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ZiaScapes - Xeric Plant Guide

Perennial Shrubs  L - Z

Lilac, Miss Kim
The Miss Kim Lilac is compact and upright-rounded in form.  It has an abundance of fragrant blossoms in spring that are dark lavender-pink in bud and fade to a very soft lavender-pink when fully opened. The blossoms are even more plentiful when it is planted in full sun.  Miss Kim has the best fall color of any Lilac, a reddish purple.

Lilac, Persian
The pale lilac flowers are fragrant, late spring blooming, abundantly produced on 2 to 3 inch long panicles. A reasonably compact lilac for the smaller garden, and shrub border.

Mock Orange, Natchez
Fast growing deciduous shrub noted for it’s fragrant large flowers with single petals and fresh  green  foliage.  Blooms in the Spring and early Summer.  Used as informal borders and screens.
 

Exposure	Full Sun
Soil Type	Any, well drained
Height	6 - 8 feet
Width	6 - 8 feet
Drought Tolerance	High

Potentilla, Pink Beauty
Small, compact deciduous shrub with clear pink flowers that blooms mid summer and on.  Bright green foliage is bushy and makes for an excellent border plant.  Cut back in Spring to promote bushy full growth.  
 

Exposure	Full sun
Soil Type	Any, well drained
Height	2 - 3 feet
Width	2 feet
Drought Tolerance	Moderate

Privet, Golden Vicary
A slightly different variety of the common privet hedge, the golden vicary stays very compact.  As the name suggests, its foliage has a golden hue. The plant's flowers are mildly fragrant and it produces fruit late in the season. Bear in mind though that the privet is a deciduous plant, so it will lose its leaves come winter.
 

Exposure	Full sun, partial shade
Soil Type	Any, well drained
Height	5 - 6 feet
Width	4 - 5 feet
Drought Tolerance	Moderate

Privet, New Mexico
A deciduous, native shrub that develops great character with age. It can be grown into a dense hedge or pruned to form a multi-stemmed small tree. The beautiful whitish bark accentuates the bright yellow foliage. Female plants produce considerable quantities of blue-black berries. A moderate-to-fast grower in any soil.
 

Exposure	Full sun
Soil Type	Any, well drained
Height	12 feet
Width	12 - 18 feet
Drought Tolerance	High

Pyracantha, Kasan
The 'Kasan' is a hardy variety that flowers in March and April. Its flowers are single, white, and borne in clusters. It exhibits a broad, spreading growth habit to 10' tall. It produces large crops of orange-red berries during the fall season. Bright orange berries are the highlight of this plant.
 

Exposure	Full sun, partial shade
Soil Type	Any, well drained
Height	10 feet
Width	10 feet
Drought Tolerance	High

Rabbit Bush
Chamisa is the Spanish name and the plant is sometimes referred to incorrectly as Rabbitbrush. Billowing clouds of deep yellow flowers cover the bush, providing a dramatic backdrop or centerpiece to any xeric garden. This true native is a real survivalist.

Rose, Blaze
This famous climber bears bright red, lightly scented blossoms in profusion. Flowers throughout the season on new and old wood.  The Blaze rose is a low maintenance rose. Blaze roses provide continuous bloom through fall.  The Blaze climbing rose repeats its bloom again later in the season.
 

Exposure	Full sun
Soil Type	Any, well drained
Height	12 - 15 feet
Width	8 feet
Drought Tolerance	High

Rosemary, Tuscan Blue
Quickly forms an upright rigid branched hedge of aromatic needle-like foliage, leaves broader than other varieties. Profuse clear blue flowers add to the beauty. Takes to pruning well, perfect for screens. Evergreen.
 

Exposure	Full sun
Soil Type	Any, well drained
Height	4 - 6  feet
Width	4 feet
Drought Tolerance	High

Sage Cherry
It is valued for its adaptability to garden soils.  This sage blooms from early spring until fall.  It has a profusion of dark red blooms and bright green foliage.