Drought Tolerant Plants

Drought tolerant plants are a smart choice for any gardener who wants a beautiful landscape without constant watering. Whether you're dealing with hot summers, sandy soil, or stretches without rain, these plants are built to handle it. By choosing varieties that thrive in dry conditions, you conserve water and money. You still get to enjoy a garden full of color, texture, and life.

At Garden Crossings, our drought tolerant plant collection spans annuals, perennials, and shrubs. We choose every variety for strong performance in low-water conditions. You'll find varieties with vibrant blooms, bold foliage, and interesting form that look great even when conditions get tough. Because these plants are adapted to dry spells, they reward you with beauty all season long with minimal fuss.

A field of tall, pink Summerlong™ Coral Hummingbird Mint (Agastache) with green foliage is shown in the foreground more flowers and green trees appear blurred in the background - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.
A vibrant Coconut A-Peel® Black-Eyed Susan Vine (Thunbergia) features clusters of five-petaled white blooms with dark centers and lush green leaves, all on a healthy, flourishing plant - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLCA large potted Coconut A-Peel® Black-Eyed Susan Vine displays lush green foliage and abundant small white blooms, set outdoors on a grassy lawn surrounded by other plants and trees - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC. Decorative pot not included.

Coconut A-Peel® Black-Eyed Susan Vine (Thunbergia)

$11.99
$11.99

A close-up of the Color Coded® 'Frankly Scarlet' Coneflower (Echinacea) showcases its vibrant scarlet petals and spiky, orange-green dome center against a blurred backdrop of green foliage - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc.Close-up of two Color Coded® 'Frankly Scarlet' Coneflowers (Echinacea) with spiky green centers and vibrant scarlet petals radiating out - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc.

Color Coded® 'Frankly Scarlet' Coneflower (Echinacea)

$19.99
$19.99

A cluster of vibrant Color Coded® 'Knock 'Em Red' Coneflower (Echinacea) with dark orange-brown centers blooms among green foliage - Photo Courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.A cluster of Color Coded® 'Knock 'Em Red' Coneflower (Echinacea), a vibrant summer-blooming perennial with red petals and dark centers, grows in a garden bed amid green leaves, bordered by grass and soil - Photo Courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.

Color Coded® 'Knock 'Em Red' Coneflower (Echinacea)

$19.99
$19.99
Close-up of Color Coded® 'One in a Melon' Coneflower (Echinacea): pale yellow blooms with dark orange centers and green stems - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc.A hand holds a Color Coded® 'One in a Melon' Coneflower (Echinacea) with its vibrant yellow petals and green-yellow center, set against leafy soil - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc.

Color Coded® 'One in a Melon' Coneflower (Echinacea)

$19.99
$19.99

A cluster of Color Coded® 'Orange You Awesome' Coneflower (Echinacea) blooms outdoors, featuring dark green leaves and petals that fade from orange at the tips to pink near dark brown cone-shaped centers - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.A vibrant garden bed features masses of Color Coded® 'Orange You Awesome' Coneflower (Echinacea), yellow blooms, and lush green foliage. Pink lilies and other perennials add color near a brick wall in the background - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.

Color Coded® 'Orange You Awesome' Coneflower (Echinacea)

$18.99
$18.99

Close-up of Color Coded® 'The Fuchsia Is Bright' Coneflower (Echinacea) with vibrant fuchsia petals and yellow-orange centers, surrounded by green foliage - Photo Courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.A cluster of Color Coded® 'The Fuchsia Is Bright' Coneflower (Echinacea) with vibrant pink petals and orange centers blooms among green leaves and other flowers - Photo Courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.

Color Coded® 'The Fuchsia Is Bright' Coneflower (Echinacea)

$19.99
$19.99

Close-up of Color Coded® 'The Price Is White' Coneflower (Echinacea) showing white petals and vibrant orange-green centers, surrounded by green leaves, soil, and softly blurred small white flowers in the background - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.Close-up side view of Color Coded® 'The Price Is White' Coneflower (Echinacea) features white blooms with orange-brown centers and lush green foliage - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc.

