Outdoor Water Conservation Techniques
| ANEMONE Anemone sylvestris | ||
|---|---|---|
| Bloom Color: | White |   |
| Bloom Time: | May | |
| Height: | 18" | |
| Spread: | 24-36" | |
| Remarks: | Native, vigorous spreader. | |
| ARTEMISIA Artemisia species | ||
|---|---|---|
| Bloom Color: | White, very small |  |
| Bloom Time: | July-August | |
| Height: | 12-36" | |
| Spread: | 18-36" | |
| Remarks: | Beautiful silver foliage. Many types available. | |
| ASTER Aster species | ||
|---|---|---|
| Bloom Color: | White, purple, pink |  |
| Bloom Time: | July-September | |
| Height: | 12-24" | |
| Spread: | 18-36" | |
| Remarks: | Prairie asters are very drought tolerant. Pinch back stems in early summer for compact habit. | |
| BABY'S BREATH Gypsophila paniculata | ||
|---|---|---|
| Bloom Color: | White | |
| Bloom Time: | July-August | |
| Height: | 36" | |
| Spread: | 36" | |
| Remarks: | Dwarf cultivar available, great for cut flowers | |
| BASKET-OF-GOLD Aurinia saxitillis | ||
|---|---|---|
| Bloom Color: | Gold-yellow | |
| Bloom Time: | May | |
| Height: | 18" | |
| Spread: | 18" | |
| Remarks: | Shear after blooming. | |
| BEEBALM Monarda didyma | ||
|---|---|---|
| Bloom Color: | Red, pink, purple | |
| Bloom Time: | July-September | |
| Height: | 18-36" | |
| Spread: | 24-36" | |
| Remarks: | Dwarf varieties available. Can be very vigorous in growth. | |
| BERGENIA Bergenia cordifolia | ||
|---|---|---|
| Bloom Color: | Rose pink | |
| Bloom Time: | April-May | |
| Height: | 15" | |
| Spread: | 18" | |
| Remarks: | Glossy, semi evergreen leaves with blooms in spring. | |
| BLACK-EYED SUSAN Rudbeckia species | ||
|---|---|---|
| Bloom Color: | Yellow, gold | |
| Bloom Time: | July-August | |
| Height: | 18-24" | |
| Spread: | 18-24" | |
| Remarks: | Native, daisy-like flowers are great for cutting. | |
| BLANKET FLOWER Gaillardia species | ||
|---|---|---|
| Bloom Color: | Crimson red with yellow accents | |
| Bloom Time: | June-August | |
| Height: | 16-24" | |
| Spread: | 16-24" | |
| Remarks: | Very drought tolerant. Provide good drainage. | |
| BLUE FALSE INDIGO Baptisia australis | ||
|---|---|---|
| Bloom Color: | Indigo blue | |
| Bloom Time: | May-June | |
| Height: | 36" | |
| Spread: | 36" | |
| Remarks: | Native prairie plant. Dwarf variety available. | |
| BOLTONIA, FALSE CHAMOMILE Boltonia asteroides | ||
|---|---|---|
| Bloom Color: | White, pale pink | |
| Bloom Time: | August-October | |
| Height: | 36" | |
| Spread: | 36-42" | |
| Remarks: | Great fall color. Shear back in early summer to prevent from falling over. | |
| BUTTERFLY MILKWEED Asclepias tuberosa | ||
|---|---|---|
| Bloom Color: | Orange | |
| Bloom Time: | July | |
| Height: | 18-24" | |
| Spread: | 18" | |
| Remarks: | Native prairie plant with clusters of orange flowers. | |
| CANDYTUFT Iberis sempervirens | ||
|---|---|---|
| Bloom Color: | White | |
| Bloom Time: | May | |
| Height: | 15" | |
| Spread: | 18" | |
| Remarks: | Shear after blooming. | |
| CARNATION, PINKS Dianthus species | ||
|---|---|---|
| Bloom Color: | Pink shades, purple, rose | |
| Bloom Time: | June-August | |
| Height: | 6-18" | |
| Spread: | 12-24" | |
