Best Xeriscape Plants for Salt Lake, Utah
Want to save water, money, and time and have a beautiful and environmentally-friendly garden? Yes, you can have it all!
Here is a list of the best trees, shrubs, and groundcover that are tough, drought tolerant, inexpensive, fast-growing, attractive, and (mostly) native:
Tip: We recommend buying plants that were farmed locally so they are used to the climate.
Trees
The average price is $80 for a young tree and $150 for a standard tree at a local nursery.
Desert Willow
Rocky Mountain Juniper
Netleaf Hackberry
Utah Serviceberry
Photo credit: Barbara Ertter
Bigtooth Maple
Honeylocust
Shrubs
The average price for these shrubs is $65 at a local nursery.
Apache Plume
Rabbitbrush
Russian Sage
Groundcover
The average price for these groundcovers is $10 at a local nursery.
Penstemon
Stonecrop Sedum
Creeping Thyme
Blanket Flower
Note: There are many good related alternatives to these groundcovers. You can find them at a local nursery.
Grass Bunches
The average price is $13 for 1-gallon pot.
