Drought Tolerant - Page 7 of 29 - Fine Gardening
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‘Cherry Cola’ dyckia
Dyckia fosteriana 'Cherry Cola''Cherry Cola' , a relatively new cultivar, features deep, dark burgundy foliage and small but sharp teeth (handle with care!
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Trailing indigo bush
Dalea greggiiDespite a soft, delicate appearance, trailing indigo bush is one of the toughest groundcovers around.
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Western bleeding heart
Dicentra formosa
Don't let its delicate appearance fool you: Western bleeding heart is hardy and tenacious.
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Dwarf common sage
Salvia officinalis 'Minimus'Dwarf common sage is a tightly compact form of the culinary common sage ( S.
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Royal catchfly
Silene regiaThis North American prairie native produces 2-inch-wide, brilliant cardinal-red flowers that stand out in the summer garden.
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Meadow clary
Salvia pratensisThis woody-stemmed perennial produces sticky spikes of deep violet or, rarely, white to pink flowers.
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Colorful Flowering Sage
Salvia nemorosaThis drought-tolerant perennial produces flower spikes in shades of violet, purple, or white to pink, with purple bracts.
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Canary Island sage
Salvia canariensisThis short-lived, tender perennial shrub native to the Canary Islands off the African coast sends up 6-foot white-furred stems cloaked with long, felted, arrow-shaped leaves and topped, summer to frost,…
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Giant 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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Prairie dropseed
Sporobolus heterolepsis
The finely textured, green leaves of this slow-growing, clump-forming perennial turn golden yellow in autumn.