Low-Maintenance Plants

Ageratum

Ageratum houstonianum

Ajuga

Ajuga reptans

Alpine Pink

Dianthus gratianopolitanus

American Arborvitae

Thuja occidentalis

Annabelle Hydrangea

Hydrangea arborescens 'Annabelle'

Artemisia Silver Mound

Artemisia schmidtiana 'Silver Mound'

Astilbe

Astilbe × arendsii

White Wild Indigo

Baptisia alba

Beach Rose

Rosa rugosa

Bearded Iris

Iris germanica and related hybrids

Bergenia

Bergenia crassifolia

Birch

Betula spp.

Black Raspberry

Rubus occidentalis

Bluebell

Hyacinthoides non-scripta

Burning Bush

Euonymus alatus

Cacti

Cactaceae (family)

Cactus

Cactaceae (family)

Calibrachoa Million Bells Kabloom

Calibrachoa × hybrida 'Kabloom'

Calibrachoa Superbells Whitegold

Calibrachoa × hybrida 'Superbells Whitegold'

California Poppy Thai Silk

Eschscholzia californica 'Thai Silk'

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'

Convolvulus

Convolvulus spp.

Coral Bells 'Silver Scrolls'

Heuchera 'Silver Scrolls'

Coreopsis Moonbeam

Coreopsis verticillata 'Moonbeam'

Cosmos Bright Lights

Cosmos bipinnatus 'Bright Lights'

Crabapple

Malus spp.

Crabapple

Malus spp.

Daylily

Hemerocallis spp.

Daylily Cherry Cheeks

Hemerocallis 'Cherry Cheeks'

Deciduous Holly

Ilex decidua, Ilex verticillata

Doronicum

Doronicum orientale

Drought-tolerant Sedums

Sedum spp.

Drought-tolerant xerophytes

Various species (Xerophyta, Aloe, Agave, Echeveria, and other drought-adapted genera)

Dwarf Marigold

Tagetes patula

Early-emerging Hosta

Hosta ventricosa or Hosta sieboldiana (early varieties)

Euonymus

Euonymus spp.

Ferns (Wood Fern & Shield Fern)

Dryopteris spp. & Polystichum spp.

Fragrant Sumac

Rhus aromatica

Lenten Rose

Helleborus orientalis

Heuchera

Heuchera sanguinea

Hosta

Hosta spp.

Juniper

Juniperus species

Juniper Blue Star

Juniperus squamata 'Blue Star'

Pfitzer Juniper

Juniperus × pfitzeriana

Lamb's Ear

Stachys byzantina