More water-wise plants for your garden and landscape.

Roses (Rosa sp.)

Roses are a great water-wise plant. Give them a deep watering once a week and they will reward you with beautiful flowers. You may have read that roses are hard to grow. This is not true in during our dry summer. The Mid-west and Eastern regions of the country have a hard time because of summer rain and warm days.

Karl Foerster feather reed grass (Calamagrostis x acutiflora 'Karl Foerster')

A grass with upright, dark green foliage; fluffy blooms in spring turn into attractive buff spikes that last all summer and fall; a vertical plant that does well in narrow places.

Cape Balsam (Bulbine frutescens)

This small evergreen plant is a wonderful addition to your dry perennial border with it's long blooming spikes of delicate, star-shaped yellow flowers; fleshy bright green foliage adds a sculptural element to your garden.

You can learn more about these plants at

UC Davis Arboretum

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Check to make sure your plant is not invasive.

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