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Drought-tolerant plants

Survive long dry spells. Once established, minimal watering. We've filtered our catalogue down to 1,705 matchs.

Sweet Fern
Sweet Fern
Comptonia peregrina
edible
Sweet Leaf
Sweet Leaf
Sauropus androgynus
edible
Sweet Mountain Grape
Vitis monticola
Vitaceaeedible
Sweet Rocket
Sweet Rocket
Hesperis matronalis
edible
Sweet Vernal Grass
Sweet Vernal Grass
Anthoxanthum odoratum
edible
Sweet William
Sweet William
Dianthus barbatus
Caryophyllaceaeediblemedicinal
Sweet Winter Grape
Vitis cinerea
Vitaceaeedible
Sweet Woodruff
Sweet Woodruff
Galium odoratum
Rubiaceaeediblemedicinal
Sweetclover
Sweetclover
Melilotus suaveolens
ediblemedicinal
Sweetclover
Sweetclover
Melilotus wolgicus
Fabaceaeediblemedicinal
Swiss Stone Pine
Swiss Stone Pine
Pinus cembra
Pinaceaeediblemedicinal
Syrian Juniper
Syrian Juniper
Juniperus drupacea
ediblemedicinal
Syrian pear
Syrian pear
Pyrus syriaca
edible
Syrian Rue
Syrian Rue
Peganum harmala
Zygophyllaceaeedible
Tall Melilot
Tall Melilot
Melilotus altissimus
ediblemedicinal
Tall Poppy-Mallow
Tall Poppy-Mallow
Callirhoe leiocarpa
Fabaceaeediblemedicinal
Tamarind
Tamarind
Tamarindus indica
Fabaceaeedible
Tamarisk
Tamarisk
Tamarix ramosissima
edible
Tamarisk
Tamarisk
Tamarix canariensis
edible
Tamarugo
Tamarugo
Prosopis tamarugo
Fabaceaeedible
Tansy
Tansy
Tanacetum vulgare
ediblemedicinal
Tansy Mustard
Tansy Mustard
Descurainia pinnata
edible
Tansy-Leaved Thorn
Tansy-Leaved Thorn
Crataegus tanacetifolia
Rosaceaeediblemedicinal
Tar Vine
Tar Vine
Boerhavia diffusa
edible
Tartarian Buckwheat
Tartarian Buckwheat
Fagopyrum tataricum
edible
Tartarian Rhubarb
Tartarian Rhubarb
Rheum tataricum
Polygonaceaeediblemedicinal
Tarweed Fiddleneck
Tarweed Fiddleneck
Amsinckia lycopsoides
edible
Tassel Flower
Tassel Flower
Emilia coccinea
edible
Tassel Hyacinth
Tassel Hyacinth
Muscari comosum
edible
Tatarian orache
Tatarian orache
Atriplex tatarica
edible
Taxus baccata
Taxus baccata
Taxus baccata
edible
Tea Tree
Tea Tree
Leptospermum scoparium
ediblemedicinal
Tef
Tef
Eragrostis tef
Poaceaeedible
Temple Juniper
Temple Juniper
Juniperus rigida
ediblemedicinal
Terebinth
Terebinth
Pistacia terebinthus
edible
Texas Madrone
Texas Madrone
Arbutus texana
edible
Texas Mahonia
Texas Mahonia
Mahonia swaseyi
edible
Textile Onion
Textile Onion
Allium textile
ediblemedicinal
Thermopsis lupinoides
Thermopsis lupinoides
Thermopsis lupinoides
edible
Thickleaf Orach
Thickleaf Orach
Atriplex carnosa
Chenopodiaceaeedible
Thistle Sage
Thistle Sage
Salvia carduacea
ediblemedicinal
Thorow-Wax
Thorow-Wax
Bupleurum falcatum
ediblemedicinal
Threetip Sage Brush
Threetip Sage Brush
Artemisia tripartita
ediblemedicinal
Thyme
Thyme
Thymus vulgaris
Lamiaceaeediblemedicinal
Thyme-Leaf Sandwort
Thyme-Leaf Sandwort
Arenaria serpyllifolia
Caryophyllaceaeediblemedicinal
Thymeleaf Sandmat
Thymeleaf Sandmat
Euphorbia serpyllifolia
Euphorbiaceaeedible
Tibetan Sea Buckthorn
Tibetan Sea Buckthorn
Hippophae tibetana
Rosaceaeedible
Tickweed
Tickweed
Cleome viscosa
edible
Tigridia pavonia
Tigridia pavonia
Tigridia pavonia
edible
Tinospora cordifolia
Tinospora cordifolia
Tinospora cordifolia
edible
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Frequently asked

What are good drought-tolerant plants?

We catalogue 1705 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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