Xeriscape Plant Guide: Perennials - Fargo, North Dakota

1. Xeriscape Plant Guide - Perennials
Page 1 Sun Requirements Water Requirements Plant Size (Maturity)
Part. Growth
Plant Name Sun Shade Shade Low Mod High Rate Flower Color Foliage Height Width
Chives / Allium schoenprasum x x x med P (S) gy-gr 2' 1'
Pink Nodding Onion / Allium cernuum x x med Lil-Pk (ES) 12-24" 18"
Fernleaf Yarrow / Achillea filipendulina x x med-fast Y (LSP-MS) fern-like 2-3" 3'
Common Yarrow / Achillea millefolium x x med-fast R-W (MS- F) dk gr fern-like 12-24" 2'
Moonshine Yarrow / Achillea x 'Moonshine' x x med-fast Y (S) fern-like 1-2' 1'
Wooly Yarrow / Achillea tomentosa x x med-fast Y (E-MS) gy-gr 6-12" 18"
The Pearl Sneezewort / Achillea ptarmica 'The Pearl' x x med-fast W (E-LS) fern-like 1-2' 1'
Anise Hyssop / Agastache foeniculum x x x med Bl (LS) 3' 2'
Pearly Everlasting / Anaphalis margaritacea x x x med W (S-F) furry 12-18" 12-18"
Snowdrop Anemone / Anemone sylvestris x x x slow-med W (SP) Light Gr 1-1.5' 1'
BI-P-W (SP-
Rocky Mountain Columbine / Aquilegia caerulea x x x x med ES) 3 Lobed 18-36" 1.5'
Wild Columbine / Aquilegia canadensis x x x x med R-Y (L SP-ES) 3 Lobed 1-3' 1'
Garden Columbine / Aquilegia x hybrida x x x x med Multi (SP-ES) 3 Lobed 1.5-3' 1.5'
Sea Thrift / Armeria maritima x x x slow Pk, W Tufts 3-4" 1'
Silver Brocade Artemisia / Artemisia stellerana 'Silver
Brocade' x x med-fast Y (ES) s-gy 1-2' 2-3'
Tarragon / Artemisia dracunculus x x x med I gy-gr 3' 3'
Basket-of Gold / Aurinia saxatilis x x x fast Y (ESP-ES) Gy-Gr 1' 1'
Blue False Indigo / Baptisia australis x x x med-fast Bl 3-4' 4'
Carpathian Bellflower / Campanula carpatica x x x med Bl-Lil (E-MS) 6-12" 1'
Joan Elliot' Bellflower / Campanula glomerata x x x med Bl (S) 18-24" 12"
Peachleaf Bellflower / Campanula persicifolia x x x slow Bl-W (LSP-ES) 2-3' 18"
Round Basal
Olympic Bellflower / Campanula rotundifolia x x x slow Bl-Vio (S) Leaves 12-18" 18"
Snow-in-summer / Cerastium tomentosum x x med W 3-6" 12"
Black Snakeroot / Cimicifuga racemosa x x x x med W 4-6' 2-4'
Jackman Clematis / Clematis x 'Jackmanii' x x x x med Purple (S-F) Vine 8-12'
Solitary Clematis / Clematis integrifolia x x x x med LAV-Vio (LS) 2-5' 4'
Lily of the Valley / Convallaria majalis x x x fast W (L SP) Gr 8-12" 1-2'
Clara Curtis Chrysanthemum / Dendranthema x
rubellum 'Clara Curtis' x x x med-fast P-R-Y 2-3' 3'

2. Xeriscape Plant Guide - Perennials
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Part. Growth
Plant Name Sun Shade Shade Low Mod High Rate Flower Color Foliage Height Width
Maiden Pink / Dianthus deltoides x x x med R (S) 6-12" 24"
