Drought Tolerant Plants
The following is a list of drought tolerant plants that are suitable for the UK climate.
Drought tolerant plants are plants that can sustain significant periods of drought without suffering undue harm. However, even drought tolerant plants will need watering after planting until their root systems become fully established.
Sambucus nigra 'Black Beauty'
Dianthus 'Fusilier'
Geranium 'Johnson's Blue'
Allium rosenbachianum
Aubrieta x cultorum
Acanthus spinosus
Festuca glauca 'Elijah'
Cytisus e.g. 'Goldfinch'
Ajuga reptans
Buddleja davidii 'Harlequin'
Eucalyptus gunii
Convolvulus cneorum
Fagus sylvatica f.purpurea
Cosmos
Euonymus fortunei 'Silver Queen'
Robinia pseudoacacia 'Frisia'
Ribes sanguineum ‘Pulborough Scarlet’
Myosotis alpestris
Lavandula stoechas
Thymus vulgaris
Stipa gigantea
Echinops
Allium moly
Muscari armeniacum
Hibiscus syriacus 'Bluebird'
Hibiscus syriacus 'Red Heart'
Lunaria annua
Gleditsia tricanthos 'Sunburst'
Sempervivum 'Commander Hay'
Iris pallida
Iris pallida 'Aurea Variegata'
Juniperus squamata 'Blue Star'
Knautia macedonica
Arum italicum 'Marmoratum'
Nigella damascena 'Miss Jekyll'
Lavatera
Choisya 'Aztec Pearl'
Choisya ternata 'Sundance'
Nerine bowdenii
Leptospermum scoparium 'Apple Blossom'
Elaeagnus pungens ‘Maculata’
Osmanthus x burkwoodii
Centaurea montana
Lathyrus latifolius
Erysimum linifolium ‘Variegatum’
Cytisus battandieri
Corylus maxima 'Purpurea'
Centranthus ruber
Phalaris arundinacea ‘Picta’
Arabis procurrens
Cistus x purpureus
Rosmarinus officinalis
Perovskia 'Blue Spire'
Garrya elliptica
Sisyrinchium striatum
Sisyrinchium ‘E.K.Balls’
Cerastium tomentosum
Aucuba japonica 'Crotonifolia'
Ipheion uniflorum
Hypericum 'Hidcote'
Griselinia littoralis ‘Variegata’
Lunaria annua ‘Alba Variegata’
Erysimum cheiri
Meconopsis cambrica
Potentilla fruticosa 'Abbotswood'
Anemone blanda
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