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Mid-Atlantic Gardening: Great Perennials for Dry Soil

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Perennial flowers are fabulous additions to our gardens. When carefully selected, wave after wave of colorful blooms will be enjoyed in your Mid-Atlantic garden from spring to fall. Reliable plants, they come back stronger and bigger when winter turns to spring, ready to start another spectacular show. However, some flower beds or borders may be located in hot, dry places.

Selecting the right perennial plant that will thrive in such inhospitable locations might be challenging for Mid-Atlantic gardeners. If you are looking for beautiful, low-maintenance, and hardy perennial plants that will sail through the challenges of the seasons in the Mid-Atlantic region, you may want to consider these top-performing perennial varieties. As you will note, some have also received the prestigious Award of Garden Merit of the Royal Horticultural Society!

Guide Information

Hardiness 5 - 7
Heat Zones 3 - 6
Plant Type Perennials
Soil Drainage Well-Drained
Tolerance Dry Soil

Great Perennials for Hot and Dry Sites in the Mid-Atlantic Region

Armeria maritima (Sea Thrift)
Artemisia schmidtiana ‘Nana’ (Wormwood)
Asclepias tuberosa (Butterfly Weed)
Baptisia australis (False Indigo)
Callirhoe involucrata (Purple Poppy Mallow)
Centaurea montana (Mountain Cornflower)
Cerastium tomentosum (Snow in Summer)
Delosperma ‘Fire Spinner’ (Ice Plant)
Iberis sempervirens (Evergreen Candytuft)
Liatris spicata (Blazing Star)
Nepeta ‘Six Hills Giant’ (Catmint)
Oenothera macrocarpa (Ozark Sundrops)
Oenothera speciosa (Evening Primrose)
Perovskia atriplicifolia (Russian Sage)
Pulsatilla vulgaris (Pasque Flower)
Santolina chamaecyparissus (Lavender Cotton)
Solidago rugosa ‘Fireworks’ (Rough Goldenrod)
Stachys byzantina (Lamb’s Ears)
Verbena canadensis ‘Homestead Purple’
Achillea (Yarrow)
Anthemis tinctoria (Golden Marguerite)
Aster amellus (Italian Aster)
Aster novae-angliae (New England Aster)
Coreopsis (Tickseed)
Gaillardia (Blanket Flower)
Gaura (Bee Blossom)
Hardy Perennial Salvias (Sage)
Heliopsis helianthoides (False Sunflowers)
Hemerocallis (Daylilies)
Lavandula angustifolia (English Lavender)
Papaver orientale (Oriental Poppy)
Rudbeckia fulgida (Black-Eyed Susan)
Sedum (Stonecrop)

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While every effort has been made to describe these plants accurately, please keep in mind that height, bloom time, and color may differ in various climates. The description of these plants has been written based on numerous outside resources.

Guide Information

Hardiness 5 - 7
Heat Zones 3 - 6
Plant Type Perennials
Soil Drainage Well-Drained
Tolerance Dry Soil
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