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Dry soil
• What is dry soil?– Anoka County Sand Plain– Spaces between grains of sand are
large– Water leaches easily, soil dries out
fast– Low ability to hang on to nutrients
• Gardening in dry/shaded areas– Amending with 3-6” organic material– Apply 3” of mulch to keep soil moist– Fertilize more often– Space plants farther apart – Stake tall plants as they will grow
toward the light– Do not put additional soil over tree
roots
• Alkaline Soil• Annuals 3 Feet or More• Annual Vines That Grow Quickly• Boulevard Gardens: Perennials• Boulevard Gardens: Small Trees• Broadleaf Evergreens for Zone 4• Clay Soil• Cold Tolerant Annuals• Compacted Sites: Trees• Crevice Plants• Deer Resistant Plants• Dry Soil: Annual Foliage Plants• Dry Soil: Shade or Under Trees• Dry Soil: Trees• Fragrant Annuals and Perennials• Fragrant Shrubs• Indoor Low Light• Knot Gardens• Lakeshore Native Plants• Long-Blooming Perennials• Rain Garden Plants• River Banks and Canoe Public Access Areas• Self-Seeding Perennials• Septic Mound Plants• Shade: Shrubs• Shade: Small Trees• Shade: Tall Perennials• Steep Slopes• Trees that Produce Minimal Litter• Under a Black Walnut Tree
PresentationWritten by:
Cathy LeVahnAnoka County Master Gardener
Minnesota Tree Care Advisor
Compiled by Terry Engels and Mary ZeugStearns County Master Gardeners
Dry Soil:Annual Foliage Plants
• Foliage plants are invaluable for obtaining an attractive colorful look.
• In a container, foliage can reinforce a color theme or blend the disparate elements of various bloomers.
• In the ground, annual foliage can carry a summer display through the quiet times between perennial flowering periods.
• Plants listed may be perennials in other zones, but are used as annuals in our northern gardens.
• A word about establishment: Initial care must be taken to establish the plantings for the first two weeks, whether from seed or bedding plants.
• They require only light watering however; DO NOT overwater or plants will be floppy and disease-prone.
• Unless indicated these prefer full sun and average soil conditions of fertility, drainage, and pH.
Love-lies-bleeding (Amaranthus caudatus)
• Height: 2-4’• Colorful foliage• Trailing rope or chenille-like flowers• A. tricolor has brightly colored foliage
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Dichondra (Dichondra argentea ‘Silver Falls’, ‘Emerald Falls’)
• Height: 1-4’• Trailing with small round grey leaves• Tolerates part sun
Swallowtail Gardens
Variegated pigeonberry (Duranta erecta ‘Golden Edge’)
• Height: 24”• Crisp variegated green and cream foliage• Tolerates part sun and dry shade
Taunton Press
Snow in summer, variegated annual spurge (Euphorbia marginata ‘Kilimanjaro’)
• Green leaves, edged with cream• Native to poor soil• Do not fertilize• Needs good drainage• Self seeds
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Variegated or blue Marguerite (Felicia amelloides ‘Variegata’)
• Height: 12-18”• Small blue daisy-like flowers• Variegated foliage• Bushy shape
Trio Nursery
Variegated lantana ‘Samantha’ (Lantana camara ‘Samantha’)
• Height: 12-18”• Clusters of golden yellow flowers• Chartreuse and yellow foliage• Extremely drought tolerant
www.bustaniplantfarm.com
Fancy-leaved geraniums (Pelargonium ‘Crystal Palace Gem’ ‘Blazonry’ ‘Golden Ears’)
• Height: 12-18”• Showy, colored leaves• Prefer lean, dry soils• Can tolerate part-shade• Grow from cuttings
Taunton Press‘Palace Gem’ ‘Golden Ears’
‘Crystal Palace Gem’
Purple fountain grass (Pennisetum setaceum ‘Rubrum’)
• Height: 2-4’• Excellent in containers• Purple foliage and seed heads• Good for xeriscaping• Sets no seed• Dies with frost
Plant Safari
Dusty Miller (Senecio ‘Silver Dust’)• Height: 8-10”• Lacy silver colored mounding cultivar with a spread of
12” or more• Prefers full sun
www.hardyplants.com
Purple heart/Purple Spiderwort (Setcresia purpurea or Tradescantia pallida)
• Height: 8-12”• A rugged plant that has no serious pest or disease
issues• Full sun
www.plantsmanlandscape.net/
Variegated nasturtium (Tropaeolum majus variegata ‘Alaska’ ‘Jewel of Africa’)
• Height: 12”• Grown cascading in containers, up a trellis, or as a
groundcover• Prefers dry, less fertile sites
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‘Alaska’
‘Jewel of Africa’
