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7	Dallas Arboretum Plant Trials Data on 3,000 + plants per year No Cost Trial Bulb Trials All America Selection Annual Trials Perennial Container Trials Woody Collections
8	Why do we trial plants? Alkaline soil Sticky clay Torrential floods & drought (X” rainfall) Zone 8 Over 60+ days over 100 Major temperature swings High night Temps No shade 250 + growing days
9	Winners Arboretum Approved
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11	What is drought tolerant? No water? 1 X a week water Cactus and Lava rocks? Concrete? Astro-Turf! What time of year are we talking about? Everyone has their own definition! Mine…
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23	Aster praealtus Willow Aster Perennial-Veg. Mountain States Sun to part shade Fall flowering incredible aster! Right up there with A. oblongifolius Texas native! Symphyotrichum praealtum Arboretum Approved
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37	"Perennial" Perennial Texas Native White flowers in mounds in fall Butterflies love them
38	Gaura ‘Geyser’ series Syngenta Only gaura I have liked so far! Heavy flowering Compact Doesn’t go “weedy”
39	Gaura ‘White Fountains’ Yoder-Greenleaf Denise like’s it Larger plant White flowers constantly through the summer
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46	Monarda bartlettii x fistulosa ‘Peter’s Purple’ Perennial 6 ft. tall No staking Mildew resistant Long blooming season Vibrant purple color Not overly invasive Arboretum Approved
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48	Muehlenbeckia Creeping Wire Vine Perennial-Veg Proven Winners Sun Hardy to zone 8 Strange fern like creeper for sun Likes it dry Arboretum Approved
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61	"Perennial" Perennial Tough Only summer phlox I recommend Full Sun Found in San Antonio by Greg Grant
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66	Salvia farinacea ‘Henry Duelberg’ & ‘Augusta Duelberg’ Greg Grant Perennial 4 ft. tall Just bigger and better The best “mealycup” sage!
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70	Salvia greggi ‘Navajo Rose’ Perennial. Sun Compact habit and heavy flowering Fast growing plants More branching than standar types Arboretum Approved
71	Salvia greggi ‘Teresa’ Perennial Sun Incredible pale pink to white flowers Great compact habit Tough Arboretum Approved
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73	Salvia transylvanica ‘Blue Cloud’ Perennial-Sun Why doesn’t anyone grow this? Better than any S. x superba variety Likes it dry!!! Tall 2 ft. spikes of flowers Arboretum Approved
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77	"Perennial" Perennial Best pink flowered Sedum I’ve tested Tough Perennial I think it does better with light shade
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80	Sinningia ‘Tante’ Yucca Do Full Sun or Light Shade Peach flowers Mounding Great flower power! Very drought tolerant Zone 7 hardy This plant will be popular… Arboretum Approved
81	Verbena rigida ‘Santos’ Perennial Rhizomatous Drought Tolerant Vigorous! “Kudzu Queen” Award! Arboretum Approved
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110	Yucca ‘Brightstar’ Great foliage color Perennial Sun or shade (really!) Drought tolerant Drainage Great for containers
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