Gardening In The Pinery

A Recommended List of Xeric Plant
Materials That Will Conserve Water
Reprinted From the Town of Parker Colorado Website - 5/6/2003

SHADE TREES

Catalpa (Catalpa speciosa)
Common Hackberry (Celtis occidentalis)
Kentucky Coffeetree (Gymnocladus dioicus)
Imperial Locust (Gleditsia triacanthos var. inermis ‘Impcole’ Imperial®)
Shademaster Locust (Gleditsia triacanthos var. inermis ‘PNI2835’ Shademaster®)
Skyline Locust (Gleditsia triacanthos var. inermis ‘Skycole’ Skyline®)
Bur Oak (Quercus macrocarpa)
English Oak (Quercus robur)
Northern Red Oak (Quercus rubra)
Swamp White Oak (Quercus bicolor)

ORNAMENTAL TREES

Amur Maple (Acer tataricum subsp. Ginnala)
Bigtooth Maple (Acer grandidentatum)
Rocky Mountain Maple (Acer glabrum)
Tatarian Maple (Acer tataricum)
Cockspur Thornless Hawthorn (Crataegus crus-galli var. inermis)
Russian Hawthorn (Crataegus ambigua)
Washington Hawthorn (Crataegus phaenopyrum)
Goldenrain Tree (Koelreuteria paniculata)
Wafer Ash (Ptelea trifoliate)
Japanese Tree Lilac (Syringa reticulate)
Gambel Oak (Quercus gambelii)

EVERGREEN TREES

Bristlecone Pine (Pinus aristata)
Pinion Pine (Pinus cembroides edulis)
Limber Pine (Pinus flexilis)
Ponderosa Pine (Pinus ponderosa)
Austrian Pine (Pinus nigra)

DECIDUOUS SHRUBS

Saskatoon Serviceberry (Amelanchier alnifolia)
Regent Serviceberry (Amelanchier alnifolia ‘Regent’)
Leadplant (Amorpha canescens)
Indigobush (Amorpha fruiticosa)
Sand Sagebrush (Artemisia filifolia)
Tall Western Sage (Artemisia tridentate)
Four Wing Saltbush (Artiplex canescens)
Shadscale Saltbush (Artiplex confertifolia)
Crimson Pygmy Barberry (Berberis thunbergii ‘Atropurpurea Nana’)
Silver Fountain Butterfly Bush (Buddleia alternifolia ‘Argentea’)
Siberian Peashrub (Caragana arborescens)
Pygmy Peashrub (Caragana pygmaea)
Blue Mist Spirea (Caryopteris x clandonensis)
Dark Knight Spirea (Caryopteris x clandonensis ‘Dark Knight’)
Curl Leaf Mountain Mahogany (Cercocarpus ledifolius)
Mountain Mahogany (Cercocarpus montanus)
Fernbush (Chamaebatiara millefolium)
Rabbitbrush (Chrysothamnus nauseosus)
Cliffrose (Cowania mexicana)
Morman Tea (Ephedra virdis)
Apache Plume (Fallugia paradoxa)
New Mexico Privet (Forestiera neomexicana)
Royal Gold Woadwaxen (Genista tinctoria ‘Royal Gold’)
Rock Spirea (Holodiscus dumosus)
Hidcote St. Johnswort (Hypericum ‘Hidcote’)
Kalm’s St. Johnswort (Hypericum kalmianum)
Ames St. Johnswort (Hypericum kalmianum ‘Ames’)
Waxflower (Jamesia americana)
Beautybush (Kolkwitzia amabilis)
Regel privet (Ligustrum obtusifolium regelianum)
Cheyenne Privet (Ligustrum vulgare ‘Cheyenne’)
Lodense Privet (Ligustrum vulgare ‘Lodense’)
Blue Velvet Honeysuckle (Lonicera korolkowii ‘Floribunda’)
Tiny Trumpets Honeysuckle (Lonicera syringantha ‘Wolfii’)
Arnold Red Honeysuckle (Lonicera tatarica ‘Arnold Red’)
Clavey’s Dwarf Honeysuckle (Lonicera x xylosteoides ‘Clavey’s Dwarf’)
Squaw Apple (Peraphyllum ramosissimum)
Russian Sage (Perovskia artiplicifolia)
Cheyenne Mockorange (Philadelphus lewisii ‘Cheyenne’)
Littleleaf Mockorange (Philadelphus microphyllus)
Pawnee Buttes Sand Cherry (Prunus besseyi ‘Pawnee Buttes’)
Fragrant Sumac (Rhus aromatica)
Gro-Low Sumac (Rhus aromatica ‘Grow-Low’)
Rocky Mountain Sumac (Rhus glabra ‘Cismontana’)
Smooth Sumac (Rhus glabra)
Smooth Cutleaf Sumac (Rhus glabra ‘Laciniata’)
Staghorn Sumac (Rhus typhina)
Staghorn Cutleaf Sumac (Rhus typhina ‘Laciniata’)
Three leaf Sumac (Rhus trilobata)
Boulder Raspberry (Rubus deliciosus)
Silver Buffaloberry (Shepherdia argentea)
Snowmound Spirea (Spiraea nipponica ‘Snowmound’)
Vanhoutte Spirea (Spiraea x vanhouttei)
Chenault Coralberry (Symphoricarpus x ‘Chenault’)
Hancock Coralberry (Symphoricarpus x chenault ‘Hancock’)
Donald Wyman Lilac (Syringa x prestoniae ‘Donald Wyman’)
James MacFarlane Lilac (Syringa x prestoniae ‘James MacFarlane)
Royalty Lilac (Syringa x prestoniae ‘Royalty’)
Common Purple Lilac (Syringa vulgaris)
Common White Lilac (Syringa vulgaris alba)
Charles Joly Lilac (Syringa vulgaris ‘Charles Joly’)
Wayfaring Viburnum (Viburnum lantana)
Mohican Viburnum (Viburnum lantana ‘Mohican’)

