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Drought-tolerant plants

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

Butter Tree Mahua
Butter Tree Mahua
Madhuca longifolia
Olacaceaeedible
Butterfly Mariposa Lily
Butterfly Mariposa Lily
Calochortus venustus
edible
Butterfly bush
Butterfly bush
Buddleia davidii
Butterfly pea
Butterfly pea
Clitoria ternatea
Fabaceaeediblemedicinal
Cabbage Palm
Cabbage Palm
Livistona australis
edible
Cactaceae Pitaya
Cactaceae Pitaya
Stenocereus griseus
edible
Calandrinia balonensis
Calandrinia balonensis
Calandrinia balonensis
edible
Calandrinia remota
Calandrinia remota
Calandrinia remota
edible
California Goosefoot
California Goosefoot
Chenopodium californicum
edible
California Grape
Vitis californica
Vitaceaeedible
California Indian breadroot
California Indian breadroot
Psoralea californica
edible
California Milkweed
California Milkweed
Asclepias californica
Asclepiadaceaeedible
California Orach
California Orach
Atriplex californica
edible
California Peppertree
California Peppertree
Schinus molle
Anacardiaceaeedible
Californian Brome
Californian Brome
Bromus carinatus
edible
Californian Buckeye
Californian Buckeye
Aesculus californica
Fagaceaeediblemedicinal
Californian Hyacinth
Californian Hyacinth
Brodiaea coronaria
edible
Californian Juniper
Californian Juniper
Juniperus californica
Pinaceaeediblemedicinal
Californian Poppy
Californian Poppy
Eschscholzia californica
ediblemedicinal
Calligonum aphyllum
Calligonum aphyllum
Calligonum aphyllum
edible
Camel's foot tree
Camel's foot tree
Bauhinia thonningii
ediblemedicinal
Campanula versicolor
Campanula versicolor
Campanula versicolor
Lamiaceaeedible
Camphor Bush
Camphor Bush
Tarchonanthus camphoratus
edible
Canadian Milkvetch
Canadian Milkvetch
Astragalus canadensis
ediblemedicinal
Canadian Yew
Canadian Yew
Taxus canadensis
edible
Canary Island Date Palm
Canary Island Date Palm
Phoenix canariensis
Arecaceaeedible
Canistel
Canistel
Pouteria campechiana
edible
Canyon Grape
Canyon Grape
Vitis arizonica
Vitaceaeedible
Cape Thorn Tree
Vachellia karroo
Fabaceaeedible
Caper
Caper
Capparis spinosa
edible
Caper Spurge
Caper Spurge
Euphorbia lathyris
edible
Caribbean Pine Caribbean pitch pine
Caribbean Pine Caribbean pitch pine
Pinus caribaea
ediblemedicinal
Carlina acanthifolia
Carlina acanthifolia
Carlina acanthifolia
Asteraceaeedible
Carline Thistle
Carline Thistle
Carlina vulgaris
ediblemedicinal
Carnation
Carnation
Dianthus caryophyllus
ediblemedicinal
Carob
Carob
Ceratonia siliqua
ediblemedicinal
Caryocar brasiliense
Caryocar brasiliense
Caryocar brasiliense
Caryocaraceaeedible
Caspian Locust
Caspian Locust
Gleditsia caspica
Fabaceaeediblemedicinal
Cassava
Cassava
Manihot esculenta
edible
Cat's Ear
Cat's Ear
Hypochoeris radicata
edible
Catalina Island Cherry
Catalina Island Cherry
Prunus lyonii
Rosaceaeediblemedicinal
Catmint
Catmint
Nepeta cataria
ediblemedicinal
Caucasian Stonecrop
Caucasian Stonecrop
Sedum spurium
ediblemedicinal
Caucasian hackberry
Caucasian hackberry
Celtis caucasica
edible
Cañihua
Cañihua
Chenopodium pallidicaule
edible
Ceara Rubber Tree
Ceara Rubber Tree
Manihot carthaginensis glaziovii
ediblemedicinal
Cedar Of Lebanon
Cedar Of Lebanon
Cedrus libani
edible
Celosia argentea cristata
Celosia argentea cristata
Celosia argentea cristata
ediblemedicinal
Celtis boninensis
Celtis boninensis
Celtis boninensis
Urticaceaeediblemedicinal
Celtis glycycarpa
Celtis glycycarpa
Celtis glycycarpa
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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