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Long-blooming perennials
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Easy Perennials
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Shade Perennials
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Drought-tolerant Perennials |
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| The following is a list of perennials that can withstand periods of drought. | ||||
| All of the these selections prefer or require sun and well-drained soil. | ||||
| Scientific Name | Common Name | Bloom Time | Height | Flower Color |
| Achillea | Yarrow | June-Sept | medium-tall | various |
| Agastache | Hummingbird Mint | July-Sept | medium-tall | various |
| Asclepias tuberosa | Butterfly Weed | July | medium | orange |
| Artemisia | Artemisia | grown for foliage | short-tall | silver foliage |
| Aurinia saxatile | Basket of Gold | April-May | short | yellow |
| Caryopteris | Blue Mist Shrub | Aug-Sept | medium | blue |
| Centranthus ruber | Jupiter's Beard | June-Sept | tall | reddish-pink |
| Cerastium tomentosum | Snow in Summer | May | short | white |
| Dianthus | Pinks | May-July | short | usually pink |
| Echinacea pallida | Pale Purple Coneflower | June-Aug | medium | pink |
| Euphorbia polychroma | Cushion Spurge | April-May | short | yellow |
| Ehphorbia myrsinites | Donkey-tail Spurge | April-May | short | yellow |
| Gaillardia | Blanket Flower | June-Sept | short-tall | warm shades |
| Gaura lindheimeri | Wand Flower | June-Sept | medium | white, pink |
| Gypsophila | Baby's Breath | June-July | short-tall | white, pink |
| Festuca | Blue Fescue | June | short | blue foliage |
| Gypsophila repens | Creeping Baby's Breath | May-Sept | short | white, pink |
| Lavandula | Lavender | June-July | short-medium | lav-blue |
| Leontopodium alpinum | Eidelweiss | June-July | short | silver-white |
| Linaria purpurea | Toad-flax | June-Sept | medium | pink |
| Linum perenne | Flax | June-July | short-medium | blue, white |
| Lychnis coronaria | Rose Campion | June-July | medium | lt pink, hot pink |
| Nepeta | Catmint | May-Sept | medium | lav-blue |
| Oenother macrocarpa incana | Evening Primrose | June-Sept | short | yellow |
| Oenothera missouriensis | Missouri Primrose | June-July | short | yellow |
| Origanum Herrenhausen | Ornamental Oregano | Aug-Sept | medium | purple |
| Penstemon | Beardtongue | June-Sept | short-medium | various |
| Perovskia | Russian Sage | July-Sept | medium-tall | lav-blue |
| Phlox subulata | Creeping Phlox | April-May | short | various |
| Platycodon | Balloon Flower | July-Aug | short-tall | blue, white, pink |
| Pulsatilla vulgaris | Pasque Flower | April-May | short | purple, white, red |
| Salvia | Meadow Sage | May-Sept | short-medium | purple-blue |
| Scabiosa | Pincushion | May-Oct | short-medium | blue, pink |
| Sedum | Stonecrop | June-Oct | short-medium | various |
| Thymus | Thyme | June | short | lavender |