11 Stunning Drought Tolerant Plants You Need for Your Garden

Just because you may live in a dry or desert type environment doesn’t mean you have to deal with a lifeless garden. There are many beautiful and vivid flowers and drought-tolerant plants to choose from that actually thrive during periods without water.

11 Stunning Drought Tolerant Plants You Need for Your Garden


If you are looking to add life and colour to your home, consider some of these amazing plants. You won’t regret it!

Wallflower

Wallflower

These brightly coloured flowers will give your backyard a spicy vanilla aroma that you’ll absolutely love. Wallflowers are old fashioned bedding plants and prefer to have well-drained soil. In return, they’ll give you months of blooms.

Sage

Sage Plants

Sage is an excellent choice if you are looking to cut through the vivid colours going on in the rest of your garden. It adds a bit of buffer but keeps things visually interesting due to its unique texture.

Succulents

Succulents

Succulents are definitely pretty versatile in where you can keep them. If you want something you can bring inside your home, definitely consider these adorable little plants.

Portulaca

Portulaca

These low ground flowers are perfect if you like having butterflies in your yard.

Russian Sage

Russian Sage

Have pests around? No problem. The Russian Sage is very resistant to the elements from pests to the sun and low water environments.

Verbena

Verbena

If you live in an area with persistent summer heat, the verbena will pull through for you every single year.

Blanket Flower “Gaillardia”

Blanket Flower “Gaillardia”

Orange, purple, red, white or yellow – you’ve got all the choices in the world for this plant. If you wanted to keep the variations of plants to a minimum, you’ll have an easy time caring for your garden with this plant.

Oleander

Oleander

If you are looking for a shrub type plants, consider this, but ONLY if you don’t have pets or children! Every part of this plant is TOXIC.

Cactuses

Cactuses

I’m sure you saw this one coming, but there are plenty of gorgeous cacti to choose from, assuming you don’t have pets or children.

Agave

Agave

You can expect adorable blooms from your agave plant in the fall and summer.

Lavender

Lavender

If you’re just as obsessed with the aroma of lavender as I am, you’re going to jump for joy to learn they survive without a lot of water!

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