Drought Tolerant Plants

Conifers

  • Bristlecone Pine – Pinus aristata
  • Lodgepole Pine – Pinus contorta ‘Latifolia’
  • Pinion Pine – Pinus edulis
  • Vanderwolf Pine – Pinus flexilis ‘Vanderwolf’
  • Ponderosa Pine – Pinus ponderosa
  • Douglas Fir – Pseudotsuga menzieslii

Deciduous Trees

  • Bur Oak – Quercus macrocarpa
  • Honeylocust – Gleditsia
  • Lacebark Elm – UImus parvifolia
  • Rocky Mountain Maple – Acer glabrum
  • Rocky Mountain Glow Maple – Acer grandidentatum
  • Western Catalpa – Catalpa speciosa
  • Hackberry – Celtis occidentalis
  • Kentucky Coffeetree – Gymnoclaudus dioicus
  • Purple Robe – Robinia pseudoacacia
  • Zelkova

Shrubs

  • Big Sagebrush – Artemisia tridentata
  • Siberian Peashrub – Caragana arborescens
  • Curl-leaf Mountain Mahogany – Cercocarpus ledifolius
  • Mountain Mahogany – Cercocarpus montanus
  • Common Smoketree – Cotinus coggyria
  • Rocky Mountain Juniper – Juniperus scopulorum
  • Potentilla
  • Rocky Mountain White Oak – Quercus gambelii
  • Fragrant Sumac ‘Gro-low’ – Rhus aromatica
  • Three-leaf Sumac – Rhus trilobata
  • Silver Buffaloberry – Shepherdia argentina
  • Datil Yucca – Yucca Baccata
  • Adam’s Needle Yucca – Yucca filamentosa

Perennials

  • Yarrow – Achillea
  • Persian Stonecress – Aethionema
  • Century Plant – Agave
  • Mount Atlas Daisy – Anacyclus
  • Kinnikinnick – Arctostaphylos
  • Showy Sandwort – Arenaria macradenia
  • Thrift – Armeria
  • Wormwood – Artemisia
  • Milkvetch – Astragalus
  • Saltbrush – Atriplex
  • Bamboo – Bambusa
  • Winecup – Callirhoe
  • Jupiter’s Beard – Centranthus
  • Tickseed – Coreopsis
  • Purple Prairie Clover – Dalea
  • Ice Plant – Delosperma
  • Twinspur – Diascia
  • Joint Fir – Ephedra
  • Fleabane – Erigeron
  • Buckwheat – Eriogomum
  • Orange Sneezeweed – Helenium hoopesii
  • Maximillian Sunflower – Helianthus maximillian
  • Red Yucca – Hesperaloe
  • Utah Sweetvetch – Hedysarum boreale
  • Sundancer Daisy – Hymenoxys acaulis
  • Sweet Pea – Lathyrus
  • Bitterroot – Lewisia
  • Sea Lavender – Limonium
  • Flax – Linum
  • Money Plant – Lunaria
  • Creeping Oregon Grape – Mahonia repens
  • Horehound – Marrubium
  • Desert Four O’Clock – Mirabilis
  • Mountain Monardella – Monardella odoratissima
  • Evening Primrose – Oenothera
  • Prickly Pear – Opuntia
  • Oregano – Origanum
  • Beardtongue – Penstemon
  • Russian Sage – Perovskia
  • Cashmere Sage – Phlomis
  • Rosemary – Rosmarinus
  • Lavender Cotton – Santolina
  • Stonecrop – Sedum
  • Hens and Chicks – Sempervivum
  • Globemallow – Sphaeralcea
  • Prince’s Plume – Stanleya pinnata
  • Showy Goldeneye – Viguriea
  • Yucca
  • Hardy Fuchsia – Zauschneria

Grass

  • Indian Rice Grass – Achnatherum
  • Big Blue Stem – Andropogon
  • Blue Grama Grass – Bouteloua
  • Feather Reed Grass – Calamagrostis
  • Sedge – Carex
  • Pampas – Cortaderia
  • Blue Oat Grass – Helictotricon
  • Blue Lyme Grass – Leymus
  • Muhly Grass – Muhlenbergia
  • Switch Grass – Panicum
  • Little Blue Stem – Schizachyrium
  • Feather Grass – Stipa

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