15 Drought-Proof Perennials That Thrive Without Watering!
Brutal summer drought. One hundred degrees Fahrenheit. No rain for three weeks. The fifteen perennials in this video DO NOT care.
There is one plant on this list that survives in pure sand. There is another that opens its flowers at ninety-five degrees. There is one that has been native to American prairies for ten thousand years and has been recommended by trial gardens for DECADES as the single most reliable drought-proof native in American horticulture.
The plant at number one has bloomed in my own garden through every drought of the last twenty summers.
These are the perennials that do not need you. They do not need watering. They do not need shade cloth. They do not need rescue. Plant them in May, water them through July and walk away...
Sources referenced:
Perennial Plant Association - Plant of the Year program (1992, 1997, 2007, 2017 winners cited)
All-America Selections - 2005 Flower Award (Gaillardia 'Arizona Sun')
Mt. Cuba Center - pollinator and drought performance trials
Allan Armitage - University of Georgia Department of Horticulture ("cheap petunia of perennials" quote on Coreopsis 'Moonbeam')
Heinz Klose - German breeder, 'Coronation Gold' Yarrow ~1953
Walters Gardens - 'Denim'n Lace' Russian Sage release 2014, 'Decadence' Baptisia series ~2012
Drop a comment with the most drought-proof perennial in YOUR garden - and how many summers it has been there. The old drought survivors have the best stories. I read every single comment.
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