Drought Tolerant Plants for the Garden

Drought Tolerant Plants or Water wise plants for the garden are plants that require minimal water once established. Some Nurseries specialise in drought tolerant plants for the home garden and can provide comprehensive lists of drought tolerant plants for specific situations.

Drought tolerant trees and plants can be obtained through Mail Order Nurseries and are generally defined as those that need very little watering once established, plants that have adapted to low water requirements. These may be Australian Native plants or may be introduced species.

Drought tolerance in plants will depend on the local climate, soil type and positioning. So what plants are drought tolerant ?

In our garden we very rarely water roses, we do keep them well mulched in an attempt to retain moisture and keep the roots cool, but they are exposed to full sun, in our case we regard roses as being drought tolerant. We also grow clivia and never water them, so we also regard them as drought tolerant. Try the nurseries listed below for a range of drought tolerant plants.

Drought tolerant Australian Native Plants
Many Australian native plants are drought tolerant, however many are not. Drought tolerance will depend on the species and the conditions.