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Drought-tolerant plants

Survive long dry spells. Once established, minimal watering. We've filtered our catalogue down to 50 matchs.

Allium roseum
Allium roseum
Allium roseum
ediblemedicinal
Allium rubellum
Allium rubellum
Allium rubellum
ediblemedicinal
Allium sativum ophioscorodon
Allium sativum ophioscorodon
Allium sativum ophioscorodon
Alliaceaeediblemedicinal
Allium scorodoprasum
Allium scorodoprasum
Allium scorodoprasum
Liliaceaeediblemedicinal
Allium stipitatum
Allium stipitatum
Allium stipitatum
ediblemedicinal
Allium subhirsutum
Allium subhirsutum
Allium subhirsutum
ediblemedicinal
Allium tuberosum
Allium tuberosum
Allium tuberosum
ediblemedicinal
Allium unifolium
Allium unifolium
Allium unifolium
Liliaceaeediblemedicinal
Allium victorialis
Allium victorialis
Allium victorialis
ediblemedicinal
Allium vineale
Allium vineale
Allium vineale
ediblemedicinal
Almondette
Almondette
Buchanania lanzan
edible
Aloe arborescens
Aloe arborescens
Aloe arborescens
Liliaceaeediblemedicinal
Aloe ferox
Aloe ferox
Aloe ferox
Asphodelaceaeediblemedicinal
Alstroemeria ligtu
Alstroemeria ligtu
Alstroemeria ligtu
Liliaceaeediblemedicinal
Alstroemeria pelegrina
Alstroemeria pelegrina
Alstroemeria pelegrina
Liliaceaeedible
Althaea officinalis
Althaea officinalis
Althaea officinalis
ediblemedicinal
Amaranthus caudatus
Amaranthus caudatus
Amaranthus caudatus
edible
Amaranthus cruentus
Amaranthus cruentus
Amaranthus cruentus
edible
American Beech
American Beech
Fagus grandifolia
edible
American Pennyroyal
American Pennyroyal
Hedeoma pulegioides
edible
American Pipeweed
American Pipeweed
Eriogonum inflatum
edible
American Sweet Chestnut
American Sweet Chestnut
Castanea dentata
edible
Amur Maackia
Amur Maackia
Maackia amurensis
Fabaceaeedible
Amur River Grape
Amur River Grape
Vitis amurensis
edible
Amur daylily
Amur daylily
Hemerocallis middendorffii
Asclepiadaceaeedible
Anaqua
Anaqua
Ehretia anacua
edible
Anemone nikoensis
Anemone nikoensis
Anemone nikoensis
edible
Anglojapanese Yew
Anglojapanese Yew
Taxus x media
edible
Anise
Anise
Pimpinella anisum
ediblemedicinal
Anise Hyssop
Anise Hyssop
Agastache foeniculum
ediblemedicinal
Annual Yellow Sweetclover
Annual Yellow Sweetclover
Melilotus indicus
ediblemedicinal
Annual mallow
Annual mallow
Lavatera trimestris
edible
Apache Plume
Apache Plume
Fallugia paradoxa
edible
Aphananthe aspera
Aphananthe aspera
Aphananthe aspera
edible
Arabis sagittata
Arabis sagittata
Arabis sagittata
edible
Araticum
Araticum
Annona vepretorum
Annonaceaeedible
Argyranthemum foeniculaceum
Argyranthemum foeniculaceum
Argyranthemum foeniculaceum
Asteraceaeediblemedicinal
Arizona Maderone
Arizona Maderone
Arbutus arizonica
Ericaceaeedible
Arjuna
Arjuna
Terminalia arjuna
Combretaceaeedible
Arnold Hawthorn
Arnold Hawthorn
Crataegus arnoldiana
ediblemedicinal
Artemisia caruifolia
Artemisia caruifolia
Artemisia caruifolia
ediblemedicinal
Artemisia dracunculus
Artemisia dracunculus
Artemisia dracunculus
ediblemedicinal
Artemisia indica
Artemisia indica
Artemisia indica
ediblemedicinal
Artemisia keiskeana
Artemisia keiskeana
Artemisia keiskeana
Asteraceaeediblemedicinal
Artemisia lancea
Artemisia lancea
Artemisia lancea
Asteraceaeediblemedicinal
Artemisia monophylla
Artemisia monophylla
Artemisia monophylla
Asteraceaeediblemedicinal
Artemisia montana
Artemisia montana
Artemisia montana
ediblemedicinal
Artemisia rubripes
Artemisia rubripes
Artemisia rubripes
ediblemedicinal
Artemisia scoparia
Artemisia scoparia
Artemisia scoparia
ediblemedicinal
Artemisia sibirica
Artemisia sibirica
Artemisia sibirica
ediblemedicinal
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Frequently asked

What are good drought-tolerant plants?

We catalogue 50 matching species. See the list above. Each links to its full profile with cultivation, dosage, and companion notes.

How do I pick from this list?

Filter further by your other constraints — edible vs medicinal, mature size, USDA zone. Each plant profile has the full attribute table.

Are these plants verified?

Each plant entry is sourced from Permapeople + Trefle databases and reviewed before publication. Cultivation data marked 'high confidence' comes from horticultural references; lower confidence flags less-certain attributions.

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