• Alkaline Soil• Annuals 3 Feet or More• Annual Vines That Grow Quickly• Boulevard Gardens: Perennials• Boulevard Gardens: Small Trees• Broadleaf Evergreens for Zone 4• Clay Soil• Cold Tolerant Annuals• Compacted Sites: Trees• Crevice Plants• Deer Resistant Plants• Dry Soil: Annual Foliage Plants• Dry Soil: Shade or Under Trees• Dry Soil: Trees• Fragrant Annuals and Perennials• Fragrant Shrubs• Indoor Low Light• Knot Gardens• Lakeshore Native Plants• Long-Blooming Perennials• Rain Garden Plants• River Banks and Canoe Public Access Areas• Self-Seeding Perennials• Septic Mound Plants• Shade: Shrubs• Shade: Small Trees• Shade: Tall Perennials• Steep Slopes• Trees that Produce Minimal Litter• Under a Black Walnut Tree
PresentationWritten by:
Cathy LeVahnAnoka County Master Gardener
Minnesota Tree Care Advisor
Compiled by Theresa RooneyHennepin County Master Gardener
Dry Soil: Shade or Under Trees
• Plants that can survive under trees or
in dry low light conditions• Competition is keen for water, light and
nutrients• All are winter hardy in Zone 3 and 4
Ajuga (Ajuga reptans)• Height: 6-12”• Purple blooms in early spring, various foliage colors• Can be short lived• Dense groundcover that prevents weeds
Lady’s mantle (Alchemilla mollis)• Height: 1’• Yellowish green blooms in summer, early fall• Good cut flower• Division is rarely required
Cathy LeVahn
Lady fern (Athyrium angustum)• Height: 2’• Graceful green fronds, grows easily in wide range of
conditions• Pair with hosta, coral bells or bergenia
Cathy LeVahn
Cathy LeVahn
Columbine (Aquilegia canadensis)• Height: 1-3’• Short-lived but self-seeds• Red, yellow, pink, purple, blue and white blooms
spring, summer
Clarence A. Rechenthin @ USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database
Goatsbeard (Aruncus dioicus)• Height: 4-6’• Cream, white blooms in early summer• Will tolerate full sun if soil is kept evenly moist• Looks natural planted in woodland or native gardens
Wild ginger (Asarum canadense)• Height: 12”• Matte round leaves will hide tiny flowers• Great groundcover
Jennifer Anderson. USA, IL, Rock Island Co., Rock Island, Black Hawk State Park. 2002
Bergenia (Bergenia cordifolia)• Height: 12-18”• Pink flower in spring; red/burgundy fall color• Thick glossy leaves similar to cabbage• Versatile groundcover
Bailey Nurseries
Siberian bugloss (Brunnera macrophylla)
• Height: 1-2’• Light blue to pale purple flowers bloom in spring• Very reliable plant that rarely suffers from any
problems
Bailey Nurseries
Vinca, periwinkle (Catharanthus rosea)
• Height: 6-12”• Blue, purple, white flowers that bloom in summer, fall• Quickly forms a dense mat, shallow rooted• Shear back hard in spring to control spread
National Tropical Botanical Garden
Glory-of-the-snow (Chiondoxa luciliae)
• Height: 6”• Small early flowers with open petals and yellow
centers• Easy to grow
University of Chicago
Virgin’s bower (Clematis virginiana)• Height: 5-10’• Great native vine• Tiny white flowers mid- to late summer
Duke University
Lily-of-the-valley (Convallaria majalis)
• Height: 12”• Spreading groundcover, can become invasive• Fragrant white bell flowers in early summer
Iowa State University
Fringed bleeding heart (Dicentra eximia)
• Height: 12-18”• Blue/green foliage; white or pink flowers, flowers most
of the summer• Does well near pond or stream
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Foxglove (Digitalis purpurea)• Height: 2-4’• Pink, purple, yellow, maroon, red or white blooms
spring to mid-summer• Allow self-seeding for a perennial bed• Poisonous
Hort. Printers - Monrovia
Barrenwort (Epimedium spp.)• Height: 1’• Beautiful heart shaped leaves; tiny orchid-like flowers
in spring
University of British Columbia Botanical Garden
Snowdrops (Galanthus nivalis)• Height: 4-8”• Small, nodding, white bell-shaped flowers often bloom
while snow is on the ground
University of British Columbia Botanical Gardens
Sweet woodruff (Galium odoratum)• Height: 4-12”• Pretty groundcover with white fragrant flowers in late
spring, early summer• Fine textured foliage has a new mowed hay fragrance
University of Illinois Extension
Geranium, cranesbill (Geranium spp.)• Height: 12-18”• White, red, pink, purple, blue flowers in the spring,
summer and fall• Shear back spent blooms for a second set of flowers• If foliage looks tatty, shear back by two-thirds
Dead nettle (Lamium spp.)• Height: 8-12”• White, pink, yellow, mauve flowers in spring and
summer• Leaves are streaked with white/silver• Good groundcover
Cathy LeVahn
Summer snowflake (Leucojum aestivum)
• Height: 1-2’• Nodding white flowers similar to Galanthus, but much
larger and later blooming• Spring blooming bulb
Iowa State University
