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Expert Advice
Drought Tolerant Plants
Is there a spot in your yard that gets full sun all day long? Are you a person who forgets or just doesn’t have time to water everyday? Or is it the hottest summer on record and drought restrictions are ordering the conservation of water, at the expense of your plants? Well there is an easy solution to all these problems and it involves landscaping your yard with drought tolerant plants. Below you’ll see a long list of plants, all of which can stand the heat with very little amount of water.
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Native Plant List |
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Drought Tolerant Perennials |
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Achillea |
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Artemisia |
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Asclepias tuberosa |
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Baptisia |
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Centaurea |
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Certostigma |
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Chrysanthemum pacificum |
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Coreopsis verticillata |
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Delosperma |
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Dianthus |
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Echinacea |
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Gaillardia |
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Gaura |
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Geranium |
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Grass Chasmanthium |
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Grass Pennisetum |
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Grass Panicum |
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Helenium |
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Helianthus |
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Hemerocallis |
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Lavender |
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Liatris |
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Lonicera |
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Lychnis |
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Penstemon |
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Perovskia |
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Rudbeckia |
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Salvia |
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Scabiosa |
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Sedum |
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Sempervivum |
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Solidago |
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Stachys |
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Verbena |
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Drought Tolerant Annuals |
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Ageratum |
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Asparagus Fern |
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Calendula |
Pot Marigold |
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Cannas |
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Celosia |
Cockscomb |
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Cleome |
Spider Flower |
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Dracaena Spikes |
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Flowering Tobacco |
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Geraniums (Zonal) |
Geranium |
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Gomphrena |
Globe Amaranth |
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Lantana |
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Madagascar Periwinkle |
Flowering Vinca |
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Marigolds |
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Melampodium |
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Mexican Heather |
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Pentas |
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Portulacca |
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Salvias |
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Statice |
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Sweet Alyssum |
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Wax Begonia |
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Drought Tolerant Shrubs |
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Abelia x grandiflora |
Abelia |
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Berberis thunbergii |
Japanese Barberry |
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Myrica pensylvanica |
Bayberry |
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Caryopteris |
Blue Mist Shrub |
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Buxus sempervirens |
American Boxwood |
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Wax Begonia |
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Wax Begonia |
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Buddleia davidii |
Butterfly Bush |
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Cotoneaster species |
Cotoneaster |
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Deutzia gracilis |
Slender Deutzia |
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Forsythia x intermedia |
Forsythia |
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Ilex |
Holly |
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Hydrangea macrophylla |
Bigleaf Hydrangea |
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Hydrangea quercifolia |
Oakleaf Hydrangea |
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Hydrangea arborescens "Annabelle" |
Annabelle Hydrangea |
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Juniperis |
Juniper species |
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Cupressocyparis leylandii |
Leyland Cypress |
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Magnolia stellata |
Star Magnolia |
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Mahonia bealei |
Leatherleaf Mahonia |
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Philadelphus coronaries |
Mockorange |
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Kalmia latifolia |
Mountain Laurel |
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Nandina domestica |
Nandina |
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Potentilla fruticosa |
Potentilla |
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Pyracantha spp. |
Pyracantha |
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Cytisus scoparius |
Scotch Broom |
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Spiraea prunifolia "Plena" |
Bridalwreath Spiraea |
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Hypericum spp. |
St. Johnswort |
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Wax Begonia |
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Viburnum pragense |
Prague Viburnum |
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Viburnum plicatum var. tomentosum |
Doublefile Viburnum |
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Hamamelis vernalis |
Wichhazel |
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Yucca filamentosa |
Yucca |
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