Very Waterwise Plants

Very Waterwise Plants
These waterwise and drought tolerant plants are considered very xeric (water thrifty). Once established, these very waterwise plants will need no supplemental watering. Each of our products lists its water tolerance so you can plan your garden based on your region and its natural rainfall. Learn more about waterwise gardening: Water Saving Gardening Tips.
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Red Berry Mahonia is valued for its fragrant yellow late-spring flowers and profusion of large red fruit that ripen in late summer. Mahonia haematocarpa one of our toughest and most ...
Learn MoreRed Barberry (Mahonia) Red Barberry, Red Oregon Grape Mahonia haematocarpa$12.99 Sale $12.34Sale Price I Save 5%Per Plant - 5" Deep PotRed Berry Mahonia is valued for its fragrant yellow late-spring flowers and profusion of large red fruit that ripen in late summer. Mahonia haematocarpa one of our toughest and most ornamental native, broadleaf evergreen shrubs. Drought resistant/drought tolerant plant (xeric). 6-12 ft. tall x 6-12 ft. wide.Learn More30-36" tall x 36-48" wide. Beargrass has attractive evergreen foliage and provides a graceful grass-like form in the landscape. Drought resistant/drought tolerant plant (xeric)....
Learn MoreGreen's Beargrass (Nolina) Green's Beargrass Nolina greenei$10.99 Sale $9.89Sale Price I Save 10%Per Plant - 5" Deep Pot30-36" tall x 36-48" wide. Beargrass has attractive evergreen foliage and provides a graceful grass-like form in the landscape. Drought resistant/drought tolerant plant (xeric).Learn MoreWild Four O'clock is a magnificent native wildflower that blooms all summer with magenta-pink flowers that open in the afternoon. A perennial with huge, deep roots, it needs no extr...
Learn MoreWild Four O'Clock (Mirabilis) Wild Four O'Clock Mirablis multiflora$10.99 Sale $10.44Sale Price I Save 5%Per Plant - 5" Deep PotWild Four O'clock is a magnificent native wildflower that blooms all summer with magenta-pink flowers that open in the afternoon. A perennial with huge, deep roots, it needs no extra water once established. Drought resistant/drought tolerant plant (xeric).Learn MoreTrinidad Yucca (Yucca glauca) is an attractive native evergreen succulent that blooms in late spring. Large ivory colored flowers held over on stiff spikes of blue-gray foliage. Our ...
Learn MoreTrinidad Yucca Trinidad Yucca Yucca glauca Trinidad$11.99 Sale $11.39Sale Price I Save 5%Per Plant - 5" Deep PotTrinidad Yucca (Yucca glauca) is an attractive native evergreen succulent that blooms in late spring. Large ivory colored flowers held over on stiff spikes of blue-gray foliage. Our durable, cold-hardy Yucca comes from the high plains of south-central Colorado, where the wind never stops and the winters are brutally cold. Plains Yucca is a tough native succulent that is both beautiful and long lived, and highly deer and rabbit resistant.Learn MoreTexas Sotol (Dasylirion texanum) is a showy, very cold hardy succulent that brings the look of the Southwest to wherever it's planted. Drought resistant/drought tolerant plant (xeric...
Learn MoreTexas Sotol (Dasylirion) Texas Sotol Dasylirion texanum$10.99 Sale $9.89Sale Price I Save 10%Per Plant - 5" Deep PotTexas Sotol (Dasylirion texanum) is a showy, very cold hardy succulent that brings the look of the Southwest to wherever it's planted. Drought resistant/drought tolerant plant (xeric).Learn More4-5" x 3-4" wide. Pineapple Cactus is a showy, clustering cactus with white spines and large yellow flowers with an orange center....
Learn MorePineapple Cactus (Coryphantha) Pineapple Cactus Coryphantha sulcata$10.99Per Plant - 2" Pot4-5" x 3-4" wide. Pineapple Cactus is a showy, clustering cactus with white spines and large yellow flowers with an orange center.Learn MorePlant Select 2014. 4" tall x 15" wide. A superb native groundcover plant, Zinnia grandiflora ‘Gold on Blue’ (Gold On Blue Prairie Zinnia) is an unusually large form of Prairie ...
