Drought tolerant

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1	*Parthenocissus quinquefolia* VITACEAE	Virginia creeper	USDA zones 03a-10b	Various
2	*Parthenocissus tricuspidata* VITACEAE	Boston ivy	USDA zones 04a-10b	Various
3	*Penstemon gentianoides* SCROPHULARIACEAE	beardtongue	USDA zones 03a-09b	Full sun to light shade
4	Perovskia atriplicifolia 'Blue Spire' LABIATAE	Russian sage	USDA zones 05a-09b	Full sun
5	*Phellodendron amurense* RUTACEAE	Amur cork tree huang bai Chinese cork tree	USDA zones 04a-07b	Full sun
6	Phlox subulata 'Sampson'		USDA zones 04a-10b	Various
7	*Physocarpus opulifolius* ROSACEAE	common ninebark	USDA zones 02a-10b	Various
8	*Picea glauca* PICEACEAE	white spruce	USDA zones 02a-07b	Full sun to partial shade
9	*Pinus mugo* PINACEAE	mugo pine	USDA zones 02a-10b	Various
10	*Pinus nigra* PINACEAE	Austrian pine	USDA zones 02a-10b	Full sun
11	*Pinus rigida* PINACEAE	pitch pine	USDA zones 04a-10b	Various
12	*Pittosporum tobira* PITTOSPORACEAE	Japanese cheesewood Japanese pittosporum mock orange	USDA zones 08a-10b	Various
13	Polygonum affine 'Superbum' POLYGONACEAE		USDA zones 04a-07b	Various
14	*Polygonum aubertii* POLYGONACEAE	Chinese fleecevine silver-lace vine	USDA zones 04a-07b	Various
15	Polygonum cuspidatum var. compactum POLYGONACEAE	knotweed Reynoutria fleeceflower	USDA zones 04a-10b	Various
16	*Populus alba* SALICACEAE	white poplar silver poplar	USDA zones 03a-10b	Various
17	*Populus tremuloides* SALICACEAE	quaking aspen trembling aspen quiverleaf	USDA zones 04a-09b	Full sun
18	*Potentilla* POTENTILLACEAE	cinquefoil	Not classified	Various
19	*Potentilla fruticosa* POTENTILLACEAE	bush cinquefoil shrubby cinquefoil longacre potentilla	USDA zones 02a-10b	Various
20	*Potentilla tridentata* POTENTILLACEAE	cinquefoil	USDA zones 03a-10b	Various
21	*Prunus americana* PRUNACEAE	wild plum file prune wild cherry American plum	USDA zones 03a-10b	Various
22	*Prunus caroliniana* PRUNACEAE	Carolina laurel cherry	USDA zones 04a-10b	Full sun to partial shade
23	*Prunus laurocerasus* PRUNACEAE	cherry laurel	USDA zones 04a-10b	Full sun to partial shade
24	*Prunus maritima* PRUNACEAE	beach plum	USDA zones 03a-10b	Various
25	*Prunus serotina* PRUNACEAE	wild black cherry	USDA zones 03a-10b	Various
26	*Prunus virginiana* PRUNACEAE	chokecherry	USDA zones 02a-10b	Various
27	*Pyracantha coccinea* ROSACEAE	scarlet firethorn	USDA zones 06a-10b	Various
28	*Quercus macrocarpa* QUERCACEAE	bur oak	USDA zones 02a-10b	Various
29	*Quercus marilandica* QUERCACEAE	blackjack oak	USDA zones 06a-10b	Various
30	*Quercus suber* QUERCACEAE	cork oak	USDA zones 04a-08b	Full sun
31	*Ranunculus asiaticus* RANUNCULACEAE	Persian buttercups	USDA zones 08a-11	Various
32	*Raphiolepis umbellata*	Yeddo hawthorn	USDA zones 07a-10b	Various
33	*Ratibida columnifera* COMPOSITAE	upright prairie coneflower Mexican hat	USDA zones 03a-09b	Full sun to partial shade
34	*Ratibida pinnata* COMPOSITAE	pinnate prairie coneflower gray-headed coneflower	USDA zones 03a-08b	Full sun to partial shade