| Remarks: | Nice blue-green foliage and flowers for cutting. | |
| CATMINT Nepeta species | ||
|---|---|---|
| Bloom Color: | Lavender blue | |
| Bloom Time: | May-August | |
| Height: | 12"-18" | |
| Spread: | 18-24" | |
| Remarks: | Easy to grow and drought tolerant. Blooms persist all season if faded flowers are cut back. | |
| COLUMBINE Aquilegia species | ||
|---|---|---|
| Bloom Color: | Blue, purple, red, pink, yellow Blue, purple | |
| Bloom Time: | May-July | |
| Height: | 12-24" | |
| Spread: | 12-24" | |
| Remarks: | Versatile plant for sun or shade. | |
| CONEFLOWER Echinacea species | ||
|---|---|---|
| Bloom Color: | White, pink, purple | |
| Bloom Time: | July-August | |
| Height: | 18-24" | |
| Spread: | 18-24" | |
| Remarks: | Drought tolerant native plant. | |
| CONEFLOWER, MEXICAN HAT Ratibida | ||
|---|---|---|
| Bloom Color: | Yellow | |
| Bloom Time: | July-August | |
| Height: | 24-36" | |
| Spread: | 24-36" | |
| Remarks: | Native plant with showy blooms. | |
| CORAL BELLS Heuchera species | ||
|---|---|---|
| Bloom Color: | Red, pink | |
| Bloom Time: | July-August | |
| Height: | 8-12" | |
| Spread: | 12-18" | |
| Remarks: | Leaf colors range from purple to marbled greens. Nice stems of tubular flowers. | |
| CRANESBILL Geranium species | ||
|---|---|---|
| Bloom Color: | Blue, rose, pink, white, pale pink, magenta | |
| Bloom Time: | May-September | |
| Height: | 12-24" | |
| Spread: | 12-36" | |
| Remarks: | Hardy, dependable plant for any area. Showy blooms. Many sizes and colors. | |
| DAYLILY Hemerocallis species | ||
|---|---|---|
| Bloom Color: | Yellow, pink, red and more | |
| Bloom Time: | June-September | |
| Height: | 18"-36" | |
| Spread: | 24"-36" | |
| Remarks: | Many cultivars are repeat bloomers. | |
| FLAX, GOLDEN Linum flavum | ||
|---|---|---|
| Bloom Color: | Yellow | |
| Bloom Time: | June- July | |
| Height: | 12"-24" | |
| Spread: | 12"-24" | |
| Remarks: | Dislikes heavy clay soil. Amend soil with gravel. | |
| GAYFEATHER Liatris species | ||
|---|---|---|
| Bloom Color: | Purple, white | |
| Bloom Time: | July-September | |
| Height: | 18"-24" | |
| Spread: | 18"-24" | |
| Remarks: | Attractive spiked blooms. | |
| GOLDENROD Solidago species | ||
|---|---|---|
| Bloom Color: | Golden yellow | |
| Bloom Time: | August-September | |
| Height: | 18-36" | |
| Spread: | 18-36" | |
| Remarks: | Easy to grow, compact hybrids available. | |
| HOSTA Hosta species | ||
|---|---|---|
| Bloom Color: | White, lavender | |
| Bloom Time: | July-August | |
| Height: | 12-40" | |
| Spread: | 12-40" | |
| Remarks: | Many varieties. Drought tolerant once established. | |
| IRIS Iris species | ||
|---|---|---|
| Bloom Color: | Purple, blue, white, pink, yellow | |
| Bloom Time: | May-June | |
| Height: | 12-36" | |
| Spread: | 18-24" | |
| Remarks: | Drought tolerant and tough. Do not bury rhizomatous root too deep for risk of rotting. | |
| LAMB'S EAR Stachys byzantina | ||
|---|---|---|
| Bloom Color: | Pale pink (small) | |
| Bloom Time: | July | |
| Height: | 12-18" | |
| Spread: | 18-36" | |
| Remarks: | Great fuzzy silver foliage. Is a vigorous grower that thrives in poor, dry soils. | |
