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Sun Tolerant Shrubs and Flowers / Drought Tolerant Plants
A plant is drought tolerant if it can survive a dry spell of more than 2 or 3 months without supplemental watering. This means that most native plants from regions that occasionally experience 2-3 months without rain (most of the continental US, for example), are drought tolerant. To reduce the need for supplemental irrigation in your landscape, choose drought tolerant plants. If you want to eliminate watering plants altogether, select species native to your area.

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Scientific Name Common Names   Annual Plants and Flowers   Cosmos sulphureus orange cosmos Gomphrena globosa globe amaranth Leonotis nepetifolia annual lion's ear Portulaca grandiflora moss rose Zinnia elegans zinnia Zinnia haageana Mexican zinnia   Cactus and Succulents   Aloe saponaria soap aloe Aloe vera medicinal aloe Euphorbia tirucalli pencil tree Kalanchoe fedtschenkoi South American air plant Opuntia humifusa hardy prickly pear Stapelia spp. carrion flower Tradescantia pallida purple heart   Grasses and Grasslike Plants   Cortaderia selloana pampas grass Festuca glauca blue fescue Imperata cylindrica Japanese blood grass Muhlenbergia capillaris Gulf muhlygrass Muhlenbergia lindheimeri Lindheimer's muhlygrass Nassella tenuissima Mexican feather grass Panicum virgatum switchgrass Pennisetum setaceum African fountain grass Schizachyrium scoparium little bluestem Sorghastrum nutans indiangrass Spartina bakeri sand cordgrass Uniola paniculata sea oats   Palms and Palmlike Plants   Acrocomia aculeata macaw palm Beaucarnea recurvata ponytail palm Brahea armata blue hesper palm Butia capitata jelly palm Chamaerops humilis European fan palm Cocos nucifera coconut palm Copernicia baileyana Bailey palm Copernicia hospita Cuban Wax Palm Copernicia macroglossa Cuban petticoat palm Cycas circinalis queen sago Dioon edule virgin palm Dracaena draco dragon tree Dypsis lutescens) areca palm Jubaea chilensis Chilean wine palm Livistona chinensis Chinese fan palm Livistona decipiens ribbon fan palm Nannorrhops ritchieana Mazari Palm Phoenix canariensis Canary Island date palm Phoenix dactylifera date palm Phoenix reclinata Senegal date palm Phoenix rupicola cliff date Sabal mexicana Texas palm Sabal causiarum Puerto Rican hat palm Sabal domingensis Dominican palm Sabal etonia scrub palm Sabal palmetto cabbage palm Serenoa repens saw palmetto Trachycarpus fortunei windmill palm Washingtonia filifera California fan palm Wodyetia bifurcata foxtail palm   Perennial Plants   Alstroemeria psittacina parrotlily Artemisia absinthium absinthe Asclepias tuberosa butterfly weed Aspidistra elatior iron plant Baptisia alba white wild indigo Catharanthus roseus Madagascar periwinkle Coreopsis verticillata whorled coreopsis Crinum asiaticum grand crinum lily Cuphea micropetala tall cigar plant Cycas revoluta sago palm Datura inoxia var. quinquecuspida angel's trumpet Gaura lindheimeri whirling butterflies Heliopsis helianthoides oxeye sunflower Lychnis coronaria rose campion Manihot esculenta cassava Mirabilis jalapa four o' clock Monarda punctata spotted horsemint Narcissus spp. daffodil Oenothera speciosa pink evening primrose Protasparagus densiflorus asparagus fern Pycnanthemum floridanum Florida mountainmint Ruta graveolens rue Salvia lyrata lyreleaf sage Scaevola aemula scaevola Solidago odora common goldenrod Tagetes lemmonii mountain marigold Tradescantia spathacea oysterplant Tulbaghia violacea society garlic Yucca filamentosa Adam's needle Zamia furfuracea Cardboard palm Zamia pumila coontie   Shrubs   Agave americana agave Aralia spinosa devil's walking stick Aucuba japonica Japanese aucuba Buddleja davidii butterfly bush Caesalpinia pulcherrima peacock flower Callicarpa americana American beautyberry Calycanthus floridus sweetshrub