Color Coded® 'The Price Is White' Coneflower (Echinacea)

$19.99
$19.99

Three Color Coded® 'Yellow My Darling' Coneflowers (Echinacea) display green centers, long thin petals, and are surrounded by green foliage in natural light - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.Color Coded® 'Yellow My Darling' Coneflower (Echinacea) features bright yellow petals, green stems and leaves, and large dark centers blooms in clusters, creating a vibrant outdoor garden display - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.

Color Coded® 'Yellow My Darling' Coneflower (Echinacea)

$28.99
$28.99

Close-up of vibrant Colorblaze® Cherry Drop Coleus leaves with deep burgundy centers, bright pink veins, and serrated lime green edges - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc.A potted Colorblaze® Cherry Drop Coleus with dense, trailing leaves in deep red, pink, and green shades edged in light green sits in a square beige container against a white background - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc. Decorative pot not included.

ColorBlaze® Cherry Drop Coleus

$10.99
$10.99
Colorblaze® Chocolate Drop Coleus features trailing foliage with green-edged, deep burgundy centers, serrated margins, and a striking mix of light and dark patterns - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.Close-up of Colorblaze® Chocolate Drop Coleus shows trailing leaves with jagged edges, deep burgundy centers, and green-yellow borders. The dense foliage is vibrantly colored and very eye-catching - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc.

ColorBlaze® Chocolate Drop Coleus

$10.99
$10.99

A Colorblaze® Dipt In Wine Coleus, known for deer resistance and dark burgundy leaves edged in green, is displayed in a ribbed brown square pot against a coral pink background - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc. Decorative pot not included.A cluster of Colorblaze® Dipt In Wine Coleus with large red and yellow-green variegated leaves, grows by a brick wall and window, accented with small purple flowers at its base - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc.

Colorblaze® Dipt In Wine Coleus

$10.99
$10.99

Colorblaze® El Brighto Coleus features serrated leaves with bold tricolor foliage in red, orange, yellow, and green, creating a vibrant display - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLCThe Colorblaze® El Brighto Coleus, with bold tricolor foliage, thrives in a blue ceramic pot outdoors, creating a vibrant focal point. Other potted plants visible in the background - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC. Decorative pot not included.

Colorblaze® El Brighto Coleus

$10.99
$10.99

Colorblaze Lime Time Coleus features a dense cluster of sun-tolerant, bright lime-green serrated leaves that overlap to create a lush, vibrant ground cover - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLCThe sun-tolerant Colorblaze® Lime Time® Coleus, with its bright green scalloped leaves, creates a vibrant garden display alongside blooming white and purple petunias and small pink flowers - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC

Colorblaze® Lime Time® Coleus

$10.99
$10.99

A dense bush of Colorblaze® Mini Me™ Chartreuse Coleus, featuring spiky, narrow yellow-green leaves and bright green foliage, grows in a garden bed bordered by deer-resistant plants with green and purple leaves - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLCClose-up of bright green, elongated, jagged-edged foliage with a glossy finish forming a dense, vibrant display - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc.

ColorBlaze® Mini Me™ Chartreuse Coleus

$10.99
$10.99
Colorblaze® Mini Me™ Watermelon Coleus displays serrated red, pink, and yellow leaves. Yellow and pink petunias bloom among the annual foliage, adding vibrant contrast and eye-catching visual interest - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLCA large Colorblaze® Mini Me™ Watermelon Coleus with serrated red and green leaves grows among blooming yellow petunias in a neat garden, with green grass and greenhouse structures visible in the background - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC

Colorblaze® Mini Me™ Watermelon Coleus

$10.99
$10.99

A dense bush of deep purple, serrated leaves—likely Colorblaze® Newly Noir™ Coleus, a striking sun to shade annual—grows in a landscaped garden with bright green grass in the background - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLCA close-up of deep purple, textured leaves of the Colorblaze® Newly Noir™ Coleus, a foliage plant with serrated edges and visible veins. Overlapping layers create a rich pattern - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc.

