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Heat-tolerant Plants for Your Garden

For those of us who live in hot locations - or just have really hot summers - planting gardens that include heat-tolerant plants means we have more color in our garden for longer in the season. Find the best heat-tolerant plants for your garden.

Creeping phlox flowers

Creeping Phlox: Spring-blooming Ground Cover

Deer-resistant, Drought-tolerant, Ground Cover, Heat-tolerant, Low maintenance, Native Plants

As spring arrives, our garden has a carpet of low-growing, bright pink flowers that catch your eye. It’s a splash of bright color before the rest of our garden has awoken. It really is a sight to see. Blooming Time Creeping phlox (Phlox subulata) blooms in late March through May. Flowers come in pink, lavender, magenta, purple, white, and …

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Copper iris flowers (Iris fulva)

Copper Iris (Iris fulva) – A Native Plant for Wetlands and Wildlife

Deer-resistant, Featured, Flowers, Heat-tolerant, Low maintenance, Native Plants, Shade Areas, Wet Soils

Large, copper or brick-red colored flowers adorn the flower spikes of the copper iris (Iris fulva). Native to wetland areas, this unique plant thrives in wetter soils, making it an excellent addition to gardens with moist conditions. We planted this iris in our backyard in a spot with wet, clay soils. It has flourished, spreading and producing …

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Cooper's Ice Plant

How to Grow Cooper’s Ice Plant in Your Garden

Cacti & Succulents, Deer-resistant, Drought-tolerant, Ground Cover, Heat-tolerant, Low maintenance, Plants

Cooper’s ice plant (Delosperma cooperi) is a favorite of mine. Don’t let the name fool you – this hardy plant thrives in the dog days of summer. It’s perfect for adding bright color to dry, hot areas of your garden. You’ll recognize Cooper’s ice plant by its dozens of tiny, bright magenta, daisy-like flowers and fleshy leaves. The plant grows …

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Cardinal Flower Grows In Wet Soils & Attracts Hummingbirds

Deer-resistant, Flowers, Heat-tolerant, Native Plants, Shade Areas, Wet Soils

Cardinal flower (Lobelia cardinalis) is a perennial native plant that blooms from mid-summer to fall. The flowers on the bottom of its tall stalk bloom first, gradually opening to the top of the stem. It is also known as red cardinal plant or red cardinal flower. Colorful Plant for Moist Soils - How to Grow Cardinal Flower This native plant …

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Coral Honeysuckle Vine: How to Grow This Native Vine for Hummingbirds

Birds, Deer-resistant, Drought-tolerant, Heat-tolerant, Low maintenance, Native Plants, Plants, Vines

The slender, bright red, tubular flowers blooming at the ends of the coral honeysuckle vine (Lonicera sempervirens) will add a bright spot of color to your garden. The interior of the honeysuckle flowers is often yellow, making them stand out even more against the green leaves of this vine. Although the flowers of this vine don't have a strong …

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sensitive briar, a low growing trailing plant with bright small pink pompom type flowers

This amazing native plant actually moves when you touch it

Drought-tolerant, Ground Cover, Heat-tolerant, Low maintenance, Native Plants

If you haven’t been introduced to this tiny plant with fuzzy little pink flowers, you are missing out. It might not be much to look at, but sensitive briar does something pretty amazing. It moves. By itself. No, really. Sensitive briar – Mimosa spp. There are several species in the genus Mimosa that share the common name sensitive briar or …

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