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1 Abelia x grandiflora
CAPRIFOLIACEAE
glossy abelia Dry USDA zones 05a-10b
2 Abies 'Compacta'
ABIETACEAE
fir Dry to moist USDA zones 03a-07b
3 Abies concolor
ABIETACEAE
white fir
Colorado fir
Dry to moist USDA zones 03a-07b
4 Abronia umbellata
prostrate sand verbena No extra water USDA zones 08a-10b
5 Acacia dealbata
ACACIACEAE
silver wattle Dry, well drained USDA zones 08a-11
6 Acacia dealbata 'Variegatus'
ACACIACEAE
silver wattle Dry, well drained USDA zones 09a-11
7 Acanthopanax sieboldianus
ARALIACEAE
fiveleaf aralia Dry USDA zones 04a-10b
8 Acanthus mollis
ACANTHACEAE
acanthus
bear's breeches
Dry USDA zones 08a-10b
9 Acanthus spinosus
ACANTHACEAE
spine acanthus
shiny bear's-breech
Dry USDA zones 05a-06b
10 Acer ginnala
ACERACEAE
Amur maple
Ginnala maple
Dry USDA zones 02a-10b
11 Achillea 'Moonshine'
COMPOSITAE
Dry USDA zones 04a-10b
12 Achillea ptarmica 'The Pearl'
COMPOSITAE
Dry USDA zones 04a-10b
13 Achillea tomentosa
COMPOSITAE
wooly yarrow Dry USDA zones 04a-10b
14 Acidanthera bicolor
IRIDACEAE
magpie gladiolus
Abyssinian gladiolus
peacock orchid
Dry USDA zones 07a-10b
15 Actinotus helianthi
flannelflower No extra water Not classified
16 Aegopodium podagraria 'Variegatum'
UMBELLIFERAE
variegated bishop's goutweed Dry USDA zones 04a-10b
17 Aesculus glabra
AESCULACEAE
Ohio buckeye
fetid buckeye
Dry USDA zones 03a-10b
18 Aesculus octandra
AESCULACEAE
yellow buckeye Dry USDA zones 04a-10b
19 Agave americana
AGAVACEAE
American aloe
agave
century plant
Dry, well drained USDA zones 09a-11
20 Agave attenuata
AGAVACEAE
foxtail agave Dry, well drained USDA zones 09a-11
21 Agave parryi
AGAVACEAE
century plant Dry, well drained USDA zones 09a-11
22 Agonis flexuosa
MYRTACEAE
peppermint tree Dry, well drained USDA zones 10a-10b
23 Agropyron smithii
GRAMINEAE
western wheatgrass Dry USDA zones 03a-09b
24 Agrostis nebulosa
AGROSTIDACEAE
cloud grass Dry Not classified
25 Ailanthus altissima
AILANTHACEAE
tree of heaven
chun pi
Dry USDA zones 04a-10b
26 Amaranthus caudatus 'Viridis'
AMARANTHACEAE
amaranth Dry, well drained Not classified
27 Amaranthus cruentus
AMARANTHACEAE
red amaranth
purple amaranth
prince's feather
Dry, well drained Not classified
28 Amorpha canescens
leadplant Dry USDA zones 03a-10b
29 Andropogon gerardii
ANDROPOGONACEAE
big bluestem
turkeyfoot
beardgrass
Dry USDA zones 02a-09b
30 Andropogon glomeratus
ANDROPOGONACEAE
bushy bluestem Dry, well drained USDA zones 02a-07b
31 Andropogon hallii
ANDROPOGONACEAE
sand bluestem Dry USDA zones 03a-09b
32 Anemone blanda
ANEMONACEAE
Greek thimbleweed
Greek anemone
Dry USDA zones 06a-10b
33 Antennaria alpina
COMPOSITAE
alpine everlasting Dry, well drained USDA zones 04a-08b
34 Antennaria dioica var. rosea
COMPOSITAE
pussytoes Dry USDA zones 04a-08b
35 Antennaria rosea
COMPOSITAE
rose pussy-toes Dry, well drained USDA zones 03a-07b
36 Anthemis sancti-johannis
ANTHEMIDACEAE
St. John's chamomile Dry, well drained USDA zones 03a-08b
37 Anthemis tinctoria 'E.C. Buxton'
ANTHEMIDACEAE
chamomile Dry, well drained USDA zones 03a-08b
38 Anthemis tinctoria 'Kelwayi'
ANTHEMIDACEAE
chamomile Dry, well drained USDA zones 03a-08b
39 Anthemis tinctoria 'Moonlight'
ANTHEMIDACEAE
chamomile Dry, well drained USDA zones 03a-08b
40 Arabis alpina
rock cress Dry USDA zones 06a-09b
41 Arabis caucasica
gray rockcress
wall cress
Dry USDA zones 04a-08b
42 Arabis procurrens
running rock cress Dry USDA zones 03a-10b
43 Aralia elata 'Variegata'
ARALIACEAE
Japanese angelica Dry to moist USDA zones 04a-09b
44 Aralia nudicaulis
ARALIACEAE
wild sarsaparilla Dry to moist USDA zones 04a-09b
45 Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
