If you live in a dry region or are aiming to help the environment by planting a water-wise garden, you may be wondering exactly what you can plant.
You’ll be glad to hear there is a fantastic array of succulents, grasses, and flowers that thrive in low-water conditions.
20 Beautiful Drought-Tolerant Garden Plants
1. Golden Barrel Cactus
This desert native is a slow-growing round plant which can grow up to four feet tall. Preferring full sun and well-drained soil, it blooms throughout spring and summer, showing off its pretty yellow flowers.
The Golden Barrel Cactus requires little care and attention and is suitable for USDA plant hardiness zones 9 to 11.
2. Aloe Vera
Every garden or home should have an Aloe Vera plant. This versatile succulent – named the ‘plant of immortality’ by ancient Egyptians because it is almost impossible to kill – has a myriad of uses and offers several health benefits.
The juice of the Aloe is loaded with vitamins and minerals and promotes healthy digestive function. The gel is an effective topical treatment for bug bites, minor cuts and burns, and dry skin.
Aloe Vera plants seem to thrive on neglect and require very little watering.
3. Sedums
These plants, of which there are several varieties, are ideal for areas of the yard that are too sunny or too dry to grow anything else!
One of the easiest ways you can kill a Sedum is by overwatering it. Simply leave these pretty succulents alone all summer long and they will thrive without your intervention.
Be sure to choose a Sedum variety that is suited to your location, as some require warmer climates, while others do well to USDA zone 3.
4. Hens and Chicks
This alpine plant grows perfectly in a rockery or other dry location, although it is better suited to warmer locations (between 65 and 75 F).
So called because each plant produces numerous ‘babies’, Hens and Chicks require full sun yet should rarely be watered.
5. Blue Oat Grass
A low-maintenance evergreen Mediterranean plant, this calming blue-green grass looks great in almost any backyard. In summer, it produces flowers from the tips.
Blue Oat Grass thrives in full sun to light shade. It’s both drought tolerant and deer resistant and is suited to USDA zones 4 to 8.
6. Cliff Maids
These stunning flowers – which come in shades of pink, purple, yellow, and white – are members of the Lewisia species.
Native to North America, Cliff Maids do best in drier areas with partial shade, such as rock gardens, wall crevices, and between paving stones. They are hardy in USDA zones 4 to 8.
7. Blue Sage
Growing up to 6 feet tall, with gray-green foliage and bright blue flowers that bloom extensively in late summer, the Blue Sage is as beautiful as it is hardy. It’s also a great plant to attract pollinators to your garden.
This wildflower can be found in rocky prairies, shaded limestone glades, and open woodlands and is an excellent choice for dry and arid regions. Those in zones 4 to 9 should find Blue Sage thrives in full sun or partial shade, and in a dry, sandy or loamy soil.
8. Brachycome
A gorgeous little half-hardy annual, the Brachycome is native to Western Australia and so is able to survive well in loamy or even sandy soil, although it does require full sun.
Once established, Brachyscome is surprisingly drought tolerant. In colder weather, it will require protection from the elements.
9. Yarrow
Bright yellow Yarrows, boasting beautiful heads of tiny, tightly-packed flowers and fern-like foliage, are so versatile and low maintenance. They may hold medicinal properties too, as Native Americans used yarrow plants to treat sunburn, and for stress and anxiety.
Plant Yarrows in rock gardens, borders, and any other dry, hot region of the garden – they will not tolerate wet soil.
Choose your plants carefully as some species (such as the Achillea Millefolium) are invasive.
10. Evening Primrose
The yellow Evening Primrose is a fantastic addition to any garden, providing you with plenty of bang for your buck!
This adorable native wildflower helps attract more nightlife to your garden and boasts a wide array of medicinal uses from balancing hormones to easing skin conditions.
All parts if the evening primrose plant can be eaten – from the leaves to the roots!
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