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Recommended Xeriscape Plant List for Salina

Large Deciduous Shrubs (over 8’) Autumn Olive Elaeagnus umbellata

Chokecherry Prunus virginiana

Common Buckthorn Rhamnus cathartica

Elderberry Sambucus canadensis

Lilac Syringa vulgaris

Ninebark Physocarpus opulifolius

Rough-leafed Dogwood Cornus drummondii

Sandhill Plum Prunus angustifolia

Siberian Pea Shrub Caragana arborescen

Staghorn Sumac Rhus typhina

Wahoo Enonymus atropurpureus

Western Sandcherry Prunus besseyi

Wild Plum Prunus americana

Medium Deciduous Shrubs (4’ to 8’) Butterfly Bush Buddleia davidii

Dwarf Ninebark Physocarpus opulifolius nanus

Flowering Quince Chaenomeles speciosa

Fragrant Sumac Rhus aromatica

Serviceberry Amelanchier spp.

Shining Sumac Rhus copallina

Three Leaf Sumac Rhus trilobata

Small Deciduous Shrubs (under 4’) Alpine Currant Ribes alpinum

Bluemist Spirea Caryopteris clandonensis

Coralberry, Buckbrush Symphoricarpos orbiculatus

False Indigo Amorpha fruticosa

Golden Currant Ribes odoratum

Golden St. Johnswort Hypericum frondosum

Gooseberry Ribes missouriense

Gro-Low Fragrant Sumac Rhus aromatica. ‘GroLow’

Landscape Roses Rosa many varieties

Leadplant Amorpha canescens

New Jersey Tea Ceanothus ovatus

Prairie Rose Rosa suffulta

Pygmy Pea Shrub Caragana pygmaea

Russian Sage Perovskia atriplicifolia

Large Evergreen Shrubs Eastern Redcedar Juniperus virginiana

Mugho Pine Pinus mugo

Medium Evergreen Shrubs Junipers Juniperus various species

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Small Evergreen Shrubs Compact Mugho Pine Pinus mugo various cultivars

Juniper Juniperus various species

Soapweed Yucca glauca

Texas Red Yucca Hesperaloe parviflora

Yucca Yucca filamemtosa

Groundcover for Shade (beneath trees, shrubs, or along north walls) Lambs Ears Stachys byzantina

Lilyturf Liriope spicata

Mahonia, Creeping Mahonia repens

Periwinkle Vinca minor

Spotted Deadnettle Lamium maculatum

Groundcovers for Full Sun Catmint Nepeta x faassenii, ‘Little Trudy’

Cranesbill Geranium various species

Creeping Junipers Juniperus various species

Crownvetch Coronilla varia

Daylily Hemerocallis various species

Evergreen Candytuft Iberis sempervirens

Goldenrod Solidago various species

Lambs Ears Stachys byzantina

Lilyturf Liriope spicata

Periwinkle Vinca minor

Phlox (Creeping) Phlox subulata

Pussytoes Antennaria various species

Ribbon Grass Phalaris arundinacea var. picta

Rock Soapwort Saponaria ocymoides

Sedum, Stonecrop Sedum various species

Silvermound Artemisia schmidtiana

Veronica, Rock Speedwell Veronica prostrata

Wintercreeper Euonymus fortunei var. coloratus

Wooly Yarrow Achillea tomentosa

Ornamental Grasses Big Bluestem Andropogon gerardi

Blue Oat Grass Helictotrichen sempervirens

Feather Reed Grass Calamagrostis spp.

Fountaingrass, annual Pennisetum setaceum

Fountaingrass, perennial Miscanthus sinensis

Indiangrass Sorgastrum nutans

Little Bluestem Schizachyrium scorparium

Oat Grass Arrhenatherum elatius

Quaking Grass, annual Briza media

Ribbon Grass Phalaris arundinaceae

Sideoats Grama Boutelona curtipendula

Weeping Lovegrass Eragrostis curvula

Perennials

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See Prairie Bloom Perennials list

Artemesia Sage Artemisia various species

Blue Star, Amsonia Amsonia tabernaemontana

Brown-eyed Susan, Rudbeckia Rudbeckia hirta

Butterfly Weed Asclepias tuberosa

Coneflowers Rudbeckia various species

Coreopsis Coreopsis, various cultivars

Creeping Phlox Phlox subulata

Crimson Clover Trifolium incarnatum

Dianthus, Pinks Dianthus various species

Euphorbia Euphorbia various species

Evening Primrose Oenothera missouriensis

False Indigo Baptisia australis

Gaura Gaura, various species

Goldenrod Solidago various species

Gooseneck Loosestrife Lysimachia clethroides

Hardy Hibiscus Hibiscus moscheutos

Horehound Marrubium rotundifolia

Kansas Gayfeather Liatris pycnostachya

Knotweed Polygonum capitatum

Lavender Lavandula angustifolia

Lavender Cotton Santolina chamaecyparissus, ericoides

Mullein Verbascum thapsis

Penstemon Penstemon mexicali, P. eatonii, P. pinifolius

Poppy Mallow Callirhoe involucrata

Prairie Coneflower, Mexican Hat Ratibida columnifera

Prairie Skullcap Scutellaria

Prickly Pear Cactus Opuntia humifusa

Purple Coneflower Echinacea purpurea

Rock Rose Helianthemum nummularium

Salvia Salvia various species

Sedum Sedum various species

Spiderwort Tradescantia virginiana

Wild Petunia Ruellia humilis

Yarrow Achillea various species

Annuals See Prairie Star Annuals List

Coreopsis, annual Coreopsis tinctoria

Cosmos Cosmos bipinnatus

Dusty Miller Senecio

Morning Glory Ipomea purpurea

Nicotiana Nicotiana alata

Portulaca Portulaca grandiflora

Sunflower Helianthus annuus

Vervain Verbena rigida

Turfgrasses Buffalograss Buchloe dactyloides

Bermudagrass Cynodon dactylon

PLF – 113, 08-2008