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14 Drought-Tolerant Perennials That Can Survive Tough Summers

If your landscape needs easy-to-care-for, waterwise, hardy, beautiful plants that thrive in the Midwest, consider these underused plant varieties that are winners according to the GreatPlants award program. A joint effort between the Nebraska Nursery and Landscape Association and the Nebraska Statewide Arboretum, the GreatPlants program annually selects new plant winners in four categories: trees, shrubs, perennials, and ornamental grasses.

a yellow flower in the middle of some grass

Nebraska State Flower

Nebraska- The goldenrod (Soldiago gigantea) was declared the state flower by legislative action in 1895. Numerous species of goldenrod grow throughout the state. The goldenrod is an erect, coarse-looking perennial herb that is usually about two or three feeet tall.

Schizachyrium scoparium - Wikipedia

commonly known as little bluestem or beard grass, is a North American prairie grass. Little bluestem is a perennial bunchgrass and is prominent in tallgrass prairie, along with big bluestem (Andropogon gerardii), indiangrass (Sorghastrum nutans) and switchgrass (Panicum virgatum). It is a warm-season species, meaning it employs the C4 photosynthetic pathway

pink flowers growing in the ground next to a brick wall with a sign stating firewatch dhanthus

Firewitch Dianthus

many yellow flowers are growing in the garden

Rudbeckia hirta

black-eyed Susan, Rudbeckia hirta

a man digging in the ground with a shovel

Nebraska plant of the year

the yellow flowers are blooming on the ground in the garden, and it's hard to tell what color they are

Want butterflies in your garden? Tips from the 'Butterfly Man'

Plants that attract butterflies: Threadleaf Coreopsis (perennial)

purple flowers are blooming in the garden

Annies Annuals

Item ID: 812 Genus: Penstemon Plant Lists: Deer Resistant, Summer bloomers, Hot and Dry Climates, Wild Life, Hummingbirds, Butterflies Plant Type: Flowering

many yellow flowers are growing in the grass

prairie coneflowers, Ratibida columnifera

some purple flowers and grass in the woods

little bluestem