Drought Resistant Plants
(Left-Click on a plant's "common name" below to view a detailed information page on that plant)
| Common Name | Category |
| Abelia | Shrub-Deciduous |
| Acuba | Shrub-Broadleaved Evergreen |
| Ajuga (aka Bugleweed) | Ground Cover |
| Arborvitae | Tree - Evergreen |
| Arizona Cypress | Tree - Evergreen |
| Artemisia (aka Wormwood) | Perennial Flowering |
| Autumn Crocus | Perennial Flowering ~ Bulb-Like |
| Bee Balm | Perennial Flowering |
| Blazing Star (aka Gayfeather) | Perennial Flowering |
| Butterfly Weed | Perennial Flowering |
| Candy Tuft | Perennial Flowering |
| Cinquefoil (aka Buttercup Shrub) | Shrub-Deciduous |
| Coneflower | Perennial Flowering |
| Coral Bells | Perennial Flowering |
| Corkscrew Willow (aka Dragon's Claw Willow) | Tree - Deciduous |
| Corydalis | Perennial Flowering |
| Cotoneaster | Ground Cover |
| Crabapple | Tree - Deciduous |
| Crape myrtle | Shrub - Deciduous |
| Creeping Phlox | Perennial Flowering |
| Creeping Phlox | Ground Cover |
| Crimson King Maple (aka Norway Maple) | Tree - Deciduous |
| Crocosmia | Perennial, bulb-like |
| Crossvine | Vine |
| Daffodil | Perennial Flowering ~ Bulb-Like |
| Dahlia | Perennial Flowering |
| Daylily | Perennial Flowering |
| Dogwood - Kousa | Tree - Deciduous |
| Eastern White Pine | Tree - Evergreen |
| Euonymus | Shrub-Broadleaved Evergreen |
| Euonymus ground cover | Ground Cover |
| Flowering Quince | Shrub-Deciduous |
| Foamflower | Perennial Flowering |
| Foxglove | Perennial Flowering |
| Gaillardia - Blanket Flower | Perennial Flowering |
| Garden Phlox | Perennial Flowering |
| Ginkgo | Tree - Deciduous |
| Glory-of-the-Snow | Perennial Flowering ~ Bulb-Like |
| Goldenrod | Perennial Flowering |
| Grape Hyacinth | Perennial Flowering ~ Bulb-Like |
| Hawthorn, Washington | Tree - Deciduous |
| Hellebore (non-hybridized) | Perennial Flowering |
| Hickory | Tree - Deciduous |
| Holly Tree | Tree - Evergreen |
| Honeysuckle, Mandarin | Vine |
| Iris | Perennial, bulb-like |
| Ironweed | Perennial Flowering |
| Juniper - Ground Cover | Ground Cover |
| Juniper - Shrub | Shrub-Narrow Leaved Evergreen |
| Juniper - Tree | Tree - Evergreen |
| Lavender | Perennial Flowering |
| Lenten Rose (aka Hellebore) | Perennial Flowering |
| Lilac | Shrub-Deciduous |
| Lilly of the Valley | Perennial Flowering |
| Liriope | Perennial Flowering |
| Mock Orange | Shrub-Deciduous |
| Mondo Grass - Dwarf | Perennial Flowering |
| Nandina | Shrub-Broadleaf Evergreen |
| Ninebark | Shrub-Deciduous |
| Pachysandra (aka Japanese Spurge) | Ground Cover |
| Periwinkle | Ground Cover |
| Pieris | Shrub-Broadleaved Evergreen |
| Piggyback plant (aka Pikaback) | Ground Cover |
| Pin Oak | Tree - Deciduous |
| Pyracantha (aka Firethorn) | Perennial Flowering |
| Red Maple | Tree - Deciduous |
| Red Oak | Tree - Deciduous |
| Redbud, Eastern | Tree - Deciduous |
| River Birch | Tree - Deciduous |
| Rose - Knockout | Perennial Flowering |
| Rose of Sharon (aka Althea) | Shrub-Deciduous |
| Russian olive | Tree - Deciduous |
| Russian Sage | Perennial Flowering |
| Salvia (aka perennial Garden Sage) | Perennial Flowering |
| Sambucus | Shrub-Deciduous |
| Sandcherry | Tree - Deciduous |
| Scabiosa (aka Pincushion Flower) | Perennial Flowering |
| Sedum, Stonecrop | Perennial Flowering |
| Smoke Tree | Shrub - Deciduous |
| Smoke Tree | Tree - Deciduous |
| Snapdragon, Perennial | Perennial Flowering |
| Spurge | Perennial Flowering |
| St. John's Wort | Perennial |
| Sugar Maple | Tree - Deciduous |
| Tickseed (aka Coreopsis) | Perennial Flowering |
| Trumpet Vine | Vines |
| Tulip | Perennial - Flowering ~ Bulb-Like |
| Verbena | Annual Flowering |
| Vernonica (aka Speedwell) | Ground Cover |
| Weigela | Shrub-Deciduous |
| White Ash | Tree - Deciduous |
| Wood hyacinth | Perennial - Flowering ~ Bulb-Like |
| Yew | Shrub-Narrow Leaved Evergreen |
| Yucca | Perennial Bulb-like |
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