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1 Calamagrostis canadensis
bluejoint Dry USDA zones 03a-07b
2 Calamagrostis epigeios
reed grass Dry USDA zones 03a-06b
3 Calamagrostis x acutifolia
feather reed grass Dry to moist USDA zones 06a-09b
4 Calamovilfa longifolia
GRAMINEAE
prairie sand reed Dry USDA zones 03a-06b
5 Calandrinia umbellata
rock purslane No extra water Not classified
6 Calliandra californica
LEGUMINOSAE
Baja fairy duster Dry USDA zones 09a-10b
7 Calliandra eriophylla
LEGUMINOSAE
Fairy duster Dry USDA zones 08a-10b
8 Callirhoe digitata
MALVACEAE
fringed poppy mallow Dry, well drained USDA zones 03a-10b
9 Callirhoe involucrata
MALVACEAE
purple poppy mallow
wine cups
Dry USDA zones 04a-10b
10 Callirhoe papaver
MALVACEAE
poppy mallow Dry, well drained USDA zones 05a-08b
11 Campsis radicans
BIGNONIACEAE
trumpet creeper Dry USDA zones 04a-10b
12 Caragana arborescens
LEGUMINOSAE
Siberian pea shrub Dry USDA zones 02a-07b
13 Caragana microphylla
LEGUMINOSAE
littleleaf peashrub Dry USDA zones 02a-10b
14 Carthamus tinctorius
safflower
false saffron
bastard saffron
American saffron
dyer's thistle
dyer's saffron
saffron thistle
hong hua
Dry, well drained Not classified
15 Carya glabra
JUGLANDACEAE
pignut hickory Dry USDA zones 05a-10b
16 Caryopteris x clandonensis
blue-mist shrub
blue spirea
Dry USDA zones 05a-10b
17 Cassia fasciculata
CASSIACEAE
partridge pea No extra water Not classified
18 Castilleja applegatei
Dry to moist Not classified
19 Catalpa speciosa
Northern catalpa
Western catalpa
Dry USDA zones 04a-10b
20 Catananche caerulea
cupid's dart
blue succory
Dry USDA zones 05a-10b
21 Ceanothus americanus
RHAMNACEAE
New Jersey tea Dry USDA zones 03a-10b
22 Ceanothus gloriosus
RHAMNACEAE
Point Reyes ceanothus Dry USDA zones 08a-10b
23 Ceanothus thyrsiflorus 'Victoria'
RHAMNACEAE
redroot
blue blossom
wild lilac
Dry, well drained USDA zones 07a-11
24 Celtis occidentalis
CELTIDACEAE
hackberry Dry USDA zones 03a-10b
25 Centaurea hypoleuca
CENTAUREACEAE
Dry Not classified
26 Centaurea macrocephala
CENTAUREACEAE
bighead knapweed
giant knapweed
globe centaurea
Dry USDA zones 03a-04b
27 Centaurium erythraea
GENTIANACEAE
European centaury
centaury
Dry Not classified
28 Cephalophyllum 'Red Spike'
AIZOACEAE
Dry USDA zones 09a-10b
29 Cerastium tomentosum
CERASTIACEAE
snow-in-summer Dry USDA zones 04a-10b
30 Cercocarpus ledifolius
CERCOCARPACEAE
curl-leaf mahogany Dry USDA zones 04a-10b
31 Cercocarpus montanus
CERCOCARPACEAE
mountain mahogany
tse'esdaaziih
Dry USDA zones 06a-10b
32 Chaenomeles speciosa
ROSACEAE
flowering quince
Japanese quince
Dry USDA zones 05a-10b
33 Chaenomeles x superba
ROSACEAE
flowering quince Dry to moist USDA zones 05a-09b
34 Chamaemelum nobile
COMPOSITAE
Roman chamomile Dry, well drained USDA zones 06a-09b
35 Chamaemelum nobile 'Flore Pleno'
COMPOSITAE
Roman chamomile Dry, well drained USDA zones 06a-09b
36 Chilopsis linearis 'Regal'
BIGNONIACEAE
desert willow Dry USDA zones 08a-10b
37 Chrysanthemum maximum
Shasta daisy Dry USDA zones 04a-05b
38 Chrysopsis graminifolia
COMPOSITAE
grass-leaved golden aster Dry to moist USDA zones 05a-10b
39 Chrysopsis villosa
COMPOSITAE
golden aster Dry to moist USDA zones 04a-09b
40 Cissus antartica
CISSACEAE
Kangaroo ivy Dry USDA zones 10a-10b
41 Cistus corbariensis
CISTACEAE
rockrose Dry, well drained USDA zones 08a-10b
42 Cistus ladaniferus
CISTACEAE
gum rockrose
