Beauty without bother.....perennial plants for xeriscaping.

Creeping wooly thyme.

My Favorite Drought-Tolerant Perennials

Here are some of my favorite perennials that tolerate drought. Depending on where you live some suggestions may not work for your area. Check with your county extension agent.

Achillea millefolium (yarrow)
Anthemis tinctoria (golden marguerite)
Asclepias tuberosa (butterfly weed)
Aurinia saxatilis (basket-of-gold)
Baptisia (false indigo)
Calamintha nepeta (catmint)
Coreopsis verticillata (threadleaf coreopsis)
Echinacea purpurea (purple coneflower)
Echinops ritro (globe thistle)
Euphorbia polychroma (cushion spurge)
Gypsophila paniculata (baby's-breath)
Helianthus angustifolius (sunflower)
Hemerocallis (daylilies)
Lavandula angustifolia (lavender)
Limonium latifolium (sea lavender)
Malva sylvestris (mallow, zebra malva)
Perovskia atriplicifolia (Russian sage)
Rudbeckia fulgida (orange coneflower)
Santolina chamaecyparissus (lavender cotton)
Sedum (stonecrop)
Stachys byzantina (lamb's-ears)
Solidago (goldenrod)
Thymus (thyme)
Yucca

Yarrow

Coneflower

Lavender....sometimes grown as a crop but beautiful in your garden....so fragrant.

Artemesia in foreground with coneflowers in the background.

This garden is filled with drought tolerant plants that keep the seasons beauty in tact. Lamb's ear, iris, ground covering thyme amidst the dry creek hardscape makes for easy maintenance and low water requirements.