Cottage Pink / Dianthus plumarius x x x med Multi (ES) 18-24" 12"
Bleeding Heart / Dicentra spectabilis x x x med R-W (LSP-ES) 2-3' 2-3'
Gas Plant / Dictamnus albus x x x slow W Dk Gr 2.5-3' 2.5'
Purple Coneflower / Echinacea purpurea x x x x med P-W 2-4' 2'
Fireweed / Epilobium angustifolium x x x fast Pink (S-F) 3-5' 2'
Cushion Spurge / Euphorbia epithymoides x x x med Y (ESP) 12-18" 18"
Queen-of-the-Meadow / Filipendula ulmaria x x x med-fast W 3-6' 3'
Goblin Blanket Flower / Gaillardia grandiflora 'Goblin' x x x med R 1' 1'
Bloodred Geranium / Geranium sanguineum x x x med R Dissected 1-1.5' 2'
Clarridge Druce Cranesbill / Geranium x oxonianum
'Clarridge Druce' x x slow-med Pk 18" 1'
Johnson's Blue Cranesbill / Geranium x 'Johnson's Blue' x x med Bl 18" 18"
Daylily / Hemerocallis spp. cvs 'Hyperion' and 'Stella
D'Oro' x x x x med-fast Y (S-EF) 1-3' 2-3'
Narrow-leaved Plantain Lily / Hosta lancifolia x x x x med LIL (S) Dark Gr 1-2' 1.5'
Fragrant Plantain lily / Hosta plantaginea 'Grandiflora' x x x med W (S) Gr 2' 3'
Aphrodite Plantain lily / Hosta plantaginea 'Aphrodite' x x x x med W (S) Gr 2' 3'
'Frances Williams' Plantain lily Hosta sieboldiana x x x x x med W 3' 3-4'
Hosta sieboldiana 'Siebold' Plantain lily x x x x x med Lav Gr 2-3' 2.5-4'
Hosta sieboldiana var elegans 'Elegans' Plantain lily x x x x x med W-LIL 3' 3-4'
Variegated Wavyleaf Plantain lily / Hosta undulata
'Albomarginata' x x x med Pale Lav (MS) Var. 1-1.5' 1.5'
Univittata Wavyleaf Plantain Lily / Hosta undulata var
'Univittata x x x med Pale Lav (MS) Var. 1-1.5' 1.5'
Gold Standard Plantain Lily / Hosta x 'Gold Standard' x x x med Lav Y-Gr
Royal Standard Plantain lily / Hosta x 'Royal Standard' x x x x med W (S) Dark Gr 1-2' 3'
Western blue flag / Iris missouriensis x x x med Bl 12-15" 18"

3. Xeriscape Plant Guide - Perennials
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Part. Growth
Plant Name Sun Shade Shade Low Mod High Rate Flower Color Foliage Height Width
Siberian Iris / Iris sibirica x x x x med W, Bl, Vio, P 2-3' 3'
Spuria Iris / Iris spuria x x x x med Y 2-4' 3'
Spotted Dead Nettle / Lamium maculatum cvs 'Aureum' Pk- P-W (SP-
'Pink pearl' 'Roseum' and other cvs x x x x fast LS) Var 8-12" 1'
Blazing Star (Gayfeather) / Liatris pumctata, Liatris
spicata x x x x med P 2-3' 2'
Conneticut Yankee Lilies / Lilium spp x x x x fast Y 2-3' 2'
Enchantment Lilies / Lilium spp x x x x fast Y 2-3' 2'
Wideleaf Sea Lavender / Limonium latifolium x x x med-fast Bl-Vio 2-2.5' 2-3'
Perennial Flax / Linum perenne x x x x med Bl (LSP-S) 2' 1-1.5'
Maltese Cross / Lychnis chalcedonica x x x med-fast R 2-3' 18"
Rose Campion / Lychnis coronaria x x med Pk-R 2-3' 18"