crimson spot rockrose
No extra water USDA zones 08a-09b
43 Cistus salviifolius
CISTACEAE
salvia cistus
sageleaf rockrose
Dry USDA zones 09a-10b
44 Cistus villosus 'Lasca select'
CISTACEAE
rockrose No extra water USDA zones 08a-09b
45 Clarkia rubicunda
godetia Dry Not classified
46 Clematis ligusticifolia
CLEMATIDACEAE
western virgin's bower Dry USDA zones 03a-10b
47 Cleome hasslerana
CLEOMACEAE
spiderflower Dry Not classified
48 Collinsia grandiflora
blue-lips No extra water USDA zones 10a-11
49 Collinsia heterophylla
Chinese houses No extra water USDA zones 10a-11
50 Colutea arborescens
bladder senna Dry USDA zones 06a-09b
51 Comptonia peregrina
sweet fern Dry USDA zones 02a-10b
52 Consolida ambigua
RANUNCULACEAE
rocket larkspur No extra water Not classified
53 Convolvulus mauritanicus
CONVOLVULACEAE
ground morning glory Dry USDA zones 08a-10b
54 Coreopsis lanceolata
COREOPSIDACEAE
lance coreopsis Dry USDA zones 04a-10b
55 Coreopsis verticillata
COREOPSIDACEAE
whorled tickseed
threadleaf coreopsis
Dry USDA zones 04a-10b
56 Cornus racemosa
CORNACEAE
gray dogwood
panicled dogwood
Dry USDA zones 04a-10b
57 Cortaderia selloana
GRAMINEAE
Uruguayan pampas grass Dry USDA zones 08a-10b
58 Corylus americana
CORYLACEAE
American hazelnut
American filbert
Dry USDA zones 07a-10b
59 Cosmos bipinnatus
COMPOSITAE
cosmos Dry Above 40� F
60 Cosmos sulphureus 'Bright Lights'
COMPOSITAE
cosmos No extra water Not classified
61 Cotoneaster adpressus
ROSACEAE
creeping cotoneaster Dry USDA zones 04a-10b
62 Cotoneaster apiculatus
ROSACEAE
cranberry cotoneaster Dry USDA zones 04a-10b
63 Cotoneaster dammeri
ROSACEAE
bearberry cotoneaster Dry USDA zones 05a-10b
64 Cotoneaster horizontalis
ROSACEAE
rockspray cotoneaster
rock cotoneaster
small-leaved cotoneaster
Dry USDA zones 04a-10b
65 Cotoneaster multiflorus
ROSACEAE
flowering cotoneaster Dry USDA zones 05a-10b
66 Crocosmia
IRIDACEAE
crocosmia Dry USDA zones 08a-10b
67 Crocus flavus
CROCACEAE
yellow crocus Dry USDA zones 03a-10b
68 Cupressus macrocarpa
CUPRESSACEAE
Monterey cypress Dry USDA zones 07a-10b
69 Cupressus sempervirens
CUPRESSACEAE
Italian cypress Dry, well drained USDA zones 07a-09b
70 Cynoglossum amabile 'Blanche Burpee'
No extra water Not classified
71 Cytisus x praecox
Warminster broom Dry USDA zones 06a-10b
72 Dalea greggii
LEGUMINOSAE
Gregg's prairie clover
trailing indigo bush
Dry USDA zones 09a-10b
73 Delosperma litorale
AIZOACEAE
seaside delosperma
iceplant
Dry Not classified
74 Dennstaedtia punctilobula
DENNSTAEDTIACEAE
eastern hay-scented fern
boulder fern
cup fern
Dry USDA zones 03a-08b
75 Dianthus armeria
DIANTHACEAE
Deptford pink No extra water Not classified
76 Diervilla lonicera
DIERVILLACEAE
dwarf bush honeysuckle Dry USDA zones 03a-10b
77 Dimorphotheca pluvialis
COMPOSITAE
Cape marigold No extra water Not classified
78 Dimorphotheca sinuata
COMPOSITAE
glandular cape marigold No extra water Not classified
79 Dodecatheon amethystinum
PRIMULACEAE
jeweled shootingstar
amethyst shootingstar
Dry to moist USDA zones 04a-07b
80 Dodecatheon dentatum
PRIMULACEAE
dwarf shooting star Dry to moist USDA zones 04a-08b
81 Dodecatheon meadia
PRIMULACEAE
shooting star Dry to moist USDA zones 05a-08b
82 Dorotheanthus bellidiformis
AIZOACEAE
Livingstone daisy No extra water Not classified
83 Duchesnea indica
ROSACEAE
Indian strawberry
mock strawberry
Dry USDA zones 03a-10b
84 Dyssodia tenuiloba
