In many parts of the United States, water is increasingly scarce. Where the water supply is more abundant, watering can be a time-consuming chore. Whether your garden is in the arid Southwest, the summer-drought climates of the West Coast, or the dry prairie states, planting shrubs from the following list can help conserve water and make gardening easier.

Acanthus spinosus

Achillea
species - Yarrow
Amaranthus tricolor
Anemone pulsatilla
Anrsoria - Blue Star
Anthemis species - Golden Marguerite
Arabis caucasica
Armeria species - Sea Pink
Artemisia species - Wormwood
Asclepias tuberosa - Butterfly Flower
Aubrieta deltoidea
Aurinia saxatills
Baptisia species - False Indigo
Belamcanda species - Blackberry Lily
Catananche coerulea
Centanthus roseus
Celosia argentea
Centaurea montana
Cerastium tomentosum
Coreopsis lanceolata
Coreopsis auriculata
Coreopsis verticillata
Cosmos blpinnatus
Cosmos sulphureus
Dianthus species - Pinks
Dictamnus species - Gas Plant
Echinacea purpurea
Echinops species - Globe Thistle
Erigeron speciosus
Eryngium species - Sea Holly
Eupatorium coelestinum
Euphorbia species - Spurge
Gaillardia species - Blanket Flower
Gazania rigens
Gerbera jamesonii
Gomphrena globosa
Geranium species - Cranesbill
Gypsophlla paniculala cultivars
Helianthus annuus

Hemerocallis species - Daylily

Iris, Pacific Coast cultivars
Kniphofia species - Red Hot Poker
Kochia scoparia
Lavandula angustifolia
Liatris scariosa - Tall Gayfeather
Limonum latifolium
Limonum sinuaturn
Lychnis chalcedonica
Nicotiana alata
Oenothera missourienss
Opuntia humifusa
Papaver orientalis cultivars
Phalaris arundinacea var. picta
Phlox subulata
Polygonum cuspidatum var. compactum
Portulaca grandiflora
Rudbeckia species - Blackeyed Susan
Salvia species - Sage
Santolina chamaecyparissus
Santolina virens
Sanvitalla procumbens
Saponaria ocymoldes
Sedum spectabile
Sempervivum tectorum
Senecio cineraria
Solidago species - Goldenrod
Stachys byzantina
Stokesia laevis
Tanacetum parthenium - Feverfew
Thermopsis species - False Lupine
Tithonia rotundifolia
Tradescantia species - Spiderwort
Verbena species
Yucca species
Zinnia species

Grasses:
- Andropogon - Little Bluestem
- Cortadera - Pampas Grass
- Elymus - Blue Lyme Grass
- Festuca species - Blue Fescue
- Miscanthus - Eulalia Grass

   

Shrubs  
Arctostaphylos - Manzanita - Bearberry
Aronia arbutifolia - Red Chokeberry
Antemisia species - Wormwood
Aucuba japonica - Japanese Aucuba
Berberis species - Barberry
Calliandra species - Fairy Duster
Callistemon citrinus - Lemon Bottlebrush
Ceanothus species - Wild Lilac
Cercis occidentalis - Western Redbud
Cotinus coggygnia - Smoke Tree
Cotoneaster species - Cotoneaster
Cytisus x praecox - Warminster Broom
Elaeagnus species - Olive
Escalboria nubna - Red Escalloria
Euonymus japonica - Evergreen Euonymus
Feijoa sellowiana - Pineapple Guava
Fremontodendron species - Fremontia
Genista species - Broom
Greetilea species - Spiderflower
Hypericum species - St John's Wort
Juniperus species - Juniper
Lagerstroemia indica - Crapemyrtle
Lavandula species - Lavender
Leptospermum scoparium - New Zealand Teatree
Ligustrum species - Privet
Myrica pensylvanica - Northern Bayberry
Myrtus communis - Myrtle
Nandina domestica - Heavenly Bamboo
Nerium species - Oleander
Osmanthus species - Sweet Olive
Photinia species
Potentilla fruticosa - Bush Cinquefoil
Punica granatum - Pomegranate
Raphiolepis indica - India Hawthorn
Rhus species - Sumac
Rosmarinus officinalis - Rosemary
Tamarix species - Tamarisk
 

 

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