Powerful Plants for Low-Maintenance Areas

Perennials
Alchemilla mollis (Lady’s Mantle) Zone 4
Erysimum ‘Bowles’ Mauve’ (Shrubby Wallflower) Zone 6
Geranium macrorrhizum (Bigroot Cranesbill) Zone 2

Shrubs
Hydrangea (Hardiness varies according to variety)
Lonicera purpusii (Winter-flowering honeysuckle) (Zone 5)
Nandina domestica (Heavenly Bamboo) (Zone 7)
Viburnum (Zone 3)

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