Proven Beauty - Spring 2008 - (Page 18) ask the proven winners® expert HOW TO SUCCEED IN A DROUGHT initions vary by location. Drought resistant means the plant can (once established) survive on natural precipitation with infrequent waterings, or withstand dry periods. It’s not the same thing as drought tolerant, which means the plant deals with severe drought on a regular basis and recovers from repeated wilting. QWhat’ AThedef s the difference between a droughtresistant plant and a drought-tolerant plant? QCanyourecommendsome AANNUALS ‘Diamond Frost’ Euphorbia Flambe™ Chrysocephalum Luscious™ Lantana Sundaze® Bracteantha Supertunia® Petunia Totally Tempted™ Cuphea drought-resistant Proven Winners® plants? PERENNIALS ust planted a drought-resistant ‘Black Scallop’ Ajuga plant in my garden and watered it once. I ‘Helena’s Blush’ Euphorbia don’t need to keep watering it, right? ‘Jolly Bee’ Geranium ‘Pink Chablis™’ Lamium Wrong. All plants need at ‘Lemon Drop’ Oenothera least two weeks of regular ‘Sapphire’ Aster WATER-WISE: A plant that frequent watering to become does well in a landscape that well established in the SHRUBS manages water sensibly, using landscape, even longer for pots Blondy Splash® Euonymus moisture zones and managing water and shrub lines. No plant will Pinky Winky™ Hydrangea use. Other water-wise aspects include do well if you just water it Sunshine Blue® Caryopteris mulching, reduction of turf grass, etc. once at planting and never The Swan™ Hydrangea XERISCAPE: term used to outline a water it again. Wine and Roses® Weigela landscaping style that employs drought-resistant plants to GRASSES & SUCCULENTS For a complete list of help conserve water. ‘Blue Crown’ Festuca drought-tolerant and ‘Garnet Brocade’ Sedum drought-resistant Proven Winners® plants, visit Angelina™ Sedum www.provenwinners.com. QIj A WORDS TO KNOW PAGE 18 PROVEN BEAUTY http://www.provenwinners.com
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