Some of my favorite drought tolerant plants

Consider this a very small, very partial list of some of my current favorites. There are many, many choice plants you can add to your garden that are drought tolerant.

Drought Tolerant Trees
· Crape Myrtle—Lagerstroemia cultivars
· Madrone—Arbutus menziesii
· Maidenhair Tree - Gingko biloba
· Strawberry Tree—Arbutus unedo

Drought Tolerant Shrubs
· Ceanothus (Favorites: ‘Victoria’, ‘Concha’, ‘Diamond Heights’)
· Mediterranean Fan Palm—Chamaerops humilus
· Olearia macrodonta
· Olearia x haastii
· Rock Rose—Cistus
· Smoke Tree—Cotinus ‘Golden Spirit’
· Smoke Tree—Cotinus ‘Royal Purple’

Drought Tolerant Perennials
· Acanthus mollis
· Acanthus spinosus
· Agastache
· Cape Fuchsia—Phygelius (Favorites: P. ‘Moonraker’, P. ‘New Sensation’)
· Coneflowers—Echinacea purpurea
· Daylilies—Hemerocallis
· Dianthus
· Eryngium ‘Sapphire Blue’
· Euphorbia
· False Indigo—Baptisia australis
· Kniphofia
· Lamb’s Ears—Stachys
· Lavender
· Mullein—Verbascum (Favorites: V. ‘Jackie’, V. ‘Gainsborough’, V. ‘Violetta’)
· Parahebe perfoliata
· Penstemon (Favorites: P. ‘Margarita BOP’, P. ‘Alice Hindley’)
· Peony
· Phlomis fruticosa
· Phlomis russelliana
· Poppies
· Salvia (Favorites: S. ‘Purple Rain’, S. ‘Plumosa’)
· Sedum (Favorites: S. ‘Autumn Joy’, S. ‘Lynda Windsor’)
· Yarrow—Achillea (Favorites: A. ‘Terra Cotta’)


Drought Tolerant Grasses
· Black Mondo Grass—Ophiopogon planiscapus 'Nigrescens'
· Blue Oat Grass—Helictotrichon sempervirens
· Carex f. ‘Toffee Twist’
· Carex testacea
· Feather Reed Grass, variegated—Calamagrostis x acutiflora 'Avalanche'
· Feather Reed Grass—Calamagrostis acutiflora 'Karl Foerster'
· Giant Feather Grass—Stipa gigantea
· Luzula s. ‘Aurea’
· Mexican Feather Grass—Stipa tenuissima
· Red Tussock Grass—Chionochloa rubra