Water Efficient Plants
Water Efficient Perennials

Cranesbill
Geranium species

Basket of Gold Alyssum
Aurinia saxatile

Bearded Iris
Iris Germanica

Blue Flax
Linium perenne

Carpathanian Bellflower
Campanula carpatica

Catmint
Nepeta mussinii

Chrysanthemum
Chrysanthemum articum

Common Thrift
Armeria maritime

Coral Bells
Heuchera sanguinea

Thyme
Thymus species

Delphinium
Delphinium grandiflorum

Dianthus
Dianthus deltoids

Donkey Tail Spurge
Euphorbia myrsinites

False Rock Cress
Aubrieta deltoids

Flowering Onion
Allium species

Hens and Chicks
Sempervivum species

Hollyhock
Alcea rosea

Lady’s Mantle
Alchemilla mollis

Lavender
Lavandula species

Lily
Lilium species

Moss Phlox
Phlox subulata

Penstemon
Penstemon species

Peony
Paeonia species

Pincushion Flower
Scabiosa species

Russian Sage
Perovskia atriplicifolia

Shasta Daisy
Leucanthemum superbum

Snow-in-summer
Cerastium tomentosum

Stonecrop
Sedum species

Yarrow
Achillea species

Plantain Lily
Hosta species

Coreopsis
Coreopsis species

Perennials have many advantages.

They save you time, money, energy and water! Perennials only need to be purchased and planted once. These plants will return each year to make your garden beautiful, and almost all perennials are more water-efficient than annuals. Participating garden centres can help you choose. Look for the drought tolerant plant identification sign when shopping at participating garden centres.

Native plants have many advantages and help increase the biodiversity of your garden.

They are low maintenance, do not need watering and do not require pesticides. You will appreciate the bounty of life native plants can bring.

Butterflies, beneficial insects and a wide variety of bird species, including hummingbirds will be frequent visitors to a garden filled with native plant species.

Native plants
for sunny areas

Black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta

Bottle Gentian
Gentiana andrewsii

Butterfly Milkweed
Asclepias tuberosa

Evening Primrose
Oenothera biennis

False Sunflower
Heliopsis helianthoides

Foxglove Beardtongue
Penstemon digitalis

Giant Hyssop
Agastache foeniculum

Lance-leaved Coreopsis
Coreopsis lanceolata

Wild Lupine
Lupinus perennis

New England Aster
Aster novae-angliae

Plains Coreopsis
Coreopsis tinctoria

Prairie Smoke
Geum triflorum

Showy Tick Trefoil
Desmodium canadense

Spiderwort
Tradescantia virginiana

Wild Bergamot
Monarda fistulosa

Wild Columbine
Aquilegia canadensis

Native plants
for shady areas

Creeping Phlox
Phlox stolonifera

Smooth Solomon’s Seal
Polygonatum biflorum

Wild Ginger
Asarum canadense

Wood Aster
Aster divaricatus

Woodland Strawberry
Fragaria vesca

Woodland Sunflower
Helianthus divaricatus

Zig Zag Goldenrod
Solidago flexicaulis

Bee on flower - beautiful
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