This document provides a list of perennial, annual, and other plant options for xeriscape gardens in Oklahoma. It includes drought tolerant trees, shrubs, groundcovers, climbers, and ornamental grasses. The list was produced by the Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service and Oklahoma State University's Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture.

1. PERENNIALS:
Autumn Sage (Salvia greggii)
Xeriscape Garden Plants
Black-Eyed Susan (Rudbeckia fulgida)
Blanket Flower (Gaillardia x grandiflora)
Blue False Indigo (Baptisia australis)
Blue Mist Spirea (Caryopteris x clandonensis)
Coneflower (Echinacea species)
Daylily (Hemerocallis cultivars)
Gaura (Gaura lindheimeri)
Hardy Plumbago (Ceratostigma plumbaginoides)
Russian Sage (Perovskia atriplicifolia)
Shasta Daisy (Chrysanthemum x superbum)
Verbena (Verbena canadensis)
Wormwood (Artemisia cultivars)
Yarrow (Achillea species)
ANNUALS:
Cockscomb (Celosia species)
Cosmos (Cosmos species)
Firebush (Hamelia patens)
Lantana (Lantana camara)
Madagascar Periwinkle (Catharanthus roseus)
Marigold (Tagetes species)
Mexican Bush Sage (Salvia leucantha)
Mexican Sunflower (Tithonia rotundifolia)
Mexican Zinnia (Zinnia angustifolia)
Ornamental Peppers (Capsicum species)
Pentas (Pentas lanceolata)
Silver Falls Dichondra (Dichondra argentea ‘Silver Falls’)
For Oklahoma
Spider Flower (Cleome species)
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2. XERISCAPE PLANT LIST
SHRUBS:
Althea or Rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
The following list contains a sampling of low water Crapemyrtle (Lagerstroemia indica)
demanding plants that can be used in xeriscape Deciduous Holly (Ilex decidua)
gardens in Oklahoma. Eastern Arborvitae (Thuja occidentalis)
Junipers (Juniperus species)
TREES: Mugo Pine (Pinus mugo var. mugo)
Arizona Cypress (Cupressus arizonica) Nandina (Nandina domestica)
Bald Cypress (Taxodium distichum) Shrub Roses (Rosa species)
Bur Oak (Quercus macrocarpa) Smoke Tree (Cotinus coggygria)
Caddo Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum Caddo) Sumac (Rhus species)
Cedar Elm (Ulmus crassifolia) Winter Jasmine (Jasminum nudiflorum)
Chinese Pistache (Pistacia chinensis) Yaupon Holly (Ilex vomitoria)
Chinkapin Oak (Quercus muehlenbergii)
Juniper (Juniperus species)
Ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba)
Lacebark Elm (Ulmus parvifolia)
Oklahoma Redbud (Cercis canadensis var.
texensis ‘Oklahoma’)
Sawtooth Oak (Quercus acutissima)
Shantung Maple (Acer truncatum)
Shumard Oak (Quercus shumardii) GROUNDCOVERS:
Western Soapberry (Sapindus drummondii) Creeping Phlox (Phlox stolonifera)
Winterberry Euonymus (Euonymus bungeanus) Junipers (Juniperus species)
Lilyturf or Monkey grass (Liriope species)
Santolina (Santolina species)
CLIMBERS:
Boston Ivy (Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
Climbing Roses (Rosa species)
Crossvine (Bignonia capreolata)
Virginia Creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia)
ORNAMENTAL GRASSES (Perennial):
Maiden Grass (Miscanthus sinensis cultivars)
Ravenna Grass (Erianthus ravennae)
Switch Grass (Panicum virgatum)
Mexican Feather Grass (Stipa tenuissima)