|
| Plant
name |
Cold/Heat
Zones |
Comments |
|
Agastache Agastache spp. and
hybrids |
5 to 10/
10 to 1 |
Spikes of lavender, pink or orange in
summer |
| Ajuga Ajuga reptans |
3 to 10/
10 to 1 |
Ground cover with green, bronze or variegated
foliage; spikes of blue or pink flowers in spring |
|
Anthemis
Anthemis tinctoria |
3 to 8/
8 to 1 |
Yellow or white daisies much of the summer |
| Artemisia Artemisia versicolor
‘Seafoam’ |
4 to 10/
10 to 1 |
Low mat of fine-textured silver-gray
foliage; most other artemisias are also drought tolerant |
|
Baby’s breath Gypsophila paniculata
|
3 to 9/
9 to 1 |
Billows of tiny white flowers in summer |
| Basket-of-gold
Aurinia saxatilis |
3 to 7/
7 to 1 |
Low mat of bright-yellow flowers in early
spring |
|
Bearded iris Iris hybrid |
3 to 9/
9 to 1 |
Wide variety of colors in late spring |
| Bishop’s weed Aegopodium podagraria
‘Variegatum’ |
3 to 9/
9 to 1 |
Vigorous ground cover with variegated
leaves |
|
Blanket flower Gaillardia grandiflora
|
3 to 9/
9 to 1 |
Mahogany-red flowers with yellow edges
much of the summer; most blanket flower species are drought
tolerant |
| Butterfly weed Asclepias tuberosa
|
4 to 9/
9 to 1 |
Glowing orange flowers in summer |
|
Candytuft
Iberis sempervirens |
4 to 9/
9 to 1 |
Low clumps of white flowers mid- to late
spring |
| Catmint Nepeta spp. |
3 to 9/
9 to 1 |
Spikes of lavender-blue flowers in late
spring |
|
Cushion spurge Euphorbia polychroma
|
4 to 8/
8 to 1 |
Dome-shaped mound with bright-yellow
bracts in late spring |
| Daylily
Hemerocallis hybrids |
3 to 9/
9 to 1 |
Wide variety of colors that bloom mostly
in summer |
|
False indigo
Baptisia australis |
3 to 9/
9 to 1 |
Spikes of deep-blue flowers in late spring |
| Garden pinks Dianthus gratianopolitanus
|
3 to 9/
9 to 1 |
Mounds of fragrant pink flowers in late
spring |
|
Gaura
Gaura lindheimeri |
5 to 10/
10 to 1 |
Tall spires of pink or white flowers
in summer |
Gazania Gazania spp. |
6 to 10/
12 to 1 |
Shades of orange and yellow in early spring
|
Germander
Teucrium chamaedrys |
4 to 9/
9 to 4 |
Pale-pink to deep-purple
flowers in late summer |
Globe thistle
Echinops ritro |
3 to 8/
8 to 1 |
Globes of metallic-blue flowers in summer |
Goldenrod
Solidago spp. |
4 to 9/
9 to 1 |
Sprays of golden-yellow
flowers in late summer |
Hardy ice plant Delosperma cooperi
|
5 to 10/
10 to 1 |
Ground cover with bright-pink flowers
all summer |
Hyssop
Hyssopus officinalis |
4 to 9/
9 to 1 |
Spikes of blue or pink
flowers in midsummer |
Jupiter’s beard Centranthus
ruber |
5 to 8/
8 to 1 |
Rosy pink flowers in late spring |
Lamb's ears
Stachys byzantina |
4 to 9/
9 to 1 |
Mounds of gray leaves
and spikes of magenta flowers in summer |
Lavender
Lavender spp. |
5 to 10/
10 to 1 |
Spikes of fragrant blue-purple flowers
in summer |
Lavender cotton Santolina
chamaecyparissus |
5 to 10/
10 to 1 |
Yellow button flowers
in summer; aromatic gray foliage |
Mallow Malva sylvestris |
4 to 9/
9 to 1 |
Mauve-purple flowers with stripes on the
outside in late summer |
Missouri primrose Oenothera
macrocarpa |
4 to 8/
8 to 1 |
Large yellow flowers
much of the summer; most Oenothera species are
drought tolerant |
Mullein Verbascum bombyciferum |
4 to 8/
8 to 1 |
Tall spires of yellow flowers in mid-
to late summer |
Orange globe mallow
Sphaeralcea munroana |
4 to 9/
9 to 1 |
Wands of orange flowers
in midsummer |
Oriental poppy
Papaver orientale
|
3 to 7/
7 to 1 |
Often brightly colored papery flowers
in spring |
Ornamental onion Allium
senescens |
3 to 8/
8 to 1 |
Lavender or pink flowers
in late summer; most alliums are drought tolerant |
Penstemon Penstemon spp. and
hybrids |
4 to 11/
12 to 1 |
Large family of drought-tolerant plants
with spike flowers in many colors |
Peony
Paeonia lactiflora |
3 to 8/
8 to 1 |
Mounds of white, pink
or red flowers in spring |
Poppy mallow Callirhoe involucrata
|
4 to 8/
8 to 1 |
Wine-red, white -eyed flowers much of
the summer |
Prairie zinnia
Zinnia grandiflora |
4 to 9/
9 to 1 |
Deep-yellow flowers
from late summer into fall |
Purple coneflower Echinacea purpurea
|
4 to 9/
9 to 1 |
Carmine-pink daisies in late summer |
Red hot poker Kniphofia
uvaria |
4 to 10/
10 to 1 |
Orange and yellow spikes
in summer |
Rough blazing star
Liatris aspera |
3 to 9/
9 to 1 |
Spikes of rosy purple flowers in summer |
| Russian sage Perovskia
atriplicifolia |
4 to 9/
9 to 1 |
Spires of lavender-violet
flowers in late summer |
| Sage Salvia
spp. |
5 to 9/
9 to 1 |
Spikes of blue, pink
or white flowers in summer; many drought-tolerant species
and hybrids |
| Sea lavender Limonium
latifolium |
3 to 9/
9 to 1 |
Airy panicles of lavender-blue
flowers in late summer |
| Snow-in-summer Cerastium
tomentosum |
3 to 7/
7 to 1 |
Gray-foliaged ground
cover with white flowers in late spring |
| Stokes’ aster
Stokesia laevis |
5 to 9/
9 to 1 |
Lavender-blue or pink
chrysanthemum-like flowers in summer |
| Tall sedum
Sedum spectabile |
3 to 9/
9 to 1 |
Flat clusters of pink,
white or rust in late summer |
| Threadleaf coreopsis
Coreopsis verticillata |
3 to 9/
9 to 1 |
Small yellow daisies
much of the summer |
| Thyme
Thymus serphyllum |
4 to 9/
9 to 1 |
Mat-forming ground
cover with pink or white flowers in spring; most thyme species
are drought tolerant |
| Verbena
Verbena bipinnatifida |
3 to 8/
8 to 1 |
Magenta-pink flowers
all summer; many other verbena species are drought tolerant |
| Veronica
Veronica spicata |
3 to 8/
8 to 1 |
Spikes of blue, pink
or white flowers in summer |
| Yarrow
Achillea filipendulina |
3 to 8/
8 to 1 |
Dark-yellow flower
clusters in summer |
| Yucca Yucca
spp. |
4 to 10/
10 to 1 |
Tall spires of creamy
white flowers in summer; spiky evergreen foliage |
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