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Xeriscape Garden Plants for Oklahoma - Oklahoma State University

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This document provides a list of perennial, annual, and other plant options for xeriscape gardens in Oklahoma. It includes drought tolerant trees, shrubs, groundcovers, climbers, and ornamental grasses. The list was produced by the Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service and Oklahoma State University's Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture.

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PERENNIALS: Autumn Sage (Salvia greggii) Xeriscape Garden Plants Black-Eyed Susan (Rudbeckia fulgida) Blanket Flower (Gaillardia x grandiflora) Blue False Indigo (Baptisia australis) Blue Mist Spirea (Caryopteris x clandonensis) Coneflower (Echinacea species) Daylily (Hemerocallis cultivars) Gaura (Gaura lindheimeri) Hardy Plumbago (Ceratostigma plumbaginoides) Russian Sage (Perovskia atriplicifolia) Shasta Daisy (Chrysanthemum x superbum) Verbena (Verbena canadensis) Wormwood (Artemisia cultivars) Yarrow (Achillea species) ANNUALS: Cockscomb (Celosia species) Cosmos (Cosmos species) Firebush (Hamelia patens) Lantana (Lantana camara) Madagascar Periwinkle (Catharanthus roseus) Marigold (Tagetes species) Mexican Bush Sage (Salvia leucantha) Mexican Sunflower (Tithonia rotundifolia) Mexican Zinnia (Zinnia angustifolia) Ornamental Peppers (Capsicum species) Pentas (Pentas lanceolata) Silver Falls Dichondra (Dichondra argentea ‘Silver Falls’) For Oklahoma Spider Flower (Cleome species) SPONSORS: Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service Department of Horticulture & Landscape Architecture Oklahoma State University Oklahoma State University, in compliance with Title VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Executive Order 11246 as amended, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, and other federal laws and regulations, does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, age, religion, disability, or status as a veteran in any of its policies, practices or procedures. This includes but is not limited to admissions, employ- ment, financial aid, and educational services. Issued in furtherance of Cooperative Extension work, acts of May 8 and June 30, 1914, in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Robert E. Whitson, Director of Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma. This publication is printed and issued by Oklahoma State University as authorized by the Vice President, Dean, and Director of the Division of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources and has been prepared and dis- tributed at a cost of 1,550.00 for 30,000 copies. 0210 GH L-333
XERISCAPE PLANT LIST SHRUBS: Althea or Rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus) The following list contains a sampling of low water Crapemyrtle (Lagerstroemia indica) demanding plants that can be used in xeriscape Deciduous Holly (Ilex decidua) gardens in Oklahoma. Eastern Arborvitae (Thuja occidentalis) Junipers (Juniperus species) TREES: Mugo Pine (Pinus mugo var. mugo) Arizona Cypress (Cupressus arizonica) Nandina (Nandina domestica) Bald Cypress (Taxodium distichum) Shrub Roses (Rosa species) Bur Oak (Quercus macrocarpa) Smoke Tree (Cotinus coggygria) Caddo Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum Caddo) Sumac (Rhus species) Cedar Elm (Ulmus crassifolia) Winter Jasmine (Jasminum nudiflorum) Chinese Pistache (Pistacia chinensis) Yaupon Holly (Ilex vomitoria) Chinkapin Oak (Quercus muehlenbergii) Juniper (Juniperus species) Ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba) Lacebark Elm (Ulmus parvifolia) Oklahoma Redbud (Cercis canadensis var. texensis ‘Oklahoma’) Sawtooth Oak (Quercus acutissima) Shantung Maple (Acer truncatum) Shumard Oak (Quercus shumardii) GROUNDCOVERS: Western Soapberry (Sapindus drummondii) Creeping Phlox (Phlox stolonifera) Winterberry Euonymus (Euonymus bungeanus) Junipers (Juniperus species) Lilyturf or Monkey grass (Liriope species) Santolina (Santolina species) CLIMBERS: Boston Ivy (Parthenocissus tricuspidata) Climbing Roses (Rosa species) Crossvine (Bignonia capreolata) Virginia Creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia) ORNAMENTAL GRASSES (Perennial): Maiden Grass (Miscanthus sinensis cultivars) Ravenna Grass (Erianthus ravennae) Switch Grass (Panicum virgatum) Mexican Feather Grass (Stipa tenuissima)