SPREADING JUNIPERS

Armstrong Juniper (Juniperus chinensis ‘Armstrongii’)
Holbert Juniper (Juniperus chinensis ‘Holbert’)
Effusa Juniper (Juniperus communis depressa ‘Effusa’)
Bar Harbor Juniper (Juniperus horizontalis ‘Bar Harbor’)
Blue Chip Juniper (Juniperus horizontalis ‘Blue Chip’)
Hughes Juniper (Juniperus horizontalis ‘Hughes’)
Icee Blue™ Juniper (Juniperus horizontalis ‘Monber’)
Prince of Wales Juniper (Juniperus horizontalis ‘Prince of Wales’)
Wiltoni/Blue Rug Juniper (Juniperus horizontalis ‘Wiltonii’)
Andorra Juniper (Juniperus horizontalis ‘Youngstown’)
Hetz Blue Juniper (Juniperus x media ‘Hetzii Glauca’)
Sea Green/Mint Julep™ Juniper (Juniperus x media ‘Sea Green’)
Old Gold/Gold Coast™ Juniper (Juniperus x media ‘Old Gold’)
Green Mound Juniper (Juniperus procumbens ‘Green Mound’)
Arcadia Juniper (Juniperus sabina ‘Arcadia’)
Broadmoor Juniper (Juniperus sabina ‘Broadmoor’)
Buffalo Juniper (Juniperus sabina ‘Buffalo’)
Calgary Carpet Juniper (Juniperus sabina ‘Monna’)
Scandia Juniper (Juniperus sabina ‘Scandia’)
Sierra Spreader Juniper (Juniperus sabina ‘Sierra Spreader’)
Tammy Juniper (Juniperus sabina ‘Tamariscifolia’)
Table Top Blue Juniper (Juniperus scopulorum ‘Table Top Blue’)
Blue Star Juniper (Juniperus squamata ‘Blue Star’)
Grey Owl Juniper (Juniperus virginiana ‘Grey Owl’)

UPRIGHT JUNIPERS

Blue Point Juniper (Juniperus chinensis ‘Blue Point’)
Hetzi Upright Juniper (Juniperus chinensis ‘Hetzi Columnaris’)
Spartan/Spearmint Juniper (Juniperus chinensis ‘Spartan’)
One Seed Juniper (Juniperus monosperma)
Rocky Mountain Juniper (Juniperus scopulorum)
Cologreen Juniper (Juniperus scopulorum ‘Cologreen’)
Gray Gleam Juniper (Juniperus scopulorum ‘Gray Gleam’)
Moonglow Juniper (Juniperus scopulorum ‘Moonglow’)
Pathfinder Juniper (Juniperus scopulorum ‘Pathfinder’)
Wichita Blue Juniper (Juniperus scopulorum ‘Wichita Blue’)
Burk Red Cedar (Juniperus virginiana ‘Burkii’)
Skyrocket Juniper (Juniperus virginiana ‘Skyrocket’)

BROADLEAF EVERGREENS & SPECIALITY EVERGREENS

Lilac Time Broom (Cytisus x ‘Lilac Time’)
Minstead Broom (Cytisus x ‘Minstead’)
Allgold Warminster Broom (Cytisus x praecox ‘Allgold’)
Spanish Gold Broom (Cytisus purgan ‘Spanish Gold’)
Moonlight Broom (Cytisus scoparius ‘Moonlight’)
Oregon Grape Holly (Mahonia aquifolium)
Compact Oregon Grape Holly (Mahonia aquifolium ‘Compacta’)
Creeping Oregon Grape Holly (Mahonia repens)
Mugo Pine (Pinus mugo mughus)

