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Recs needed for drought tolerant cant kill low lying shrub
Posted on 10/13/26 at 2:21 pm
Posted on 10/13/26 at 2:21 pm
I have bed in front of a parking area in my NE yard, it gets plenty of evening sun. There are three 10 year old crepe myrtles spaced thru the bed, bed is elevated and irrigated, but bakes out quickly.
Horticulture guy recommended cypress fern and they were pretty, till they all died. Bed was shaved down pretty low, so now is only about 4 inches higher than the concrete but is raised, brought in new bedding soil for the cypress fern plant and added three misting heads to irrigation. B
Any thoughts on something that would be relatively low maint, likes to be dry at times, can handle 4-6 hours direct sun and doesnt mind sharing with crepe myrtles. The cypress fern experiment was pretty pricey, hoping to not do that again.
Horticulture guy recommended cypress fern and they were pretty, till they all died. Bed was shaved down pretty low, so now is only about 4 inches higher than the concrete but is raised, brought in new bedding soil for the cypress fern plant and added three misting heads to irrigation. B
Any thoughts on something that would be relatively low maint, likes to be dry at times, can handle 4-6 hours direct sun and doesnt mind sharing with crepe myrtles. The cypress fern experiment was pretty pricey, hoping to not do that again.
Posted on 10/13/26 at 3:45 pm to tigerfoot
American Beautyberry (Callicarpa americana)
you will have to water it until it gets established but after that it will need zero maintenance and is tough as nails
others: rudbeckia, lantana, verbena, salvia, blanketflower
you will have to water it until it gets established but after that it will need zero maintenance and is tough as nails
others: rudbeckia, lantana, verbena, salvia, blanketflower
Posted on 10/13/26 at 3:58 pm to tigerfoot
I planted some Blue My Mind/blue daze this spring. We barely watered them this summer. The have exploded. Have to trim back after winter but they are supposed to grow back after freezing. They are in the morning glory family.
Each plant has grown about 3 feet wide and 1 foot tall in the center. They also have no weeds growing in them, unlike the rest of our flower bed.
Each plant has grown about 3 feet wide and 1 foot tall in the center. They also have no weeds growing in them, unlike the rest of our flower bed.
Posted on 10/13/26 at 4:46 pm to mchias1
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Blue My Mind/blue daze
Have these in front beds. Always comes back and very tolerable to low maintenance.
Posted on 10/13/26 at 4:56 pm to tigerfoot
Itea is always a tough little bugger. Several varieties depending on your height needs. It is deciduous, so bear that in mind.
Posted on 10/13/26 at 5:52 pm to tigerfoot
Maybe distylium.
Posted on 10/14/26 at 5:39 am to sledgehammer
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Maybe distylium.
Coming here to post this. I have a row of these and they got baked all summer with minimal watering. My azaleas looked very sad each afternoon but the distylium looked perfectly fine
Posted on 10/14/26 at 5:45 am to Taffeta
I trim mine to keep them about 2 1/2 feet tall and rarely water them.
Posted on 10/14/26 at 5:52 am to tigerfoot
Stonecrop/Sedum
Posted on 10/14/26 at 8:12 am to Taffeta
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Coming here to post this.
Same. Absolutely indestructible and visually pleasing.
Posted on 10/14/26 at 9:21 am to CapitalTiger
Thanks for the input. Every option is something much more appealing than I would’ve considered.
Posted on 10/14/26 at 9:53 am to tigerfoot
indian hawthorn- i got some that get a little less sun. impulse buy at the lowes damanged plant discount section. been in ground for ~6 months with little to no maintaince
Beautyberry is a solid option, but you will need to trim it down after the leaves drop (like 5 minutes of work) and it will pop back up in the spring.
Birds love beautyberry, looking at my row of them from my desk. There is always a bird snacking. Oddly my kids like the berries too. Jam is apparently good but too lazy to make it.
Beautyberry is a solid option, but you will need to trim it down after the leaves drop (like 5 minutes of work) and it will pop back up in the spring.
Birds love beautyberry, looking at my row of them from my desk. There is always a bird snacking. Oddly my kids like the berries too. Jam is apparently good but too lazy to make it.
Posted on 10/14/26 at 6:46 pm to tigerfoot
Im going to second beautyberry. Drought tolerant, and very attractive. Will get big for a shrub. For lower plant try porterweed. Great pollinator. Various salvias will work. I’ve got a couple of Mexican buckeyes that are super drought tolerant, but they only flower in early spring. Turk’s cap will be pretty once established.
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