Recommended Xeriscape Plants for Southwest Colorado

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Xeriscape plants are those that thrive in arid, low-moisture environments. They are drought-tolerant and naturally require less water. So, if you are looking for plants that require less water that work well in Dolores, CO and the surrounding area, here are a few suggestions to get you started:

Xeriscape Annuals

    • African Daisy
    • Ageratum
    • Alyssum
    • Bachelor Button
    • Bacopa
    • Cleome
    • Cockscomb/Celosia
    • Cosmos
    • Dianthus
    • Dusty Miller
    • Fountain Grass
    • Four O’Clocks
    • Gazania
    • Geraniums
    • Globe Amaranth
    • Heliotrope
    • Impatiens
    • Lantana
    • Lobelia
    • Marguerite Daisy
    • Marigold
    • Moss Rose
    • Nasturtium
    • Nicotiana
    • Nierembergia
    • Pansies
    • Pentas
    • Petunia
    • Portulaca
    • Rudbeckia
    • Sage
    • Scaevola
    • Snapdragon
    • Statice
    • Strawflower
    • Sweet Potato Vine
    • Verbena
    • Vinca
    • Zinnia

Xeriscape Perennials

    • Agastache/Hyssop
    • Baby’s Breath
    • Baptisia
    • Basket of Gold
    • Blanket Flower
    • California Poppy
    • Candytuft
    • Catmint
    • Centaurea
    • Chocolate Flower
    • Columbine
    • Coneflower/Echinacea
    • Coreopsis
    • Daylily
    • Evening Primrose
    • Gaura
    • Gayfeather
    • Hardy Gazania
    • Hollyhock
    • Iceplant
    • Iris
    • Jupiter’s Beard
    • Knautia
    • Kniphofia
    • Lavender
    • Linum/Flax
    • Oriental Poppy
    • Pasqueflower
    • Penstemon
    • Phlox
    • Pussytoes
    • Rose Campion
    • Rudbeckia
    • Sage
    • Snow in Summer
    • Stonecrop/Sedum
    • Sundrops
    • Sunrose
    • Veronica
    • Viola
    • Winecups
    • Yarrow
    • Zauschneria