Daffodil (Narcissus spp.)• Height: 6-24”• Wide variety of colors and bloom time• Wildlife resistant• Great naturalizer
University of Illinois Extension
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Giant Solomon’s seal (Polygonatum biflorum)
• Height: 1-3’• Arching branches; small white flowers in spring; blue
berries in summer
University of Wisconsin Stevens Point – Janice Stiefel
Striped squill (Puschkinia scilloides)• Height: 2-6”• Pale flowers with a wonderful fragrance• Increase rapidly by offsets
NC State University
Siberian squill (Scilla sibirica)• Height: 6”• Blue flowers that naturalize wonderfully, especially in
wooded areas• Not bothered by voles, rabbits, chipmunks or deer
UW Madison
Periwinkle, myrtle (Vinca minor)• Height: 6-12”• Blue flowers in spring• Evergreen, may need winter protection• Groundcover
Oregon State University
• Alkaline Soil• Annuals 3 Feet or More• Annual Vines That Grow Quickly• Boulevard Gardens: Perennials• Boulevard Gardens: Small Trees• Broadleaf Evergreens for Zone 4• Clay Soil• Cold Tolerant Annuals• Compacted Sites: Trees• Crevice Plants• Deer Resistant Plants• Dry Soil: Annual Foliage Plants• Dry Soil: Shade or Under Trees• Dry Soil: Trees• Fragrant Annuals and Perennials• Fragrant Shrubs• Indoor Low Light• Knot Gardens• Lakeshore Native Plants• Long-Blooming Perennials• Rain Garden Plants• River Banks and Canoe Public Access Areas• Self-Seeding Perennials• Septic Mound Plants• Shade: Shrubs• Shade: Small Trees• Shade: Tall Perennials• Steep Slopes• Trees that Produce Minimal Litter• Under a Black Walnut Tree
PresentationWritten by:
Cathy LeVahnAnoka County Master Gardener
Minnesota Tree Care Advisor
Compiled by Kim SullivanAnoka County Master Gardener
Dry Soil: Trees
• Trees that can grow in dry or sandy conditions
• Once established, require minimal water
• All are winter hardy in Zone 3 and 4
Balsam fir (Abies balsamea)• Height: 40-60’• Popular at Christmas time for shape and scent• Pyramidal when young, narrows as it ages• Slow growing• Adelgid can be a pest problem
River Birch (Betula nigra)• Height: 40-70’• Peeling cinnamon-brown bark• Often multi-stemmed• Can become chlorotic (yellow)
Hackberry (Celtis occidentalis)• Height: 40-60’• Vase-like habit• Easily transplanted• Slow to establish• Tree produces dark purple berry-like fruit in fall
Cockspur hawthorne (Crataegus crusgalli)• Height: 20-30’• Variety inermis recommended• Effective in groups• Wide-spreading low-branches
Black ash (Fraxinus nigra)• Height: 40-70’• Large black buds• ‘Fallgold’ recommended for
fall color• Performs best in wet or boggy
conditions• Susceptible to Emerald Ash Borer
Green ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica)• Height: 40-60’• Fast growth• Deep shade• Broad rounded form• Susceptible to Emerald Ash Borer• ‘Patmore’ is disease
resistant, seedless selection
Honeylocust (Gleditsia triacanthos inermis)
• Height: 30-60’• Delicate silhouette; readily transplanted• ‘Skyline’ recommended• Do not use as a street tree – vigorous roots can break up pavement and sidewalks
Crabapple (Malus hybrids)• Height: 15-25’• Excellent variety in flower, fruit, foliage and habit• Make excellent specimen plants• Most flower in mid- to late spring• Select a disease resistant cultivar
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White spruce (Picea glauca)• Height: 40-60’• Dense pyramidal to conical shape• Blue-green needles• Transplants easily
Black spruce (Picea mariana)• Height: 30-70’• Spire-like conical habit with flaky brown scales• Blue-green to blue-gray foliage with small purplish cones that mature to brown
Eastern cottonwood (Populus deltoides)• Height: 80-100’• Open, irregular mature habit• Fast growth• Seedless ‘Siouxland’ recommended• Prefers wet soils, along rivers, lakes and streams
Bicolor oak (Quercus bicolor)• Height: 60-70’• Resistant to oak wilt• Yellow fall color• Requires acidic soil
Bur oak (Quercus macrocarpa)• Height: 40-60’• Long-lived• Pest resistant• Yellow fall color
Japanese tree lilac (Syringa reticulata)• Height: 15-25’• Rounded large shrub or small tree• Bears fragrant cream-colored flowers in early summer• Excellent specimen tree; good in groups• ‘Ivory Silk’ recommended
University of Southern Maine
American linden (Tilia americana)• Height: 60-80’• Fragrant flowers mid-June• Transplants readily• Large silver-grey leaf• Flowers exude a dripping honeydew
Missouri State University
Jackie Jasperson
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