Drought Tolerant Plants

Our fresh thyme is earthy and fragrant with tiny, savory leaves, grown at our Lineville, Alabama farm and cut fresh.Fresh thyme is an aromatic culinary herb, far more flavorful picked fresh than dried from a jar. It's easy to grow on a sunny sill...

Thyme is quiet and floral and slightly earthy - the herb you notice only when it is missing.Refrigerate in a loose bag for up to two weeks. Run a thumb and forefinger down the stem to strip the leaves, or add whole sprigs early...

An evergreen trailing groundcover that holds a slope and keeps its leaves all winter.Vinca minor, common periwinkle, is the groundcover you plant where you are tired of fighting. Glossy dark evergreen leaves on trailing stems that root as they run, with small violet-blue flowers...

Fragrant cool-season colour for the months when the bed would otherwise be bare.Erysimum blooms in the cool shoulder seasons - autumn into winter here, then again hard in early spring - with dense heads of sweetly scented flowers over grey-green foliage. In zone 8a...

Yarrow blooms in flat colorful clusters through the worst of summer, thriving on drought and poor soil where fussier perennials give up.Ferny aromatic foliage and long-lasting flower heads in white, gold, red, and terracotta make yarrow a workhorse for hot, dry, unirrigated beds, and...

A Southeast native evergreen that holds its leaves and its berries straight through winter.Yaupon Holly (Ilex vomitoria) is one of the toughest evergreens native to the Southeast - glossy small leaves, dense branching, and scarlet berries on female plants that persist into spring. It...

Yucca's bold sword-like foliage and towering flower spikes bring architectural drama and true drought resilience to the landscape.Yucca is a striking, drought-tolerant plant with sword-like evergreen leaves and tall flower spikes. Tough and architectural, it thrives in full sun and adds bold structure indoors...