches 24 inches tall and 44 to 48 inches wide.

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    Hosta ‘August Moon’

    Hosta ‘August Moon’

    This large and vigorous mounding hosta reaches 20 to 24 inches tall and 36 to 42 inches wide.

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    Chaix mullein

    Verbascum chaixii

    This is one of the few truly perennial species of mullein.

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    Moss phlox

    Phlox subulata

    Moss phlox is a dense ground cover blanketed with notch-petaled flowers in April and May.

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    Japanese rock hosta

    Hosta kikutii 'Hillbilly Blues'

    A clump-forming perennial with flat-spreading, blue-colored leaves, Japanese rock hosta bears funnel-shaped white flowers, sometimes flushed with purple, on arching, leafy scapes 24 inches long.

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    Seven-son flower

    Heptacodium miconioides

    The tiered branches of this fast-growing species are covered with white blossoms for over a month, starting in late summer.

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    Rose chiffon

    Eschscholzia californica 'Rose Chiffon'

    California poppies grow to about 12 inches tall, and their pretty foliage is ferny, like carrot tops.

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    ‘Sunset’ coneflower

    Echinacea ‘Sunset’

    This is one of the exceptional Big Sky™ series ( E.

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    ‘Sunrise’ coneflower

    Echinacea ‘Sunrise’

    This is one of the exceptional Big Sky™ series (E.

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    Zinnia elegans

    Zinnia elegans

    This upright, 30-inch-tall, bushy annual cloaks itself all summer in purple blossoms up to 2 inches across.