Drought Resistant Flowers
Drought hardy flowers are flowers that will thrive in areas that receive little rainfall or areas with sandy soil where the water may drain away quickly. Of course, like all flowers, drought tolerant flowers are broken into two groups. There are annual dry area flowers and perennial dry area flowers. Annual Xeriscape Flowers Annual drought resistant flowers will die away each year. Some may reseed themselves, but for the most part, you will need to plant them every year. The advantage of annual drought tolerant flowers is that they will have many, many flowers all season long. Some annual drought hardy flowers include:
Calendula California poppy Cockscomb Cosmos Creeping zinnia Dusty miller Geranium Globe amaranth Marigold Moss rose Petunia Salvia Snapdragon Spider flower Statice Sweet alyssum Verbena Zinnia
Perennial Xeriscape Flowers Perennial drought resistant flowers will come back year after year. While drought tolerant flowers are much longer lived than annuals, they normally have a shorter blooming time and may not bloom as much as the annuals would. Perennial drought hardy flowers include:
Artemisia Asters Baby’s breath Baptisia Beebalm Black-eyed Susan Blanket flower Butterfly weed Carpet bugle Chrysanthemum Columbine Coralbells Coreopsis Daylily Evergreen Candytuft Gerbera daisy Goldenrod Hardy ice plant Lamb’s ears Lavender Liatris Lily of the Nile Mexican sunflower Purple Coneflower Red hot poker Salvia Sedum Shasta Daisy Verbascum Verbena Veronica Yarrow
By using xeriscape flowers you can enjoy lovely blooms without much water. Drought resistant flowers can add beauty to your water efficient, xeriscape garden.