Gooseneck Loosestrife / Lysimachia clethroides x x med W (S) 2-3' 2-3'
Ostrich Fern / Matteuccia struthiopteris x x x med-fast I Fern 30-36" 1-2'
Musk Mallow / Malva moschata x x x med-fast R-W (S-EF) Dark Gr 3' 2-3'
Virginia Bluebells / Mertensia virginica x x x x med Bl-P (ESP) 1-2' 2'
Marshall's Delight BeeBalm / Monarda x 'Marshall's
Delight' x x x med R-Pk (S) 4' 1.5-2'
Dropmore Mauve Catmint / Nepeta mussinii x x x med Bl Gy 1' 1'
Dk Gr
Common Peony / Paeonia lactiflora x x x x med-fast P,Pk,R,W Palmate 3' 3'
O,R,W,Pk (L
Oriental Poppy / Papaver orientale x x x x med SP- ES) Fern like 2-4' 2-3'
Beardlip Penstemon / Penstemon barbatus x x x x med Pk-Rose(SP-S) 18-36" 18"
Husker Red Beard-Tongue / Penstemon digitalis
'Husker Red' x x x med W (MS) R 30-36" 2-3'
Palmer's Penstemon / Penstemon palmeri x x x x med Pk (SP-ES) 2-4' 2'
Rocky Mountain Penstemon / Penstemon strictus x x x x med 2' 2'
Large Flowered Beard-Tongue / Penstemon x hybrids
cvs: 'PrairieFire,' 'Mesa' x x med 1.5' 1.5'
Russian sage / Perovskia atriplicifolia x x x fast Bl 3-5' 1.5-2'
Warren Sulphur Cinquefoil / Potentilla recta 'Warrensii' x x med Y (S) Hairy-leaved 12-30" 15"

4. Xeriscape Plant Guide - Perennials
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Part. Growth
Plant Name Sun Shade Shade Low Mod High Rate Flower Color Foliage Height Width
Prairie Coneflower / Ratibida columnifera , Ratibida
pinnata x x x med-fast Y-G 1.5-2' 18"
Gloriosa Daisy / Rudbeckia hirta var pulcherima x x x x med-fast Y 2-3' 2-3'
Evergreen Stonecrop / Sedum hybridum x x med G (FC-R) 9-12" 2'
Showy Stonecrop / Sedum spectabile cvs 'Brilliant'
'Carmen' and 'Meteor' x x med R-Pk (S) 1.5-2' 2'
Dragon's Blood Stonecrop / Sedum spurium 'Dragon's
Blood' x x x med R-Pk (S) (FC-R) 2-6" 1.5'
Autumn Joy Stonecrop Sedum x 'Autumn Joy' or 'Indian R-Pk (LS-
Chief' x x x med F) Gy-Gr 2' 2'
Goldenrod / Solidago spp. & hybrids x x x med Y (MS-LF) 2-3' 18"
Lamb's Ears / Stachys byzantina x x x med P-Pk (S) W Velvet 1' 1.5'
Prince's Plume / Stanleya pinnata x x fast Y (S) Gy 1-3' 1.5'
Fernleaf Tansy / Tanacetum vulgare 'Crispum' x x x fast Y (M-LS) 3-4' 2-3'
Woolly Thyme / Thymus praecox subsp arcticus x x x slow-med
Mother-of-Thyme / Thymus serpyllum x x x x slow-med P-W Dark Gr 2-6" 1.5'
Common Thyme / Thymus vulgaris x x x slow-med Pk (S) Gy-Gr 6-12" 1'
Lemon Thyme / Thymus x citriodorus x x x slow-med Pk (S) 8-12" 1'
Veronica latifolia 'Crater Lake Blue' x x x med Bl (L SP- S) 12-15" 1'
Bluefox Spike Speedwell / Veronica spicata 'Bluefox' x x x med W-Bl-Pk (S) 10-18" 1.5'
Yucca / Yucca glauca x x x med W Needle like 2-3' 2-2.5'