Acid Loving Plants

Edible Flowers

Fragrant Foliage

Fragrant Perennial Flowers

Fruit Trees

Grasses - With Attractive Blooms for Fresh or Dried Arrangements & Evergreen Grasses

Grasses - Giant, Tall

Grasses - For Waterside, Shade, like Acidic Soil

Grasses - Drought Tolerant & Heat Tolerant

Grasses - Spreading & Aggressive

Grasses -Info Ornamental

How to Prune a Clematis

Lawn Care in the Okanagan

Perennials that Attract Butterflies & Hummingbirds

Plants that Repel Pests

Plants for Wet Soils & Waterside

Roses

Andropogon gerardi
Big bluestem

Arrhenatherum 'Variegatum' Bulbous oat grass

Bouteloua gracilis
Blue grama

Chasmanthium latifolium Northern sea oats

Festuca idahoensis
Idaho fescue

Festuca ovina glauca
Blue fescue

Festuca 'Elijah Blue'
Elijah's blue fescue

Koeleria glauca
Blue hair grass

Miscanthus floridus (moderate) Giant Chinese silver grass

Panicum 'Rotstrahlbusch' (mod.) Red switch grass

Panicum 'Strictum' (mod.)
Tall switch grass

Phalaris arundinacea (mod.) Ribbon grass

Schizachyrium scoparium
Little bluestem

Once established, these grasses will tolerate dry soils; however, it generally takes one full growing season for them to develop the strong, deep root system they'll need. When planting, add generous amounts of manure or compost to the site and water them regularly and deeply. By the second season they should be able tolerate dry conditions except through very long, hot spells. Don't forget the BONE MEAL when planting.

HEAT TOLERANT GRASSES

Bouteloua gracilis Blue grama

Festuca 'Elijah Blue' Elijah's blue fescue

Festuca Idahoensis
Idaho fescue

Festuca ovina glauca
Blue fescue