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Xeriscape Garden Plants for Oklahoma - Oklahoma State University

  • 1. PERENNIALS: Autumn Sage (Salvia greggii) Xeriscape Garden Plants Black-Eyed Susan (Rudbeckia fulgida) Blanket Flower (Gaillardia x grandiflora) Blue False Indigo (Baptisia australis) Blue Mist Spirea (Caryopteris x clandonensis) Coneflower (Echinacea species) Daylily (Hemerocallis cultivars) Gaura (Gaura lindheimeri) Hardy Plumbago (Ceratostigma plumbaginoides) Russian Sage (Perovskia atriplicifolia) Shasta Daisy (Chrysanthemum x superbum) Verbena (Verbena canadensis) Wormwood (Artemisia cultivars) Yarrow (Achillea species) ANNUALS: Cockscomb (Celosia species) Cosmos (Cosmos species) Firebush (Hamelia patens) Lantana (Lantana camara) Madagascar Periwinkle (Catharanthus roseus) Marigold (Tagetes species) Mexican Bush Sage (Salvia leucantha) Mexican Sunflower (Tithonia rotundifolia) Mexican Zinnia (Zinnia angustifolia) Ornamental Peppers (Capsicum species) Pentas (Pentas lanceolata) Silver Falls Dichondra (Dichondra argentea ‘Silver Falls’) For Oklahoma Spider Flower (Cleome species) SPONSORS: Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service Department of Horticulture & Landscape Architecture Oklahoma State University Oklahoma State University, in compliance with Title VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Executive Order 11246 as amended, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, and other federal laws and regulations, does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, age, religion, disability, or status as a veteran in any of its policies, practices or procedures. This includes but is not limited to admissions, employ- ment, financial aid, and educational services. Issued in furtherance of Cooperative Extension work, acts of May 8 and June 30, 1914, in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Robert E. Whitson, Director of Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma. This publication is printed and issued by Oklahoma State University as authorized by the Vice President, Dean, and Director of the Division of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources and has been prepared and dis- tributed at a cost of 1,550.00 for 30,000 copies. 0210 GH L-333
  • 2. XERISCAPE PLANT LIST SHRUBS: Althea or Rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus) The following list contains a sampling of low water Crapemyrtle (Lagerstroemia indica) demanding plants that can be used in xeriscape Deciduous Holly (Ilex decidua) gardens in Oklahoma. Eastern Arborvitae (Thuja occidentalis) Junipers (Juniperus species) TREES: Mugo Pine (Pinus mugo var. mugo) Arizona Cypress (Cupressus arizonica) Nandina (Nandina domestica) Bald Cypress (Taxodium distichum) Shrub Roses (Rosa species) Bur Oak (Quercus macrocarpa) Smoke Tree (Cotinus coggygria) Caddo Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum Caddo) Sumac (Rhus species) Cedar Elm (Ulmus crassifolia) Winter Jasmine (Jasminum nudiflorum) Chinese Pistache (Pistacia chinensis) Yaupon Holly (Ilex vomitoria) Chinkapin Oak (Quercus muehlenbergii) Juniper (Juniperus species) Ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba) Lacebark Elm (Ulmus parvifolia) Oklahoma Redbud (Cercis canadensis var. texensis ‘Oklahoma’) Sawtooth Oak (Quercus acutissima) Shantung Maple (Acer truncatum) Shumard Oak (Quercus shumardii) GROUNDCOVERS: Western Soapberry (Sapindus drummondii) Creeping Phlox (Phlox stolonifera) Winterberry Euonymus (Euonymus bungeanus) Junipers (Juniperus species) Lilyturf or Monkey grass (Liriope species) Santolina (Santolina species) CLIMBERS: Boston Ivy (Parthenocissus tricuspidata) Climbing Roses (Rosa species) Crossvine (Bignonia capreolata) Virginia Creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia) ORNAMENTAL GRASSES (Perennial): Maiden Grass (Miscanthus sinensis cultivars) Ravenna Grass (Erianthus ravennae) Switch Grass (Panicum virgatum) Mexican Feather Grass (Stipa tenuissima)