Five Stunning Drought-Tolerant Plants You Can Grow In Your Garden

Naturally, all plants need water to thrive. However, some plants barely require consistent watering to survive and are therefore categorized as drought-tolerant. 

Drought-resistant plants can spend months without water, and sometimes even years of scanty rainfall do not affect their survival and growth, owing to their adaptation. The varying climatic conditions and weather patterns across different regions have helped these plants to adjust without water. Here are five stunning low-maintenance plants that can endure dry spells while beautifying your garden.

Aloe Vera

You may be familiar with aloe vera in general, but do you particularly know about soap aloe, jewel aloe, tiger aloe, and coral aloe? These species of aloe vera are excellent drought-resistant landscaping plants. Aloe plants usually have bright green to gray leaves, sometimes with a mottled or striped appearance. Most aloe vera plants during the hotter months can thrive if you water them every other week. While during the colder winter months, rainfall and cooler temperatures typically offer ample water, and they can go days without supplemental watering.

Bougainvillea

This thorny evergreen ornamental plant can be grown in coastal areas owing to its incredible forbearance to saline water. This stunning, colorful plant can be seen in a variety of colors like purple, pink, magenta, and red, making it a wonderful, easy-to-care plant that can grow on hanging baskets, along fences, and walls.

Beardtongue

Beardtongue plants can thrive in various climates and regions - ranging from mountains to plains and even desert. It typically bears tube-shaped blooms that grow on rigid stems and in clusters. This plant is popular for attracting bees and hummingbirds, is drought-tolerant, and requires little maintenance once established. The plants might require water every two weeks in the absence of rainfall. But beardtongue plants need fast drainage to evade root rot.

Geranium

Geraniums are typically mound-forming, low-growing plants that resemble the appearance of small shrubs. They can live for decades and can be propagated very easily via cuttings. Most Geranium varieties are tolerant of drought and extreme heat. Once you have established them, the plants can go without water for long stretches, but it is best to water them during the growing season if there has been no rainfall in a couple of weeks.

Lavender

This perennial flowering herb can tolerate heat and aridity. Lavender can help purify the body and mind and promotes physical well-being by mitigating anxiety and stress. Since this plant is naturally found in sandy and arid regions of the Mediterranean, it evolved to endure scanty supply of water. Just keeping the soil moist during the first year of the plant’s growth is enough.

If you live in an arid region that experiences scanty rainfall and high temperatures, consider growing these plants in your garden.