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 greggii

    Despite 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 regia

    This 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 pratensis

    This woody-stemmed perennial produces sticky spikes of deep violet or, rarely, white to pink flowers.

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    Colorful Flowering Sage

    Salvia nemorosa

    This 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 canariensis

    This 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 gigantea

    This 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.