Low-Maintenance Plants
Easy-care plants for busy gardeners. These tough varieties thrive with minimal attention once established.
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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
White Wild Indigo
Baptisia alba
Beach Rose
Rosa rugosa
Bergenia
Bergenia crassifolia
Birch
Betula spp.
Bluebell
Hyacinthoides non-scripta
Burning Bush
Euonymus alatus
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
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)
Dwarf Hinoki Cypress
Chamaecyparis obtusa
Dwarf Holly
Ilex spp.
Early-emerging Hosta
Hosta ventricosa or Hosta sieboldiana (early varieties)
Eastern Redbud
Cercis canadensis
Eastern Redbud Alba
Cercis canadensis f. alba
Emerald Gaiety Euonymus
Euonymus fortunei 'Emerald Gaiety'
Euonymus
Euonymus spp.
Wood Spurge
Euphorbia robbiae
Ferns (Wood Fern & Shield Fern)
Dryopteris spp. & Polystichum spp.
Fragrant Sumac
Rhus aromatica
Lenten Rose
Helleborus orientalis
Christmas Rose / Lenten Rose
Helleborus orientalis
Heuchera
Heuchera sanguinea
Holly
Ilex aquifolium
Hosta
Hosta spp.
Oakleaf Hydrangea 'Annabelle'
Hydrangea quercifolia 'Alice'
Japanese Aucuba Gold Dust
Aucuba japonica 'Gold Dust'
Japanese Aucuba Variegata
Aucuba japonica 'Variegata'
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