Drought Tolerant Sun Loving Plants

These plants will probably be varieties that you'll need to order (or special order from your local nursery), but the ones covered in this series over the next several articles will bring pleasure and interest to your gardens that will make the search...

We highly recommend that you mulch your Daylily Happy Returns with either a ground hardwood mulch or a ground cypress mulch depending on your local availability. We recommend feeding your Daylily Happy Returns in the very early spring and again in mid...

* Native to SE United States * Requires a light porous sandy soil in full sun. It is native to the southeastern United States and as far north as the Great Lakes . Plants are often found in very acid soils in the wild.

* Native to SE United States * Requires a light porous sandy soil in full sun. It is native to the southeastern United States and as far north as the Great Lakes . Plants are often found in very acid soils in the wild.

Super hardy Edelweiss will survive the coldest winter temperatures and the worst summer droughts. It is bound to be a subject of conversation in your garden. Grows 6-12'' tall and 6-9'' wide.

Taeda ), Shortleaf Pine ( P. The knots contain so much resin that they resist rot. This species occasionally hybridizes with other pine species such as Loblolly Pine ( P. Serotina ); the last is treated as a subspecies of Pitch Pine by some botanists...

You'll be thrilled with the first flush of 3'' purple blooms from June to October. The Purple D'Oro daylily is a wonderfully colored reblooming daylily. Growing only 20'' tall, you will be able to find several places for it in your garden.

Grows 22'' tall. Red petals with orange-yellow stripes and other blends make this hybrid daylily stand out in any garden. Mid-late season bloomer. A stunning blend of orange, yellow, red and tan.

Taeda ), Shortleaf Pine ( P. The knots contain so much resin that they resist rot. This species occasionally hybridizes with other pine species such as Loblolly Pine ( P. Serotina ); the last is treated as a subspecies of Pitch Pine by some botanists...

It is superlative as a groundcover, spilling over rock walls, and in containers. It also makes an excellent accent for plants with dark foliage. Effective in containers and hanging baskets.

And it is considered a noxious weed in California! * Very tolerant of maritime exposure and salt-laden winds, it is also very fast growing. This is a very interesting conceptIt is native to California

Gleditsia sinensis has been used in China for at least 2000 years as a detergent. Sinensis has in vitro effects that may be indicative of antiallergic activities, possibly due to the saponins in fruits.

Gleditsia sinensis has been used in China for at least 2000 years as a detergent. Sinensis has in vitro effects that may be indicative of antiallergic activities, possibly due to the saponins in fruits.

And it is considered a noxious weed in California! * Very tolerant of maritime exposure and salt-laden winds, it is also very fast growing. This is a very interesting conceptIt is native to California

* Wood - close-grained, heavy, hard, rather tough, strong, durable in contact with the soil. * It is native to the eastern United States, where it is one of the most important ridgetop trees from southern Maine southwest to central Mississippi, with an...

Plants are long lived and can grow into very large clumps. Plants are easy in almost all soils and grow in full sun to part shade. Depending on the quality of your existing soil you may need to add a locally sourced compost or topsoil to the back-fill...

Depending on the quality of your existing soil you may need to add a locally sourced compost or topsoil to the back-fill soil. This is not to be rushed. We do not recommend using straight topsoil or compost as a back-fill soil because more times than...

Plants like cool night temperatures (best performance is north of USDA Zone 7). Tolerates drought. May Night is a mint family member and is slightly aromatic when crushed. It will bloom sporadically throughout the summer if faded flowers are cut back.

Lavender Hidcote is a compact mounded form typically growing to 20 to 24” tall and featuring deep purple-blue flowers and gray foliage. Exceptional winter survival, as it does not have the winter die back that other varieties commonly demonstrate.

Attracts pollinators 18-24″ tall x 18″ wide. Cut back just above ground-level in mid-spring after the first flush of blooms. Prune the central stems of the yarrow if they begin to die back.

Easily grown in average, dry to medium, well-drained soil in full sun. In any event, cut plants back after flowering has concluded. Salvia East Friesland plants are sterile and do not set seed.

* The ripe fruit is chewed for its acidity. * Synonymous with Halesia tetraptera (tetraptera meaning four-winged). * A Southeast U.S. native, small understory tree with a broad, rounded crown or a large shrub.

* The ripe fruit is chewed for its acidity. * Synonymous with Halesia tetraptera (tetraptera meaning four-winged). * A Southeast U.S. native, small understory tree with a broad, rounded crown or a large shrub.

Achillea Pomegranate does prefer drier soils so if there was ever a plant that we would recommend not adding topsoil or compost this is one. The flat flower heads introduce a different shape into the perennial border.

Fall pruning, especially in warmer climates, can result in a quick flush of new growth that prevents dormancy and makes winter freezes potentially deadly. Espoma products are easy to use, just sprinkle around the base of the plant and water it in.

Lavender Provence' is one of the tallest of the lavandins. It gets its cultivar name from the area in southeastern France adjacent to the Mediterranean and Italy (Provence) where it is commercially grown in large plantings for the perfume industry.

* The species is found in scattered populations over much of the eastern United States, as far north as West Virginia, south to northern Florida, and west to Oklahoma. It is cultivated as an ornamental tree.