Learn MoreGold On Blue Prairie Zinnia Gold On Blue Prairie Zinnia Zinnia grandiflora Gold on Blue$8.99 Sale $8.09Sale Price I Save 10%Per Plant - 2.5" PotPlant Select 2014. 4" tall x 15" wide. A superb native groundcover plant, Zinnia grandiflora ‘Gold on Blue’ (Gold On Blue Prairie Zinnia) is an unusually large form of Prairie Zinnia that blooms in summer with golden-yellow daisies. Drought resistant/drought tolerant plant (xeric).Learn MoreSeafoam is grown for its curlicue silver foliage and low, mounding habit. Useful as a small scall groundcover, the plant is an excellent companion for other tall perennials with gree...
Learn MoreSeafoam Artemisia Seafoam Curlicue Sage Artemisia versicolor SeafoamAs low as $8.99Per Plant - 5" Deep PotSeafoam is grown for its curlicue silver foliage and low, mounding habit. Useful as a small scall groundcover, the plant is an excellent companion for other tall perennials with green or blue foliage. Drought resistant/drought tolerant plant (xeric). Introduced into cultivation in the US by Lauren Springer Ogden.Learn More3" x 4-5' wide. One of the rarest cacti in the United States, this tiny, white-spined gem blooms in late spring with a nice display of coral-pink flowers. Drought resistant/drought ...
Learn MoreLee's Spiny Star Cactus (Escobaria) Lee's Spiny Star Cactus Escobaria leei$12.99Per Plant - 2" Pot3" x 4-5' wide. One of the rarest cacti in the United States, this tiny, white-spined gem blooms in late spring with a nice display of coral-pink flowers. Drought resistant/drought tolerant plant (xeric).Learn MoreCreate a stunning island of Ice Plant with this Delosperma Collection. Drought tolerant and cold hardy, Delosperma are easy to care for and long blooming....
Learn MoreIce Plant Collection (Delosperma) Ice Plant Collection (Delosperma)$27.96Per Collection of 4Create a stunning island of Ice Plant with this Delosperma Collection. Drought tolerant and cold hardy, Delosperma are easy to care for and long blooming.Learn MoreFast-growing, and colorful, 'Angelina' Creeping Sedum (Sedum rupestre) adds a dazzling highlight with colors from chartreuse to golden yellow. Easy to grow, it will spread quickly as...
Learn MoreAngelina Sedum Angelina Stonecrop Sedum rupestre AngelinaAs low as $7.99Per Plant - 2.5" PotFast-growing, and colorful, 'Angelina' Creeping Sedum (Sedum rupestre) adds a dazzling highlight with colors from chartreuse to golden yellow. Easy to grow, it will spread quickly as a drought-tolerant groundcover. Bright yellow star-like flowers bloom in summer and foliage turns golden-orange in autumn. A great pick for rock gardens, dry borders, and large expanses of ground that need planting.Learn More'Blut' is one of the very best cold hardy Ice Plants. With its vigorous growth habit, durable evergreen foliage and summer-long display of deep magenta-red flowers, it is an invaluab...
Learn MoreBlut Ice Plant Blut Ice Plant Delosperma ashtonii BlutAs low as $7.99 Sale $7.19Per Plant - 2.5" Pot'Blut' is one of the very best cold hardy Ice Plants. With its vigorous growth habit, durable evergreen foliage and summer-long display of deep magenta-red flowers, it is an invaluable groundcover. Drought resistant/drought tolerant plant (xeric).Learn MoreBold and beautiful, SunSparkler® 'Dazzleberry' Sedum sports smoky blue-grey foliage in 6-inch-tall mounds. Come late summer, raspberry flower clusters cover the plant for long-lasti...
