The Most Popular Drought-Tolerant Plants in Zone 9

Coneflower

Ranked by its most-saved matching variety; the full catalog includes 187 varieties. Prominent cones support pollinators, then leave seed heads that feed birds.

Milkweed

Ranked by its most-saved matching variety; the full catalog includes 27 varieties. Milkweeds are essential monarch host plants as well as rich nectar sources.

Muhly Grass

Ranked by its most-saved matching variety; the full catalog includes 18 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 217 varieties. Aromatic leaves and upright nectar-rich flowers perform through heat and lean soil.

Black-eyed Susan

Ranked by its most-saved matching variety; the full catalog includes 34 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 86 varieties. Long, fragrant flower panicles become busy landing strips for butterflies.

Ranked by its most-saved matching variety; the full catalog includes 21 varieties. Its representative is notable for being North American native and dry-spell tolerant.

Hollyhock

Ranked by its most-saved matching variety; the full catalog includes 27 varieties. Towering flower spires bring cottage-garden height without demanding much ground space.

Blanket Flower

Ranked by its most-saved matching variety; the full catalog includes 26 varieties. Warm, banded daisies keep flowering through heat that slows many perennials.

Ranked by its most-saved matching variety; the full catalog includes 134 varieties. From creeping mats to tall fragrant panicles, phlox fills several garden layers.

Boxwood

Ranked by its most-saved matching variety; the full catalog includes 31 varieties. Its representative is notable for being dry-spell tolerant and usually passed over by deer.

Feather Reed Grass

Ranked by its most-saved matching variety; the full catalog includes 16 varieties. Early, upright plumes provide structure without the bulk of larger grasses.

Honeysuckle

Ranked by its most-saved matching variety; the full catalog includes 36 varieties. Tubular, often fragrant flowers turn fences into nectar-rich habitat.

Lupine

Ranked by its most-saved matching variety; the full catalog includes 47 varieties. Palm-shaped leaves and dense flower spires bring bold meadow structure.

Beardtongue

Ranked by its most-saved matching variety; the full catalog includes 88 varieties. Tubular flowers rise above tidy foliage and supply nectar in lean, sunny soil.

Daylily

Ranked by its most-saved matching variety; the full catalog includes 135 varieties. Each flower lasts a day, but succession from many buds sustains the display.

Ice Plant

Ranked by its most-saved matching variety; the full catalog includes 25 varieties. Jewel-bright daisies open over a water-storing mat in hot, dry ground.

Stonecrop

Ranked by its most-saved matching variety; the full catalog includes 105 varieties. Water-storing foliage and late flower plates keep sunny beds useful through drought.

Ranked by its most-saved matching variety; the full catalog includes 269 varieties. Sword-like leaves and intricate flowers give beds a strong architectural rhythm.

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.