‘Angelica Blue’ Juniper
Juniperus chinensis 'Angelica Blue'
Bright blue, fine-textured foliage intensifies in cool winter temperatures. Creates excellent texture and color contrast … Continued
Drought-tolerant and drought-resistant plants may still need supplemental water from time to time, but they can survive periods of dryness without dying.
Drought-resistant plants like cactus, hens and chicks, and sedums can go for very long periods without water and do not tolerate poorly drained locations. Drought-resistant tropical plants grown indoors in winter like cactus, Sansevieria, Echeveria, and other succulents sometimes fail due to overwatering.
Drought-tolerant plants grow in many textures and sizes and have different adaptations that help them get through periods of drought:
The latter two types of plants are drought tolerant once established because any new planting, regardless of drought tolerance, needs to be watered during the first growing season to allow roots to reach the depths needed to access moisture during dry periods.
It’s also important to note that survival may not mean that the plant will look its best during this time. Watering weekly for a longer period of time will result in the best-looking gardens with the highest tolerance for drought. During the hottest, dryest times in summer, watering deeply twice a week is recommended. These less frequent waterings will encourage root systems to expand, making it easier for plants to access moisture when their environment is dry.
Winter drought has become a bigger problem in recent years as snowfall declines. Evergreen plants are especially vulnerable during winter drought because their foliage continues to shed moisture while dormant deciduous plants have shed their leaves and can conserve moisture in woody stems and underground. Watering shrubs and trees in winter on days when the temperature allows (above freezing) will help ensure their healthy return in spring.
Here are some drought-tolerant and drought-resistant plants to grow—
Juniperus chinensis 'Angelica Blue'
Bright blue, fine-textured foliage intensifies in cool winter temperatures. Creates excellent texture and color contrast … Continued
Juniperus horizontalis ‘Wiltonii’
One of the best trailing junipers with uniform growth habit and intense silver-blue evergreen foliage … Continued
Juniperus chinensis
A fast growing evergreen with dark green, densely branched columns useful as formal accent, screen … Continued
Juniperus chinensis 'Blue Point'
Finely-textured blue-green foliage on a densely branched, broad pyramid form that maintains its natural form … Continued
Juniperus chinensis ‘Gold Lace’
Gold foliage tips branches. An outstanding contrast plant. 3–4’ tall, spreading 5–6’ wide. Hardy to … Continued
Juniperus chinensis 'Old Gold'
With a blend of green, yellow and gold foliage, ‘Old Gold’ will grow happily in … Continued
Juniperus × pfitzeriana ‘Sea Green’
Juniperus x pfitzeriana is a hybrid that includes cultivar crosses between Juniperus chinensis and Juniperus sabina. They are sometimes … Continued
Juniperus sabina ‘Skandia’
A dwarf, prostrate, low-spreading, evergreen conifer that typically grows to 12-18″ tall but spreads to … Continued
Juniperus virginiana
‘Hetzii’ is an eastern red cedar growing 12-15′ high and 10-15′ wide with bluish-green to … Continued
Juniperus virginiana 'Grey Owl'
Beautiful finely textured silver-gray evergreen shrub with arching branches. Very effective planted en masse, as … Continued
Juniperus virginiana ‘Taylor’
‘Taylor’ is an upright narrow columnar eastern red cedar that grows up to to 30’ … Continued
Kalanchoe fedtschenkoi 'Marginata'
Also called rainbow kalanchoe, ‘Marginata’ is distinguished from its parent by a more bushy and … Continued