Question:
What are some good drought tolerant annuals?Answer:
Many annual flowers perform best when they have a consistent supply of moisture throughout the growing season. However, some annuals are tolerant of dry conditions. After they’ve been planted, drought tolerant annuals may need to watered a few times until they’re established. Once established, drought tolerant annuals require little watering.
Drought tolerant annuals include:
- pot marigold (Calendula officinalis)
- periwinkle (Catharanthus roseus)
- cockscomb (Celosia spp.)
- bachelor's button (Centaurea cyanus)
- spider flower (Cleome hassleriana)
- cosmos (Cosmos spp.)
- California poppy (Eschscholzia californica)
- snow-on-the-mountain (Euphorbia marginata)
- gazania (Gazania rigens)
- globe amaranth (Gomphrena globosa)
- sunflower (Helianthus annuus)
- strawflower (Helichrysum bracteatum)
- lantana (Lantana camara)
- sweet alyssum (Lobularia maritima)
- medallion flower (Melampodium paludosum)
- four-o'clock (Mirabilis jalapa)
- rose moss (Portulaca grandiflora)
- mealycup sage (Salvia farinacea)
- creeping zinnia (Sanvitalia procumbens)
- fan flower (Scaevola aemula)
- dusty miller (Senecio cineraria)
- marigold (Tagetes spp.)
- dahlberg daisy (Thymophylla tenuiloba)
- Mexican sunflower (Tithonia rotundifolia)
- zinnia (Zinnia spp.)
Learn more in this article: Drought-Tolerant Annuals
Last updated on
August 8, 2023