35	*Rhamnus* RHAMNACEAE	buckthorn	Not classified	Various
36	*Rhus aromatica* RHOACEAE	fragrant sumac	USDA zones 03a-10b	Various
37	*Rhus copallinum* RHOACEAE	shining sumac flaming sumac	USDA zones 04a-10b	Various
38	*Rhus glabra* RHOACEAE	smooth sumac	USDA zones 02a-10b	Various
39	*Rhus typhina* RHOACEAE	staghorn sumac	USDA zones 03a-10b	Various
40	*Ribes alpinum* RIBESIACEAE	alpine currant	USDA zones 02a-10b	Various
41	*Ribes speciosum* RIBESIACEAE	fuchsia-flowered gooseberry	USDA zones 06a-08b	Full sun to partial shade
42	*Ribes viburnifolium* RIBESIACEAE	island gooseberry Catalina perfume evergreen currant	USDA zones 09a-10b	Various
43	*Robinia pseudoacacia* ROBINIACEAE	black locust honey locust	USDA zones 03a-10b	Various
44	*Rosa banksiae* ROSACEAE	Banksian rose Lady Bank's rose	USDA zones 05a-10b	Various
45	*Rosa rugosa* ROSACEAE	rugosa rose Japanese ramanas rose shrub rose	USDA zones 02a-10b	Various
46	*Rosa spinosissima* ROSACEAE	Scotch rose burnet rose	USDA zones 04a-10b	Various
47	*Rosa virginiana* ROSACEAE	Virginia rose	USDA zones 03a-10b	Various
48	*Rosmarinus officinalis*	rosemary	USDA zones 07a-10b	Various
49	Rosmarinus officinalis var. prostratus	trailing rosemary	USDA zones 07a-10b	Various
50	*Ruscus aculeatus* RUSCACEAE	butcher's broom	USDA zones 07a-10b	Various
51	*Salvia clevelandii* SALVIACEAE	fragrant sage Cleveland sage	USDA zones 09a-10b	Full sun
52	*Salvia coccinea* SALVIACEAE	blood sage Texas sage Tropical sage	USDA zones 04a-10b	Full sun
53	*Salvia greggii* SALVIACEAE	autumn sage	USDA zones 07a-10b	Full sun
54	*Santolina chamaecyparissus* SANTOLINACEAE	lavender cotton	USDA zones 06a-10b	Various
55	*Santolina virens* SANTOLINACEAE	green lavender cotton	USDA zones 06a-10b	Various
56	Sanvitalia procumbens 'Gold Braid' COMPOSITAE	creeping zinnia trailing santivalia	Not classified	Full sun
57	Sanvitalia procumbens 'Mandarin Orange' COMPOSITAE	trailing santivalia creeping zinnia	Not classified	Full sun
58	*Saponaria ocymoides* CARYOPHYLLACEAE	rock soapwort	USDA zones 04a-09b	Various
59	Scaevola 'Mauve Clusters' SCAEVOLACEAE		USDA zones 09a-10b	Various
60	*Schinus molle* SCHINACEAE	Peruvian peppertree California peppertree	USDA zones 09a-10b	Various
61	*Scilla siberica* SCILLACEAE	Siberian squill	USDA zones 01-08b	Various
62	*Shepherdia argentea* ELAEAGNACEAE	silver buffaloberry buffalo cherry Nebraska currant	USDA zones 02a-10b	Various
63	*Shepherdia canadensis* ELAEAGNACEAE	russet buffaloberry Canadian buffalo cherry	USDA zones 02a-10b	Various
64	*Solanum jasminoides* SOLANACEAE	jasmine nightshade potato vine	USDA zones 07a-09b	Various
65	*Solidago sphacelata*	autumn goldenrod	USDA zones 03a-10b	Full sun to partial shade
66	*Sophora japonica*	Japanese pagoda tree scholar tree Chinese scholar tree	USDA zones 04a-10b	Various
67	*Sorbus aucuparia* SORBACEAE	European mountain ash rowan tree rogn	USDA zones 03a-10b	Various
68	*Sparaxis* IRIDACEAE	wandflower Harlequin flower	USDA zones 09a-09b	Various
69	*Sphaeralcea ambigua* MALVACEAE	desert mallow	USDA zones 06a-10b	Full sun
