Here is a list of drought tolerant plants.
Once established they do well with limited water.
Check our catalog or click on link for descriptions of these plants.
Water Wise GrasseS
|
Achnatherum calamagrostis |
Helicotrichon sempervirens |
|
Anemanthele lessoniana |
Liriope muscari and cultivars |
|
Calamagrostis brachytricha |
Luzula nivea |
|
Calamagrostis X acutiflora cultivars |
Luzula sylvatica and cultivars |
|
Carex albula 'Frosted Curls' |
Miscanthus sinensis cultivars1 |
|
Carex buchananii |
Molinia caerulea and cultivars2 |
|
Carex morrowii 'Ice Dance' |
Muhlenbergia dubia |
|
Carex oshimensis Evergold |
Nassella tenuissima |
|
Carex secta |
Ophiopogon japonicus and cultivars |
|
Carex testacea |
Panicum virgatum cultivars |
|
Chasmanthium latifolium |
Pennisetum alopecuroides and cultivars |
|
Chionochloa rubra |
Phormium tenax and cultivars |
|
Chionochloa flavicans |
Schizachyrium scoparium and cultivars |
|
Cortaderia richardii |
Seslaria autumnalis |
|
Cortaderia selloana and cultivars |
Sporobolus heterolepis |
|
Elymus magellanicus |
Sporobolus wrightii |
| Eragrostic trickoides | Stipa gigantea |
| Festuca species and cultivars |
1we have found that the narrow leaved cultivars look the best during periods of drought
2we have found this to be very drought tolerant in our clay based soils – however – in sandy soils it doesn’t hold up as well
water wise Perennials