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Northern New Mexico's distinctive climate gives gardeners an opportunity to grow plants to perfection that may struggle elsewhere in the U.S.A. Here are some of our favorite drought-tolerant plants to lend color and foliage interest to your high desert garden.
Please note that even drought-tolerant plants will need a deep watering once or twice a week for the first few months after you plant them. This gives them a chance to establish efficient root-systems during their first crucial year of growth.
DROUGHT TOLERANT PERENNIALS
Perennials are hardy plants that live for three or more years in the garden, usually dying down to the ground every winter and resprouting in spring. Some perennials, like peonies, can survive in gardens for up to 50 years!
Asters
Aster ericoides (Heath Aster)
Aster lateriflorus
Beardtongues
Penstemon ambiguus (Prairie Penstemon)
Penstemon barbatus
Penstemon digitalis (Foxglove Penstemon)
Penstemon eatonii (Firecracker Penstemon)
Penstemon palmeri (Scented Penstemon)
Penstemon pinifolius (Pine-Leaved Beardtongue)
Penstemon pseudospectabilis (Desert Beardtongue)
Penstemon strictus (Rocky Mountain Penstemon)
Beebalm, Wild
Monardella odoratissima
Blanket Flowers
Gaillardia x grandiflora 'Burgunden' ("Burgundy")
Gaillardia x grandiflora 'Fanfare'
Gaillardia x grandiflora 'Kobold' ("Goblin")
Bouncing Bet
Saponaria officinalis
Butterfly Weed
Asclepias tuberosa
Catmints
Nepeta x faassenii 'Dropmore'
Nepeta x faassenii 'Walker's Low'
Chocolate Flower
Berlandiera lyrata (and it really smells like chocolate!)
Columbines
Aquilegia chrysantha (Gold-Spurred Columbine)
Aquilegia desertorum (Desert Columbine)
Cupid's Dart
Catananche caerulea
Day Lilies
Hemerocallis cvs.
Evening Primroses
Oenothera macrocarpa (Missouri Evening Primrose)
Oenothera speciosa (Mexican Evening Primrose)
Irises
Iris pumila (Dwarf Bearded Iris)
Iris sibirica (Siberian Iris)
Feverfew
Chrysanthemum parthenium (syn. Tanacetum parthenium)
Flaxes
Linum perenne (Blue Flax)
Four O'Clock, Perennial
Mirabilis multiflora (Desert Four O'Clock)
Gaura
Gaura lindheimeri
Goldeneye
Viguiera multiflora
 GrassesAndropogon gerardii (Big Bluestem; Turkeyfoot)
Bouteloua curtipendula (Side-Oats Grama)
Bouteloua gracilis (Blue Grama; Mosquito Grass)
Buchloe dactyloides (Buffalo Grass)
Helictotrichon sempervirens (Blue Oat Grass)
Nassella tenuissima (Mexican Feather Grass)
Panicum virgatum (Switch Grass)
Hollyhock, Perennial
Alcea rugosa (Rugose Hollyhock): luminous yellow flowers, completely perennial, very long-blooming, and very rust-resistant!
Houseleeks
Sempervivum arachnoideum (Cobweb Houseleek)
Sempervivum tectorum (Hen and Chickens)
Hummingbird Mint
Agastache aurantiaca
Agastache barberi
Agastache cana
Agastache rupestris
Ice Plant, Hardy
Delosperma cooperi
Delosperma floribundum 'Starburst'
Delosperma nubigenum (Yellow Hardy Ice Plant)
Jupiter's Beard
Centranthus ruber 'Albus' (White Jupiter's Beard)
Centranthus ruber 'Coccineus' (Red Jupiter's Beard)
Lamb's Ear
Stachys byzantina
Mallow
Malva sylvestris 'Mauritiana' (Mauritian Mallow)
Malva sylvestris 'Zebrina' (Zebra Mallow)
Marguerite Daisy
Anthemis tinctoria
Mexican Hat
Ratibida columnifera
Onion, Ornamental
Allium caeruleum (Blue Flowered Onion)
Oreganos, Ornamental
Origanum rotundifolium 'Kent Beauty'
Poker Plants; Torch Lilies
Kniphofia cvs.
Sages (Salvias)
Salvia azurea 'Grandiflora' (Prairie Sage; Pitcher Sage syn. S. pitcheri)
Salvia dorrii (Desert Sage, Great Basin Blue Sage)
Salvia 'Mainacht' ("May Night")
Sages, Silver
Artemisia schmidtiana 'Silver Mound' (Angel's Hair)
Artemisia stellerana 'Silver Brocade' (Old Woman)
Sedums, Low-Growing
Sedum dasyphyllum
Sedum reflexum 'Blue Spruce'
Sedum spurium
Speedwells
Veronica incana (syn. V. spicata 'Incana', Silver Speedwell)
Veronica liwanensis (Turkish Speedwell)
Veronica pectinata
Veronica prostrata (syn. V. rupestris) 'Heavenly Blue'
Veronica repens
Statice, Perennial
Limonium latifolium
Sunrose
Helianthemum cvs.
Verbena, Perennial
Verbena bipinnatifida
Wallflower, Perennial
Erysimum linifolium (Flax Wallflower)
Yarrow
Achillea clavennae (Ground Cover Yarrow)
Achillea filipendulina ‘Cloth of Gold’ (Fernleaf Yarrow)
Achillea filipendulina 'Coronation Gold' (Fernleaf Yarrow)
Achillea ‘Moonshine’ (Hybrid Yarrow)
Achillea ‘Walter Funcke’ (Hybrid Yarrow)
DROUGHT TOLERANT SHRUBS
Apache Plume
Fallugia paradoxa
Barberry
Berberis thunbergii ‘Atropurpurea’ (Japanese Redleaf Barberry)
Butterfly Bush
Buddleja spp.
Cinquefoil, Shrubby
Potentilla fruticosa cvs.
Lavender & Lavandin
Lavandula angustifolia ‘Hidcote’ (English Lavender)
Lavandula angustifolia 'Hidcote Superior' (English Lavender)
Lavandula angustifolia 'Munstead' (English Lavender)
Lavandula x intermedia 'Grosso' (Fat Spike Lavandin)Lavandula x intermedia 'Provence' (Lavandin)
Roses, Species
Rosa foetida 'Bicolor' (Austrian Copper Rose)
Rosa rubrifolium (Red-Leaf Rose)
Sage, Russian
Perovskia atriplicifolia
DROUGHT TOLERANT TREES
Cedars
Calocedrus decurrens (Incense Cedar)
Firs
Abies concolor (White Fir)
Hackberries
Celtis occidentalis (Western Hackberry)
Honeylocusts
Gleditsia traiacanthos 'Imperial'
Junipers
Juniperus deppeana 'Pachyphlaea' (Alligator Juniper)
Juniperus occidentalis (Western Juniper)
Juniperus scopulorum 'Tolleson's Blue' & 'Tolleson's Green' (Tolleson's Weeping Juniper)
Larches
Larix occidentalis (Western Larch, Tamarack)
Lindens
Tilia tomentosa (Silver Linden)
Maples
Acer nigrum (Black Maple)
Acer saccharum 'Grandidentatum' (Rocky Mountain Sugar Maple, Bigtooth Maple)
Oaks
Quercus gambellii (Gambell or Rocky Mountain Oak)
Pines
Pinus aristata (Bristlecone Pine)
Pinus ponderosa (Ponderosa Pine, Western Yellow Pine)
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Drought Tolerant Color For Your Yard and Garden
