Episode 114: Drought-Tolerant Woodies

According toNASA Earth Observatory , one - third of the United States experience some grade of drouth in 2020 , and 2021 was much the same . This pattern of extended dry atmospheric condition is lamentably becoming more and more of the average . We of late did a feature inFine Gardeningmagazine foreground a series ofdrought - kind woody plantsfrom around the country in our regional pages , and that get Carol and Danielle cogitate about which Tree and bush are their favoritewater - wiseselections . mind to today ’s episode for idea on these backbone plants that wo n’t require much , if any , intervention from the hosiery .

particular node : Amy Galloway is a plantsman at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center in Austin , Texas .

Carol’s Plants

‘ Blue Star ’ juniper ( Juniperussquamata‘Blue Star ’ , Zones 4–8 )

New Jersey tea ( Ceanothusamericanus , Zones 4–8 )

Sassafras , spring efflorescence

Sassafras , autumn foliage

Sassafras ( Sassafras albidum , Zones 4–9 )

Peegee hydrangea ( Hydrangea paniculata‘Grandiflora ’ , Zones 3–8 )

Patrick ’s blog post about the peegee hydrangea : Patrick ’s Barn : The Hydrangea is on Life financial support

Danielle’s Plants

‘ Sprite ’ sea ripple-grass ( Hippophae rhamnoides‘Sprite ’ , geographical zone 3–7 )

‘ Magicien ’ deutzia ( Deutzia×hybrida‘Magicien ’ , Zones 5–8 )

‘ White Surprise ’ bluebeard ( Caryopteris×clandonensis‘White Surprise ’ , Zones 5–9 )

‘ Golden Spring ’ winter hazel ( Corylopsis spicata‘Golden Spring ’ , zone 6–9 )

Expert’s Plants

Flame acanthus ( Anisacanthusquadrifidusvar.wrightii , Zones 7–10 )

Texas kidneywood ( Eysenhardtia texana , Zones 8–11 )

Evergreen sumac ( Rhusvirens , Zones 8–11 )

Skeleton - folio whistler ( Viguiera stenoloba , Zones 6–10 )

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