Drought Tolerant - Page 29 of 29 - Fine Gardening

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    Northern sea oats

    Chasmanthium latifolium

    Northern sea oats is a loosely tufted, clump-forming grass with lance-shaped, arching mid-green foliage that turns yellow in winter.

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    California incense cedar

    Calocedrus decurrens

    This large, conical-shaped tree has dark green flattened sprays of evergreen scale-like leaves.

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    Karl Foerster’s Feather Reed Grass

    Calamagrostis  × acutiflora 'Karl Foerster'

    Versatile, attractive and care-free ornamental grass with wheat-like appearance.

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    Western mugwort

    Artemisia ludoviciana

    This is a high-drama native.

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    ‘Powis Castle’ artemisia

    Artemisia 'Powis Castle'

    This is a woody plant with dense clumps of silver-gray leaves.

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    Granny’s bonnet

    Aquilegia vulgaris

    Usually this plant produces nodding blue and white flowers, but color variation is common in this species.

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    Pussy-toes

    Antennaria spp.

    Low-growing rosettes of long gray leaves covered in fine gray hairs and gray-white flowers in spring that resemble a cat's paw make Antennaria great plants for edging, pathways, or stone walls.

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    ‘Golden Jubilee’ anise hyssop

    Agastache foeniculum 'Golden Jubilee'

    Anise hyssop has subtle but eye-catching chartreuse foliage.

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    ‘Fire King’ yarrow

    Achillea millefolium ‘Fire King’

    This rhizomatous, mat-forming, upright, aggressive perennial produces strong red flowers in flat corymbs in summer atop finely-textured, aromatic foliage.