Agastache ‘Poquito™ Orange’
Agastache 'Poquito™ Orange'
A tender perennial with aromatic leaves and colorful flower spikes all summer long. While traditional … Continued
Drought-tolerant and drought-resistant plants may still need supplemental water from time to time, but they can survive periods of dryness without dying.
Drought-resistant plants like cactus, hens and chicks, and sedums can go for very long periods without water and do not tolerate poorly drained locations. Drought-resistant tropical plants grown indoors in winter like cactus, Sansevieria, Echeveria, and other succulents sometimes fail due to overwatering.
Drought-tolerant plants grow in many textures and sizes and have different adaptations that help them get through periods of drought:
The latter two types of plants are drought tolerant once established because any new planting, regardless of drought tolerance, needs to be watered during the first growing season to allow roots to reach the depths needed to access moisture during dry periods.
It’s also important to note that survival may not mean that the plant will look its best during this time. Watering weekly for a longer period of time will result in the best-looking gardens with the highest tolerance for drought. During the hottest, dryest times in summer, watering deeply twice a week is recommended. These less frequent waterings will encourage root systems to expand, making it easier for plants to access moisture when their environment is dry.
Winter drought has become a bigger problem in recent years as snowfall declines. Evergreen plants are especially vulnerable during winter drought because their foliage continues to shed moisture while dormant deciduous plants have shed their leaves and can conserve moisture in woody stems and underground. Watering shrubs and trees in winter on days when the temperature allows (above freezing) will help ensure their healthy return in spring.
Here are some drought-tolerant and drought-resistant plants to grow—
Agastache 'Poquito™ Orange'
A tender perennial with aromatic leaves and colorful flower spikes all summer long. While traditional … Continued
Agastache 'Rosie Posie'
Loads of hot pink flowers with magenta-purple calyxes just at the top of the foliage … Continued
Agave parryi var. truncata
Plants form a tight rosette of short, wide, grey-green leaves with a contrasting reddish-brown margins … Continued
Agave 'Mangave Bloodspot'
12-16″ rosettes of gray-green succulent foliage with small teeth along margin and edged with maroon. … Continued
Agave xylonacantha 'Frostbite'
Rigid, thick leaves are very long and narrow. The blue-green to dark green center is … Continued
Agave ferdinand-regis x Agave scabra
This gorgeous agave grows to 3′ tall and wide with thick, blue-gray leaves with smooth … Continued
Agave geminiflora
One of the best small growing agaves for use in containers. Also known as the … Continued
Ajania pacifica 'Gold and Silver'
Superb, white-edged foliage with small, yellow flowers in late fall. An exceptional plant with striking … Continued
Ajuga 'Black Scallop'
Glossy, near-black, scalloped foliage is darkest when planted in full sun. Spikes of deep blue … Continued
Ajuga reptans 'Valfredda'
Narrow, burgundy leaves grow only 4″ high and are topped in late spring by purple-blue … Continued
Ajuga reptans 'Royalty'
Dark burgundy to black foliage with bright blue flowers makes a great low-mainetance groundcover that … Continued
Ajuga reptans 'Burgundy Glow'
Blue flower spikes in spring above variegated white, green, and burgundy foliage. Tolerant of deep … Continued