Learn MoreSunSparkler® Dazzleberry Sedum SunSparkler® Dazzleberry Stonecrop PP#22457 Sedum Dazzleberry PP#22457$10.99Per Plant - 5" Deep PotBold and beautiful, SunSparkler® 'Dazzleberry' Sedum sports smoky blue-grey foliage in 6-inch-tall mounds. Come late summer, raspberry flower clusters cover the plant for long-lasting color. Easy-to-grow and pollinator-friendly, it’s a great low maintenance perennial for groundcovers, rock gardens, borders, and containers in sunny, dry areas. 'Dazzleberry' will naturalize and spread creating a carpet of easy-care color.Learn More'Blue Spruce' Creeping Sedum (Sedum reflexum) is a standout among low-maintenance Sedums. This easy-to-grow and eye-catching features succulent blue-green foliage, much like little s...
Learn MoreBlue Spruce Sedum Blue Spruce Stonecrop Sedum reflexum Blue SpruceAs low as $7.99Per Plant - 2.5" Pot'Blue Spruce' Creeping Sedum (Sedum reflexum) is a standout among low-maintenance Sedums. This easy-to-grow and eye-catching features succulent blue-green foliage, much like little spruce needles! A pollinator favorite, it is covered with small star-shaped yellow flowers in summer for over a month. A great evergreen groundcover where low maintenance, drought-tolerant, deer-and-rabbit-resistant plantings are desired.Learn MoreA soft orange-flowered selection of pineleaf beardtongue, SteppeSuns® Sunset Glow Penstemon (Penstemon pinifolius) is a native cultivar that starts flowering in late spring and attr...
Learn MoreSteppeSuns® Sunset Glow Penstemon SteppeSuns® Sunset Glow Beardtongue Penstemon pinifolius 'P019S'$8.99Per Plant - 2.5" PotA soft orange-flowered selection of pineleaf beardtongue, SteppeSuns® Sunset Glow Penstemon (Penstemon pinifolius) is a native cultivar that starts flowering in late spring and attracts numerous pollinators and hummingbirds. Reminiscent of Colorado summer sunsets, its long-lasting blooms add a warm glow to dry area gardens. Finely textured evergreen foliage forms a compact mound for year-round interest.Learn MoreThanksgiving Ornamental Oregano (Origanum x 'Erntedank') is a stunningly colorful ornamental oregano. Adaptable and easy-to-grow, its round, blue-green foliage has a light herbal sce...
Learn MoreThanksgiving Ornamental Oregano Thanksgiving Ornamental Oregano Origanum x Erntedank$8.99Per Plant - 2.5" PotThanksgiving Ornamental Oregano (Origanum x 'Erntedank') is a stunningly colorful ornamental oregano. Adaptable and easy-to-grow, its round, blue-green foliage has a light herbal scent, and when it blooms it is covered with sweetly fragrant flowers of lilac-pink. Native bees and honeybees love the nectar and are always to be seen pollinating the flowers. Despite a delicate appearance, this is a tough, reliable perennial.Learn MoreSunSparkler® 'Wildfire' Sedum blazes with ruby red petals edged in hot pink. Late summer brings clusters of long-blooming pink flowers. It’s an attention-worthy groundcover that w...
Learn MoreSunSparkler® Wildfire Sedum SunSparkler® Wildfire Stonecrop PP#28621 Sedum Wildfire PP#28621$10.99Per Plant - 5" Deep PotSunSparkler® 'Wildfire' Sedum blazes with ruby red petals edged in hot pink. Late summer brings clusters of long-blooming pink flowers. It’s an attention-worthy groundcover that will naturalize to fill a sunny, dry area. In fact, the more sun, the brighter the color. A perfect easy-to-grow addition to a rock garden, container, or any sunny spot that needs a water-thrifty color boost. Deer and rabbit resistant.Learn MorePrickly Dianthus (Acantholimon litvinovii) forms large, spiny cushions of blue-grey rosettes in sunny rock gardens or arid landscapes. Its prickly nature makes it an excellent choice...
