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Shawnee County Extension Master Gardener Demonstration Xeriscape Garden

Arranged in Alphabetical Order by Botanical Name

Location Common Name Botanical Name Size Annuals

C47 Four o=clock Mirabilis Jalapa 2'

Bulbs B35 Grape Hyacinth Muscari Azureum 3-4"

C12 Allium >Snow Queen= 4-6" Evergreens

C40 Blue Chip Juniper Juniperus Horizontalis 10" x spreading B45 Blue Sargent Juniper Juniperus Chinensis 20" x spreading

Sargentii >Glauca=

C7 Dwarf Bosnian Pine Pinus Levodermis 6x8' x 4-5'

Turf

C44 Buffalograss Buffalograss >Tatanya= 4-6" high Grasses

B12 Little Blue Stem Andropogon Scoparius 3-4' x 2' C3 Feather Reed Grass Calamagrostis X Acutiflora 6' x 3'

>Karl Foerster= C41 Blue Fescue Fescue Glauca 8" x 18"

>Elijah=s Blue= C5 Maiden Grass Miscanthus Sinensis 4-6' x 4'

>Gracillimus= C4 Maiden Grass Miscanthus Sinensis 4-6' x 3'

>Variegatos= C49 Switch Grass Panicum Virgatum 2’ x 3’ ‘North wind’

Ground Cover

C34 Snow In Summer Cerastitum Tomentosum 6" x spreading C46 Mother of Thyme Coccineus 3" x spreading

>Mother of Thyme= C23,C30 Candytuft Iberis Sempervirens 6-8" x spreading

>Purity= C38 Lilyturf Liriope 12" x 18" C48 John Creech Stonecrop Sedum Spurium 3" x spreading

>John Creech= B34, C39 Blue Spruce Sedum Sedum 6" x spreading

>Blue Spruce= B26 Stonecrop sedum Sedum Kamatschaticum 4” x 6”

C45 Soapwort Soapwort Saponaria 6" x spreading

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Vines A24 Dutchman’s Pipe Aristolochia tomentosa climber C9 Virginia Creeper or Parthenocissus Quinquefolia climber

Woodbine C8 Sweet Autumn Clematis Paniculata climber

Biennials

C11 Hollyhock Alcea 12-18" x 4-6'

A11 Curly Leaf Parsley Petroselinum crispum 1' x 8-12" Perennials

B28 Gold Yarrow Achillea 2' x 2' >Coronation Gold=

B27 Yarrow Achillea >Moonshine= 2' x 2'

A18 Yellow Yarrow Achillea 2' x 2' >Anthem=

B51 Agastache Agastache 12”x12” ‘Blue Fortune’

A21 Giant Hyssop Agastache 3-4' x 2-3' >Ava=

B16 Narrow leafed Blue Star Amsonia 3' x 3' >Hubrechi=

B29 Fragrant Dwarf False Indigo Amorpha Canescens 12-18" x 18" >Arkansas=

C32 Wormwood Artemesia Aborescens 3-4' x 3' >Powis Castle=

A15, C50, B49 Butterfly Milkweed Asclepias Tuberosa 2-3' x 2' >Butterfly Flower=

C51 Aster ‘Hopster The Third’ 1’ x 1’ C51 Aster ‘Wood’s Pink’ C51 Aster ‘Wood’s Blue’

C10 False Indigo Baptisia Australis 24" x 48"

A1 False Indigo Baptisia Solar Flare 24" x 48"

A14 Baptisia - Yellow Wild Baptisia Saphaerocrapa Indigo

A5 Boltonia Boltonia Asteroides 3-4' x 3-4' A10 Purple Poppy Mallow Callirhoe Involuerata 1' x spreading

B22 Potentilla Cinquefoil 8-12" x 12"

C25 Early Sunrise Coreopsis Coreopsis Verticillata 18-24" x 2'

>Early Sunrise= A4, C24 Zagreb Coreopsis Coreopsis Verticillata 12" x 12" C52 Coreopsis Coreopsis Grandiflora 12”x12” ‘Santa Fe Yellow’ C28 Orange Mum Chrysanthemum ‘Hannah’ 1’ x 1’ C28 Orange Mum Chrysanthemum morifolium 1’ x 1’

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Perennials continued

C28 Yellow Garden Mum Chrysanthemum 12-18" x 18" >Legend=

B25 Pink Dianthus Dianthus 12" x 12" >Bath=s Pink=

B21 Purple Coneflower Echinacea Purpurea 3' x 2'

B20 Coneflower Echinacea 16-20" x 16" ‘Pow Wow Wild Berry’

B19 Coneflower Echinacea Purpurea 1-3' x 1-3' ‘White Swan’

B15 Sea Holly - Big Blue Eryngium 33" x 26"

A22 Bronze Leaf Fennel Forniculum Vulgare 12" x 3x4' B51 Gaura Gaura Lindheimeri 12”x12”

‘Rosy Jane (Indian Feather)

