Plants for Dry Areas

Plants for Dry Areas

 

We have plants for Dry Areas!

When you have a dry hot sunny spot in your garden it can be hard to find plants that will thrive and grow in that area. We have compiled a list of plants for dry areas just for you.

Perennials			Perennials
Baby's Breath	Gypsophila paniculata		Lavender	Lavandula angustifolia
Balloon Flower	Platycodon grandiflorum		Leopardbane	Doronicum caucasicum
Barrenwort	Epimedium versicolor		Meadow Rue	Thalictrum species
Bethlehem Lungwort	Pulmonaria saccharata 'Mrs. Moon'		Missouri Primrose	Oenothera missourensis
Beard Tongue	Penstemon spp.		Monkshood	Aconitum species
Black-Eyed Susan	Rudbeckia fulgida		Oconee-Bells	Shortia galacifolia
Black Snakeroot	Cimicifuga racemosa		Pink Ladyslipper	Cypripedium aucale
Blanketflower	Gaillardia x grandiflora		Pinks	Dianthus spp.
Blazing Star	Liatris spp.		Primrose	Primula species
Bleedingheart	Dicentra spectabilis		Hosta	Hosta species
Bloodroot	Sanguinatia canadensis		Rock Cress	Arabis spp.
Blue Phlox	Phlox divaricata		Rock Soapwort	Saponaria ocymoides
Bottle Gentian	Gentiana andrewsii		Salvia	Salvia spp.
Bugleweed/Ajuga	Ajuga reptans		Sandwort	Arenariaverna caespetosa
Christmas Rose	Helleborus niger		Sea Thrift	Armeria maritima
Coralbells	Heuchera sanquinea		Shootingstar	Dodocantheon media
Creeping Phlox	Phlox stolenifera 'Blue Ridge'		Siberian Bugloss, False Forget-me-not	Brunnaria macrophylla
Crested Iris	Iris cristata
Daylily	Hemerocallis species		Speedwell	Veronica spp.
Dog-Tooth Lily	Erythronium spp.		Stonecrop	Sedum spp.
Fringe Bleedingheart	Dicentra eximia and hybrids		Tickseed	Coreopsis spp.
Gas Plant	Dictamnus alba		Trillium	Trillium grandiflorum & T. undulatum
Giant Blue Lobelia	Lobelia syphilitica
Globeflower	Trollius europeus		Violets	Viola species
Goatsbeard	Aruncus sylvester		Virginia Bluebells	Mertensia virginica
Greek Valerian	Polemonium reptans		Wild Cranesbill	Geranium maculatum & others
Hepatica	Hepatica species		Wild Indigo	Baptisia australis
Jack-In-The-Pulpit	Arisaeama triphyllum		Wormwood	Artemisia spp.
Japanese Anemone	Anemone vitifolia		Yarrow	Achillea spp.
Mountain Blue	Centaurea montana		Yellow Ladyslipper	Cypripedium pubescens
Jupiter's Beard	Centaurea ruber

Lavender

Add xeriscape plants to your dry areas and they will help your garden flourish.

Viburnum xburkwoodii
 

Shrubs			Trees
Amur Maple	Acer ginnala		Amur Chokecherry	Prunus maackii
Honeysuckle	Lonicera varieties		Bur Oak	Quercus macrocarpa
Hughes, Prince of Wales, Blue Rug Juniper	Juniperus horizontalis varieties		Canada Red Cherry	Prunus virginiana
Potentillia Bush Cinquefoil	Potentilla varieties		Common Hackberry	Celtis occidentalis
Rugosa Roses	Rosa rugosa		Cork Tree	Phellodendron species
Peking/Hedge Cotoneaster	Cotoneaster lucidus		Green Ash	Fraxinus pennsylvanica
Smokebush	Cotinus coggygria		Honeylocust	Gleditsia triacanthos
Sumac	Rhus varieties		Littleleaf Linden	Tilia cordata
Wayfaring Tree Viburnum	Viburnum lantana		Northern Catalpa	Catalpa speciosa
			Norway Maple	Acer platanoides
			Silver Queen Maple	Acer saccharinum

 

Grasses
Big Bluestem	Andropogon gerardii
Blue Fescue	Festuca ovina glauca
Blue Hair Grass	Koeleria glauca
Fountain Grass	Pennisetum alopecuroides and cvs.
Indiangrass	Sorghastrum nutans and cvs.
Little Bluestem	Andropogon scoparius
Maiden Grass	Miscanthus gracillimus and cvs.
Prairie Dropseed	Sporobolus heteroplepsis
Ravennae Grass	Erianthus ravenna
Switch Grass	Panicum vigatum and cvs.

NOTE:  Any of our sales associates here at Breezy Hill Nursery would be happy to answer your questions about planting and caring for your tree.

Call us at (262) 537-2111. If you have gardening questions please call or stop by our garden center.

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