Tough, Beautiful Flowering Plants for Difficult Spots
Some of the most beautiful flowers are also the toughest. They may look delicate, but they bloom their hearts out through heat, drought, and poor soil — thriving in the very spots where fussier plants give up. If you have a hot, dry, or neglected corner that needs color, these drought tolerant flowering plants are your answer.
Texas Sage
Texas Sage bursts into silvery foliage and purple blooms after summer rains and laughs off heat, drought, and poor soil. It is one of the most reliable flowering shrubs for hot, sunny, low-water spots.
Bulbine
The cheerful orange Bulbine ‘Hallmark’ blooms almost nonstop on tidy, grassy clumps. It is wonderfully drought- and heat-tolerant and perfect for the front of a sunny border.
Mexican Petunia ‘Purple Showers’
Mexican Petunia ‘Purple Showers’ delivers waves of rich purple blooms from spring to fall with almost no care. This sterile variety handles drought, heat, and even damp spots with ease.
Firecracker Plant
The cascading red blooms of the Firecracker Plant bring hummingbirds and easy, drought-tough color to walls, slopes, and containers.
Dune Sunflower
A tough Florida native, the Dune Sunflower covers ground with sunny yellow daisies nearly year-round and shrugs off heat, drought, sand, and salt.
Beauty That Lasts
Gentle-looking, but strong — these bloomers prove the two go hand in hand. With a little sun and a drink to get established, they reward you season after season. Find them all in our Flowering Plants collection — hand-grown, shipped free, and backed by our 30-Day Happy Gardener Guarantee.
