What makes some plants more tolerant to drought conditions?
- Waxy leaves mean that they do not transpirate water so quickly.
- Silver foliage plants have adapted for bright light.
- Deep-rooted to collect additional water.
Here are a few of the best drought-tolerant plants for UK gardens
Cape Agapanthus
Agapanthus africanus
Bell Agapanthus
Agapanthus campanulatus
Lady's Mantle
Alchemilla mollis
Dwarf Schmidt Wormwood
Artemisia schmidtiana 'Nana'
Wormwood
Artemisia absinthium
Wormwood 'Powis Castle'
Artemisia 'Powis Castle'
Hoary Rock-Rose
Cistus × incanus
Montpelier Rock Rose
Cistus monspeliensis
White-Leaved Rock Rose
Cistus albidus
Cabbage Palm
Cordyline australis
Cabbage Palm
Cordyline spp.
Spurge
Euphorbia spp.
Euphorbia polychroma 'Purpurea'
Euphorbia polychroma 'Purpurea'
Greater Red-Hot Poker
Kniphofia x praecox
Lavender 'Edelweiss'
Lavandula × intermedia 'Edelweiss'
English Lavender
Lavandula angustifolia
English Lavender 'Ellagance Sky'
Lavandula angustifolia 'Ellagance Sky'
English Lavender 'Hidcote'
Lavandula angustifolia 'Hidcote'
Sedum 'Brilliant'
Hylotelephium spectabile (Brilliant Group) 'Brilliant'
Angel's Fishing Rod
Dierama pulcherrimum
African daisy 'Pink Whirls'
Osteospermum 'Pink Whirls'