Beginner Gardening: whats a good plant for a dry but not shady area, 0 by NoGreenThumbnTN

NoGreenThumbnTN wrote:
Coneflowers...I so love them! They are the most drought tolerant plant I have ever seen. I added a new color to my 'collection' this year...Tomato Soup Red. I spent the entire winter searching the internet (that's how I found this wonderful site) and reading up on any and all flowers that I could. From what I've read...after the coneflower is established...rain water is really all the water it needs to survive.

From my own garden...and my ONE YEAR'S EXPERIENCE...I have noticed that the Purple Coneflower seems to be...for lack of a better word...'stronger' than the newer colors of coneflowers that are coming out...just by the way they are coming up in my gardens this year. Of course...only having that one year of experience...I could be totally wrong...:)

My stepmother has been gardening for over 40 years. She brings me Peonies and Lily of the Valley, Widow's Tears and Hibiscus and various other well established plants. I give her coneflowers. She'd never seen one until I sent her a picture of my Coconut Lime last year. She is as addicted to them as I am now!

Did I mention that I loved coneflowers...lol

Happy Gardening!
Lisa