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Drought Tolerant

If your garden has all day sun exposure, your landscape does not include irrigation, or there are water restriction concerns, consider a garden that focuses on drought-tolerant plants. However, a perennial plant will require water to establish itself, only when they have well-established roots will they tolerate drought.
While many drought-tolerant plants are also tolerant of poor-to-average soils, soils that are high in organic matter will help plants both establish themselves and survive periods of drought. Spending efforts to improve soil conditions will improve the gardens performance, but most drought tolerant perennials prefer soils that are well-drained.

Mulches are a prime gardening technique to reduce water evaporation. Not only will mulch assist the water problem, it adds organic matter to the soils and reduces weeds.

Water less often, with more water. Increasing the amount of water, when you do water, allows it to penetrate deeper and naturally improves the depth of the plants root system. Water early in the morning when temperatures are cooler to minimize evaporation.

Popular choices include Achillea, Aeonium, Agastache, AjugaAlceaAnthemisArabisArmeria, ArtemesiaAsclepias, Aurinia, Baptisia, BelamcandaBuddleiaCalamagrostis, CentaureaCentranthus, Cerastium, Coreopsis-Threadleaf, CortaderiaDelosperma, Dianthus, DigitalisEcheveriaEchinacea, Echinops, Eryngium, Euonymus, Euphorbia, Gaillardia, Geranium sanguineumGypsophila, Hedera, Helleborus, Hemerocallis, Iberis, Incarvillea, Iris-Tall Bearded, Kniphofia, LamiumLavandula, LiatrisLiriope, MalvaNepeta, Oenothera, PachysandraPaeonia, PapaverPenstemon, Perovskia, Phlox subulataPulmonariaRudbeckiaSalvia, Saponaria, Sedum, Sempervivum, Stachys, Stokesia, TanacetumThymusVerbascum, Vinca, and Yucca.

Ornamental GrassesCalamagrostisErianthus, Festuca, Helictotrichon, Panicum, Pennisetum, Schizachyrium, Sorghastrum, and Sporobolus.

  • Achillea Coronation Gold 3.5 inch pot

    Achillea 'Coronation Gold' (3.5 inch pot)

    Achillea 'Coronation Gold' (3.5-inch pot) Common name: Yarrow Height: 24-36 Inches Spread: 18-24 Inches Hardiness Zone: 3-8 Full Sun Deciduous Golden Yellow blooms - Summer Tolerates drought, heat and humidity Gray-green, aromatic fern-like foliage...

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  • Achillea Oertels Rose 3.5 inch pot

    Achillea 'Oertel's Rose' (3.5 inch pot)

    Achillea millefolium 'Oertel's Rose' (3.5-inch pot)Common Yarrow Height: 12-15 Inches Spread: 18-24 Inches Hardiness Zone: 3-9 Full Sun Evergreen Rose-Pink blooms fading to white - Summer Soft fern-like foliage Tolerates drought, heat and humidity...

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  • Achillea millefolium Paprika 3.5 inch pot

    Achillea millefolium 'Paprika' (3.5 inch pot)

    Achillea millefolium 'Paprika' (3.5-inch pot) Common name: Yarrow. Height: 18-24 InchesSpread: 18-24 InchesHardiness Zone: 3-9Full SunEvergreenRusty red blooms fading to white - SummerSoft fern-like foliageTolerates drought, heat and humidityModerately...

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  • Agastache Blue Bayou PPAF 30ct Flat

    Agastache 'Blue Bayou' PPAF (30)ct Flat

    Agastache 'Blue Bayou' PPAF (30)ct FlatCommon Name: Anise Hyssop, Hummingbird Mint Growers who have enjoyed the likes of 'Rosie Posie' and 'Peachie Keen' will enjoy the addition of 'Blue Bayou'. This variety matches the performance and hardiness of its...

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  • Agastache Blue Fortune 25 BR Plants

    Agastache 'Blue Fortune' (25) BR Plants

    Agastache 'Blue Fortune' (25) Bare Root Plants Common name: Hyssop-Anise. A woody-based perennial of the mint family, this giant hyssop cultivar features tiny, tube-shaped, lavender-blue flowers tightly packed in rounded bottlebrush-like spikes atop...

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  • Agastache 'Guava Lava' PPAF (30)ct Flat

    Agastache 'Guava Lava' PPAF (30)ct Flat

    Agastache 'Guava Lava' PPAF (30)ct FlatCommon Name: Anise Hyssop, Hummingbird Mint A brightly colored North American native hybrid and favorite of pollinators. 'Guava Lava' begins bloom in the heat of the summer and continues for many weeks. Coral orange...

