In recent years we've seen so much crap written about "drought tolerant" plants its not funny! ( Every bloody nursery you go into has plants for sale with "drought tolerant" or "water wise" on the label. For the most part, the claims are pure BS! Paul told me that he even went into a joint that had petunias labelled as "drought tolerant" !
Of course the truth is that all plants need some water to survive & more water will make them flourish
My question is; what plants would you consider to be "drought hardy"? As in plants that may not be as good as you may like during the drought, but will survive & prosper in times of more rain.
As a starter, I'd like to nominate the following;
Dianellas Liriopes Canna Lillies Elephant's Ears Tree Dahlias Sugar Cane (YES, SUGAR CANE!) Dwarf Date Palms Philodendron Spider Fern Roses Golden Diosmas (the green ones die without water lol!) Cocos Palms Common Rushes Agapanthus (I like the dwarf ones) Callistimons Lillipillies
Anyone else like to continue on?........................... (please don't nominate Grevillias, or Correas, or any conifers; they were amongst the first to die in our current circumstances here. Even Australian Myrtles are dying at the moment)
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