Colorblaze® Newly Noir™ Coleus

$10.99
$10.99

A lush Colorblaze® Royale Apple Brandy® Coleus with vibrant red and yellow-edged leaves grows in soil before a white fence, surrounded by burgundy and green foliage from other plants in the background - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLCThe vibrant foliage of Colorblaze® Royale Apple Brandy® Coleus displays deep burgundy centers and jagged bright green edges in a lush, overlapping cluster - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC

Colorblaze® Royale Apple Brandy® Coleus

$10.99
$10.99
A cluster of bright pink impatiens is surrounded by the vibrant green leaves with deep maroon centers and jagged yellow-green edges of Colorblaze® Strawberry Drop Coleus - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLCA vibrant Colorblaze® Strawberry Drop Coleus with green, burgundy, and pink foliage grows densely in a round modern gray and taupe ceramic pot against a white background - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc. Decorative pot not included.

ColorBlaze® Strawberry Drop Coleus

$10.99
$10.99
A close-up of vibrant Colorblaze® Velveteen® Coleus leaves with serrated edges, displaying deep burgundy and bright pink patterns, surrounded by colorful foliage - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLCA close-up of Colorblaze® Velveteen® Coleus shows its jagged-edged leaves with deep purple and magenta markings, edged in green - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc. Decorative pot not included.

Colorblaze® Velveteen® Coleus

$10.99
$10.99

Clusters of vibrant, tubular red blooms of the Colorburst™ Deep Red Cape Fuchsia (Phygelius) hang gracefully from green stems with flared, bell-like flowers and lush foliage. More blooms are visible in a blurred background - Photo Courtesy of Terra Nova Nurseries, Inc.A hand gently holds several vibrant red Colorburst™ Deep Red Cape Fuchsia (Phygelius) flowers, their yellow centers and green stamens visible, while dense clusters of this hummingbird plant fill the background - Photo Courtesy of Terra Nova Nurseries, Inc.

Colorburst™ 'Deep Red' Cape Fuchsia (Phygelius)

$26.99
$26.99
Clusters of long, tubular, coral-red blooms hang from green stems of Colorburst™ Orange Cape Fuchsia, beautifully set off against softly blurred green foliage - Photo Courtesy of Terra Nova Nurseries, Inc.A close-up of fingers holding a Colorburst™ Orange Cape Fuchsia (Phygelius) flower with yellow highlights and extended stamens, surrounded by matching blooms and blurred red foliage - Photo Courtesy of Terra Nova Nurseries, Inc.

Colorburst™ 'Orange' Cape Fuchsia (Phygelius)

$26.99
$26.99

Dense clusters of vibrant pink tubular flowers with flared, darker pink edges bloom on the Colorburst™ Rose Cape Fuchsia (Phygelius), a hummingbird-friendly plant with green stems and leaves and softly blurred foliage - Photo Courtesy of Terra Nova Nurseries, Inc.Vibrant, tubular pink blooms of Colorburst™ Rose Cape Fuchsia (Phygelius) dangle from green stems against a blurred garden background - Photo Courtesy of Terra Nova Nurseries, Inc.

Colorburst™ 'Rose' Cape Fuchsia (Phygelius)

$26.99
$26.99
A mass planting of Colorburst™ Yellow Cape Fuchsia (Phygelius) thriving outdoors among other blooming plants, displaying abundant dangling yellow tubular flowers - Photo Courtesy of Terra Nova Nurseries, Inc.A dense cluster of pale yellow, tubular Colorburst™ Yellow Cape Fuchsia (Phygelius) flowers with green foliage is set outdoors, blurred red blooms in the background - Photo Courtesy of Terra Nova Nurseries, Inc.

Colorburst™ 'Yellow' Cape Fuchsia (Phygelius)

$26.99
$26.99
Close-up of a vibrant Cone-Fections™ Hot Papaya Coneflower (Echinacea) with red-orange petals and a textured center, set against a blurred background - Photo Courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.A vibrant cluster of Cone-Fections™ Hot Papaya Coneflower (Echinacea) with spiky centers and tall green stems stands out among purple blooms, adding color to the garden - Photo Courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.

Cone-Fections™ Hot Papaya Coneflower (Echinacea)

$19.99
$19.99