Perennials for special conditions

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Perennials for Special Conditions

Hot and Dry Locations

Many of the following plants will grow well in dry soils. Most can tolerate extreme heat in dry conditions, although all plants will benefit from watering during long dry spells. Usually plants will go into dormancy or stop flowering when moisture levels get too low, and will return to flowering once adequate moisture levels are reached.

Mulching the soil around your plants will greatly improve moisture levels and plant performance. You will notice many of these selections can only grow in shade or part shade. These are good choices for close to house foundations, or around the base of trees, where it is always dry.

Hosta
Yarrow (Achillea)
Pearly Everlasting (Anaphalis triplinervis)
Bugloss (Anchusa)
Rock Cress (Arabis)
Sea Pink or Sea Thrift (Armeria)
Silver Mound (Artemisia)
Basket of Gold (Aurinia saxatalis)
Bellflower (Campanula)
Snow in Summer (Cerastium)
Shasta Daisy
Coreopsis
Crown Vetch
Dianthus
Purple Coneflower (Echinacea)
Fleabane (Erigeron)
Spurge (Euphorbia)
Fescue Grasses (Festuca)
Blanket Flower (Gaillardia)
Cranesbill (Geranium)
Baby's Breath (Gypsophylia)
Sun Rose (Helianthemum)
Blue Oat Grass
Daylily (Hemerocallis)

English Lavendar (Lavendula augustifolia)
Liatris
Flax (Linum)
Maltese Cross (Lychnis)
Silver Grass (Miscanthus)
Catmint (Nepeta)
Evening Primrose (Oenethera)
Beard Tongue (Penstemon)
Phlox
Balloon Flower (Platycodon)
Potentilla
Coneflower (Rudbeckia)
Sage (Salvia)
Rock Soapwort (Saponaria)
Sedum
Hens and Chicks (Sempervivum)
GoldenRod (Solidago)
Yucca
Columbine (Aguilegia)
Purple Rock Cress (Aubretia)
Viola
Pincushion Flower (Scabiosa)
Iris (some)

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