Low-Maintenance Plants
Easy-care plants for busy gardeners. These tough varieties thrive with minimal attention once established.
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Aeonium
Aeonium arboreum
Agapanthus
Agapanthus africanus
Agapanthus Albus
Agapanthus africanus 'Albus'
Ageratum
Ageratum houstonianum
Ajuga
Ajuga reptans
Allegheny Serviceberry
Amelanchier laevis
American Arborvitae
Thuja occidentalis
American Boxwood
Buxus sempervirens var. arborescens
American Yellowwood
Cladrastis kentukea
Annabelle Hydrangea
Hydrangea arborescens 'Annabelle'
Astilbe
Astilbe × arendsii
Coast Banksia
Banksia integrifolia
White Wild Indigo
Baptisia alba
Beach Rose
Rosa rugosa
Bergenia
Bergenia crassifolia
Birch
Betula spp.
Bluebell
Hyacinthoides non-scripta
Bromeliad Billbergia
Billbergia × windii
Burning Bush
Euonymus alatus
Powder Puff Cactus
Mammillaria bocasana
Mammillaria Cactus
Mammillaria prolifera
California Fuchsia
Epilobium canum
Caraway
Carum carvi
Carex Sedge
Carex spp.
Chionodoxa
Chionodoxa luciliae
Chokeberry
Aronia melanocarpa (black chokeberry), Aronia arbutifolia (red chokeberry), Aronia prunifolia (purple chokeberry)
Chokeberry 'Iroquois Beauty'
Aronia melanocarpa 'Iroquois Beauty'
Clematis Henryi
Clematis × henryi
Coastal Sage
Salvia mellifera
Coneflower
Echinacea purpurea
Convolvulus
Convolvulus spp.
Coral Bells 'Silver Scrolls'
Heuchera 'Silver Scrolls'
Coreopsis Moonbeam
Coreopsis verticillata 'Moonbeam'
Crabapple
Malus spp.
Daylily
Hemerocallis spp.
Daylily Cherry Cheeks
Hemerocallis 'Cherry Cheeks'
Deciduous Holly
Ilex decidua, Ilex verticillata
Deutzia
Deutzia spp.
Doronicum
Doronicum orientale
Drought-tolerant Sedums
Sedum spp.
Drought-tolerant xerophytes
Various species (Xerophyta, Aloe, Agave, Echeveria, and other drought-adapted genera)
Dudleya
Dudleya spp.
Dwarf Hinoki Cypress
Chamaecyparis obtusa
Dwarf Holly
Ilex spp.
Dutch Master Daffodil
Narcissus pseudonarcissus 'Dutch Master'
Early-emerging Hosta
Hosta ventricosa or Hosta sieboldiana (early varieties)
Eastern Redbud
Cercis canadensis
Eastern Redbud Alba
Cercis canadensis f. alba
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