COMPOSITAE
Dahlberg daisy
golden fleece
No extra water Not classified
85 Echium candicans
ECHIACEAE
pride of Madeira Dry USDA zones 10a-11
86 Echium lycopsis
ECHIACEAE
viper's bugloss No extra water USDA zones 10a-11
87 Elaeagnus angustifolia
ELAEAGNACEAE
Russian olive
wild olive
oleaster
tree of paradise
Dry USDA zones 02a-10b
88 Elaeagnus commutata
ELAEAGNACEAE
silverberry Dry USDA zones 01-10b
89 Elaeagnus umbellata
ELAEAGNACEAE
autumn olive bush
aki-gumi
Dry USDA zones 03a-08b
90 Elymus canadensis
Canada wild rye Dry USDA zones 03a-08b
91 Elymus glaucus
western ryegrass
lyme grass
wild rye
Dry USDA zones 04a-09b
92 Elymus virginicus
Virginia wild rye Dry USDA zones 03a-09b
93 Emilia javanica
COMPOSITAE
tassel flower No extra water Not classified
94 Epilobium angustifolium
EPILOBIACEAE
fireweed
willow herb
Dry to moist USDA zones 02a-09b
95 Epilobium latifolium
EPILOBIACEAE
dwarf fireweed Dry to moist USDA zones 02a-09b
96 Eragrostis spectabilis
ERAGROSTIDACEAE
purple love grass Dry USDA zones 05a-09b
97 Eragrostis trichodes
ERAGROSTIDACEAE
sand love grass Dry USDA zones 05a-09b
98 Eremurus
ASPHODELACEAE
foxtail lily Dry USDA zones 05a-09b
99 Erianthus
winter aconite Dry USDA zones 04a-09b
100 Erigeron karvinskianus
Latin American fleabane
Mexican daisy
Santa Barbara daisy
Dry USDA zones 09a-10b
101 Eriogonum compositum
ERIOGONACEAE
northern buckwheat Dry USDA zones 04a-07b
102 Eriogonum umbellatum
ERIOGONACEAE
wild buck-wheat
sulpher flower
Dry USDA zones 03a-10b
103 Eriogonum wrightii
ERIOGONACEAE
Wright's buckwheat Dry USDA zones 06a-10b
104 Eriophyllum lanatum
COMPOSITAE
woolly eriophyllum Dry USDA zones 05a-10b
105 Erodium cicutarium
ERODIACEAE
pin-clover
alfilaria
filaree
No extra water Not classified
106 Eryngium bourgatii
ERYNGIACEAE
Mediterranean eryngo Dry USDA zones 05a-10b
107 Eryngium giganteum 'Miss Wilmot's Ghost'
ERYNGIACEAE
rattlesnake master Dry to moist USDA zones 04a-09b
108 Eryngium x zabelii
ERYNGIACEAE
Zabel eryngo Dry USDA zones 05a-10b
109 Eryngium yuccifolium
ERYNGIACEAE
button snakeroot
rattlesnake master
Dry to moist USDA zones 04a-09b
110 Erysimum linifolium
ERYSIMACEAE
alpine wallflower No extra water Not classified
111 Erysimum perofskianum
ERYSIMACEAE
Afghan erysimum No extra water Not classified
112 Erythronium spp.
ERYTHRONIACEAE
Dry USDA zones 03a-09b
113 Eschscholzia caespitosa
ESCHSCHOLZIACEAE
pastel poppy
tufted California poppy
Dry USDA zones 08a-10b
114 Eschscholzia californica
ESCHSCHOLZIACEAE
California poppy Dry USDA zones 08a-10b
115 Eucalyptus spp.
Dry Not classified
116 Euonymus alata
EUONYMACEAE
winged burning bush
winged euonymus
Dry USDA zones 04a-07b
117 Euonymus fortunei var. radicans
EUONYMACEAE
wintercreeper Dry USDA zones 05a-09b
118 Euonymus japonica
EUONYMACEAE
Japanese spindletree
Japanese euonymus
Dry USDA zones 04a-09b
119 Euphorbia characias
EUPHORBIACEAE
Dry USDA zones 08a-10b
120 Euphorbia corollata
EUPHORBIACEAE
flowering spurge Dry USDA zones 04a-10b
121 Euphorbia cyparissias
EUPHORBIACEAE
cypress spurge Dry USDA zones 04a-10b
122 Euphorbia epithymoides
EUPHORBIACEAE
cushion spurge Dry USDA zones 05a-10b
123 Euphorbia marginata
EUPHORBIACEAE
snow-on-the-mountain Dry USDA zones 06a-10b
124 Euphorbia myrsinites
EUPHORBIACEAE
myrtle spurge
myrtle euphorbia
Dry USDA zones 05a-10b

Last reviewed November 01, 2004   

 

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