| LEADPLANT Amorpha canescens | ||
|---|---|---|
| Bloom Color: | Lavender blue | |
| Bloom Time: | June-July | |
| Height: | 24-36" | |
| Spread: | 18-24" | |
| Remarks: | Tough native shrub-like plant. | |
| LENTEN ROSE Helleborus orientalis | ||
|---|---|---|
| Bloom Color: | White, rose, purple | |
| Bloom Time: | April-May | |
| Height: | 18" | |
| Spread: | 18" | |
| Remarks: | Leathery leaves and nice early spring blooms. | |
| MEADOW SAGE, SALVIA Salvia x sylvestris | ||
|---|---|---|
| Bloom Color: | Dark purple, violet | |
| Bloom Time: | May-October | |
| Height: | 18-24" | |
| Spread: | 18-24" | |
| Remarks: | Showy spikes of flowers. Shear back all spent flowers to get continual blooms. | |
| OZARK SUNDROPS, EVENING PRIMROSE Oenothera macrocarpa | ||
|---|---|---|
| Bloom Color: | Yellow | |
| Bloom Time: | May-July | |
| Height: | 6-12" | |
| Spread: | 24" | |
| Remarks: | Large, cup shaped flowers on this native plant. Exceptional drought tolerance. | |
| PENSTEMON, BEARDTONGUE Penstemon species | ||
|---|---|---|
| Bloom Color: | Red, purple, rose, white, pink | |
| Bloom Time: | June-July | |
| Height: | 12-36" | |
| Spread: | 18-24" | |
| Remarks: | Showy tubular flowers on long stems. Needs well drained soils | |
| PEONY Paeonia lactiflora | ||
|---|---|---|
| Bloom Color: | Many | |
| Bloom Time: | May-June | |
| Height: | 36" | |
| Spread: | 36-48" | |
| Remarks: | Fragrant, showy spring blooms. Drought tolerant once established. | |
| PINCUSHION FLOWER Scabiosa columbaria | ||
|---|---|---|
| Bloom Color: | Lavender blue | |
| Bloom Time: | May-September | |
| Height: | 12-18" | |
| Spread: | 12-18" | |
| Remarks: | Showy flowers set on long, tubular stems. Semievergreen foliage. | |
| PITCHER SAGE Salvia azurea | ||
|---|---|---|
| Bloom Color: | Blue-violet | |
| Bloom Time: | late July-early September | |
| Height: | 36-48" | |
| Spread: | 36" | |
| Remarks: | Native prairie plant. Exceptional drought tolerance. | |
| POPPY MALLOW, WINECUPS Callirhoe involucrata, Callirhoe alcaeoides | ||
|---|---|---|
| Bloom Color: | Bright rose-purple, white | |
| Bloom Time: | June-August | |
| Height: | 12" | |
| Spread: | 18" | |
| Remarks: | Native groundcover. Excellent drought tolerance. | |
| PURPLE PRAIRIE CLOVER Dalea purpurea | ||
|---|---|---|
| Bloom Color: | Purple | |
| Bloom Time: | June-July | |
| Height: | 12-18" | |
| Spread: | 12-18" | |
| Remarks: | Native prairie plant with round purple flower heads. Needs excellent drainage. | |
| PUSSYTOES Antennaria species | ||
|---|---|---|
| Bloom Color: | White | |
| Bloom Time: | June | |
| Height: | 6" | |
| Spread: | 12" | |
| Remarks: | Flower resembles cat's paw. | |
| RATTLESNAKE MASTER Eryngium yuccafolium | ||
|---|---|---|
| Bloom Color: | White | |
| Bloom Time: | July-August | |
| Height: | 24 | |
| Spread: | 18" | |
| Remarks: | Yucca-like foliage topped with rounded blooms. | |
| ROCK CRESS Arabis caucasia | ||
|---|---|---|
| Bloom Color: | White | |
| Bloom Time: | May-June | |
| Height: | 6" | |
| Spread: | 12-18" | |
| Remarks: | Variegated foliage available | |
| RUSSIAN SAGE Perovskia atriplicifolia | ||
|---|---|---|
