Here in the Northeast , we experienced one of the hottest summers on track record . In Connecticut ( where we make this wonderful podcast ) , we break a 38 - year record for most consecutive day over 90 ° fluorine . Add to these horny temps a record abject rain , and this summer turned out to be pretty miserable — and not just for Steve , who always likes to have something to complain about , but for our plants . Therefore , we thought it was a serious time to take stock and see which plant life of ours just made it through . Our excerpt include species we never ask to be drought - tolerant and cultivars that seemed to fair well than others . break the topic , we had to reach out to David Salman , a renowned horticulturist from New Mexico , to see what plants made it through a decade older eminent - intensity drouth ( after a yr ’s respite in 2019 ) in his backyard . Surprisingly , he pronounce , quite a few .
Expert testimony : David Salman , chief plantsman for High Country Gardens in Santa Fe , New Mexico .
DANIELLE ’S plant
‘ Boogie Woogie ’ variegated sedum ( Sedum‘Boogie Woogie ’ , Zones 3–9 )
‘ Opalescence ’ garden phlox ( Phlox paniculata‘Opalescence ’ , Zones 3–8 )
‘ Apple Court ’ paint fern ( Athyrium niponicumvar.pictum‘Apple Court ’ , Zones 5–8 )
‘ Visions ’ Taiwanese astilbe ( Astilbe chinensis‘Visions ’ , Zones 4–8 )
STEVE ’S LIST
Lotus Moon ™ pearl bush ( Exochordaxmacrantha‘Bailmoon ’ , Zones 3–7 )
Pasque flower ( Pulsatilla vulgaris , Zones 4–8 )
Nipponese holly fern ( Cyrtomium falcatum , Zones 6–10 )
‘ Gro - low-pitched ’ sumac ( Rhus aromatica‘Gro - low ’ , Zones 4–9 )
EXPERT TESTIMONY plant
Prairie zinnia ( Zinnia grandiflora , Zones 4–9 )
Woodland beargrass ( Nolina greenei , Zones 5–9 )
Dwarf silver - folio salvia ( Salvia daghestanica , Zones 5–8 )
pinkish cotton fiber lamb ’s ear ( Stachys lavandulifolia , Zones 5–8 )
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‘Apple Court’ painted fern
‘Boogie Woogie’ variegated sedum
‘Opalescence’ garden phlox
‘Visions’ Chinese astilbe
Japanese holly fern
Lotus Moon™ pearl bush.Photo: Bailey’s Nursery
‘Gro-low’ sumac.Photo: Joshua McCullough
Pasque flower
Woodland beargrass.Photo: David Salman
Dwarf silver-leaf sage.Photo: David Salman
