Plants for Very Dry Soil and Full Sun
E = evergreen; N = native to Maine
| Trees: | |
|---|---|
| Acer campestre | Hedge Maple |
| Celtis occidentalis | Common Hackberry |
| Crataegus crus-galli N | Cockspur Hawthorn |
| Fraxinus pennsylvanica N | Green Ash |
| Ginkgo biloba | Ginkgo |
| Gleditsia triacanthos | Honeylocust |
| Gymnocladus dioicus | Kentucky Coffeetree |
| Picea glauca E, N | White Spruce |
| Pinus banksiana E, N | Jack Pine |
| Pinus resinosa E, N | Red Pine |
| Pinus rigida E, N | Pitch Pine |
| Pinus sylvestris E | Scots Pine |
| Populus grandidentata N | Bigtooth Aspen |
| Quercus macrocarpa N | Bur Oak |
| Syringa reticulata | Japanese Tree Lilac |
| Tilia americana N | Basswood |
| Shrubs: | |
| Caragana arborescens | Siberian Peashrub |
| Ceanothus americanus N | New Jersey Tea |
| Chaenomeles species | Floweringquince |
| Comptonia peregrina N | Sweetfern |
| Corylus avellana ‘Contorta’ | Harry Lauder’s Walkingstick |
| Cotoneaster horizontalis | Rockspray Cotoneaster |
| Dasiphora (Potentilla) fruticosa N | Cinquefoil |
| Juniperus communis E, N | Common Juniper |
| Myrica gale N | Sweetgale |
| Myrica pensylvanica N | Northern Bayberry |
| Photinia (Aronia) arbutifolia | Red Chokeberry |
| Photinia (Aronia) melanocarpa N | Black Chokeberry |
| Physocarpus opulifolius | Common Ninebark |
| Prunus maritima N | Beach Plum |
| Rhus glabra N | Smooth Sumac |
| Rhus typhina N | Staghorn Sumac |
| Robinia hispida | Bristly Locust |
| Rosa virginiana N | Virginia Rose |
| Shepherdia canadensis N | Buffaloberry |
| Groundcovers: | |
| Arctostaphyllos uva-ursi E, N | Bearberry |
| Bergenia cordifolia E | Pigsqueak |
| Juniperus horizontalis E, N | Creeping Juniper |
| Rhus aromatica | Fragrant Sumac |
| Vines: | |
| Campsis radicans | Trumpetvine |
| Celastrus scandens N | American Bittersweet |
| Parthenocissus quinquefolia N | Woodbine |
| Herbaceous Perennials: | |
| Achillea millefolium | Milfoil |
| Achillea tomentosa | Woolly Yarrow |
| Artemisia stelleriana | Beach Wormwood |
| Aruncus aethusifolius | Dwarf Goatsbeard |
| Asclepias tuberosa N | Butterfly Weed |
| Baptisia australis | False Blue Indigo |
| Coreopsis verticillata | Threadleaf Coreopsis |
| Dennstaedtia punctilobula N | Hay-scented Fern |
| Lavandula angustifolia | Lavender |
| Nepeta x fassenii | Catmint |
| Osmunda claytoniana N | Interrupted Fern |
| Papaver nudicaule | Iceland Poppy |
| Perovskia atriplicifolia | Russian Sage |
| Salvia x superba | Summer Sage |
| Sedum species | Stonecrop |
| Sempervivum species E | Hen-and-Chicks |
| Thymus pseudolanuginosus E | Woolly Thyme |
| Yucca filamentosa E | Adam’s Needle |
| Annuals: | |
| Dichondra argentea ‘Silver Falls’ | Silver Falls Dichondra |
| Eschscholzia californica | California Poppy |
| Euphorbia marginata | Snow on the Mountain |
| Gazania rigens | Treasure Flower |
| Gomphrena globosa | Globe Amaranth |
| Helichrysum bracteatum | Strawflower |
| Portulaca grandiflora | Moss Rose |
| Senecio ‘Silver Dust’ | Dusty Miller |
From the GardenPro Answer Book; revised and updated by Lois Berg Stack, Ornamental Horticulture Specialist, University of Maine Cooperative Extension.