Draught Tolerant Plants

Plants selected for low and very low(*) water zones.

This is not a complete list, but rather a sample of drought-tolerant species.

Many species require well-drained soils and will not grow well in poorly drained, clay soils. Some species resistant to drought may perform more vigorously when grown in ideal conditions.

· Acanthopanax sieboldiana, Five-Leaved Aralia*

· Acer campestre, Hedge Maple

· A. ginnala, Amur Maple

· Amorpha canescens, Lead Plant

· Aralia elata, Japanese Angelica-Tree

· Arctostaphylos uva-ursi, Bearberry1

· Berberis thunbergii, Japanese Barberry

· Betula populifolia, Gray Birch

· Buddleia alternifolia, Butterfly Bush

· Caragana spp., Peatree

· Carya glabra, Pignut Hickory

· Celtis occidentalis, Hackberry

· Chaenomeles spp., Flowering Quince

· Cotoneaster spp., Cotoneaster

· Crategus phaenopyrum, Washington Hawthorn

· Elaeagnus angustifolia, Russian Olive*

· Rosa rugosa, Hedge Rose*

· R. virginiana, Virginia Rose

· Sophora japonica, Sophora

· Tamarix spp., Tamarix

· Vaccinum pallidum, Dry-Land Blueberry

· Viburnum lentago, Nannyberry

· Achillea spp., Yarrow*

· Aethionema spp., Stonecress1

· Alcea rugosa, Hollyhock

· Alyssum montanum, Alyssum1

· Amsonia jonesii, Amsonia

· Anacyclus depressus, Anacyclus

· Antennaria spp., Pussytoes1

· Anthemis spp., Camomile*1

· Armeria spp., Thrift1

· Artemisia spp., Wormwood, Mugwort*1

· Asclepias tuberosa, Butterfly Milkweed

· Aster divaricatus, White Wood Aster

· A. ericoides, Heath Aster*

· Baptistia australis, False Indigo

· Belamcanda chinensis, Blackberry-lily

· Callirhoe involucrata, Low Poppy Mallow1

· Campanula poscharskyana, Serbian Bellflower1

· Caryopteris x clandonensis, Hybrid Bluebeard

· Centaurea spp., Bachelor's Button

· Cerastium tomentosum, Snow-in-Summer1

· Chrysopsis villosa, Hairy Goldaster*1

· Chrysothamnus spp., Rabbitbush

· Comtonia peregrina, Sweetfern

· Coreopsis verticillata, Tickseed

· Dictamnus albus, Gasplant

· Dracocephalum spp., Dragonhead

· Echinacea purpurea, Coneflower*

· Elymus glauca, Blue Lyme Grass

· Erianthis ravenae, Plume Grass

· Eriogonum umbellatum, Sulfur Plant

· Eryngium spp., Sea-Holly1

· Eupatorium spp., Mistflower, Joe-Pye- Weed

· Euphorbia spp., Spurge1

· Festuca spp., Fescue*

· Gaillardia spp., Blanket Flower

· Guara lindheimeri, Guara1

· Goniolimon tataricum, Tatarian Statice1

· Helianthemum nummularium, Common Sunrose1

· Helictotrichon sempervirens, Blue Oat Grass1

· Hypericum cerastiodes, St.-John's-Wort*

· Hyssopus officinalis, Hyssop

· Genista spp., Woadwaxen

· Gleditsia tricanthos v. inermis, Honey Locust*

· Gymnocladus dioica, Kentucky Coffee Tree

· Juniperus spp., Juniper

· Ligustrum spp., Privet

· Maclura pomifera, Osage Orange*

· Myrica spp., Bayberry*

· Physocarpus spp., Nine-Bark

· Pinus banksiana, Jack Pine

· Potentilla spp., Cinquefoil

· Prunus besseyi, Plum

· Quercus macrocarpa, Burr Oak

· Q. prinus, Chestnut Oak

· Rhus spp. (esp. R. typhina), Sumac*

· Robina pseudoacacia, Locust*

Trees and Shrubs

Perennials

· Knautia spp., Pincushion Flower

· Lavandula spp., Lavender1

· Liatris spp., Gay-Feather1

· Linaria spp., Toadflax

· Malva moschata, Musk Mallow

· Marrubium spp., Horehound

· Nepeta cataria, Catnip

· Oenothera spp., Sundrop1

· Opuntia spp., Prickly Pear*1

· Origanum spp., Oregano1

· Penstemon caeapitosus, Mat Penstemon1

· Perovskia spp., Russian Sage*1

· Potentilla spp., Cinquefoil1

· Ratibida columnifera, Prairie Coneflower*

· Rudbeckia fulgida, cultivars (i. e. Goldstrum)*

· Ruta graveolens, Rue1

· Salvia spp., Sage

· Santolina spp., Lavender-Cotton1

· Scutellaria spp., Scullcap

· Sedum spp., Stonecrop*1

· Sempervivum spp., Hens-and-Chicks*1

· Silene frivaldskyana, Campion

· Solidago spp., Goldenrod

· Stachys spp., Lamb's Ears1

· Symphytum spp., Comfrey*

· Thermopsis fabacea, Carolina Lupine1

· Thymus spp., Thyme1

· Verbascum thapsus, Mullein*1

· Verbena bipinnatifida, Dakota Verbena1

· V. canadensis, Rose Verbena1

· Waldsteinia ternata, Barren-Strawberry

· Yucca spp., Adam's Needle*

· Cosmos bipinnatus, Cosmos

· Eschscholtzia californica, California Poppy*

· Gaillardia pulchella, Blanket Flower

· Gazania rigens, Treasure Flower

· Gomphrena globosa, Globe Amaranth

· Helichrysum bracteatum, Strawflower

· Helipterum roseum, Strawflower

· Ipomoea spp., Morning-Glory

· Portulaca grandiflora, Rock-Rose*

· Sanvitalia procumbens, Creeping Zinnia

· Tagetes spp. and vars., Marigold

· Tithonia rotundifolia, Mexican Sunflower*

· Tropaeolum majus, Nasturtium

· Zinnia spp. and vars., Zinnia

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