Water-Wise Landscape for the Rockies and High Plains

Ninebark, prairie sage, snowberry and other native plants help make the best use of rainfall in this earth-friendly garden design.

Filed under: Eco-Friendly, Plants, Groundcovers, Shrubs, Garden Zones

Plant List

A. Mountain ninebark (Physocarpus monogynus)
Alternative: Snowberry (Symphoricarpos albus) or other medium shrub 3 to 5 feet tall

B. Narrowleaf, plains yucca (Yucca glauca)
Alternative: Other evergreen, drought-tolerant accent shrub

C. Prairie sage (Artemesia ludoviciana)
Alternative: Little bluestem (Schyzachyrium scoparium), mountain muhly (Muhlenbergia montana) or other ornamental grass or grass-like plant, one to 2 feet tall

D. Spotted gayfeather (Liatris punctata)
Alternative: Other flowering herbaceous plant, 2 to 3 feet tall

E. Blanketflower (Gaillardia aristata)
Alternative: Prairie coneflower (Ratibida columnifera) or other flowering herbaceous plant, one to 2 feet tall

F. Field pussytoes (Antennaria neglecta)
Alternative: Evening primrose (Oenothera caespitosa) or fringed sage (Artemisia frigida) or other flowering groundcover, 6 to 12 inches tall

G. Wild iris (Iris missouriensis)
Alternative: Other tough, small groundcover, 2 to 4 inches tall

H. Wild verbena (Glandularia bipinnatifida)
Alternative: Field pussytoes (Antennaria neglecta) or other moisture-tolerant herbaceous plant