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Roughest, toughest perennials
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Posted by rumbum Z8 (My Page) on Fri, Jun 27, 08 at 15:14
It's a hundred degrees and we haven't seen a drop of rain in months west of Austin, TX. I had to water my lantanas yesterday because they are wilting!
This fall I will be planting a new very large butterfly and hummer garden and I am planning it out. The challenges include alkaline soil, totally xeric, and we have lots of hungry deer.
Some plants I am going to use are salvias, sages, verbenas, esperanza, pride of barbados, budelias, mexican oregano, chili pequin, flame acanthus, shrubby boneset, a desert willow tree. What else can stand up to the heat, the drought, and the deer? I never want to water!
Any ideas, books, and websites are welcome!
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RE: Roughest, toughest perennials
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| Google High Country Gardens. Great source of the info you are seeking. |
RE: Roughest, toughest perennials
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| I used to live in Laredo and the following plants did great there- boungavillia, Texas sage, Mexican olive tree, fig vine, creeping rosemary, laurels, liriope grasses and they all did not need watering except during the "dog days". Fig trees, star jasmine, and lime tree did very well with very little water. Use lots of mulch and you won't need to water very often. Good luck. |
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