This document provides a plant guide for perennials suitable for xeriscaping, listing plants, their sun and water requirements, growth rate, flower color, foliage characteristics, and size. It includes information on over 50 different perennial plants, including yarrows, bellflowers, hostas, iris, and more. The guide is organized into a table format listing the plant name, its sun exposure preferences, water needs, growth rate, flowering aspects, foliage traits, and mature height and width. This allows the reader to easily compare perennials and select ones matching their garden conditions and design goals.

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
Page 2 Sun Requirements Water Requirements Plant Size (Maturity)
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
Page 3 Sun Requirements Water Requirements Plant Size (Maturity)
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
Page 4 Sun Requirements Water Requirements Plant Size (Maturity)
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'