Drought Tolerant Plants
Trees :
Acer ginnala amur maple
Acer saccharinum silver maple
Catalpa speciosa northern catalpa
Crataegus x modensis (toba, snowbird) hawthorn
Elaeagnus angustifolia Russian olive
Gingko biloba gingko
Gleditsia tricanthos honeylocust
Juglans nigra black walnut
Morus alba Mulberry
Picea glauca white spruce
Picea pungens Colorado spruce
Pinus flexilis ‘Vanderwolf’s Pyramid’ vanderwolf pine
Pinus mugo mugo pine
Pinus nigra Austrian pine
Pinus strobes white pine
Quercus oaks
Rhus typhina staghorn sumac
Robinia pseudoacacia black locust
Salix willows
Sorbus mountain ash
Tillia lindens
Ulmus elms
Shrubs :
Acanthopanax sieboldianus fiveleaf aralia
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi bearberry
Aronia melanocarpa black chokeberry
Berberis barberry
Caragana arborescens peashrub
Cornus dogwoods (?)
Cotinus cogyggria smokebush
Cotoneaster apiculatus cranberry cotoneaster
Daphne cneorum rose daphne
Daphne x burkwoodii ‘carol mackie’ carol mackie daphne
Deutzia x lemoinei lemoine deutzia
Diervilla lonicera bush honeysuckle
Euonymus alatus burning bush
Euonymus fortunei ‘coloratus’ purpleleaf wintercreeper
Forsythia sp Forsythia
Junipers Junipers
Kolkwitzia amabilis Beautybush
Microbiota decussata Russian Cypress
Morus alba Mulberry
Potentilla fruiticosa Potentilla
Rhamnus frangula Glossy Buckthorn
Rhus sp Sumacs
Ribes alpinum Alpine Currant
Salix purpurea Arctic Willow
Sambucus canadensis American Elder
Sambucus nigra European Elder
Sambucus racemosa Red-Berried Elder
Shepherdia argentea Silver Buffaloberry
Symphoricarpos albus Snowberry
Symphoricarpos occidentalis Wolfberry
Symphoricarpos orbiculatus Coralberry
Syringa meyeri “Palibin” Dward Korean Lilac
Syringa vulgaris Common Lilac
Syringa x chinensis Chinese Lilac
Syringa x prestoniae Preston Lilac
Tamarix gallica French Tamarisk
Tamarix ramosissima Tamarisk
Viburnum lantana Wayfairing Tree
Viburnum lentago Nannyberry
Viburnum prunifolium Blackhaw Viburnum
Viburnum rafinesquianum Downy Arrowood
Yucca filamentosa Adam’s Needle
Yucca glauca Small Soapweed
Perennials:
Achillea millefolium Yarrow
Aegopodium podagraria Goutweed
Agastache foeniculum Anise-Hyssop
Alchemilla mollis Lady’s Mantle
Arabis caucasica Wall Cress
Armeria juniperifolia Juniper-leaved Sea Thrift
Armeria maritime Sea Thrift
Artemisia schmidtiana “Silver Mound” Silver Mound Artemesia
Artemisia stelleriana “Silver Brocade” Silver Brocade Artemesia
Asclepias tuberosa Butterfly Weed
Aurinia saxatilis “Compacta” Basket of Gold
Baptisia australis Blue Wild Indigo
Bergenia cordifolia Pigsqueak
Bromis inermis Brome Grass
Calamagrostis x acutiflora Reed Grass
Campanula carpatica Creeping Bellflower
Cerastium tomentosum Snow-in-Summer
Coreopsis verticillata Tickseed
Echinaceae purpurea Purple Coneflower
Echinops ritro Globe Thistle
Epimedium x rubrum Bishop’s Hat
Euphorbia polychroma Cushion Spurge
Festuca ovina Blue Fescue
Gaillardia x grandiflora Blanket Flower
Geranium sanguineum Cranesbill
Geranium x cantabrigiense Hybrid Cranesbill
Gypsophila repens Creeping Baby’s Breath
Helictotrichon sempervirens Blue Oat Grass
Heliopsis helianthoides False Sunflower
Hemerocallis spp. Daylily
Hypericum perforatum St-Johnswort
Iberis sempervirens Candytuft
Knautia macedonica Scabious
Lamiastrum galeobdolon Yellow Archangel
Lamium maculatum Spotted Dead Nettle
Lavendula angustifolia Lavender
Liatris pychnostachya Prairie Blazing Star
Liatris spicata Blazing Star
Monarda didyma Beebalm
Nepeta spp. Catmint
Penstemon digitalis Beard’s Tongue
Perovskia atriplicifolia Russian Sage
Phlox subulata Creeping Phlox
Physalis franchetii Chinese Lantern
Physostegia virginiana Obedient Plant
Rudbeckia fulgida Black-Eyed Susan
Ruta graveolens Common Rue
Salvia spp. Sage
Saponaria ocymoides Rock Soapwort
Scabiosa caucasica Pincushion Flower
Schizachyrium scoparium Bluestem
Sedum spp. Stonecrop
Sempervirens arachnoideum Hens-and-Chicks
Sesleria autumnalis Autumn Moor Grass
Silene uniflora Campion
Sorghastrum nutans Indian Grass
Spodiopogon sibiricus Frost Grass
Sporobolus heterolepis Prairie Dropseed
Stachys byzantina Lamb’s Ear
Stachys officinalis Betony
Symphytum grandiflorum Groundcover Comfrey
Symphytum offiincale Comfrey
Teucrium chamaedrys Creeping Germander
Thermopsis Montana False Lupine
Thymus sp Thyme
Verbascum sp Mullein
Veronica sp Speedwell
Waldsteinia fragarioides Barren Strawberry
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