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The Best Plants for Xeriscaping

  • August 1, 2017
  • Green Living, Irrigation & Water Conservation, Project Ideas

Ready to save water but also want to enjoy a beautifully landscaped yard? If so, xeriscaping, an environmentally friendly method of landscaping that uses water conserving plants and principles, may be for you. Our landscape design team put together some favorite xeric plants for Colorado Springs and Lisa Pace, Water Conservation Specialist from Colorado Springs Utilities, provided some other great insights for plant selection.

Xeriscaped Front Yard

Want to learn more about xeriscaping including some of the benefits, considerations, and how to make your xeric landscape beautiful? Download this free guide:

All About Xeriscaping

Trees for Xeriscaping

Evergreen

Pinyon pine
Pinyon Pine

Deciduous

Hawthorn tree
Hawthorn
Catalpa tree
Northern Catalpa
Chokecherry
Chokecherry

Shrubs for Xeriscaping

Evergreen

spartan juniper
Juniper

Deciduous

russian sage
Russian Sage
Manzanita
Manzanita
Leadplant
Lead Plant
Fernbush

Chris Light, Ponderosa Pine (pollen cones) 2016-07-12 909, CC BY-SA 4.0

Fernbush
false indigo
False Indigo
Rabbitbrush
Rabbitbrush
Sumac
Sumac
Sandcherry
Sandcherry
rose red barberry
Barberry
Potentilla
Potentilla
Blue Mist Spirea
Blue Mist Spirea

Perennials for Xeriscaping

catmint
Catmint
Iceplant
Ice Plant
Hyssop
Hyssop
Jupiter's Beard
Jupiter's Beard
coneflower
Purple Coneflower
white columbine
Columbine
salvia
Salvia
Penstemon
Penstemon
Yarrow
Yarrow
Lavender
Lavender

Ornamental Grasses for Xeriscaping

Blue Avena Grass
feather reed grass
Feather Reed Grass
Maiden Grass
Maiden Grass
Indian Grass
Indian Grass
Little Bluestem
Little Bluestem

Lisa Pace from Colorado Springs Utilities recommends that you, “Know your site and take inventory of how much sun and water you have available.” She also suggests planting in groups of 3 or more, as too many varieties can make a space feel small and busy.

For more water-wise plant options that perform well in Colorado Springs, look at Colorado Springs Utilities’ database of Water Wise Plants or visit their demonstration garden.

If you would like to learn more about the benefits of xeriscaping, we have more information here, or reach one of our talented landscape designers by contacting us.

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