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Low Water Use Plants
Massachusetts Water Resources Authority
There are many varieties of low water use plants that can withstand dry
summers,
and that actually thrive in drier soil. Here are a few of them.
Because
some plants have several common names, we have also listed their botanical
names in Latin, the universal language of horticulture and botany.
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| Common name | Botanical Name | Height | |
| Trees | Amur Maple | Acer ginnala | 20'-25' |
| Austrian Pine | Pinus nigra | 50' | |
| Japanese Black Pine | Pinus thunbergii | 6-10' | |
| Cornelian Cherry | Cornus Mas | 20-25' | |
| London Plane | Platanus x acerifolia | 50' | |
| White Oak | Quercus alba | 50' | |
| Shrubs | Broom | Cytisus scoparius | 5-6' |
| Flowering Quince | Chaenomeles specoisa | 6'-10' | |
| Junipers | Juniperus sp. | 2'-9' | |
| Cinquefoil | Potentilla | 3'-4' | |
| Butterfly Bush | Buddleia davidii | 6-10' | |
| Rose-of-Sharon | Hibiscus syriacus Diana | 6-8' | |
| Winterberry | Ilex verticillata | 8-10' | |
| Mugo Pine(dwarf) | Pinus mugo | 3-4' | |
| Ground Covers |
Bearberry | Arctostaphylos uva-ursi | 6-8" |
| Creeping Lilly-turf | Liriope spicata | 6-8" | |
| Violets | Viola sp.. | 6-8" | |
| Snow-in-Summer | Cerastium tomentosum | 6-8" | |
| Perrenials | New England Aster | Aster Novae-angliae | 15-30" |
| Common
Blanketflower |
Gaillardia aristata | 24-36" | |
| Moonbeam | Coreopsis verticillata | 24-36" | |
| Purple Coneflower | Echinacea purpurea | 24-36" | |
| Lavender | Lavendula ‘Hidcote Blue | 12-36" | |
| Sedum
(Acre, Red Carpet, Ruby Glow, Stoliniferum, Spectabile) |
Sedum sp. | 18-24" | |
| Daylily | Hemerocallis | 18-48" | |
| Yarrow,
The Pearl, Summer Pastels |
Achillea sp. | 18-36 | |
| Annuals | Cosmos | Cosmos sp. | 3' |
| Gazania | Gazania | 6-18" | |
| Marigold | Dimorpotheca sp. | 4-6" | |
| Portulaca | Portulaca gradiflora | 8" | |
| Strawflower | Heliochrysum bracteatum | 3' | |
| Sweet William | Dianthus Barbatus | 2' |