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Water Conservation Garden plant list - Utilities Kingston

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Plant or Feature Prefers * Features Characteristics Zone Care instructions Image<br />

Sun grey green leaves drought tolerant 34<br />

prune out dead branches and to<br />

maintain a nice form,<br />

Russian Olive<br />

Well drained moist<br />

soil<br />

produces small berries eaten by<br />

birds<br />

thorny tree right<br />

next to east side<br />

patio<br />

was experiencing die back in 2011,<br />

either due to hollow ground or a<br />

really wet spring?<br />

Good contrast tree with darker<br />

trees<br />

Leaves grow off of hairy shoots<br />

1-3 ' off the ground<br />

drought tolerant 25,26<br />

cut back dead flowers to promote<br />

new blooms until mid august<br />

Butterfly Weed<br />

Sun<br />

Sandy dry soil<br />

July to Septemeber blooms big<br />

orange flowers<br />

attracts monarch butterflies<br />

self seeding if you let the<br />

dandelion seeds blow away<br />

Full sun, sandy dry soil preferred<br />

Native<br />

green day lily foliage ?<br />

remove seed heads and finished<br />

blooms<br />

Nile Crane Daylily<br />

Sun<br />

Well drained moist<br />

soil<br />

vanilla with purple yellow<br />

centers<br />

video on<br />

deadheading<br />

cut scape off near ground level<br />

can develop rust or steak on leaves<br />

http://www.youtu<br />

be.com/watch?v=L<br />

7zfXe2AbRM<br />

if so remove leaves to ground and<br />

trash them do not compost<br />

green day lily foliage ?<br />

remove seed heads and finished<br />

blooms<br />

Sun Red with yellow centers cut scape off near ground level<br />

Red Daylily<br />

Well drained moist<br />

soil<br />

video on<br />

deadheading<br />

can develop rust or steak on leaves<br />

http://www.youtu<br />

be.com/watch?v=L<br />

7zfXe2AbRM<br />

if so remove leaves to ground and<br />

trash them do not compost

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