Learn MorePrickly Dianthus (Acantholimon) Prickly Dianthus Acantholimon litvinovii$8.99 Sale $8.54Sale Price I Save 5%Per Plant - 2.5" PotPrickly Dianthus (Acantholimon litvinovii) forms large, spiny cushions of blue-grey rosettes in sunny rock gardens or arid landscapes. Its prickly nature makes it an excellent choice for keeping critters out with a low maintenance groundcover. Flowering with tiny white-pink blossoms in late spring, followed by attractive seed heads, these compact mounding plants offer delicate color and a hardy nature to the waterwise garden.Learn MoreBanana Yucca (Yucca baccata) is a handsome species with rosettes of thick, stout olive-green leaves and big spikes of showy ivory flowers in late spring....
Learn MoreBanana Yucca Banana Yucca Yucca baccataAs low as $12.99Per Plant - 5" Deep PotBanana Yucca (Yucca baccata) is a handsome species with rosettes of thick, stout olive-green leaves and big spikes of showy ivory flowers in late spring.Learn MoreCardinal Penstemon (Penstemon cardinalis) is a rare, cold hardy wildflower from the southern mountains of New Mexico. Tall, impressive spikes of dark red flowers bloom in mid-summer,...
Learn MoreCardinal Penstemon Cardinal Beardtongue Penstemon cardinalis$10.99 Sale $9.89Sale Price I Save 10%Per Plant - 5" Deep PotCardinal Penstemon (Penstemon cardinalis) is a rare, cold hardy wildflower from the southern mountains of New Mexico. Tall, impressive spikes of dark red flowers bloom in mid-summer, making this favorite source of natural nectar for hummingbirds. A must-have for your pollinator garden. Drought resistant/drought tolerant plant (xeric).Learn More'Cape Blanco' Creeping Sedum (Sedum spathulifolium 'Cape Blanco') is sheer elegance with unusual pewter, powder-blue succulent foliage in a well-behaved groundcover. Clusters of tiny...
Learn MoreCape Blanco Sedum Cape Blanco Stonecrop Sedum spathulifolium Cape BlancoAs low as $7.99 Sale $7.19Per Plant - 2.5" Pot'Cape Blanco' Creeping Sedum (Sedum spathulifolium 'Cape Blanco') is sheer elegance with unusual pewter, powder-blue succulent foliage in a well-behaved groundcover. Clusters of tiny yellow flowers cover the plant in summer. Cape Blanco is an award-winning standout. Easy-to-grow and pollinator-friendly this North American native is a must-have!Learn More
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- Golden Eye Prairie Zinnia
- Apache Plume (Fallugia)
- Yellow Twig Rabbitbrush (Chrysothamnus)
- Compact Joshua Tree (Yucca)
- Monarch Magic Collection
- Beargrass (Nolina)
- Purple Chip Salvia
- Hedgehog Cactus (Echinocereus)
- Horse Crippler Cactus (Echinocactus)
- Hedgehog Cactus (Echinocereus)
- Shin Dagger Century Plant (Agave)
- Common Sotol (Dasylirion)
- Long Spined Utah Century Plant (Agave)
- Kaibab Plateau Century Plant (Agave)
- Utah Century Plant (Agave)
- Gold Ball Basket Of Gold (Alyssum)
- Engelmann's Hedgehog Cactus (Echinocereus)
- Dwarf White Lace Hedgehog Cactus (Echinocereus)
- Fendler's Hedgehog Cactus (Echinocereus)
- Night-Blooming Ice Plant (Stomatium)
- New Mexico Spiny Star Cactus (Escobaria)
- Prairie Zinnia
- Lucretia Hamilton Desert Willow
- Golden Flowered Century Plant (Agave)
- Robust Gray Great Basin Salvia
- Compact Banana Yucca
- Spanish Dagger Tree Yucca
- Ocotillo (Fouquieria)
- Rainbow Hedgehog Cactus