Plants Suitable for Drought Conditions

Drought tolerant plants are plants that can sustain significant periods of drought without suffering undue harm. However, even drought tolerant plants will need watering after planting until their root systems become fully established.

Annuals & bedding

Alcea
Alyssum
Amaranthus
Brachycombe
Calendula
Cosmos
Eschscholzia
Felicia
Gazania
Lunaria annua
Mesembryanthemum
Papaver somniferum
Portulaca
Salvia farinacea

Ornamental grasses

Cortaderia selloana
Festuca glauca
Helictotrichon sempervirens
Panicum virgatum
Pennisetum
Phalaris arundinacea
Pseudosasa japonica

Stipa

Herbaceous perennials

Achillea
Alchemilla mollis
Anaphalis
Asphodeline lutea
Baptisia autralis
Carlina acaulis
Catananche caerulea
Centaurea cineraria
Centranthus ruber
Cerastium tomentosum
Crambe cordifolia
Crepis incana
Cynara cardunculus
Dianthus (border carnations; pinks)
Echinops
Erodium
Eryngium
Euphorbia
Geranium

Gypsophila paniculata
Heuchera
Linum perenne
Liriope
Marrubium vulgare

Climbers/wall-trained shrubs

Abutilon
Acacia

Caesalpinia gillesii
Campsis
Cotoneaster horizontalis
Eccremocarpus scaber
Eriobotrya japonica
Erythrina crista-galli
Euonymus fortunei 'Silver Queen'
Fallopia baldschuanicum
Fremontodendron
Garrya elliptica
Hedera
Hydrangea anomala ssp. petiolaris
Jasminum
Lathyrus latifolius
Lonicera japonica
Lycium barbarum