ARCTOSTAPHYLACEAE
bearberry
melbaer
uva-ursi
kinnikinnick
Dry USDA zones 02a-10b
46 Armeria maritima
ARMERIACEAE
sea thrift
plantain thrift
Dry USDA zones 05a-07b
47 Aronia melanocarpa
ROSACEAE
black chokecherry Dry USDA zones 03a-10b
48 Arrhenatherum elatius var. bulbosum
GRAMINEAE
tall oatgrass
tuber oat grass
Dry USDA zones 04a-09b
49 Artemisia absinthium
ARTEMISIACEAE
wormwood
absinthe
Dry USDA zones 04a-09b
50 Artemisia caucasica
ARTEMISIACEAE
silver spreader Dry USDA zones 05a-09b
51 Artemisia ludoviciana
ARTEMISIACEAE
prairie sagebrush
western sage
Dry USDA zones 05a-09b
52 Artemisia schmidtiana 'Nana'
ARTEMISIACEAE
Dry USDA zones 04a-09b
53 Artemisia schmidtiana 'Silver Mound'
ARTEMISIACEAE
Dry USDA zones 04a-09b
54 Artemisia stellerana 'Silver Brocade'
ARTEMISIACEAE
dusty-miller
wormwood
mugwort
Dry, well drained USDA zones 05a-11
55 Artemisia stelleriana
ARTEMISIACEAE
old woman
beach wormwood
Dry USDA zones 03a-09b
56 Asclepias tuberosa
ASCLEPIADACEAE
butterfly weed
pleurisy root
Dry USDA zones 03a-10b
57 Aster tataricus
COMPOSITAE
Tartarian aster Dry USDA zones 04a-10b
58 Aster x frikartii
COMPOSITAE
aster Dry USDA zones 06a-10b
59 Astilbe chinensis 'Pumila'
Dry USDA zones 05a-10b
60 Atriplex semibaccata
ATRIPLICACEAE
Australian saltbush Dry USDA zones 08a-10b
61 Aucuba japonica
AUCUBACEAE
Dry USDA zones 07a-09b
62 Aurinia saxatilis 'Citrina'
CRUCIFERAE
basket-of-gold Dry USDA zones 04a-10b
63 Baccharis halimifolia
Dry USDA zones 05a-10b
64 Baccharis pilularis
dwarf coyote brush Dry USDA zones 08a-10b
65 Baileya multiradiata
COMPOSITAE
desert marigold No extra water Not classified
66 Balsamorhiza sagittata
COMPOSITAE
arrowleaf balsamroot
Oregon sunflower
Dry USDA zones 03a-10b
67 Baptisia alba
LEGUMINOSAE
false indigo
white wild indigo
Dry, well drained USDA zones 03a-09b
68 Baptisia australis
LEGUMINOSAE
wild indigo
false indigo
Dry, well drained USDA zones 03a-09b
69 Baptisia perfoliata
LEGUMINOSAE
catbells Dry USDA zones 08a-10b
70 Berberis thunbergii
BERBERIDACEAE
Japanese barberry Dry USDA zones 04a-10b
71 Berberis thunbergii 'Crimson Pygmy'
BERBERIDACEAE
Crimson pygmy barberry Dry USDA zones 04a-10b
72 Berberis x mentorensis
BERBERIDACEAE
mentor barberry Dry USDA zones 04a-08b
73 Bergenia 'Cambridge Rose'
SAXIFRAGACEAE
elephant's ears Dry to moist USDA zones 04a-09b
74 Bergenia cordifolia
SAXIFRAGACEAE
heartleaf bergenia Dry USDA zones 02a-10b
75 Bergenia crassifolia
SAXIFRAGACEAE
Dry USDA zones 03a-10b
76 Bougainvillea glabra
BOUGAINVILLEACEAE
paperflower Dry USDA zones 10a-10b
77 Bouteloua curtipendula
GRAMINEAE
sideoats grama
mesquite grass
Dry USDA zones 03a-10b
78 Bouteloua gracilis
GRAMINEAE
blue grama
mosquito grass
Dry USDA zones 03a-10b
79 Bouteloua hirsuta
GRAMINEAE
hairy grama grass Dry USDA zones 03a-09b
80 Bouvardia glaberrima
RUBIACEAE
smooth bouvardia Dry to moist USDA zones 06a-08b
81 Brachycome iberidifolia
COMPOSITAE
brachyome
Swan River daisy
No extra water USDA zones 05a-08b
82 Briza maxima
GRAMINEAE
big quaking grass Dry Not classified
83 Brodiaea californica
ALLIACEAE
wild hyacinth Dry to moist USDA zones 05a-11
84 Brodiaea elegans
ALLIACEAE
harvest brodiaea Dry to moist USDA zones 05a-11
85 Brodiaea pulchella
ALLIACEAE
wild hyacinth Dry to moist USDA zones 05a-11
86 Bromus kalmii
arctic brome Dry USDA zones 03a-08b
87 Buchloe dactyloides
GRAMINEAE
buffalograss Dry USDA zones 03a-09b
88 Buddleja alternifolia
BUDDLEJACEAE
fountain butterflybush Dry USDA zones 06a-08b
89 Buddleja davidii
BUDDLEJACEAE
Orange-eye butterflybush Dry USDA zones 05a-09b

Last reviewed November 01, 2004   

 

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