This drought is really setting in and landscapes in Utah are suffering. Many locations are experiencing restrictions on landscape water. I some areas, we are being asked to water only twice a week. Here is a list of waterwise shrubs that will thrive in Utah. These shrubs will require only a moderate amount of water (deep soaking every 7 to 10 days from mid June to late August, no water spring and fall). However, they will need extra water when planted and for a few weeks after so that the roots can become established. Here is the list:
larger shrubs:
hedge rose, shrub rose
butterfly bush
pinyon pine
smaller shrubs:
oak-leaf hydrangea (afternoon and evening shade)
lavender
gro-low sumac
Caryopteris (Blue Mist Spirea)
Oregon grape
rose and miniature rose
yucca
How are these plants as far as natives and invasives are conserned?
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