B24 Geranium Cranesbill Geranium Sylvaticum 18" x 18" B47 Hardy Geranium Geranium Sangineum 12" x 12" C23 Daylily Hemerocallis 24" x 24"

>Spiderman=

C29 Daylily Hemerocallis 18" x18" >Stella d=Oro=

C19 Texas Red Yucca Hesperaloe 2-3' x 3'x5' >Parviflora=

A23 Hardy Hibiscus Hibiscus 3' x 4' >Rose Mallow=

C13 St. John=s Wort Hypericum frondosum 4' x 2x3' >Sunburst=

B42 Poker Plant Kniphofia Flamenco 30" x 36"

C16 Munstead Lavender Lavandula Augustifolia 18-24" x2" B8 Gayfeather Liatris Spicata 30" x 24'

>Floristan Violet=

C36 Beebalm Monarda Fistulosa 30" x 2' A2, B14, C49 Catmint Nepata 18-24" x 18"

>Walkers Low= B44 Missouri Evening Primrose Oenothem Macrocarpia 18" x 18"

C26 Cascading Ornamental Origanuer Libanoticum 18" x 18"

Oregano

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Perennials continued B5 Oriental Poppy Papaver Orientale

B31 Peony Paeonia Alba ‘Old Fashioned White’ 2’ x 2’ C27 Peony Paeonia ‘Green Lotus’ 2’ x 2’ C27 Peony Paeonia ‘Felix Supreme’ 2’ x 2’ B40 Husker Red Penstemon Penstemon Digitalis

>Husker Red=

A9, B11 Russian Sage Perovskia Artiplicifolia 3-4' x 2' B48 Black Eyed Susan Rudbeckia ‘Goldsturm’ 12”X12” (Black Eyed Susan) A12 Rue Ruta Grave olens 18-24" x 36"

B30 May Night Salvia Salvia Sylvestris 18" x 18"

>May Night=

B49 Neon Sedum Sedum Spectabile 12”x12” >Neon=

A19 Red Birds in a Tree Serophularia Machrantha 18" x 36"

A3, B3, B23 Goldenrod Solidago 3-4' x 3'

A26 Lamb=s Ear Stachys 1-2’ x 1-2' ‘Hummelo’

C15 Big Ear Lamb=s Ear Stachys 10-12" x 12" >Helene Von Stein=

A17, B4, B39, C48 Speedwell Veronica 12" x 18"

>Blue Charm=

A16 Nettle Leaved Mullein Verbascum Chaixii 3-6' x 1-3'

B37, C21 Brightedge Yucca Yucca 2-3' x 2-3' >Filamentosa ssp=

B50 Ratibida Ratibia 12”x12” ‘Mexican Hat’

C43 Color Guard Yucca Yucca 2' x 2' >Filamentosa=

C20 Desert Candle Yucca 16" x 16"-4' >Sapphire Skies=

B43 California Fuchsia Zauschneria Garrettii 3-4" x 16x20"

>Orange Carpet=

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Shrubs B10 Serviceberry Amelanchier Alnifolia 4-6' x 4-5'

ARegent=

B46 Red Leaf Barberry Berberis Thunbergii 3-4' x 3-4' Autropurpurea

A6, C2 Butterfly Bush Buddleia Davidii 4-5' x 4-5' >White Profusion=

C33 Butterfly Bush Miss Ruby

C17 Purple Beautyberry Callicarpa Dichotoma 3-4' x 3-4'

>Issai=

B18 Kelsey Red-stemmed Cornus Stolonifera 24-30" x 2-3' Dogwood >Kelseyi=

C6 Compact Burning Bush Euonymus Alatus 4-6' x 4-5' >Compactus=

C18 Fragrant Sumac >Gro-Low= 2-3' x 4-6' B17 Staghorn Sumac Rhus Typina

>Tiger Eyes=

B6 Rugosa Rose Rosa Rugosa 4-5 x 4-5' B32 Indian Coralberry or Symphoricarpos Orbiculatus 2-3' x 3-4'

Buckbush

C1 Varigated Dwarf Weigela Florida 4-6' x 5-7' Weigela >Varigata Nana=

C35 Wine and Roses Weigela Florida 4-5' x 4-5' Weigela >Alexandra=

C31 Bluemist Spirea Caryopteris Candonsis 3-4" x 4' >Dark Night=

Trees C37 Native Redbud Cerci Canadensis 20-30' x 20-30' B33 Kentucky Coffeetree Gymnocladus Dioicus 50' x 40'

(Male Cultivar) >Prairie Titan=

B2 Sargent Crabapple Malus Sargentii 6-8' x 8-12'

This garden would not have been possible without the financial support of the Shawnee County Extension Council, Shawnee County Extension Master Gardeners, The Gardeners of America Association, The Topeka Beautification Association and Skinners Garden Center. We are also grateful for the many hours contributed by Shawnee County Parks and Recreation and the Extension Master Gardeners.

Revised 11/30/15