To make the most of dry conditions in your garden, you can plant a selection of drought-resisting plants. The following is a list of plants that are drought-resisting and can survive dry conditions.
*Evergreen plants
Trees
- Betula pendula (silver birch)
- Cercis siliquastrum
- Crataegus monogyna (hawthorn)
- Eucalyptus*
- Fagus sylvatica (beech)
- Gleditsia triacanthos ‘Sunburst’
- Laburnum
- Robinia pseudoacacia
- Sorbus aria (whitebeam)
- Taxus baccata (yew)*
Shrubs
- Abelia grandiflora*
- Aucuba japonica*
- Berberis*
- Brachyglottis (Senecio) ‘Sunshine’*
- Buddleia davidii
- Buxus sempervirens (box)*
- Caryopteris clandonensis
- Ceanothus*
- Ceratostigma (hardy plumbago)
- Cistus (sun rose)*
- Convolvulus cneorum*
- Cotoneaster*
- Cytisus (broom)
- Dorycnium*
- Escallonia*
- Euonymus*
- Genista lydia (broom)
- Halimiocistus*
- Halimium*
- Hebe*
- Helichrysum*
- Hibiscus
- Juniperus*
- Lavandula (lavender)*
- Myrtus communis (myrtle)*
- Osmanthus*
- Perovskia
- Phlomis fruticosa (Jerusalem sage)*
- Phormium (New Zealand flax)*
- Pittosporum*
- Rhus (sumach)
- Rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary)*
- Salvia (sage)*
- Santolina (cotton lavender)*
- Spartium (broom)
- Tamarix
- Thymus (thyme)*
- Ulex (gorse)*
- Vinca (periwinkle)*
- Yucca*
- Zauschneria
Herbaceous perennials
- Acanthus*
- Achillea (yarrow)
- Alchemilla mollis (lady’s mantle)*
- Artemisia*
- Carex (sedge)*
- Centaurea cornflower)
- Cortaderia (pampas grass)*
- Crambe cordifolia
- Dianthus (pinks)*
- Echinops (globe thistle)
- Eryngium planum (sea holly)
- Euphorbia*
- Gypsophila (baby’s breath)
- Helianthemum (rock rose)*
- Iris germanica*
- Kniphofia (red hot poker)*
- Liatris (sea lavender)
- Melianthus major*
- Nepeta (catmint)
- Origanum
- Penstemon
- Sedum
- Stipa*
- Verbascum (mullein)
Bulbs and bulbous plants
- Agapanthus (African lily)*
- Allium
- Canna
- Crocosmia (montbretia)
Climbers and wall shrubs
- Abutilon*
- Ceanothus*
- Hedera*
- Jasminum officinale and J. nudiflorum (summer and winter jasmine)
- Lonicera japonica ‘Hall’s Prolific’ (honeysuckle)
- Muehlenbeckia complexa
- Passiflora caerulea (passion flower)
Annuals and bedding plants
- Calendula
- Cosmos
- Eschscholzia
- Gazania
- Helianthus
- Helichrysum petiolare
- Limonium
- Mesembryanthemum
- Osteospermum
- Pelargonium (bedding geranium)
- Portulaca
