Waterwise flowers
By: Garden Gate staff
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Plant a waterwise garden
A colorful bed can be low-maintenance, too! Keep clicking to find out more about some of the best plants for a prominent spot, like this front yard berm. Plus, these multiseason beauties don’t require much fuss and won’t break the bank to install.
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Artemisia Artemisia ‘Powis Castle’ Type Perennial Blooms Aromatic silver-gray foliage Light Full sun Size 2 to 3 ft. tall and wide Cold-hardy USDA zones 5 to 9 Heat-tolerant AHS zones 9 to 1
Artemisia
Artemisia ‘Powis Castle’
Type Perennial
Blooms Aromatic silver-gray foliage
Light Full sun
Size 2 to 3 ft. tall and wide
Cold-hardy USDA zones 5 to 9
Heat-tolerant AHS zones 9 to 1
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Beardtongue Penstemon pinifolius Tall Orange Mix Type Perennial Blooms Scarlet-orange flowers in late spring through fall Light Full sun Size 14 to 18 in. tall, 18 to 24 in. wide Cold-hardy USDA zones 5 to 9 Heat-tolerant AHS zones 9 to 1
Beardtongue
Penstemon pinifolius Tall Orange Mix
Type Perennial
Blooms Scarlet-orange flowers in late spring through fall
Light Full sun
Size 14 to 18 in. tall, 18 to 24 in. wide
Cold-hardy USDA zones 5 to 9
Heat-tolerant AHS zones 9 to 1
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Catmint Nepeta faassenii ‘Select Blue’ Type Perennial Blooms Lavender-blue flowers in late spring to early summer Light Full sun to part shade Size 12 to 15 in. tall, 12 to 18 in. wide Cold-hardy USDA zones 4 to 8 Heat-tolerant AHS zones 8 to 1
Catmint
Nepeta faassenii ‘Select Blue’
Type Perennial
Blooms Lavender-blue flowers in late spring to early summer
Light Full sun to part shade
Size 12 to 15 in. tall, 12 to 18 in. wide
Cold-hardy USDA zones 4 to 8
Heat-tolerant AHS zones 8 to 1
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Blanket flower Gaillardia aristata ‘Amber Wheels’ Type Perennial Blooms Deep yellow frilled summer flowers with red-amber centers Light Full sun Size 24 to 30 in. tall, 18 to 20 in. wide Cold-hardy USDA zones 4 to 10 Heat-tolerant AHS zones 10 to 1
Blanket flower
Gaillardia aristata ‘Amber Wheels’
Type Perennial
Blooms Deep yellow frilled summer flowers with red-amber centers
Light Full sun
Size 24 to 30 in. tall, 18 to 20 in. wide
Cold-hardy USDA zones 4 to 10
Heat-tolerant AHS zones 10 to 1
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Coralberry Symphoricarpos x doorenbosii Amethyst™ Type Shrub Blooms Very small white flowers in late spring to early summer; pink berries in fall Light Full sun to part shade Size 3 to 5 ft. tall and wide Cold-hardy USDA zones 5 to 9 Heat-tolerant AHS zo
Coralberry
Symphoricarpos x doorenbosii Amethyst™
Type Shrub
Blooms Very small white flowers in late spring to early summer; pink berries in fall
Light Full sun to part shade
Size 3 to 5 ft. tall and wide
Cold-hardy USDA zones 5 to 9
Heat-tolerant AHS zones 9 to 1
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Idaho blue fescue Festuca idahoensis ‘Siskiyou Blue’ Type Perennial Blooms Yellow-tan flowers in early summer; blue foliage Light Full sun to part shade Size 12 to 18 in. tall, 12 to 15 in. wide Cold-hardy USDA zones 4 to 8 Heat-tolerant AHS zones 8 to 1
Idaho blue fescue
Festuca idahoensis ‘Siskiyou Blue’
Type Perennial
Blooms Yellow-tan flowers in early summer; blue foliage
Light Full sun to part shade
Size 12 to 18 in. tall, 12 to 15 in. wide
Cold-hardy USDA zones 4 to 8
Heat-tolerant AHS zones 8 to 1
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