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
Alpine Pink
Dianthus gratianopolitanus
American Arborvitae
Thuja occidentalis
American Yellowwood
Cladrastis kentukea
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'
Clematis Henryi
Clematis × henryi
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
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.
Dwarf Marigold
Tagetes patula
Early-emerging Hosta
Hosta ventricosa or Hosta sieboldiana (early varieties)
Eastern Redbud
Cercis canadensis
Eastern Redbud Alba
Cercis canadensis f. alba
Euonymus
Euonymus spp.
Ferns (Wood Fern & Shield Fern)
Dryopteris spp. & Polystichum spp.
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