| Bloom Color: | Lavender | |
| Bloom Time: | July-September | |
| Height: | 36-48" | |
| Spread: | 36" | |
| Remarks: | Delicate silver-gray foliage with spikes of blooms. Exceptional drought tolerance. | |
| SEA LAVENDER Limonium latifolium | ||
|---|---|---|
| Bloom Color: | Lavender | |
| Bloom Time: | June | |
| Height: | 18" | |
| Spread: | 18" | |
| Remarks: | Easy to grow. Provide good drainage. Nice cut flowers. | |
| SEDUM Sedum species | ||
|---|---|---|
| Bloom Color: | Pink, salmon, yellow, white | |
| Bloom Time: | July-October | |
| Height: | 3-18" | |
| Spread: | 12-36" | |
| Remarks: | Many types available from ground covers to tall varieties. | |
| SKULLCAP Scutellaria species | ||
|---|---|---|
| Bloom Color: | Purple | |
| Bloom Time: | June-August | |
| Height: | 10-12" | |
| Spread: | 12-18" | |
| Remarks: | Native variety 'Smoky Hills' is very drought tolerant. Shear back after blooms fade for second flush. | |
| SNEEZEWEED, HELEN'S FLOWER Helenium autumnale | ||
|---|---|---|
| Bloom Color: | Yellow, orange, red | |
| Bloom Time: | August-September | |
| Height: | 24-36" | |
| Spread: | 24" | |
| Remarks: | Native plant. Good with ornamental grasses. | |
| SNOW IN SUMMER Cerastium tomentosum | ||
|---|---|---|
| Bloom Color: | White | |
| Bloom Time: | May-June | |
| Height: | 8" | |
| Spread: | 12" | |
| Remarks: | Silvery leaves forms carpet. | |
| STOKE'S ASTER Stokesia laevis | ||
|---|---|---|
| Bloom Color: | Blue, purple, white | |
| Bloom Time: | July-August | |
| Height: | 12-18" | |
| Spread: | 18" | |
| Remarks: | Showy blooms. Needs soil that drains well. | |
| THYME Thymus species | ||
|---|---|---|
| Bloom Color: | White, lavender | |
| Bloom Time: | June-July | |
| Height: | 3-6" | |
| Spread: | 12-24" | |
| Remarks: | Use as ground cover or between paving stones. | |
| TICKSEED Coreopsis species | ||
|---|---|---|
| Bloom Color: | Lemon-yellow, gold | |
| Bloom Time: | May-September | |
| Height: | 12-36" | |
| Spread: | 12-36" | |
| Remarks: | Cut off spent blooms for continuous color. | |
| VERONICA Veronica species | ||
|---|---|---|
| Bloom Color: | Purple, blue, white, rose | |
| Bloom Time: | May-August | |
| Height: | 2-24" | |
| Spread: | 12-24" | |
| Remarks: | Many types available from ground covers to upright varieties. Moderately drought tolerant. | |
| VINCA Vinca minor | ||
|---|---|---|
| Bloom Color: | Lavender | |
| Bloom Time: | May-June | |
| Height: | 3-6" | |
| Spread: | 36" + | |
| Remarks: | Easy to grow groundcover. | |
| YARROW Achillea species | ||
|---|---|---|
| Bloom Color: | Yellow, gold, red, rose, orange, pink, white | |
| Bloom Time: | June-September | |
| Height: | 12-24" | |
| Spread: | 18-24" | |
| Remarks: | Exceptional drought tolerance. Some species are native. Cut back faded flowers to promote more blooms. Vigorous grower. | |
| YUCCA, SOAPWEED Yucca glauca, Yucca filamentosa | ||
|---|---|---|
| Bloom Color: | Creamy white | |
| Bloom Time: | June-August | |
| Height: | 36" | |
| Spread: | 36" | |
| Remarks: | Spiny foliage not a good choice for high traffic areas. Yucca glauca is native to central U.S. Extremely drought tolerant. | |
