Artemisia lanata(Photograph by Louis Marcelin-Rice) Syn. A. caucasica, A. pedemontana Evergreen/semi-evergreen low perennial from Central Europe Cistus x argenteus 'Blushing Peggy Sammons' Hybrid These two plants have done exceptionally well without any summer water. As described in TMG 50, we are in the process of making a dry garden in Provence. The plants must get through even their very first summer without any watering, for the simple reason that we are not there in summer to help them. In November 2004 we planted various cistus cultivars. Of these, Cistus x argenteus ‘Blushing Peggy Sammons’ has done outstandingly well. It has quadrupled in size since planting and this year (2007) flowered profusely for more than six weeks in May-June. Another great success is the lovely silver mat-forming Artemisia lanata. A 4-inch plant in November 2004 now measures about 20 inches across and looks handsome and unstress