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