The Most Popular Drought-Tolerant Plants in Zone 5

Milkweed

Ranked by its most-saved matching variety; the full catalog includes 15 varieties. Milkweeds are essential monarch host plants as well as rich nectar sources.

Coneflower

Ranked by its most-saved matching variety; the full catalog includes 190 varieties. Prominent cones support pollinators, then leave seed heads that feed birds.

Muhly Grass

Ranked by its most-saved matching variety; the full catalog includes 13 varieties. Airy pink or cream seed heads create a luminous cloud above fine foliage.

Sage

Ranked by its most-saved matching variety; the full catalog includes 176 varieties. Aromatic leaves and upright nectar-rich flowers perform through heat and lean soil.

Hollyhock

Ranked by its most-saved matching variety; the full catalog includes 29 varieties. Towering flower spires bring cottage-garden height without demanding much ground space.

Black-eyed Susan

Ranked by its most-saved matching variety; the full catalog includes 31 varieties. Dark-centered gold daisies create a durable bridge from summer into fall.

Butterfly Bush

Ranked by its most-saved matching variety; the full catalog includes 80 varieties. Long, fragrant flower panicles become busy landing strips for butterflies.

Catmint

Ranked by its most-saved matching variety; the full catalog includes 27 varieties. Aromatic gray foliage and blue flower haze make an easy, billowing edge.

Blanket Flower

Ranked by its most-saved matching variety; the full catalog includes 24 varieties. Warm, banded daisies keep flowering through heat that slows many perennials.

Ranked by its most-saved matching variety; the full catalog includes 17 varieties. Its representative is notable for being North American native and dry-spell tolerant.

Ranked by its most-saved matching variety; the full catalog includes 132 varieties. From creeping mats to tall fragrant panicles, phlox fills several garden layers.

False Indigo

Ranked by its most-saved matching variety; the full catalog includes 38 varieties. Shrub-like clumps carry lupine-shaped flowers, then ornamental charcoal seedpods.

American Aster

Ranked by its most-saved matching variety; the full catalog includes 24 varieties. North American asters provide essential late nectar in clouds of small daisies.

Lupine

Ranked by its most-saved matching variety; the full catalog includes 40 varieties. Palm-shaped leaves and dense flower spires bring bold meadow structure.

Honeysuckle

Ranked by its most-saved matching variety; the full catalog includes 19 varieties. Tubular, often fragrant flowers turn fences into nectar-rich habitat.

Beardtongue

Ranked by its most-saved matching variety; the full catalog includes 49 varieties. Tubular flowers rise above tidy foliage and supply nectar in lean, sunny soil.

Feather Reed Grass

Ranked by its most-saved matching variety; the full catalog includes 11 varieties. Early, upright plumes provide structure without the bulk of larger grasses.

Blue Milkweed

Ranked by its most-saved matching variety; the full catalog includes 3 varieties. Its representative is notable for being dry-spell tolerant and late spring flowering.

Boxwood

Ranked by its most-saved matching variety; the full catalog includes 27 varieties. Its representative is notable for being dry-spell tolerant and usually passed over by deer.

Ranked by its most-saved matching variety; the full catalog includes 258 varieties. Sword-like leaves and intricate flowers give beds a strong architectural rhythm.