Droughthas become synonymous with horticulture in the past several years . It seems like irrespective of where you live , you will experience some kind ofdry conditionsin summer . This has direct many of us to reevaluate our plant choices . perennial we once relied on to satiate our beds and border may swag inJulyandAugust — or shrivel up up and die totally . In anticipation of siccative condition in the time to come , we ’re talk in this sequence aboutplants that prosper in drouth . These extract have built - in traits that allow them to sail through long point of no rainfall and/or soils that have little to no wet - retentive properties . And we ’re not just spill the beans aboutsucculentsand cacti here ! Listen now to learn about an array of lush , floriferous perennial that thrive in desert - like environment .
Expert guest : Ed Lyon is director of the Reiman Gardens in Ames , Iowa .
Danielle’s Plants
‘ Drops of Jupiter ’ oregano ( Origanum‘Drops of Jupiter ’ , Zone 4–9 )
Sandpaper bush ( Mortonia scabrella , Zones 8b–11 )
‘ Pink Champagne ’ genus Epimedium ( Epimedium‘Pink Champagne ’ , Zones 5–8 )
‘ Blue Paradise ’ niggling bluestem ( Schizachyrium scoparium‘Blue Paradise ’ , Zones 3–9 )
Carol’s Plants
‘ pinkish diamond ’ alpine bleeding heart ( Dicentra‘Pink Diamonds ’ , Zones 3–9 ) . SeeBleeding Hearts for EveryonefromFine Gardening#205 .
‘ Caradonna ’ hayfield salvia ( Salvianemorosa‘Caradonna ’ , zona 4–8 )
whiskery flag ( Irisgermanicacvs . , Zones 3–9 )
undismayed ® deep red muhly grass ( Muhlenbergiareverchonii‘PUND01S ’ , Zones 5–9 )
Expert’s Plants
Epimedium ( Epimediumspp . and cvs . , Zones 4–9 )
Baptisia ( Baptisiaspp . and cvs . , Zones 4–9 )
‘ Blackhawks ’ big bluestem ( Andropogongerardii‘Blackhawks ’ , Zones 3–9 )
butterfly stroke sens ( Asclepiastuberosaand curriculum vitae . , Zones 3–9 )
Purple prairie trefoil ( Daleapurpurea , Zones 3–8 )
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‘Drops of Jupiter’ oregano
‘Drops of Jupiter’ oregano
Sandpaper bush
‘Pink Champagne’ epimedium
‘Blue Paradise’ little bluestem.Photo: Walters Gardens, Inc.
‘Pink Diamonds’ alpine bleeding heart
‘Caradonna’ meadow sage
‘Caradonna’ meadow sage
Carol’s no-name bearded irises
Undaunted®ruby muhly grass
‘Lilafee’ epimedium.Photo: Ed Lyon
‘Lemon Meringue’ baptisia.Photo: Walters Gardens, Inc.
‘Blackhawks’ big bluestem.Photo: Walters Gardens, Inc.
Butterfly weed
Purple prairie clover.Photo: millettephotomedia.com
