Drought Tolerant Plants

Agave makes a commanding statement with its bold, symmetrical rosette of thick, pointed leaves - the ultimate low-water focal point.Agave are bold, architectural succulents with thick, sculptural leaves built for heat and drought. They make dramatic, low-water focal points in xeriscapes, containers, and sunny...

American Beautyberry stuns in fall with clusters of electric-purple berries lining its arching branches - a native favorite for birds.American Beautyberry is nursery-grown by Wade Greens in Lineville, Alabama, cared for by hand and shipped healthy and ready to thrive. Offered in 4" and...

Black-Eyed Susan lights up summer and fall with golden, dark-centered daisies - a native, deer-resistant perennial that blooms for weeks.Black-Eyed Susan Bare-Root is nursery-grown by Wade Greens in Lineville, Alabama, cared for by hand and shipped healthy and ready to thrive. Available in Bare-Root...

Catmint blooms lavender-blue for months, thrives on neglect and drought, and bees work it constantly while deer and rabbits leave it alone.Catmint forms a soft gray-green mound that edges beds and walkways beautifully and reblooms strongly if you shear it back by about a...

Coreopsis pumps out golden daisies from late spring to frost on a native perennial that shrugs off heat, drought, and poor soil.Also called tickseed, coreopsis is one of the hardest-working perennials for Alabama sun, with threadleaf types like 'Moonbeam' and 'Zagreb' forming airy mounds...

Get a jump on the queen of Southern summer - this Crape Myrtle starter will bloom for months in vivid clusters with handsome peeling bark.Crape Myrtle Bare-Root Starter is nursery-grown by Wade Greens in Lineville, Alabama, cared for by hand and shipped healthy and...

The Crepe Myrtle is the queen of Southern summer, blooming for months in vivid clusters with striking exfoliating bark for winter interest.The crepe myrtle (Lagerstroemia) is the signature Southern flowering tree, blooming for months in summer with peeling ornamental bark. Heat-loving and low-maintenance, it's...

Eremurus sends up towering, fluffy spires of star-shaped blooms that dominate the early-summer border - dramatic and unforgettable.Eremurus is nursery-grown by Wade Greens in Lineville, Alabama, cared for by hand and shipped healthy and ready to thrive. Offered in 4" and 6" pots, shipped...

Euphorbia offers striking, sculptural forms and drought-tough performance for sunny beds and containers.Euphorbia are diverse, sculptural succulents grown for bold form and easy, drought-tolerant care. They thrive in bright light with minimal water and make eye-catching, low-fuss accent plants. Offered in 2" and 4"...

Flowering quince lights up the bare end of winter with scarlet, coral, or white blossoms on leafless branches weeks before anything else opens.Flowering quince is an old Southern dooryard shrub that blooms in late winter, long before its leaves appear, and its cut branches...

Fountain Grass arches in soft, feathery plumes that catch light and sway with the breeze - effortless movement for beds and containers.Fountain Grass is nursery-grown by Wade Greens in Lineville, Alabama, cared for by hand and shipped healthy and ready to thrive. Offered in...

Gaillardia blankets the garden in fiery red-and-gold daisies all summer, thriving in heat, poor soil, and drought.Gaillardia is nursery-grown by Wade Greens in Lineville, Alabama, cared for by hand and shipped healthy and ready to thrive. Offered in 4" and 6" pots, shipped well-rooted...

Native golden plumes that light up the fall garden and feed late-season pollinators.Goldenrod (Solidago) blazes with arching gold flower sprays in late summer and fall - a tough, native perennial and a magnet for bees and butterflies. Offered in 4" Pot and 1-Gallon Pot,...

Gulf Muhly Grass erupts each fall in a breathtaking cloud of pink, cotton-candy plumes - a native, drought-tough showstopper.Gulf Muhly Grass is nursery-grown by Wade Greens in Lineville, Alabama, cared for by hand and shipped healthy and ready to thrive. Offered in 4" and...

Sempervivum forms tight rosettes that multiply into colonies of 'chicks,' thriving in rock gardens and containers through cold winters.Sempervivum, or hens and chicks, are cold-hardy succulents that spread into dense mats of rosettes. Nearly indestructible, they thrive in full sun and poor soil where...

Hens & Chicks spread into charming colonies of rosettes, thriving in poor soil, rock gardens, and containers through freezing winters.Hens and chicks (Sempervivum) are cold-hardy rosette succulents that multiply into tight colonies of 'chicks.' They shrug off heat, cold, and drought, making them perfect...

Ice Plant carpets sunny slopes with neon, daisy-like flowers and succulent foliage that laughs at heat and drought.Ice plant (Delosperma) is a low, spreading succulent groundcover smothered in jewel-toned daisy-like flowers. It's heat- and drought-proof, blooms for months, and makes a brilliant carpet for...

Delosperma blankets the ground in shimmering, daisy-like blooms all summer and shrugs off heat and drought - a superb hardy groundcover.Ice plant (Delosperma) is a low, spreading succulent groundcover smothered in jewel-toned daisy-like flowers. It's heat- and drought-proof, blooms for months, and makes a...

Juniper thrives where nothing else will - hot slopes, poor soil, salt, and drought - and stays evergreen and textural through it all.Juniper covers an enormous range of forms, from flat groundcover types that hold banks together to upright columns used as accents and...

Lantana thrives in relentless heat, blooming in vivid multicolor clusters that butterflies adore - a drought-proof pollinator favorite.Lantana is nursery-grown by Wade Greens in Lineville, Alabama, cared for by hand and shipped healthy and ready to thrive. Offered in 4" and 6" pots, shipped...