Dry to Medium - Page 19 of 40 - Fine Gardening

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    Gray goldenrod

    Solidago nemoralis

    This is one of the smallest species of goldenrod, topping out at only 4 to 6 inches high in poor soils, and 2 feet high in fertile soils.

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    Glossy green stonecrop

    Sedum kamtschaticum

    This tough, drought-tolerant species has glossy deep green leaves and, in early summer, half-inch golden yellow flowers that open from pink buds.

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    Japanese stonecrop

    Sedum cauticola

    This Japanese native is perfect for the rock garden.

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    Upright wild ginger

    Saruma henryi

    Saruma henryi is as sublime as it is uncommon.

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    Creeping raspberry

    Rubus pentalobus

    This prostrate evergreen species produces a mass of richly textured leaves, making it an attractive groundcover for formal areas, rock gardens, or woodland beds.

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    Penstemon digitalis ‘Husker Red’

    Penstemon digitalis 'Husker Red'

    'Husker Red' is one of the few penstemons that does well in wet winters and hot, humid summers.

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    Wild quinine

    Parthenium integrifolium

    Wild quinine bears lustrous foliage and long-lasting white flowers throughout the season, even in heat and drought.

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    Kalwerbossie geranium

    Pelargonium sidoides

    This exemplary species has felted, gray, crinkled leaves.

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    Amur cork tree

    Phellodendron amurense

    This spreading tree with a graceful habit bears glossy, dark green leaflets.

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    Russian sage

    Perovskia atriplicifolia

    The light, lavender-blue flowers, which attract butterflies to the garden, bloom in July, and often last throughout September.