Gardening with Drought Tolerant Plants (Xeriscaping)
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Posted: May/01/2006 2:49 PM PST
With climates getting hotter each year, and watering restrictions becoming more prominent, a lot of people are looking for plants and garden designs that need less water. So I thought I'd start a thread on gardening with drought tolerant plants. If anyone has experience with or questions about xeriscaping and drought tolerant plants, here's the place to come! I find I'm adding more drought tolerant plants to my gardens each year and am always on the lookout for more. We [I]do[/I] have watering restrictions, so the less watering I have to do, the better. Last fall I added more coneflowers to my gardens. There are so many out there now. I planted the Sunrise, Sunset (from the Big Sky series), Razzmatazz and Double Decker. I also added a creeping sedum called Angelina. The pics below are the Razzmatazz coneflower and the Angelina sedum. Attachments:   |
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Posted: May/02/2006 3:44 AM PST
I forgot to mention that I also bought a Rudbeckia (Black-Eyed Susan) that I planted in the fall. I also want to plant some grasses. I'm looking at Blue Fescue, Japanese Blood Grass, Purple Fountain Grass and a tall yellow grass that I saw at the garden centre. I'm going to have to ask them what it is once it starts growing there again. It might be 'Karl Foerster' Feather Reed Grass, but I'm not sure. And I ordered a Flame Grass (Miscanthus sinensis Purpurascens) that should be here in a few weeks (pic below). Attachments:  |
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Posted: May/02/2006 9:53 AM PST
blue belle,,,,,gotta love that lil sedum!! they take very little care and the blooms are great too.if i search seriously i find them in the plant centers. i've ordered a few from ebay,over the years.the next on my list is ''black jack''.check it out! autumn joy is an old standard and very easy to find. |
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Posted: May/02/2006 10:29 AM PST
I have sedum that looks just like that except it's not yellow. Any idea what type it is? It does fantastic inbetween rocks and spreads like wildfire. From what I remember, it gets little yellow flowers. |
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Posted: May/02/2006 5:12 PM PST
I'm looking for drought tolerant plants this year too. Last year it was in the high 90's and 100's and we had a water restriction so my flowers weren't looking very good. |
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Posted: May/02/2006 5:26 PM PST
Quote: Originally posted by sedumgrow blue belle,,,,,gotta love that lil sedum!! they take very little care and the blooms are great too.if i search seriously i find them in the plant centers. i've ordered a few from ebay,over the years.the next on my list is ''black jack''.check it out! autumn joy is an old standard and very easy to find.I have the Autum Joy, Sedum. I haven't seen the Black Jack here. I'm sure I'll be adding more sedums to my garden as time goes by. |
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Posted: May/03/2006 12:17 AM PST
Where are you getting the flame grass from ? I like that. |
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Posted: May/03/2006 12:24 AM PST
I'm getting it from a Canadian source, Caz, so they probably wouldn't ship over the border. I'm sure lots of places have it though. |
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Posted: May/03/2006 4:40 PM PST
I have pretty good luck with lantana and the mexican lavendar. Also my plumbago does very well without much water. |
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Posted: May/03/2006 6:46 PM PST
I've had great luck with Mexican heather and Lantana also. Once they take hold they are incredibly easy to grow with beautiful blooms. They also love the heat. We've already had a few 100 degree days here in Dallas, with many more to come, I'm sure! |
