Drought Tolerant Shrubs

Drought tolerant shrubs bring lasting structure, multi-season color, and year-round presence to a low-water landscape. These woody plants grow larger and more resilient each season. So the longer they're established, the less attention they need. Unlike annuals and perennials, shrubs also create a permanent framework that anchors your garden through even the driest summers.

At Garden Crossings, our drought tolerant shrubs come from a thoroughly vetted lineup. We choose every variety for standout beauty and reliable dry-weather performance. You'll find varieties with showy blooms, colorful foliage, and strong form that look great across multiple seasons. Because these shrubs come back stronger every year, they're one of the most rewarding investments you can make. Your water-wise landscape gets better with every passing season.

Close-up of a Paraplu Pink Ink® Rose of Sharon (Hibiscus), a stunning shrub with white and pink petals, deep red center, green leaves, visible flower bud, and dew drops sparkling on its delicate blooms. - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc.
A cluster of double white blossoms from Illuminati Spice® Mock Orange (Philadelphus) is surrounded by lush green leaves and shown in full bloom. - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc. The Illuminati Spice® Mock Orange (Philadelphus) features clusters of white, double-petaled flowers and lush green leaves, creating a fragrant outdoor display set against vibrant greenery. - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc.

Illuminati Spice® Mock Orange (Philadelphus)

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Clusters of large, fluffy Little Lime® Panicle Hydrangea blooms in pink, white, and lime-green stand out among green leaves - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.A large Little Lime® Panicle Hydrangea with pale green and cream flowers is surrounded by pink impatiens. Behind it stands a blue wooden structure with a yellow crescent moon, and a paved stone walkway appears in the foreground - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.

Little Lime® Panicle Hydrangea

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Clusters of fragrant, bottlebrush-shaped white blooms grow on green leafy stems of the shade-tolerant Fizzy Mizzy® Sweetspire (Itea), surrounded by broad, textured green leaves. - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLCClusters of fragrant white blooms rise above green leaves in a dense, sunlit garden. Fizzy Mizzy® Sweetspire (Itea)’s small flowers are packed tightly along upright stems, creating texture in these shade-tolerant shrubs. - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc.

Fizzy Mizzy® Sweetspire (Itea)

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The Lo & Behold Ruby Chip® Butterfly Bush (Buddleia) is a compact shrub with clusters of vibrant pink flowers and green leaves in a mulched garden bed, accompanied by other Butterfly Bushes in the background - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc.A close-up of the vibrant Lo & Behold Ruby Chip® Butterfly Bush (Buddleia), showcasing its magenta blooms and lush green leaves, with blurred clusters of similar flowers in the background - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc.

Lo & Behold Ruby Chip® Butterfly Bush (Buddleia)

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Close-up of Yuki Kabuki® Deutzia, a drought-tolerant shrub with clusters of small, star-shaped white and pale pink flowers with yellow centers among lush green leaves against a floral backdrop. - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc. Close-up of Yuki Kabuki® Deutzia is a flowering shrub with dense clusters of delicate, star-shaped white flowers edged and streaked in pink, blooming among green foliage outdoors. - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc.

Yuki Kabuki® Deutzia

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A cluster of vibrant pink flowers with yellowish-white stamens and green leaves blooms densely on the Sonic Bloom® Pink Weigela, a repeat-blooming shrub. - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLCA large Sonic Bloom® Pink Weigela, with clusters of pink flowers and green foliage, blooms alongside purple plants in a garden bed beneath a mostly cloudy sky. - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC

Sonic Bloom® Pink Weigela

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Close-up of White Album® Wintercreeper (Euonymus), with dark green leaves the fade to white around the edges fills the frame - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLCTop-down view of White Album® Wintercreeper (Euonymus) with dense dark green and white leaves - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC

White Album® Wintercreeper (Euonymus)

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Double Take Eternal White® Quince (Chaenomeles) features deer-resistant white blooms with yellow centers set among green leaves and buds, offering a lush, vibrant addition to any garden. - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc. Close-up of Double Take Eternal White® Quince (Chaenomeles) blossoms with soft white petals and yellow centers, framed by green leaves against a backdrop of blurred foliage. - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc.

Double Take Eternal White®  Quince (Chaenomeles)

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A close-up of the vibrant, cone-shaped purple blooms with yellow centers on a Chrysalis™ Steel Blue Butterfly Bush (Buddleia), surrounded by green leaves - Photo Courtesy of Ball Horticulture, Inc.A cluster of vibrant purple Chrysalis™ Steel Blue Butterfly Bush (Buddleia) flowers with dense green leaves and elongated spikes, perfect for pollinator gardens, set against a white background - Photo Courtesy of Ball Horticulture, Inc.

Chrysalis™ Steel Blue Butterfly Bush (Buddleia)

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Top-down view of a round shrub with purplish-bronze leaves, the Midnight Wine Shine® Weigela, is planted in mulch with green foliage visible in the background - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.Close-up of the Midnight Wine Shine® Weigela is a dark-foliage shrub with deep green leaves and clusters of bright pink, trumpet-shaped flowers when in bloom - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc.

Midnight Wine Shine® Weigela

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Close-up of two white flowers with yellow stamens on the Illuminati Tower® Mock Orange (Philadelphus), a fragrant shrub. Delicate, slightly crinkled petals bloom among textured green leaves and lush background foliage - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.Close-up of blooming Illuminati Tower® Mock Orange (Philadelphus), a fragrant shrub with clusters of small white flowers and green leaves, creating a vibrant spring display. Ideal as a compact, lush addition to any garden - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc.

