24 easy-care drought-tolerant plants, the top choice for water-scarce areas and lazy gardeners

We know that all plants need water to grow and survive, but some plants need more water, and some need less. Today Courtyard Show recommends 24 plants that can survive for a long time without water, making them convenient choices for water-scarce places or lazy friends who do not like watering. Follow along and take a look.

1. Agave: its dense leaves can store water, and its roots reach deep into the soil to obtain water.

2. Bougainvillea: it can grow in extremely arid environments.

3. Moss rose: a very drought-tolerant plant that can survive well even in dry, poor soil, with brilliant flowers.

4. Living stones: a succulent plant that is very drought-tolerant.

5. Blanket flower: with plenty of sunlight and occasional watering, it will produce abundant flowers and lush foliage.

6. Vervain: it likes dry, sunny environments. It is not strict about soil. It likes fertilizer and moisture, and fears waterlogging. It can grow in ordinary soil, but grows most vigorously in deep, fertile loam and sandy loam; low-lying, easily waterlogged land is not suitable for planting.

7. Lantana: lantana likes warm, humid, sunny places, is drought-tolerant, slightly shade-tolerant, and not cold-tolerant. In southern regions it can be cultivated in the open ground, while in the north it can only be grown in pots for ornamental viewing. It is not strict about soil quality, and fertile, loose sandy soil is best. It is naturally robust, can grow year-round in tropical regions, and does not go dormant in winter.

8. Wallflower: plant it in a sunny or partially sunny place, and remember not to give it too much water.

9. Oleander: it adapts to hot and dry climate conditions.

10. Soapwort: plant height 30-100 cm, the whole plant is green and hairless, the base is slightly spreading, and the upper part is upright. Leaves are opposite, elliptic-lanceolate to elliptic, about 15 cm long and about 5 cm wide, glossy, with obvious 3 veins. Dense corymbose inflorescences or paniculate cymes, flowers pale red, bright red, or white. There are single-petaled and double-petaled varieties. Cold-tolerant, it can overwinter safely in the open ground in cold northern regions, and has strong temperature adaptability. It likes light and can also tolerate half shade. It is not strict about bed soil and has strong adaptability to bed soil water content.

11. Sage: it can be used as a spice, a cold-tolerant plant.

12. Poppy: it likes sunny places and does not like too much water.

13. Sandalwood mugwort: it likes well-drained, sunny places.

14. Hylotelephium spectabile: it grows on hillside grasslands or beside ditches at an altitude of 450-1800 m. It likes strong light and dryness.

15. Desert rose: it likes high temperatures, drought, and a sunny climate environment, and prefers calcium-rich, loose, breathable, well-drained sandy loam. It does not tolerate shade and avoids waterlogging.

16. Lavender: easy to grow, heat-tolerant, drought-tolerant.

17. Rock daisy: it likes dry environments and does not like excessive watering.

18. Milk thistle: it can grow well even in dry, poor soil.

19. Palmarosa: it is a drought-tolerant plant and an easy plant to grow.

20. Red valerian: this drought-tolerant plant has fragrant round clusters of flowers. It is also relatively drought-tolerant.

21. Euphorbia: it can grow in water-scarce environments.

22. Sage: full of vitality, cold-tolerant, and very easy to grow.

23. Yarrow: small and compact flower clusters, with relatively strong drought tolerance.

24. Ball cactus: a relatively common drought-tolerant plant, so I will not say more about it.