Drought-tolerant garden, full sun, zone 8

🌿 Plant list

• Autumn Sage Salvia greggii ↻ Can't find it? Ask for Black Dalea (Dalea frutescens) or New Jersey Tea (Ceanothus americanus). ×1
• Chocolate Flower Berlandiera lyrata ↻ Can't find it? Ask for Lanceleaf Coreopsis (Coreopsis lanceolata) or Purple Prairie Clover (Dalea purpurea). ×3
• Desert Marigold Baileya multiradiata ↻ Can't find it? Ask for California Fuchsia (Epilobium canum) or Purple Poppy Mallow (Callirhoe involucrata). ×3
• Dwarf Mat Rush 'Breeze' Lomandra longifolia 'Breeze' ↻ Can't find it? Ask for Sideoats Grama (Bouteloua curtipendula) or Autumn Moor Grass (Sesleria autumnalis). ×3
• Licorice Mint Hyssop Agastache rupestris ↻ Can't find it? Ask for Rough Blazing Star (Liatris aspera) or Ironweed 'Iron Butterfly' (Vernonia lettermannii 'Iron Butterfly'). ×3
• Pineleaf Penstemon Penstemon pinifolius ↻ Can't find it? Ask for Sulphur Buckwheat (Eriogonum umbellatum) or Parry's Agave (Agave parryi). ×3
• Prairie Zinnia Zinnia grandiflora ↻ Can't find it? Ask for Missouri Evening Primrose (Oenothera macrocarpa) or Eastern Prickly Pear (Opuntia humifusa). ×3
• Sedum 'Dragon's Blood' Sedum spurium 'Dragon's Blood' ↻ Can't find it? Ask for Orange Stonecrop (Phedimus kamtschaticus) or Six-Sided Stonecrop (Sedum sexangulare). ×3

💧 Care list

Watering and feeding for each plant. With your own design you also get weekly care emails and a Companion to ask questions.

• Autumn Sage

  For the first 6–8 weeks after planting, water deeply about twice weekly when the upper 2 inches of soil have dried, then gradually lengthen the interval through the first growing season. Once established, water about every 2–3 weeks during hot, dry weather, skipping irrigation after adequate rain and while soil remains moist. Autumn sage usually needs no fertilizer; in notably poor soil, apply a balanced, slow-release fertilizer at half the labeled rate once in early spring.

• Sedum 'Dragon's Blood'

  For the first 6–8 weeks, water enough to moisten the shallow root zone about every 5–7 days, allowing it to dry between waterings. Once established, this succulent groundcover generally needs supplemental water only after 2–3 weeks without rain during hot weather; avoid keeping the soil continuously moist. Fertilizer is rarely necessary; only in very poor soil, apply a balanced fertilizer at half the labeled rate once in spring.

• Dwarf Mat Rush 'Breeze'

  During the first 2–3 months, water thoroughly about once or twice weekly as the upper 2 inches of soil dry, then gradually reduce frequency. Once established, water deeply about every 2–3 weeks during extended hot, dry weather, allowing the soil to dry between applications and skipping irrigation after rain. This mat rush rarely needs fertilizer; if growth is weak in poor soil, apply a low-phosphorus, slow-release fertilizer once in spring at the labeled rate.

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