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  • Agastache Mango Tango PPAF 30ct Flat

    Agastache 'Mango Tango' PP28747 (30)ct Flat

    Agastache 'Mango Tango' PP28747 (30)ct FlatCommon Name: Anise Hyssop Selected for its shorter habit, ‘Mango Tango’ will also impress you with its vibrant flower color. Individual flowers have dusky rose calyxes and light peach to dusky orange...

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  • Agastache Peachie Keen PPAF 30ct Flat

    Agastache 'Peachie Keen' PP25886 (30)ct Flat

    Agastache 'Peachie Keen' PP25886 (30)ct FlatCommon Name: Anise Hyssop ‘Peachie Keen’ bears loads of apricot peach flowers with complementary purplish pink calyxes just at the top of the foliage for a neatly proportional look. Because the...

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  • Agastache 'Rosie Posie' PP25857 (30)ct Flat

    Agastache 'Rosie Posie' PP25857 (30)ct Flat

    Agastache 'Rosie Posie' PP25857 (30)ct FlatCommon Name: Anise Hyssop ‘Rosie Posie’ bears loads of hot pink flowers with magenta purple calyxes just at the top of the foliage for a neatly proportional look. Because the calyxes are so colorful,...

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  • Alcea rosea 'Blacknight' (30)ct Flat

    Alcea rosea 'Blacknight' (30)ct Flat

    Alcea rosea 'Blacknight' (30)ct FlatSpotlight SeriesCommon Name: Hollyhock Deep black-purple, single flowers are produced on tall, sturdy stalks in midsummer. For over 18 years, Jelitto worked to develop a consistent strain of stable, straight color,...

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  • Alcea rosea Fiesta Time 30ct Flat

    Alcea rosea 'Fiesta Time' (30)ct Flat

    Alcea rosea 'Fiesta Time' (30)ct FlatCommon Name: Hollyhock This vibrant seed selection produces relatively short spikes of double, cerise pink, fringed blossoms beginning in midsummer. This is a first year flowering perennial. The shorter height of...

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  • Alcea rosea Mars Magic 30ct Flat

    Alcea rosea 'Mars Magic' (30)ct Flat

    Alcea rosea 'Mars Magic' (30)ct FlatSpotlight SeriesCommon Name: Hollyhock Bright red, single flowers are produced on tall, sturdy stalks in midsummer. For over 18 years, Jelitto worked to develop a consistent strain of stable, straight color, single...

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  • Amsonia Starstruck PPAF 25 BR Plants

    Amsonia 'Starstruck' PP32246 (25) BR Plants

    Amsonia 'Starstruck' PP32246 (25) Bare Root PlantsCommon Name: Blue Star Although this plant will catch your eye in the spring with its sparkling star-shaped, sky blue flowers, you'll be wowed by what follows. An incredibly full habit of vibrant green...

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  • Amsonia String Theory PPAF 25 BR Plants

    Amsonia 'String Theory' PP34419 (25) BR Plants

    Amsonia 'String Theory' PP34419 CPBRAF (25) Bare Root PlantsCommon Name: Blue Star People have loved 'Storm Cloud' and we are now pleased to offer a complementing threadleaf Amsonia to the Proven Winners program. 'String Theory' can be described as a...

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  • Amsonia hubrechtii Blue Star

    Amsonia hubrechtii Blue Star (4) 1-gallons

    Amsonia hubrechtii Blue Star (4) 1-gallonsCommon Name: Blue Star, Arkansas Amsonia This southern native has very narrow, needle-like leaves that line the stems like bottle brushes. Surprisingly, they are soft as silk to the touch. From late spring...

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  • Asclepias t Hello Yellow 30ct Flat

    Asclepias t. 'Hello Yellow' (30)ct Flat

    Asclepias tuberosa 'Hello Yellow' (30)ct Flat Common Name: Butterfly Weed, pleurisy root. This hassle-free perennial will provide three months of golden yellow blooms from early through late summer. Deadheading the flowers will stimulate another bloom...

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  • Asclepias tuberosa 30ct Flat

    Asclepias tuberosa (30)ct Flat

    Asclepias tuberosa (30)ct Flat Common Name: Butterfly Weed, pleurisy root. A virtually hassle-free, very long lived perennial, offering three months of tangerine orange blooms (occasionally red or yellow) from early through late summer. Deadheading...

    $180.13
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  • Baptisia Blue Bubbly PPAF 25 BR Plants

    Baptisia 'Blue Bubbly' PP33234 (25) BR Plants

    Baptisia 'Blue Bubbly' PP33234 CPBRAF (25) Bare Root PlantsDECADENCE® DELUXE SeriesCommon Name: False Indigo All Baptisia have a substantial presence in the garden, but the members of the DECADENCE® DELUXE are larger than their counterparts of...

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  • Baptisia Honey Roasted PPAF 25 BR Plants

    Baptisia 'Honey Roasted' PP34707 (25) BR Plants

    Baptisia 'Honey Roasted' PP34707 (25) Bare Root PlantsCommon Name: False Indigo An attractive native perennial that's bound to be a permanent fixture in your garden. Long 10" spikes of dark mahogany flowers have bright yellow keels, producing a wonderful...

