High Desert Drought Resistant Plants
By JM PerezWhen my husband and I were looking to buy a house, we both agreed on a small backyard (less maintenance). However, we instantly fell in love with a smaller house our realtor showed us. Five years later, living in the High Desert of CA, we have never loved having a huge backyard more and enjoy a quieter lifestyle.
Daylilies: Mid-season bloomer.
1. Pretty Woman Daylily – Soft pink flower.
2. Stella D’Oro Daylily.
3. Siloam David Kirchhoff Daylily – Purple, lavender flower.
Sword Lilies: Produces beautiful tall spikes with large flowers.
1. Gladiolus ‘Super Star’ 2. Gladiolus ‘Yellow’
3. Gladiolus ‘Fiorentina’ 4. Gladiolus ‘Peter Pears’
Rosebushes with beautiful blooms, colors and sweet scent.
Herbaceous Perennial & Shrub:
1. Red Autumn Sage – Drought resistant with long period of bloom.
2. Common Broom – Erect shrub with bright yellow flowers in spring and summer.
3. Lindheimer’s Beeblossom – Perennial with white flowers, light pink/pink.
Ornamental Grasses: Add charm to landscapes.
1. Purple Fountain Grass – Reddish leaves and colorful flowers.
2. Elijah Blue Fescue Grass – Remains blue throughout the year.
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Asparagus Plumosus
Asparagus Fern Beautiful vine with wiry climbing stems (contain sharp thorns). Pendula Yucca
Yucca Recurvifolia Beautiful evergreen specimen (clusters of white flowers). Lily of the Nile
Agapanthus ‘Storm Cloud’Produces purple trumpet-shape flowers in summer. Crimson Glory Tea
Leptospermum Scoparium Evergreen shrub with deep-red flowers on needlelike foliage. Lilium ‘Birgi’
Longiflorum-Asiatic Lily Produces beautiful deep pink flowers in Summer. |
Asparagus Fern
Asparagus densiflorus Needlelike foliage with tiny thorns (can develop small red poisonous berries). Noel’s Grevillea
Grevillea ‘Noellii’ Evergreen Shrub with long blooming pink & white flowers Pink Agapanthus
Tulbaghia Violacea ‘Silver Lace’Grass-like foliage with strong garlic odor & lavender flowers. Rosemary
Rosmarinus Officinalis Wonderful herb that makes a beautiful ornamental plant. Daffodil
Narcissus Hardy and easy perennials to grow with attractive flowers. Bird of Paradise Bush
Caesalpinia Gilliesii Evergreen shrub with large yellow birdlike flowers. |
