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Drought-tolerant plants

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

Native Hops
Native Hops
Dodonaea viscosa
Sapindaceaeediblemedicinal
Needle geebung
Needle geebung
Persoonia acerosa
edible
Needle stonecrop
Needle stonecrop
Sedum lineare
Crassulaceaeediblemedicinal
Neem
Neem
Azadirachta indica
Meliaceaeediblemedicinal
Nepeta raphanorrhiza
Nepeta raphanorrhiza
Nepeta raphanorrhiza
Lamiaceaeediblemedicinal
Nepeta tenuifolia japonica
Nepeta tenuifolia japonica
Nepeta tenuifolia japonica
Lamiaceaeediblemedicinal
Nettle Tree
Nettle Tree
Celtis australis
edible
Nevin's barberry
Nevin's barberry
Mahonia nevinii
Berberidaceaeedible
New Mexico Giant Hyssop
New Mexico Giant Hyssop
Agastache neomexicana
Lamiaceaeediblemedicinal
New Mexico Locust
New Mexico Locust
Robinia neomexicana
Fabaceaeedible
New Mexico locust
New Mexico locust
Robinia luxurians
edible
New Zealand Spinach
New Zealand Spinach
Tetragonia tetragonioides
Chenopodiaceaeedible
Ngaio, Transparente
Ngaio, Transparente
Myoporum laetum
Scrophulariaceaeedible
Nigerian Powder-Flask Fruit African afraegle
Nigerian Powder-Flask Fruit African afraegle
Afraegle paniculata
edible
Nineleaf Biscuitroot
Nineleaf Biscuitroot
Lomatium triternatum
edible
Nitraria schoberi
Nitraria schoberi
Nitraria schoberi
edible
Northern Bayberry
Northern Bayberry
Myrica pensylvanica
ediblemedicinal
Northern Bedstraw
Northern Bedstraw
Galium boreale
ediblemedicinal
Northern Biscuitroot
Northern Biscuitroot
Lomatium farinosum
Apiaceaeedible
Northern Fox Grape
Vitis labrusca
edible
Nuttall's Saltbush
Nuttall's Saltbush
Atriplex nuttallii
edible
Oats
Oats
Avena ludoviciana
Poaceaeedible
Oats
Oats
Avena sativa
Poaceaeedible
Ocotillo Coach whip
Ocotillo Coach whip
Fouquieria splendens
Cistaceaeedible
Oenothera lamarckiana
Oenothera lamarckiana
Oenothera lamarckiana
Onagraceaeediblemedicinal
Oenothera odorata
Oenothera odorata
Oenothera odorata
Asteraeaceaeediblemedicinal
Ohio Spiderwort
Ohio Spiderwort
Tradescantia ohiensis
ediblemedicinal
Olive
Olive
Olea europaea
ediblemedicinal
One-Seed Juniper
One-Seed Juniper
Juniperus monosperma
Pinaceaeediblemedicinal
Onionweed
Onionweed
Asphodelus fistulosus
edible
Onosma hispidum
Onosma hispidum
Onosma hispidum
edible
Opuntia howeyi
Opuntia howeyi
Opuntia howeyi
Cactaceaeedible
Orange stonecrop
Orange stonecrop
Sedum kamtschaticum
ediblemedicinal
Oregon Grape
Oregon Grape
Mahonia aquifolium
edible
Oregon Grape
Oregon Grape
Mahonia nervosa
Berberidaceaeediblemedicinal
Oregon Sunflower
Oregon Sunflower
Balsamorhiza sagittata
edible
Oriental Beech
Oriental Beech
Fagus orientalis
edible
Oriental hackberry
Oriental hackberry
Celtis tournefortii
Urticaceaeedible
Origanum dictamnus
Origanum dictamnus
Origanum dictamnus
Lamiaceaeediblemedicinal
Origanum glandulosum
Origanum glandulosum
Origanum glandulosum
ediblemedicinal
Origanum vulgare
Origanum vulgare
Origanum vulgare
ediblemedicinal
Orixa japonica
Orixa japonica
Orixa japonica
edible
Orpine
Orpine
Sedum telephium
Crassulaceaeediblemedicinal
Osage orange
Osage orange
Maclura pomifera
Osteomeles schwerinae
Osteomeles schwerinae
Osteomeles schwerinae
edible
Osteomeles subrotunda
Osteomeles subrotunda
Osteomeles subrotunda
edible
Ougon-Kouchiku
Ougon-Kouchiku
Phyllostachys sulphurea
Gramineaeedible
Our Lord's Candle
Our Lord's Candle
Yucca whipplei
ediblemedicinal
Oval Heron's Bill
Oval Heron's Bill
Erodium malacoides
Geraniaceaeedible
Oval-leaf milkweed
Oval-leaf milkweed
Asclepias ovalifolia
edible
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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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