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  • Baptisia 'Pink Truffles' PP26588 (25) BR Plants

    Baptisia 'Pink Truffles' PP26588 (25) BR Plants

    Baptisia 'Pink Truffles' PP26588 CPBR5333 (25) Bare Root PlantsDECADENCE® SeriesCommon Name: False Indigo Clear soft pink blossoms with a pale yellow keel are produced in late spring, the perfect compliment to peonies, bleeding hearts, and other...

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  • Baptisia Plum Rosy PPAF25 BR Plants

    Baptisia 'Plum Rosy' PPAF (25) BR Plants

    Baptisia 'Plum Rosy' PPAF (25) Bare Root PlantsCommon Name: False Indigo A beautifully elegant bicolor Baptisia that bursts onto the scene in late spring to early summer. Newest flowers open mauve pink and lighten to near white with age. Both flower...

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  • Buddleia 'Glass Slippers' PP27832 (30)ct Flat

    Buddleia 'Glass Slippers' PP27832 (30)ct Flat

    Buddleia 'Glass Slippers' PP27832 (30)ct FlatMONARCH® CollectionCommon Name: Butterfly Bush, Summer Lilac Like a cool drink of water on a hot summer day, the silvery green foliage and icy toned flowers of this new Buddleia from the Walters Gardens,...

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  • Buddleia Gold Drop PPAF 30ct Flat

    Buddleia 'Gold Drop' PPAF (30)ct Flat

    Buddleia 'Gold Drop' PPAF (30)ct FlatHUMDINGER® CollectionCommon Name: Butterfly Bush This new addition to the HUMDINGER® Collection shares the same compact habit and shorter stature as the other members. Purple flower panicles are produced all...

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  • Buddleia Grand Cascade PP30868 30ct Flat

    Buddleia 'Grand Cascade' PP30868 (30)ct Flat

    Buddleia 'Grand Cascade' PP30868 (30)ct FlatCascade CollectionCommon Name: Butterfly Bush Think all Buddleia look the same? Think again! Unlike the typical Butterfly Bush, the panicles on this flowering shrub cascade downward, similar to the look of...

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  • Buddleia 'Lavender Cupcake' PP28221 (30)ct Flat

    Buddleia 'Lavender Cupcake' PP28221 (30)ct Flat

    Buddleia 'Lavender Cupcake' PP28221 (30)ct FlatHUMDINGER® CollectionCommon Name: Butterfly Bush This sweet Buddleia will charm you with its extremely long, 12” light lavender purple flower panicles and a rounded, compact habit. Once in bloom as...

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  • Buddleia Lilac Cascade PPAF 30ct Flat

    Buddleia 'Lilac Cascade' PPAF (30)ct Flat

    Buddleia 'Lilac Cascade' PPAF (30)ct FlatCascade CollectionCommon Name: Butterfly Bush, Summer Lilac Just like the others of the Cascade series, the habit of this Butterfly Bush has panicles that cascade downward like a waterfall. 12-18" huge, puffy...

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  • Buddleia Little Angel PPAF - HUMDINGER Collection 30ct Flat

    Buddleia 'Little Angel' PP28204 (30)ct Flat

    Buddleia 'Little Angel' PP28204 (30)ct FlatHUMDINGER® CollectionCommon Name: Butterfly Bush Although this Buddleia has a shorter stature, its extremely dense, compact habit demands your attention in the garden. Very long 10-12”, pure white...

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  • Buddleia Princess Pink PPAF 30ct Flat

    Buddleia 'Princess Pink' PP33665 (30)ct Flat

    Buddleia 'Princess Pink' PP33665 (30)ct FlatMONARCH® CollectionCommon Name: Butterfly Bush A fresh shade of light pink for the MONARCH® Collection! 8" long, light appleblossom pink flower panicles are produced above a round habit of dark green...

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  • Buddleia 'Violet Cascade' PP34298 (30)ct Flat

    Buddleia 'Violet Cascade' PP34298 (30)ct Flat

    Buddleia 'Violet Cascade' PP34298 (30)ct FlatCascade CollectionCommon Name: Butterfly Bush This plant is perfect for late season flower color! 'Violet Cascade' has the same cascading habit as the other members of the series, but with deep purple,...

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  • Calamagrostis acutiflora Overdam 30ct Flat

    Calamagrostis a. 'Overdam' (30)ct Flat

    Calamagrostis acutiflora 'Overdam' (30)ct FlatCommon Name: Variegated Feather Reed Grass, Ornamental Grass 'Overdam' has variegated foliage that starts out with bright creamy-white margins which then fade to white with a pink flush. The upright clump of...

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