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Summer is fast approaching and it's a good time to consider planting drought tolerant plants for beautiful curb appeal. Drought tolerant plants not only look good, they're also especially helpful for homeowners who don't have a "green thumb" and for those vacant homes where the homeowner isn't there to water regularly.

A visit to your local nursery will reveal that there are many beautiful heat and drought tolerant plants native to your area.

Here are some excellent drought tolerant plants I use in my own garden - many of them are perennials so they will bloom again next year:

Lavender
Lantana
Verbena
Black-Eyed Susan
Coreopsis
Shasta Daisy
Ruby Grass
Rosemary
Daylily
Society Garlic
Bougainvillea
Trumpet Vine (careful - this one can be invasive)
Canna

If you haven't tried drought tolerant plants in your landscaping, I encourage you to research plants that are native to your area and use them in your garden. I think you'll be glad you did!

Posted by Nancy Robertson, RESA on 05/20/2008 10:27 PM

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31 Comments on Hot Plants for Curb Appeal

MAY

2008

Nancy great post. I would like to add Snail vine is another great drought tolerant fast growing blooming vine that can cover an ugly fence quickly. Jades are nice but slow growing and even here in SoCal I love to seed nasturtium they grow big and bushy in northern ca and work in springs most every where else. They are edible too!

Thanks, Ana! I'll have to look up the Snail vine. I'm not familiar with that one. I do like nasturtium, but haven't tried it. I'll check to see how well it grows in the Dallas area and if it is hardy here, I'll try it my garden!

MAY

2008

Thanks Nancy for the great information. I do not have a green thumb, but at this time of year I always like to include fresh flowering plants by the front door and entrance. This helps alot.

Nancy ~ Your post made me remember that until several years ago, I had a very striking planting of perrenials in my front bed. Red Monarda and White Shasta Daisies, which bloomed around July 4th and looked fantastic together. People used to stop and take pictures. Unfortunately, landscaping work removed those plants, but it looked great from the curb and from my view from inside the house. Good post!

Thanks for the list!

Kim Dillon, Creative Eye Home Staging

Nancy - This post is for me. I don't have a green thumb so I appreciate the list of plants. I'll have to take a trip to Calloways!

This is a constant struggle for me because I have a black thumb. I'll be darned if I can kill lavendar and rosemary; that tells you how bad I am.

Wanda, another suggestion for those who don't have a green thumb are certain types of ferns. I have an asparagus fern in pots on my patio and a foxtail fern in a pot on the front porch. Both are in full sun and I barely do anything to them but water them once or twice a week.

Kathy, I'm sorry to hear you no longer have your perennial bed. Sounds it was something to see! Do you have any pictures you can share?

Thanks, Kim! Hope some of these plants will work for you!

Hi, Linda! I think you will be successful with the drought tolerant plants. Let me know how they work for you!

Wow, Michelle! Having a black thumb is serious. You may have over-watered lavendar and rosemary... Try the asparagus and foxtail ferns I mentioned to Wanda above. I have them in full sun and water once or twice a week.

Here are some pictures from my patio.

Patio Plants with Black-Eyed Susan and Foxtail Fern

Coreopsis - pink

Patio Plants with Asparagus Fern

MAY

2008

Nancy, thanks for the tip! I have a not so green thumb, I am sure this will help.

The popular one around here is Dietes Bicolor or Wild Iris. Does great in South Texas...

Wild Iris

Hi, Patty! I hope you try some of the plants I mentioned. They've done well for me.

Thanks, for the photos, Cheri. I saw the Dietes Bicolor on an earlier post (maybe yours?) and was not familiar with it. It is beautiful and I am searching for it here in D/FW area. I want to give it a try.

Great suggestions on no-work flowers. I, myself, am an avid gardener and have several other suggestions to help those hot, sunny, trouble areas!

If you love color and want a reoccurring bloom forever, try "Four O'Clocks". They form beautiful bushes that have dainty, quarter size blooms that open every night and stay open through the morning. They are extremely fragrant and can even grow around the mailbox in pure Texas sun with little water. I have them and always have extra seeds if anyone wants to grow some. Be warned though, these too are invasive! They bloom spring to frost!

Wandering Jews are purple and grow dense but short. They can grow in sun or shade and have tiny lilac flowers all over them. They come back every year and are beautiful in hanging baskets. Again, if you want some, call me! I can give you some!

I am always so excited when I see posts of people making the world more beautiful! Thanks for such a great post!

Sara, I agree, it is exciting to hear about people making the world more beautiful! I love gardening and couldn't survive without my favorite plants! I have grown the Wandering Jew before, and it is very hearty. I'll have to try the Four O'Clocks.

MAY

2008

Nancy, I am in McKinney and you in Plano so we are practically neighbors. Why don't you come by this summer and I will give you some seeds. Mine are already in bloom so I should have seeds in a month or so. I am always happy to share with fellow gardeners!

Thank you, Sara! That's a great idea. I would enjoy meeting you and I can't wait to try the Four O'Clocks.... By the way, are you planning to attend the First Dallas Active Rain Meeting next Friday?

MAY

2008

Great list, have many of these growing in my own yard. Living in CA where we don't have rain in the summer drought tolerant plants are the only way to go.

How ironic, my graphic word is avocado

PS forgot to tell you Nancy how much I like your little sun clipart! Very summerish

MAY

2008

Nancy,

You have one green thumb! I'm going to have to look up that society garlic. That's the first time I've heard of it. Do they call it that because you can eat it and still be socially acceptable?

Nancy - thanks for sharing. This is definitely good info to know.

Ronelle, I'm glad to know some of these plants grow well in sunny California!

Thank you, Susan! I don't know where they came up with the name "society" garlic; however, it does smell a bit like garlic. I'm not sure I want to taste it, though!

My pleasure, Tanya! I hope the information was helpful and you get a chance to try some of these plants in your area!

MAY

2008

Very timely post Nancy!

I'm so glad NOT to see begonias here! I know they do well here but I've never liked them for some reason, I guess my first experience when we moved here and the house we bought was vacant the begonias were left after a hard freeze and they were like mush and I hated pulling them out!

Hope to see you Friday!

Thanks, Karen! I'm with you, I am not a fan of begonias. I have seen them turn mushy too many times. See you Friday!

MAY

2008

Nancy, great list...I love flowers. L

Hi, Liz! Thank you for stopping by. I love all kinds of flowers and plants. My patio is FULL of plants and flowers so my husband is expanding the patio to make more room.

yes, I posted asking what the Dietes Bicolor's real name was so I could get some more because it's been years since I bought the first two and though I have split them in half every couple of year and transplanted half I wanted to buy more and couldn't remember the name of them!

I love them. They require no watering from me after the first few months...survive the cold snaps....look good year around, etc.

Great list of plants that are good for staging, thanks for sharing.

Cheri, I'm glad you posted about the Dietes Bicolor because I had never seen them before. They are pretty flowers and sounds like they are very draught tolerant!

Patty & Scott, thanks for stopping by! I hope you will try some of these plants. Enjoy!

MAY

2008

Oh my garden needs me, and with our hot spell of late, the plants are calling, perhaps tomorrow I can garden...YES, that's what I'll do, thanks for the reminder.

Terrylynn, hopefully you made it to the garden to help your plants today!

I'm always looking for tips on hot weather perennials - thanks for the list!

Hi, Tori! Glad I could help! I hope you enjoy some of the perennials I mentioned.

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