water resilient Gardens
By lilaclady
@lilaclady (28206)
Australia
3 responses
@jep_toyo (1606)
• Philippines
6 Feb 07
There are a lot of people today that are looking for plants that need less water and its rapidly becoming available at nurseries across the Globe. The variety of low-water-use plants have transformed gardening by giving more options to people. After searching the net for various low-water-use plants that you try. Some of these plants are colorful and others are fragrant as well. Try searching for these plant names on the net to see more information.
Low Water Use Plants
Deciduous
- Western Catalpa, Native Chokecherry, Gambel Oak, Flowering Locust varieties, New Mexico Locust, Littleleaf Linden,
Conifer
- Rocky Mountain Juniper, Bristlecone Pine, Bosnian Pine, Limber Pine, Austrian Black Pine, Southwest White Pine, Scotch Pine
Shrubs
- Utah Serviceberry, Pygmy Peashrub, Siberian Peashrub, Bluemist Spirea, Chinese Juniper, Littleleaf Mockorange, Mugo Pine varieties,Water Ash, Shrub Live Oak, Rocky Mountain sumac, Austrian Copper Rose, Woods' Rose, Silver Buffaloberry, Common Lilac and hybrids, Chinese Lilac
Perennials
- Silvery Yarrow, Tall Yarrow, Moonshine Yarrow, Double bubblemint, Perennial Hollyhock, Pasque Flower, Silver anthemis, Porter's Aster, Chocolate flower, Bearded Iris, Lavender varieties, Poppy Mallow, Perennial bachelor's button, Tickseed, Threadleaf Coreopsis,Blanket Flower, Sunrose, Coral Bells, Candytuft, Sea Lavender, Blue flax
Here is a short list of plants that need no supplemental water after they are established.
Trees
- Arizona Cypress, One-seed Juniper, Utah Juniper, Pinyon Pine
Shrubs
- Black Sage, Sand Sagebrush, Big Sagebrush, Four-wing saltbush, True Mountain Mahogany, Curlleaf Mountain Mahogany, Littleleaf Mountain mahogany, Fernbush, Chamisa, Mexican Cliffrose, Winterfat, Apache Plume, Rock Spirea, Antelope Bitterbush, Threeleaf Sumac, Wax Currant, Roundleaf buffaloberry, Soapweed, Datil Yucca
Perennials
- Sundrops, Red Valerian, Maximillian's Sunflower, Perky Sue, Dotted Gayfeather, Prairie Coneflower, Gray Santolina, Partridge feather, Western Spiderwort, Prairie Zinnia
Bulbs
- Flowering Onions, Crocus, Snowdrop, Grape Hyacinths, Narcissus and daffodils, Species tulips
I am not good with plants i just searched this on the net. You can find more info in this site: http://desertgardens.suite101.com/article.cfm/LowWaterUsePlants
hope this info will help you.
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@lilaclady (28206)
• Australia
6 Feb 07
OMG I didn't know there were so many, thanks heeps....
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@awesomehorizons (884)
• United States
6 Feb 07
I don't know what the water situation is in Australia but if all else fails a person could buy artificial plants that look real and don't need water. Because of water shortages throughout the world and contaminated water it might be the best thing to do.
@caramello (4377)
• Australia
7 Feb 07
The ones that are surviving in or garden lilaclady with not much water at all are Diosmas and Geraniums, I am not too keen on succulents, but I do have one that was given to me (and it is still going) lol But the 2 types I have mentioned are doing well with the small amount of care given to them!






