City Floral Greenhouse Denver Colorado

Drought tolerant plant list for Colorado gardens

X-rated plants: require 1” of moisture per week
XX-rated plants: require 1/2 “ of moisture per week
XXX-rated plants: require 1/2” of moisture every other week.

X-Rated Annuals
Common name	Latin name
Bacopa Cockscomb Zinnia hybrids Swan River Daisy Marguerite Daisy Pinks Heliotrope Nasturtium Pansies/violas	Sutera cordata Celosia plumose Zinnia Brachycome Argyranthemum Dianthus Heliotrope Tropaeolum majus
XX-Rated Annuals
Common name	Latin name
Vinca Spiderflower Coreopsis Cosmos Dahlberg Daisy Gazania Globe Amaranth Cup Flower Fountain Grass Petunia Petunia spp. Gloriosa Daisy Mealycup sage (Victoria types) Creeping Zinnia Dusty Miller Mexican Sunflower Twinspur Lantana Black Foot Daisy Four O’clock Fan Flower Marigold * Statice Verbena Sweet Potato Vine * consult your garden center store for best varieties. Water needs will vary if used in containers.	Catharanthus roseus Cleome hassleriana Coreopsis tinctoria Cosmos bipinnatus Dyssodia tenuiloba Gazania rigens Gomphrena globosa Nierembergia hippomanica Pennisetum setaceum Rudbeckia hirta Salvia farinacea Sanvitalia procumbens Senecio cineraria Tithonia rotundifolia Diascia barberae Lantana spp. Melampodium leucanthemum Mirabilis jalapa Scaevola aemula Tagetes spp. Limonium sinuatum Verbena spp Ipomoea batatas
XXX-Rated Annuals
Common name	Latin name
Bachelor Button Moss Rose Star or Crystal Zinnia California Poppy E Salvia Verbena	Centaurea cyanus Portulaca grandiflora Zinnia augustifolia schscholzia californica Salvia Greggii Verbena bonariensis

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