70	*Sphaeralcea coccinea* MALVACEAE	scarlet globe mallow prairie mallow	USDA zones 03a-10b	Full sun
71	*Sphaeralcea munroana* MALVACEAE	Munro's globe mallow	USDA zones 04a-10b	Full sun
72	*Stachys byzantina*	woolly hedge nettle lamb's ears	USDA zones 04a-10b	Various
73	*Symphoricarpos albus*	snowberry	USDA zones 03a-10b	Various
74	*Symphoricarpos orbiculatus*	coralberry Indian currant	USDA zones 02a-10b	Various
75	*Syringa vulgaris* SYRINGACEAE	dark purple French lilac	USDA zones 03a-10b	Various
76	*Tamarix* TAMARICACEAE	tamarisk	Not classified	Various
77	*Tecomaria capensis* BIGNONIACEAE	cape honeysuckle	USDA zones 08a-10b	Various
78	*Ternstroemia gymnanthera* TERNSTROEMIACEAE	ternstroemia	USDA zones 07a-11	Full sun to partial shade
79	*Teucrium chamaedrys*	wall germander wild germander	USDA zones 06a-11	Various
80	*Thymus quinquecostatus*	thyme	USDA zones 03a-09b	Full sun
81	*Thymus serpyllum*	European wild thyme mother of thyme serpolet creeping thyme	USDA zones 04a-10b	Various
82	*Tithonia rotundifolia* COMPOSITAE	clavel de muerto Mexican sunflower	Not classified	Full sun
83	*Tulipa spp.* TULIPACEAE	tulip	USDA zones 03a-10b	Full sun
84	*Ulmus alata* ULMACEAE	winged elm	USDA zones 06a-10b	Various
85	*Ulmus parvifolia* ULMACEAE	Chinese elm lacebark elm evergreen elm	USDA zones 03a-10b	Various
86	*Ulmus pumila* ULMACEAE	Siberian elm dwarf elm	USDA zones 03a-09b	Various
87	*Verbena bonariensis* VERBENACEAE	giant verbena Brazilian verbena	USDA zones 08a-11	Full sun
88	*Verbena x hybrida* VERBENACEAE	garden verbena	USDA zones 08a-11	Full sun
89	*Veronica longifolia* VERONICACEAE	longleaf speedwell	USDA zones 04a-08b	Full sun to light shade
90	*Veronica spicata* VERONICACEAE	spiked speedwell	USDA zones 04a-08b	Full sun to light shade
91	Veronicastrum virginicum 'Album' SCROPHULARIACEAE	blackroot	USDA zones 04a-08b	Full sun to partial shade
92	Veronicastrum virginicum 'Roseum' SCROPHULARIACEAE	blackroot	USDA zones 04a-08b	Full sun to partial shade
93	*Viburnum lentago* VIBURNACEAE	nannyberry wild raisin sheepberry	USDA zones 02a-10b	Various
94	*Viburnum prunifolium* VIBURNACEAE	stagberry black haw	USDA zones 03a-10b	Various
95	*Vitex agnus-castus* VITICACEAE	chastetree agnus castus	USDA zones 06a-07b	Various
96	*Wisteria sinensis*	Chinese wisteria	USDA zones 05a-10b	Various
97	*Yucca filamentosa* YUCCACEAE	Adam's needle	USDA zones 04a-10b	Various
98	Yucca filamentosa 'Bright Edge' YUCCACEAE	yucca	USDA zones 04a-09b	Full sun
99	Yucca filamentosa 'Golden Sword' YUCCACEAE	yucca	USDA zones 04a-09b	Full sun
100	*Yucca glauca* YUCCACEAE	soapweed	USDA zones 05a-10b	Various
101	*Yucca recurvifolia* YUCCACEAE	soft leaf yucca	USDA zones 04a-09b	Full sun
102	*Zauschneria californica* ONAGRACEAE	California fuchsia	USDA zones 08a-11	Full sun
103	*Zelkova serrata* ULMACEAE	Japanese zelkova saw-leaf zelkova	USDA zones 05a-08b	Full sun
104	*Zephyranthes* ZEPHYRANTHACEAE	rain lily fairy lily Zephyr lily	USDA zones 07a-07b	Various

Last reviewed November 01, 2004

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