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Drought-tolerant plants

486 drought-tolerant plants in the BloomsEye library, with bloom times, hardiness zones, and sun needs.

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How this list is made

Derived from each plant's trait tags, as stored in the BloomsEye library, which was written with AI assistance. Of these 486 plants, 356 have been checked against outside sources (20 fully verified); the rest have not been checked yet, and each plant's own page says which. The cards are AI-generated illustrations.

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Potentilla fruticosa 'Abbotswood'

Full sunZones 2–72.5 ftLow

Lagerstroemia 'Acoma'

Full sunZones 6–98 ftLow

Yucca filamentosa

Full sunZones 5–102.5 ftLow

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Agastache 'Apricot Sprite'

Agastache 'Apricot Sprite'

Full sunZones 6–111.5 ftLow

Agastache 'Firebird'

Agastache 'Firebird'

Full sunZones 6–112 ftLow

Full sunZones 8–112.5 ftLow

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Alabama Jubilee Daylily

Hemerocallis 'Alabama Jubilee'

Full sunZones 3–92.5 ftLow

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Alderleaf Mountain Mahogany

Cercocarpus montanus

Full sunZones 5–108.5 ftLow

Sporobolus airoides

Full sunZones 4–93 ftLow

Full sunZones 9–111.5 ftLow

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Alpine Carpet Juniper

Juniperus communis 'Mondap'

Full sunZones 2–68 inLow

Amaryllis Belladonna

Amaryllis belladonna

Full sunZones 8–102.5 ftLow

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Phlox subulata 'Amazing Grace'

Full sunZones 3–96 inLow

American Gold Rush

Rudbeckia 'American Gold Rush'

Full sunZones 4–92 ftLow

American Goldfinch False Indigo

Baptisia 'American Goldfinch'

Full sunZones 4–93.5 ftLow

Listed as toxic to cats

Amethyst Dream Bachelor Button

Centaurea montana 'Amethyst Dream'

Full sunZones 3–81.5 ftLow

Amethyst in Snow Bachelor's Button

Centaurea montana 'Amethyst in Snow'

Full sunZones 3–81.5 ftLow

Full sunZones 5–93 ftLow

Fallugia paradoxa

Full sunZones 4–105 ftLow

Appalachian Sedge

Carex appalachica

Part shadeZones 3–88 inLow

Apricot Delight

Achillea millefolium 'Apricot Delight'

Full sunZones 3–92 ftLow

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Apricot Lemonade

Cosmos bipinnatus 'Apricot Lemonade'

Full sun2.5 ftLow1.5 ft wide

Apricot Statice

Limonium sinuatum

Full sunZones 8–111.5 ftLow

Apricot Strawflower

Xerochrysum bracteatum

Full sunZones 8–112 ftLow

Catharanthus roseus

Full sun12 inLow12 in wide

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Salvia nemorosa 'April Night'

Full sunZones 4–81.5 ftLow

Aquavita Juniper

Juniperus virginiana 'FARROWJVBF'

Full sunZones 4–912 ftLow

Arizona Apricot

Gaillardia × grandiflora 'Arizona Apricot'

Full sunZones 3–91 ftLow

Arizona Rosewood

Vauquelinia californica

Full sunZones 8–1018 ftLow

Gaillardia × grandiflora 'Arizona Sun'

Full sunZones 3–91 ftLow

Symphyotrichum oblongifolium

Full sunZones 3–82 ftLow

Ascot Rainbow Spurge

Euphorbia × martini 'Ascot Rainbow'

Full sunZones 6–92 ftLow

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Asiatic Jasmine

Trachelospermum asiaticum

Part sunZones 7–101.5 ftLow

Hylotelephium 'Autumn Fire'

Full sunZones 3–91.5 ftLow

Autumn Joy Sedum

Hylotelephium 'Herbstfreude'

Full sunZones 3–91.5 ftLow

Autumn Moor Grass

Sesleria autumnalis

Full sunZones 5–81.5 ftLow

Bachelor's Button

Centaurea cyanus

Full sunZones 2–112.5 ftLow

Lantana 'Bandana Cherry'

Full sunZones 9–111.5 ftLow

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Lantana 'Bandana Pink'

Full sunZones 9–111.5 ftLow

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Lantana 'Bandana Rose'

Full sunZones 9–111.5 ftLow

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Bar Harbor Juniper

Juniperus horizontalis 'Bar Harbor'

Full sunZones 3–88 inLow

Aurinia saxatilis

Full sunZones 3–78 inLow

Dianthus 'Bath's Pink'

Full sunZones 3–910 inLow

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Belleza Dark Pink Gaura

Oenothera lindheimeri 'KLEAU04263'

Full sunZones 5–91.5 ftLow

Beyond Midnight Bluebeard

Caryopteris × clandonensis 'CT-9-12'

Full sunZones 5–92.5 ftLow

Bidens ferulifolia

Full sunZones 8–1112 inLow

Andropogon gerardi

Full sunZones 4–96 ftLow

Big Sky Sunset Coneflower

Echinacea 'Sunset'

Full sunZones 3–94 ftLow

Black Adder Agastache

Agastache 'Black Adder'

Full sunZones 6–112 ftLow

Centaurea cyanus 'Black Ball'

Full sunZones 2–112.5 ftLow

Black Diamond Red Hot

Lagerstroemia 'Black Diamond Red Hot'

Full sunZones 7–911 ftLow

Buddleia davidii 'Black Knight'

Full sunZones 5–96.5 ftLow

Black-Eyed Susan

Full sunZones 3–92.5 ftLow

Blackfoot Daisy

Melampodium leucanthum

Full sunZones 4–1112 inLow

Blackhawks Big Bluestem

Andropogon gerardi 'Blackhawks'

Full sunZones 4–95 ftLow

Full sunZones 3–101.5 ftLow

Schizachyrium scoparium 'Blaze'

Full sunZones 3–92.5 ftLow

Full sunZones 3–93 ftLow

Blonde Ambition Blue Grama Grass

Bouteloua gracilis 'Blonde Ambition'

Full sunZones 4–92.5 ftLow

Blue Arrow Juniper

Juniperus scopulorum 'Blue Arrow'

Full sunZones 4–913 ftLow

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