Xeric Natives
I garden in zone 6A and after suffering through the drought of 2010 I hereby offer my list of xeric plants. I hope you will find these usefull in your garden.
Adiantum aleuticum Aleutian maidenhair
Aletris farinosa colic-root
Allium cernuum nodding onion
Anaphalis margaritacea pearly everlasting
Andropogon gerardii big bluestem
Andropogon glomeratus broom-sedge
Apocynum cannabinum Indian hemp
Asclepias amplexicaulis blunt-leaved milkweed
Asclepias tuberosa butterfly weed
Asclepias purpurascens purple milkweed
Asclepias syriaca common milkweed
Asclepias verticillata whorled milkweed
Asclepias viridiflora green milkweed
Aster linariifolius stiff aster
Baptisia tinctoria wild indigo
Bouteloua curtipendula side-oats gamma
Ceonothus americanus New Jersey tea
Chamaecrista fasciculata partridge pea annual
Chamaecrista nictitans wild sensitive plant annual
Chasmanthium latifolium river oats
Cheilanthes lanosa hairy lip fern
Cirsium discolor field thistle
Cirsium pumilum pasture thistle
Coreopsis tripteris tall coreopsis
Crotalaria sagittalis rattlebox annual
Cunila origanoides dittany
Desmodium canadense showy tick-trefoil
Desmodium paniculata panicled tick-trefoil
Diervilla lonicera bush honeysuckle
Elymus riparius riverbank wild rye
Eupatorium altissimum tall eupatorium
E. aromaticum small-leaved white-snakeroot
E. rotundifolium round-leaved thoroughwort
E. sessilifolium upland thoroughwort
Eupatorium purpurea Joe-pye-weed
Eupatorium rugosum white snakeroot
Euphorbia corollata flowering spurge
Eurybia divaricata white wood aster
Eurybia macrophylla large-leaved aster
Hedeoma pulegioides American pennyroyal annual
Helianthus divaricatus rough sunflower
Helianthus giganteus tall sunflower
Helianthus strumosus rough-leaved sunflower
Hieracium scabrum rough hawkweed
Hieracium venosum rattlesnake weed
Hypericum hypericoides St. Andrew's cross
Hypericum gentianoides orange-grass
Hypericum pyramidatum great St. Johnswort
Hypericum spathulatum shrubby St. Johnswort
Hypericum stragulum St. Andrew's cross
Ionactis linariifolius stiff aster
Ipomoaea pandurata man-of-the-earth
Kalmia latifolia mountain laurel
Krigia virginca dwarf dandelion annual
Lespedeza procumbens trailing bush clover
Liatris spicata blazing star
Lobelia spicata pale spike lobelia
Mikania scandans climbing hempweed
Monarda fistulosa wild bergamot
Oenother biennis evening primrose
Oenothera fruticosa sundrops
Opuntia humifusa prickly pear
Parthenocissus quinquefolia Virginia creeper
Passiflora lutea yellow passion-flower
Penstemon digitalis tall white beard-tongue
Penstemon hirsutus northeastern beard-tongue
Phlox ovata mountain phlox
Physocarpa opulifolius ninebark
Polyganum scandens climbing false buckwheat
Polymnia canadensis leaf-cup
Pycnanthemum incanum hoary mountain-mint
Pycnanthemum muticum short-toothed mountain-mint
Pycnanthemum tenuifolium narrow-leaved mountain-mint
Pycnanthemum virginianum Virginia mountain-mint
Rhus copallina shining sumac
Rhus glabra smooth sumac
Rhus typhina staghorn sumac
Robinia hispida rose acacia
Rosa blanda smooth rose
Rosa carolina pasture rose
Rhus copallina shining sumac
Rhus glabra smooth sumac
Rhus typhina staghorn sumac
Rudbeckia hirta black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia laciniata green-headed coneflower
Rudbeckia triloba three-lobed coneflower
Ruellia hirsuta hairy ruellia
Scrophularia lanceolata figwort
Scutellaria incana downey skullcap
Scutellaria intergrifolia hyssop skullcap
Sedum ternatum wild stonecrop
Senna hebecarpa wild senna
Sida hermaphrodita Virginia mallow
Silene stellata starry campion
Solidago bicolor silver rod
Solidago caesia bluestem goldenrod
Solidago flexicaulis zig-zag goldenrod
Solidago juncea early goldenrod
Solidago nemoralis gray goldenrod
Solidago odora sweet goldenrod
Solidago puberula downy goldenrod
Solidago rigida stiff goldenrod
Solidago simplex HBK ssp. randii var. racemosa sticky goldenrod
Solidago rugosa rough-stemmed goldenrod
Solidago sempervirens seaside goldenrod
Sorghastrum nutans Indian grass
Spiraea latifolia meadowsweet
Symphyotrichum patens late purple aster
Strophostylus helvola trailing wild bean
Symphyotrichum cordifolium blue wood aster
Symphyotrichum lanceolatum panicled aster
Symphyotrichum lateriflorum calico aster
Symphyotrichum laeve smooth blue aster
Symphyotrichum shortii Short's aster
Symphyotrichum undulatum wavy-leaved aster
Tephrosia virginiana goat's rue
Trichostema brachiatum false pennyroyal annual
Trichostema dichotomum blue curls annual
Triosteum angustifolium horse gentian
Tripsacum dactyloides gammagrass
Vaccinium angustifolium low blueberry
Verbena hastata blue vervain
Verbesina alternifolia wingstem
Vernonia glauca upland ironweed
Veronicastrum virginicum Culver's root
Viburnum acerifolium maple-leaved viburnum
Viburnum dentatum southern arrow-wood
Viburnum prunifolium black-haw
Viola sagittata arrow-leaved violet
Woodsia obtusa blunt-lobed woodsia
Zizia aptera golden-alexander
