Drought Resistant Perennials

Deadheading also prevents Heuchera Autumn Bride from spreading through your yard, as it can be an effective self-seeder when the dead flowers are allowed to dry completely and go to seed this would cause problems for your garden.

Provides excellent bloom and color for late summer. Rudbeckia goldstrum is a beautiful native plant that is a beacon for butterflies and bees. Tolerates light shade, but best in full sun.

Flowers appear in terminal spikes (to 4” long) in summer. It is a semi-woody plant that typically grows in a shrubby mound to 2-4' tall. Gray-green leaves (to 2 1/2” long and 1/4” wide) on square stems.

Clumps may be easily divided in fall or early spring. If mid-summer foliage decline occurs, pick off damaged leaves as needed. Leaves are evergreen in warm climates, but will depreciate considerably in harsh winters.

Sedum Autumn Fire reliably blooms on the seasons new growth, so prune to the ground during late winter or very early spring before growth starts. This is not to be rushed. Apply an early spring fertilizer with a product such as at the recommended rate...

Cutting back will promote new growth, giving you a healthier plant with stronger stems. After back filling and lightly compacting the 50/50 mix of existing soil and compost give the Achillea Strawberry Seduction a good deep watering.

Prefers moist, humusy soils with good drainage, but also performs well in gravelly or sandy soils. Some hybrid wood sages are sterile, some will grow from seed but will not come true, and a few will come true from seed.

Plants should be clipped back by half in spring. Leaves are evergreen in warm winter climates. Often repeat blooms in late summer or fall. Lavender Hidcote is one of the hardiest and is extremely easy to grow, withstanding high heat and humidity.

Starter fertilizer is the best product to use at the time of planting. Cut back yarrow to within 6 inches of the ground after it has finished flowering. Remove these brown stems and leaves to give your plant a healthier and more attractive appearance.

Remove faded flowers to encourage repeat blooming, or simply cut back hard after flowering is finished. Excellent for cutting. Interesting accent plant. Prefers moist, gravelly or sandy soils with good drainage.

Achillea Paprika reliably blooms on the seasons new growth, so prune to the ground during late winter or very early spring before growth starts. For example a one gallon pot would be watered until you count to 5 a three gallon pot would be 15 and so on.

Fall pruning, especially in warmer climates, can result in a quick flush of new growth that prevents dormancy and makes winter freezes potentially deadly. The flowers appear in early June and it continues to bloom until mid September.

Feeding your plants is probably the single most forgotten part of growing healthy long lasting plants. Cut back Ceratostigma plumbaginoides to within 2 inches of the ground after it has finished flowering.

Features 1 1/4″ diameter, pink to lilac, saucer-shaped, upward facing, 5-petaled flowers in spring for a period of 6-7 weeks. Will naturalize in optimum growing conditions. They rise on a sturdy stem above attractively textured palmate leaves.

Two year old plants in our trials measured an impressive 4-4 ½' across! Lavender has been grown for centuries for its intensely fragrant flowers and beautiful appearance. They generally flower in midsummer, a little later than the English types.

Blooms last well cut or dried, and the seeds in the large cone at the center of the flower head provide nourishment for birds when finished blooming. The one question that comes up often, “when is the best time to plant?

Red Foliage All Year Euphorbia Bonfire, Euphorbia polychroma 'Bonfire' PPAF, is a hot new perennial succulent groundcover with striking mahogany red foliage. It grows best in well-drained, poor-to-moderately fertile soil.

The affect is stunning in any landscape! As the seed heads mature, they transition to shades of tan that persist through fall and can even provide delimitation into the winter months (as well as provide a tasty treat for your feathered friends).

This Bleeding Heart will bloom from May to September and is a major attractor to butterflies. Bleeding Hearts have a plant height of 3 feet and a width of 3 feet. The foliage does go dormant, so it is best to plant this bleeding heart among later developing...

Gypsophila Festival Star, Gypsophila 'Festival Startm' (PP#14,818), provides continuous cut flowers all summer long! Clouds of small white flowers float above densely branched plants from May through October! Gypsophila 'Festival Star' is a hardy baby's...

The reddish bronze blooms appear in the fall which adds visual excitement to shrub borders. Miscanthus Morning Light is a very popular miscanthus. This plant works well as a specimen plant in the garden, or can be used in container gardens.

The foliage remains attractive in winter. The fall color varies from tan to copper, orange, and dark orange red. Besides its outstanding appearance, The Blues provides nest sites, cover, and food for birds! This one plant you will not want to prune back...

During the summer season the flowerheads shimmer and dance in the wind. Magnificent for winter contrast, it flourishes in containers or even in a shady, damp site -- including coastal areas.

Maiden Grass' foliage even turns gold for fall, yet another decorative feature of an already beautiful plant. Plant a few of these for a lovely groundcover or naturalized look in your side yard.

Lamium prefers a semi-shady dry area with well-drained soil, but will tolerate a wide range of soils and moisture. It is best to cut this plant back after the first bloom to promote compact growth.

' Ice Dance' has a plant height and spread of 12-15". This easily grown Sedge prefers wet soil and is low maintance, but does need regular waterings. With grass-like green leaves, the centers are pure white with triangular stems, as compared to rounded...

It also provides cover and feeding sites for quail, turkeys and other ground nesting birds. There is also a single, white, hairy flower cluster at the tip of each stalk. Easy to Grow Native Prairie Grass with 4 Season Interest 'Little Bluestem', Schizachyrium...