Xeriscape Plants

If you're looking for low-maintenance plants that work well in dry conditions, these are great choices. Plants that don't place extra demands on our resources are conservation champions!

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Carex pensylvanica Common Name: Pennsylvania Sedge This sedge forms short clusters and spreads slowly by rhizomes to form a lush carpet. This thick mat of growth provides excellent seasonal cover for foraging small songbirds and the insects and other small animals they love to eat. Reddish-brown, thi... [ More Info ]

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Ceanothus americanus Common Name: New Jersey Tea New Jersey tea is a dense shrub that is ideally suited for the edge of the woods or along the back of a border. It's habit is full and its leaves are bright green throughout the summer. Billowing clusters of tiny, fragrant white flowers appear on lon... [ More Info ]