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Tuesday - November 13, 2007
From: Van Alstyne, TX
Region: Southwest
Topic: Drought Tolerant, Herbs/Forbs
Title: Drought-tolerant plants for landscaping
Answered by: Nan Hampton
QUESTION:
Dear Mr. Smarty Plants, Our HOA is wanting to change the landscaping to Drought-tolerant plants and flowers. The area is Grayson County, south of Sherman Texas. What plants and flowers would you suggest? Thank youANSWER:
Mr. Smarty Plants has assembled this list of drought-tolerant plants that are native to Grayson County. Please realize, however, for the trees and shrubs especially, initially the plants will require water until their roots are well-established.
Trees
Quercus muehlenbergii (chinkapin oak)
Quercus shumardii (Shumard's oak)
Small Trees/Shrubs
Acacia angustissima (prairie acacia)
Cercis canadensis var. mexicana (Mexican redbud)
Prunus mexicana (Mexican plum)
Rhus aromatica (fragrant sumac)
Forestiera pubescens (stretchberry)
Yucca arkansana (Arkansas yucca)
Artemisia ludoviciana (white sagebrush)
Grasses
Bouteloua dactyloides (buffalograss)
Bouteloua curtipendula (sideoats grama)
Schizachyrium scoparium (little bluestem)
Vines
Campsis radicans (trumpet creeper)
Flowers
Calylophus berlandieri (Berlandier's sundrops)
Glandularia bipinnatifida var. bipinnatifida (Dakota mock vervain)
Thelesperma filifolium (stiff greenthread)
Lupinus texensis (Texas bluebonnet)
Engelmannia peristenia (Engelmann's daisy)
Liatris mucronata (cusp blazing star)
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