17 Drought Tolerant Plants – Annuals and Perennials
Last updated: October 18, 2016
Would you like to plant perennials or annuals that are drought tolerant?
Are you having a hard time keeping your plants alive during droughts?
A lot of work goes in to planting, growing, caring and watering your garden. It can be extremely frustrating when all that hard work goes to waste because of the summer heat.
Today, we would like to share with you 17 different plants that are drought tolerant. What that means is that plants on this list thrive on little care and don’t mind the hot temperatures.
At the end of the article we will also be providing tips and tricks to keeping your flowers alive and well during these hot summer months.
17 Drought Tolerant Plants – Flowers For Your Summer Garden
- Blanket Flower
- Sedum
- Lavender
- Russian Sage
- Bush Sage
- Black Eyed Susan
- Zinnia
- Angelonia Angustifolia
- Verbena
- Lantana
- Mealycup Sage
- Yarrow ‘Coronation Gold’
- Silver Artemisias
- Purple Coneflower
- Meadow Sage
- Sundrops
- Sedum spurium ‘Voodoo’
Tips and Tricks For Keeping Your Summer Garden Alive
- Mulch: Mulch can actually help the soil to retain moisture longer. Adding mulch to your flower bed could be as simple as adding grass or leaves. Or you could bring in mulch and add a polished look to the garden.
- Install Aeration Tubes: Aeration tubes are a genius product that have actually been scientifically proven to increase deeper root growth, increase root mass and even increase above ground growth. For flower beds you would be looking for a smaller version of an aeration tube, the Rootstick. You would install them directly in your flower bed. In times of drought, you can simply pour water the tube and the soil where the roots are will be saturated with oxygen, water and nutrients.
Summary
Don’t let the summer heat get your garden down. Instead fight back by planting drought tolerant flowers, add mulch and installing aeration tubes.
Do you have a favorite drought tolerant annual or perennial?
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