Episode 163: Tough-As-Nails Plants  – Fine Gardening

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It’s late July and we’re officially HOT. And so are our gardens. Now is the time that we start to truly sit up and take notice of the plants that seem to be gliding through summer’s worst without skipping a beat. Today’s episode pays tribute to all those perennials and shrubs that take a lickin’ and keep on tickin’. We found some stars that thrive in heat, lean soil, and even some selections for the most dreaded of conditions: dry shade. If these plants do well in awful situations, think how much better they might do in slightly better ones?  

 

Expert: Kim Toscano is a horticulturalist, entomologist, garden designer, writer, and graphic designer. She previously hosted Oklahoma Gardening, a weekly PBS television program produced by the Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service. 

 

Danielle’s Plants 

‘Gro-Low’ fragrant sumac (Rhus aromatica ‘Gro-Low’, Zones 4–9) 

‘Gro-Low’ fragrant sumac
‘Gro-Low’ fragrant sumac

‘Drops of Jupiter’ golden oregano (Origanum ‘Drops of Jupiter’, Zones 4–9) 

'Drops of Jupiter' golden oregano
‘Drops of Jupiter’ golden oregano

European wild ginger (Asarum europaeum, Zones 5–8) 

European wild ginger
European wild ginger

‘Karmina’ hardy geranium (Geranium × cantabrigiense ‘Karmina’, Zones 5–8) 

Karmina' hardy geranium
‘Karmina’ hardy geranium

 

Carol’s Plants  

‘Sarastro’ bellflower (Campanula ‘Sarastro’, Zones 4–8) 

‘Sarastro’ bellflower
‘Sarastro’ bellflower

 

Black Lace® elderberry (Sambucus nigra ‘Eva’, Zones 4–7) 

Black Lace® elderberry
Black Lace® elderberry

 

California poppy (Eschscholzia californica, Zones 8–10) 

California poppy
California poppy

Agave-leaf sea holly (Eryngium agavifolium, Zones 6–9) 

Agave-leaf sea holly
Agave-leaf sea holly

 

Expert’s Plants  

Hoary vervain (Verbena stricta, Zones 4–7) 

Hoary vervain
Hoary vervain

‘Cloud Nine’ switchgrass (Panicum virgatum ‘Cloud Nine’, Zones 5–9) 

‘Cloud Nine’ switchgrass
‘Cloud Nine’ switchgrass

Rattlesnake master (Eryngium yuccifolium, Zones 5–9) 

Rattlesnake master
Rattlesnake master

 

 



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