How to Use xeric in a Sentence
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Many native plants and xeric landscapes do not need winter irrigation.
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Kelly Werthmann,
CBS News,
9 Feb. 2026
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Sidewalk watering is more likely to happen where the sprinkler is too wide, so narrow grassy strips could be replaced with xeric landscaping or native plants, Howarth said.
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Idaho Statesman,
23 Aug. 2026
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Tickseed makes a great addition to pollinator gardens, wildflower plantings, and xeric landscapes.
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Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
18 Nov. 2025
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Plants require very little water once established, making an excellent water-wise addition to xeric landscapes, Mediterranean gardens, and rock gardens.
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Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
9 Aug. 2026
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City of Aurora Aurora Water also explained that HOAs cannot prevent residents from putting in xeric landscaping, per a state statute, and Aurora Water is sending letters to HOAs in the city to remind them.
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Jennifer McRae,
CBS News,
7 Apr. 2026
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