Illuminati Tower® Mock Orange (Philadelphus)

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Close-up of Montana Moss® Juniper (Juniperus) branches with dense, green, needle-like leaves creating a textured, bushy look - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLCMontana Moss® Juniper (Juniperus), a dense evergreen shrub with needle-like green foliage, provides ground cover beside a concrete path in the garden, complemented by surrounding plants and mulch. - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC

Montana Moss® Juniper (Juniperus)

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A cluster of vibrant green and reddish-brown leaves on a Kodiak Fresh® Diervilla deer-resistant shrub grows outdoors in sunlight with a concrete surface in the background - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.A cluster of green and reddish-brown leaves with small yellow buds adorns a branch of Kodiak Fresh® Diervilla, a deer-resistant native shrub, set against blurred lush green foliage - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.

Kodiak Fresh® Diervilla

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Close-up of several cone-shaped clusters of pale green and cream 'Limelight' Panicle Hydrangea flowers, with soft green leaves and a background of blurred greenery - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.A dense row of 'Limelight' Panicle Hydrangea shrubs showcases large, cone-shaped white flower clusters against a blue sky, with green leaves and mulch at the base - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.

Limelight' Panicle Hydrangea

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A close-up of a neatly trimmed, upright Glow Stick® Japanese Holly (Ilex) shrub with small leaves, surrounded by mulch and similar compact evergreen shrubs in the background - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc.A single Glow Stick® Japanese Holly (Ilex), an upright compact evergreen with golden foliage, grows through black weed-control fabric amid grass, with other evenly spaced shrubs visible in the background - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc.

Glow Stick® Japanese Holly (Ilex)

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A monarch butterfly with orange and black wings rests on a cluster of vibrant purple blooms from the 'Miss Violet' Butterfly Bush (Buddleia), set against a softly blurred green and purple backdrop - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.Close-up of the 'Miss Violet' Butterfly Bush (Buddleia) features vibrant, cone-shaped clusters of small purple flowers amid green leaves, set against a blurred green background - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc.

'Miss Violet' Butterfly Bush (Buddleia)

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Top-down view of Black Lace® Elderberry (Sambucus) features small pink and white flowers blooming among dark purple, finely divided leaves, creating a striking contrast - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLCThe Black Lace® Elderberry (Sambucus) features dark purple, finely cut leaves with bright green new growth at the tips. This shrub creates striking contrast in a garden among other plants and flowers. - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC

Black Lace® Elderberry (Sambucus)

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Close-up of a cluster of small white flowers with pink stamens and green leaves on a Ground Hug® Aronia shrub. Some buds are unopened, set against a blurred green background - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.Top-down view of Ground Hug® Aronia, a dense cluster of green shrubs, showcases numerous small white flowers among its leaves, elegantly covering the ground outdoors - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc.

Ground Hug® Aronia

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Close-up of bright green, needle-like branches of Tortuga® Juniper (Juniperus), an evergreen groundcover, with a soft-focus background and partially visible white metal bars behind the foliage - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.Top-down view of a low-growing, bushy Tortuga® Juniper (Juniperus) shrubs with soft, feathery green foliage form an evergreen groundcover in a mulched garden bed, while larger green leaves - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc.appear in the background

Tortuga® Juniper (Juniperus)

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The 'Grand Cascade' Butterfly Bush (Buddleia), a lush deer-resistant shrub with purple flower clusters, grows beside a cream house with white trim, amid yellow flowers and a hanging basket of red and pink blooms - Photo Courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.

'Grand Cascade' Butterfly Bush (Buddleia)

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Close-up of vibrant pink Pugster Pinker® Butterfly Bush (Buddleia) flowers with clustered blossoms and green leaves in bright outdoor light - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC. A compact Pugster Pinker® Butterfly Bush (Buddleia) blooms with bright purple flower clusters in a mulched garden bed. Its green, elongated leaves and surrounding plants highlight the shrub's vibrant charm - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.

Pugster Pinker® Butterfly Bush (Buddleia)

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Close-up of clusters of vibrant pink, trumpet-shaped flowers with yellow centers bloom among green leaves on the compact Sonic Bloom® Punch Weigela shrub, set against a dark, blurred background. - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc. A dense, compact Sonic Bloom® Punch Weigela shrub with bright pink flowers and green leaves grows in a garden by a mulched area and grass. - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC

Sonic Bloom® Punch Weigela

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Clusters of vibrant purple flowers bloom on upright stems, creating a dense, colorful display in the garden—Lo & Behold® 'Blue Chip Jr.' Butterfly Bush (Buddleia) is perfect for adding compact structure and charm - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.A garden bed features the Lo & Behold® 'Blue Chip Jr.' Butterfly Bush (Buddleia) in bloom alongside yellow sunflowers, green shrubs, and clusters of red and white flowers under the sun - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.

Lo & Behold® 'Blue Chip Jr.' Butterfly Bush (Buddleia)

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Two vibrant purple flower spikes of the Pugster Pico Punch™ Butterfly Bush (Buddleia) with green leaves stand out against a blurred white floral background - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc.Close-up of a vibrant Pugster Pico Punch™ Butterfly Bush (Buddleia) flower cone with clustered purple blooms and green leaves. This compact shrub attracts butterflies, while the blurred background shows yellow and green hues - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc.

Pugster Pico Punch™ Butterfly Bush (Buddleia)

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