PERENNIALS

Yellow Yarrow (Achillea filipendulina)
Moonshine Yarrow (Achillea ‘Moonshine’)
Pink Yarrow (Achillea millefolium ‘Rosea’)
Sunset Hyssop (Agastache rupestris)
Lady’s Mantle (Alchemilla mollis)
Snow Drop Anemone (Anemone sylvestris)
Pussytoes (Antennaria dioica)
Columbine (Aquilegia hybrids)
Kinnikinnick (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi)
Silver Mound Sage (Artemisia schmidtiana)
Basket of Gold (Aurinia saxatilis (Alyssum saxatile))
Bergenia (Bergenia cordifolia)
Prairie Winecup (Callirhoe involucrate)
Blue Clip Harebell (Campanula carpatica ‘Blue Clips’)
Bluebells of Scotland (Campanula rotundiafolia ‘Olympica’)
Cupids Dart (Catananche caerulea)
Pink Cornflower (Centaurea dealbata)
Jupiter’s Beard (Centranthus rubber)
Snow-in-Summer (Cerastium tomentosum)
Baby Sun Dwarf Coreopsis (Coreopsis grandiflora ‘Baby Sun’)
Double Sunray Coreopsis (Coreopsis grandiflora ‘Sunray’)
Pink Coreopsis (Coreopsis rosea)
Moonbeam Coreopsis (Coreopsis verticillata ‘Moonbeam’)
Zagreb Coreopsis (Coreopsis verticillata ‘Zagreb’)
Purple Ice Plant (Delosperma cooperi)
Yellow Ice Plant (Delosperma nubigenum)
Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea)
White Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea ‘Alba’)
Magnus Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea ‘Magnus’)
California Poppy (Eschscholzia californica)
Cushion Spurge (Euphorbia polychrome)
Japanese Fleece Flower (Fallopia japonica)
Blue Fescue (Festuca glauca ‘Elijah Blue’)
Blanket Flower (Gaillardia aristata)
Goblin Dwarf Blanket Flower (Gaillardia aristata ‘Goblin’)
Sweet Woodruff (Galium odoratum)
Whirling Butterflies (Gaura lindheimeri)
Hardy Colorado Gold Gazania (Gazania linearis ‘Colorado Gold’)
Sunrose (Helianthemum nummularium)
Blue Avena/Oat Grass (Helictotrichon sempervirens)
Daylily (Hemerocallis hybrids)
Stella D’Oro Daylily (Hemerocallis ‘Stella D’Oro’)
Coral Bells (Heuchera sanguinea)
Candytuft (Iberis sempervirens)
German Bearded Iris (Iris germanica var.)
Red Hot Poker (Kniphofia uvaria)
Beacon Silver Lamium (Lamium maculatum ‘Beacon Silver’)
White Nancy Lamium (Lamium maculatum ‘White Nancy’)
English Lavender (Lavandula angustilfolia ‘Munstead’)
Dwarf Shasta Daisy (Leucanthemum compact ‘Snow Lady’)
Shasta Daisy (Leucanthemum x superbum ‘Alaska’)
Gayfeather (Liatris spicata)
Blue Flax (Linum perenne)
Catmint (Nepeta faassenii)
Sundrops Primrose (Oenothera fruiticosa)
Missouri Evening Primrose (Oenothera macrocarpa)
Hardy Fountain Grass (Pennisetum alopecuroides ‘Hameln’)
Elfin Pink Penstemon (Penstemon barbatus ‘Elfin Pink’)
Mexicale Penstemon (Penstemon mexicale)
Red Beardstongue (Penstemon pinifolius)
Mersea Yellow Penstemon (Penstemon pinifolius ‘Mersea Yellow’)
Rocky Mountain Penstemon (Penstemon strictus)
Himalayan Border Jewel (Persicaria affinis)
Creeping Phlox (Phlox subulata)
Obedient Plant (Physostegia virginiana)
Prairie Coneflower/Mexican Hat (Ratibida columnifera ‘Red’)
Silver Sage Salvia (Salvia argentea)
Purple Flowering Sage (Salvia nemorosa)
May Night Salvia (Salvia sylvestris x ‘Mainacht’)
Lavender Cotton (Santolina chamaecyphrissus)
Soapwort (Saponaria ocymoides)
Little Bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium)
Gold Moss Sedum (Sedum floriferum)
Hybridum Sedum (Sedum hybridum)
Blue Spruce Sedum (Sedum pinifolium ‘Blue Spruce’)
Autumn Joy Sedum (Sedum spectabile ‘Autumn Joy’)
Dragon’s Blood Sedum (Sedum spurium ‘Dragon’s Blood’)
Hens and Chicks (Sempervivum hybrids)
Lamb’s Ear (Stachys lanata)
Germander (Teucrium chamaedrys)
Lemon Thyme (Thymus serpyllum citroides)
Wooly Thyme (Thymus praecox pseudolanuginosus)
Crater Lake Veronica (Veronica austriaca ‘Crater Lake’)
Turkish Veronica (Veronica liwanensis)
Spike Speedwell (Veronica spicata ‘Goodness grows’ or ‘Red Fox’)
Sunny Border Blue Veronica (Veronica ‘Sunny Border Blue’)
Periwinkle (Vinca minor ‘Bowles’)
Barren Strawberry (Waldsteinia ternate)
Hummingbird Flower (Zauschneria garrettii)

VINES

Goldflame Honeysuckle (Lonicera heckrottii)
Hall’s Honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica ‘Halliana’)
Boston Ivy (Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
Virginia Creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia engelmannii)
Silver Lace Vine (Polygonum aubertii)

For more information, please contact Craig Miller, Town of Parker Urban Forester/Horticulturalist at 303.840.9546.

Note: The above article was reproduced with permission from the Town of Parker Colorado Website. June 25, 2003.