This garden was created to provide ideas for those people who want to dramatically reduce their water bills. All the plants in this garden can survive on rainfall alone after establishment. It is best for a full sun situation. This garden also provides color and interest year -round.
| Common Name | Scientific Name | Photo |
| Dwarf rabbitbrush | Ericameria nauseosa |  |
| Curl-leaf mountain mahogony | Cercocarpus ledifolius |  |
| Apache plume | Fallugia paradoxa |  |
| Big sagebrush | Artemisia tridentata |  |
| Three-lobed sumac | Rhus trilobata |  |
| Winterfat | Krascheninnikovia lanata | |
| Prickly pear cactus | Opuntia polyacantha |  |
| Prickly pear cactus | Opuntia macrorhiza |  |
| Brittle prickly pear cactus | Opuntia fragilis |  |
| Great plains Yucca | Yucca glauca | |
| Spanish bayonet | Yucca harrimaniae | |
| Cholla | Cylindropuntia imbricata |  |
| Claret cup cactus | Echinocereus triglochidiataus |  |
| Prickly poppy | Argemone polyanthemos |  |
| Narrow-leaf penstemon | Penstemon angustifolius | |
| Toadflax penstemon | Penstemon linarioides |  |
| Firecracker penstemon | Penstemon eatonii |  |
| Scarlet bugler penstemon | Penstemon barbatus | |
| Mat penstemon | Penstemon caespitosus |  |
| Greenthread | Thelesperma filifolium |  |
| Ten-petal blazingstar | Mentzelia decapetala | |
| White-tufted evening primrose | Oenothera caespitosa |  |
| Scarlet globemallow | Sphaeralcea coccinea |  |
| Desert Four o’clock | Mirabilis multiflora |  |
| Little bluestem | Schizachyrium scoparium |  |
| Prairie zinnia | Zinnia grandiflora |  |
