Drought Tolerant Plants for Oregon

The following is a list of drought tolerant plants for sale at Johnnson Brothers Greenhouses.

Trees

  • Red Horsechestnut (Aesculus x carnea)
  • Madrone (Arbutus menziesii)
  • Incense Cedar (Calocedrus decurrens)
  • Siberian Peashrub (Caragana arborescens)
  • Hackberry (Celtis occidentalis)
  • Eastern Redbud (Cercis Canadensis)
  • Hawthorn (Crataegus spp.)
  • Russian Olive (Elaeagnus angustifolia)
  • Ash (Fraxinus spp.)
  • Coffee Tree (Gymnocladus dioicus ‘Espresso’)
  • Goldenrain Tree (Koelreuteria paniculata)
  • Flowering Crabapple (Malus spp.)
  • Ponderosa Pine (Pinus ponderosa)
  • Scotch Pine (Pinus sylvestris)
  • Locust (Robinia spp.)
  • Staghorn Sumac (Rhus typhina)
  • Mountain Ash (Sorbus aucuparia)
  • American Elm (Ulmus Americana)
  • Camperdown Elm (Ulmus glabra ‘Camperdownii’)

Shrubs

  • Glossy Abelia (Abelia grandiflora)
  • Sasanqua Camellia (Camellia sasanqua)
  • Japanese Flowering Quince (Chaenomeles japonica)
  • Rockrose (Cistus spp.)
  • Daphne (Daphne odora)
  • Hardy Fuschia (Fuschia magellanica0
  • Rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
  • Hydrangea spp.
  • Showy jasmine (Jasminum floridum)
  • Mountain Laurel (Kalmia latifolia)
  • Japanese Rose (Kerria japonica)
  • Crepe Myrtle (lagerstroemia indica)
  • Lavender (Lavandula spp.)
  • Sweet Olive (Osmanthus fragrans)
  • Lily-of-the-valley Shrub (Pieris spp.)
  • Cinquefoil (Potentilla fruticosa)
  • Indian Hawthorn (Raphiolepis indica)
  • Laurustinus (Viburnum tinus)

Grasses

  • Golden Foxtail Grass (Alopecurus pratensis ‘Aureovariegatus’)
  • Big Blue Stem (Andropogon gerardii)
  • Quaking Grass (Briza media)
  • Feather Reed grass (Calamagrostis acutiflora ‘Karl Foerster’)
  • Leather Leaf Sedge (Carex buchananii)
  • Golden Variegated Japanese Sedge (Carex morrowii ‘Aureovariegata’)
  • Northern Sea Oats (Chasmanthium latifolium)
  • Large blue fescue (Festuca amethystine)
  • Blue Fescue (F. glauca ‘Elijah Blue’)
  • Sea Blue (F. glauca ‘Meerblau’)
  • Idaho Fescue (F. idahohensis)
  • Blue Oat Grass (Helictotrichom sempervirens)
  • Prairie Junegrass (Koeleria pyramidalis)
  • Large Blue Hairgrass (Koeleris glauca)
  • Greater Woodrus (Luzula sylvatica)
  • Giant Chinese Silver Grass (Miscanthus floridulus)
  • Maiden Grass (M. sinensis ‘Gracillimus’)
  • Early Maiden Grass (M. sinensis ‘Graziella’)
  • Sarabande miscanthus (M. sinensis ‘Sarabande’)
  • Silver Feather Japanese Silver Grass (M. sinensis ‘Silberfeder’)
  • Porcupine Grass (M. sinensis ‘Strictus’)
  • Variegated Japanese Silver Grass (M. sinensis ‘Variegatus’)
  • Zebra Grass (M. sinensis ‘Zebrinus’)
  • Autumn Red Zebra Grass (M. sinensis purpurescens)
  • Red Switch Grass (panium virgatum ‘Rehbraun’)
  • Fountain Grass (Pennisetum alopecuroides)

Perennials

  • Yarrow (Achillea millefolium)
  • Atlas Daisy (Anacyclus depressus)
  • Silver Mound Artemesia (Artemisia schmidtiana ‘Silver Mound’)
  • Blue Flase Indigo (Baptisia Australia)
  • Perennial Cornflower (Cenaurea Montana)
  • Jupiter’s Beard (Centranthus rubber)
  • Snow-in-summer (Cerastium tomentosum)
  • Coreopsis (Coreopsis grandiflora)
  • Moonbeam Coreopsis( Coreopsis verticillata)
  • Foxglove (Digitalis purpurea)
  • Red Wood Spurge (Euphorbia amygdaloides ‘Rubra’)
  • Dwarf Blanket Flower (Gaillardia ‘Goblim’)
  • Whirling Butterflies (Guara lindheimeri ‘Whirling Butterflies’)
  • Baby’s breath (Gypsophila spp.)
  • Sun Rose (Helianthemum nummularium)
  • Candytuft (Iberis sempervirens)
  • Pink Hardy Gloxinia (Incarvillea delavayi)
  • Red-hot Poker (Knipholia uvaria)
  • Evening Primrose (Oenothera spp.)
  • Pine-leafed Penstemon (Penstemon pinifolius)
  • Rocky Mountain Penstemon (Penstemon strictus)
  • Russian Sage (Peroskvia atriplicifolia)
  • Hardy Purple Sage (Salvia superba ‘Blue Queen’)
  • Silver Lavender Cotton (Santolina chamaecyparissus)
  • Green Lavender Cotton (Santolina virens)
  • Sedum spp.

Annuals

  • Dusty Miller (Senecio cineraria)
  • Madagascar Periwinkle (Catharanthus roseus)
  • Spider Flower (Cleome hasslerana)
  • Yellow Cosmos (Cosmos sulphureus)
  • African Daisy (Dimorphotheca sinuate)
  • Snow-on-the-mountain (Euphorbia marginata)
  • Baby’s Breath (Gyphsophilia paniculata)
  • Cardinal Climber (Ipomoea quamoclit)
  • Flax (Linum grandiflorum ‘Rubrum’)
  • Four o’clock (Mirabilis jalapa)
  • Moss rose (Portulaca grandiflora)
  • Goriosa Daisy (Rhudbeckia hirta)
  • Nasturtium (Tropaeolum majus)
  • Sweet Sultan (Centaurea moschata)
  • Cosmos (Cosmos bipinnatus)
  • Calliopsis (Coreopsis tinctoria)
  • California Poppy (Eschscholzia californica)
  • Blanketflower (Gaillardia pulchella)
  • Strawflower (Helichrysum bracteatum)
  • Statice (Limonium sinuatum)
  • Ice Plant (Mesembryanthemum crystallinum0
  • Annual Phlox (Phlox drummondii)
  • Castor Bean (Ricinus communis)
  • Stonecrop
  • Zinnia