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Drought-tolerant plants

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

Wax currant
Wax currant
Ribes cereum
edible
Wayfaring Tree
Wayfaring Tree
Viburnum lantana
ediblemedicinal
Wedgescale Saltbush
Wedgescale Saltbush
Atriplex truncata
edible
Weeping Pittosporum
Weeping Pittosporum
Pittosporum phillyreoides
Pittosporaceaeedible
West African Laburnum
West African Laburnum
Cassia sieberiana
ediblemedicinal
West Australian Sandalwood
West Australian Sandalwood
Santalum spicatum
Myrtaceaeediblemedicinal
West Indian Locust
West Indian Locust
Hymenaea courbaril
edible
Western Gromwell
Western Gromwell
Lithospermum ruderale
Lamiaceaeedible
Western Juniper
Western Juniper
Juniperus occidentalis
ediblemedicinal
Western Prickly Pear
Western Prickly Pear
Opuntia littoralis
Cactaceaeedible
Western Redbud
Western Redbud
Cercis occidentalis
Fabaceaeedible
Western White Pine
Western White Pine
Pinus monticola
ediblemedicinal
Wheelscale Saltbush
Wheelscale Saltbush
Atriplex elegans
edible
White Acacia White-thorn Apple ring acacia
Faidherbia albida
Fabaceaeedible
White Birch
White Birch
Betula pubescens
edible
White Birch
White Birch
Betula platyphylla
edible
White Melilot
White Melilot
Melilotus albus
ediblemedicinal
White Oak
White Oak
Quercus alba
Fagaceaeediblemedicinal
White Pine
White Pine
Pinus strobus
ediblemedicinal
White Poplar
White Poplar
Populus alba
ediblemedicinal
White Prairie Clover
White Prairie Clover
Dalea candida
edible
White Prairie Clover
White Prairie Clover
Dalea candida oligophylla
Fabaceaeedible
White Prince's Plume
White Prince's Plume
Stanleya albescens
Brassicaceaeedible
White Sage
White Sage
Artemisia ludoviciana
ediblemedicinal
White bamboo
White bamboo
Dendrocalamus membranaceus
Poaceaeedible
White bauhinia
White bauhinia
Bauhinia petersiana
edible
White carob tree
White carob tree
Prosopis alba
edible
White wood aster
White wood aster
Eurybia divaricata
edible
White-Bark Pine
White-Bark Pine
Pinus albicaulis
ediblemedicinal
Whitedaisy Tidytips
Whitedaisy Tidytips
Layia glandulosa
Astereaeediblemedicinal
Whitemouth Dayflower
Whitemouth Dayflower
Commelina erecta angustifolia
Commelinaceaeedible
Whiterim scurfpea
Whiterim scurfpea
Psoralea subacaulis
Fabaceaeedible
Whitest Evening Primrose
Whitest Evening Primrose
Oenothera albicaulis
ediblemedicinal
Whitlow Grass
Whitlow Grass
Erophila verna
edible
Whorled tickseed
Whorled tickseed
Coreopsis verticillata
Asteraceaeedible
Widewing Springparsley
Widewing Springparsley
Cymopterus purpurescens
edible
Wild Bergamot
Wild Bergamot
Monarda fistulosa
ediblemedicinal
Wild Fennel
Wild Fennel
Nigella arvensis
ediblemedicinal
Wild Fig
Wild Fig
Ficus palmata
Moraceaeedible
Wild Grape
Vitis lanata
Vitaceaeedible
Wild Hyacinth
Wild Hyacinth
Dichelostemma pulchellum
edible
Wild Hyacinth
Wild Hyacinth
Triteleia grandiflora
edible
Wild Indigo
Wild Indigo
Baptisia tinctoria
ediblemedicinal
Wild Oats
Wild Oats
Avena fatua
Poaceaeedible
Wild Olive
Wild Olive
Forestiera neomexicana
edible
Wild Sage
Wild Sage
Lantana camara
edible
Wild Spaniard
Wild Spaniard
Aciphylla colensoi
Apiaceaeediblemedicinal
Wild Thyme
Wild Thyme
Thymus serpyllum
ediblemedicinal
Wild Thyme
Wild Thyme
Thymus praecox arcticus
ediblemedicinal
Wild arugula
Wild arugula
Diplotaxis tenuifolia
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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