Camellia sasanqua sasanqua camellia Chaenomeles speciosa Japanese quince Choisya ternata Mexican orange Conocarpus erectus var.sericeus silver buttonwood Cyrilla racemiflora titi Elaeagnus pungens thorny elaeagnus Euphorbia pulcherrima poinsettia Galphimia glauca thryallis Gaylussacia frondosa blue huckleberry Hamelia patens firebush Hibiscus mutabilis confederate rose Hypericum calycinum Aaron's beard Ilex glabra gallberry Ilex cornuta 'Burfordii' Burford's holly Ilex vomitoria yaupon Ilex x 'Nellie R. Stevens' Nellie Stevens holly Illicium parviflorum yellow anise Jatropha multifida coral plant Juniperus conferta shore juniper Juniperus davurica 'Parsonii' Parson's juniper Juniperus horizontalis creeping juniper Leonotus leonurus lion's ear Leucophyllum frutescens purple sage Ligustrum x vicaryi golden vicary privet Myrica cerifera southern bayberry Pandanus utilius screw pine Perovskia atriplicifolia Russian sage Pittosporum tobira Japanese mockorange Plumbago auriculata leadwort Raphiolepis umbellata yeddo hawthorne Rhaphiolepis indica India hawthorn Rhus copallinum R. copallina (syn.) Rosa laevigata Cherokee rose Rosemarinus officinalis rosemary Salvia greggii Autumn Sage Scaevola sericea beach naupaka Spiraea cantoniensis Reeves' spirea Tamarix parviflora small-flowered tamarisk Tecoma stans yellow elder Vaccinium arboreum sparkleberry Vaccinium elliottii mayberry Vaccinium myrsinites shiny blueberry Vaccinium stamineum deerberry Viburnum rufidulum rusty black-haw Yucca aloifolia Spanish bayonet Yucca elephantipes spineless yucca Yucca gloriosa Spanish dagger   Trees   Adansonia digitata baobab Aesculus pavia red buckeye Albizia julibrissin silk tree Aleurites fordii tung tree Arbutus unedo Strawberry tree Callistemon viminalis weeping bottlebrush Carissa macrocarpa Natal plum Carya glabra pignut hickory Castanea sativa Spanish chestnut Casuarina equisetifolia Australian pine Catalpa bignonioides southern catalpa Catalpa speciosa Northern catalpa Cedrus deodara deodar cedar Cedrus libani cedar of Lebanon Celtis occidentalis hackberry Chionanthus virginicus fringetree Cinnamomum camphora camphor tree Coccoloba uvifera sea grape Cotinus coggygria smoketree Cupressocyparis Leylandii Leyland cypress Cupressus glabra smooth cypress Delonix regia royal poinciana Diospyros virginiana American persimmon Erythrina variegata coral tree Euphorbia milii crown of thorns Ficus benghalensis banyan Ginkgo biloba ginkgo Gleditsia triacanthos honeylocust Guajacum sanctum holywood lignum-vitae Gymnocladus dioicus Kentucky coffee tree Ilex opaca American holly Jatropha integerrima peregrina Juniperus scopulorum Rocky Mountain juniper Magnolia grandiflora southern magnolia Melia azedarach Chinaberry Osmanthus americanus devilwood Ostrya virginiana eastern hophornbeam Oxydendrum arboreum sourwood Parkinsonia aculeata Jerusalem thorn Parrotia persica Persian ironwood Pinus echinata shortleaf pine Pinus elliotti slash pine Pinus nigra Austrian pine Pinus palustris longleaf pine Pinus thunbergii black pine Platycladus orientalis oriental arborvitae Quercus coccinea scarlet oak Quercus falcata southern red oak Quercus geminata sand live oak Quercus laevis turkey oak Quercus shumardii Shumard oak Sassafras albidum sassafras Spathodea campanulata African tuliptree Taxodium distichum bald-cypress   Vines   Antigonon leptopus Mexican creeper Bignonia capreolata cross vine Bougainvillea spp bougainvillea Canavalia rosea beach bean Clytostoma callistegioides violet trumpet vine Cuscuta spp dodder Dolichos lablab hyacinth bean Ficus pumila creeping fig Gelsemium sempervirens Carolina yellow jasmine Helianthus debilis beach sunflower Ipomoea pes-caprae railroad vine Lonicera japonica Japanese honeysuckle Passiflora caerulea blue passionflower Pseudogynoxys chenopodioides Mexican Flame Vine Trachelospermum jasminoides Confederate jasmine Vitis rotundifolia muscadine