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.