Drought Tolerant - Page 26 of 29 - Fine Gardening

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    ‘Color Guard’ yucca

    Yucca filamentosa ‘Color Guard’

    This dramatic architectural plant is one of the most beautiful variegated yuccas on the market.

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    Mullein

    Verbascum bombyciferum

    This biennial or short-lived perennial has evergreen woolly leaves like silvery flannel that make sensuous-looking rosettes in the first year.

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    Red flowering currant

    Ribes sanguineum 'White Icicle'

    This is considered one of the best white flowering currants, bearing long-lasting, pendent racemes of pungently spicy, pure-white blooms.

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    Andean silver-leaf sage

    Salvia discolor

    This tender perennial from Peru is highly unusual for its dramatic, purple-black flowers and pistachio-green calyces.

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    Harvest Moon™ coneflower

    Echinacea ‘Matthew Saul’

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

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    Showy goldenrod

    Solidago speciosa

    This garden-worthy species has dramatic, bright yellow flowers that are arranged into erect, pointed clusters.

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    ‘Fireworks’ goldenrod

    Solidago rugosa 'Fireworks'

    This eye-catching cultivar has flower clusters that radiate out in all directions and resemble streaming yellow fireworks.

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    Early goldenrod

    Solidago juncea

    This is the first goldenrod to bloom, featuring bright yellow, plume-like panicles in midsummer.

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    Zigzag goldenrod

    Solidago flexicaulis

    This species is aptly named for its distinctive crooked stems that bend back and forth at 45° angles between nodes.

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    ‘May Night’ meadow sage

    Salvia  × sylvestris 'May Night'

    This drought-tolerant perennial bears deep violet-blue flower spikes in early summer and then sporadically if spent flowers are removed promptly.