TERRA - Drought Tolerant Annuals

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Drought-Tolerant Annuals

While some plants seem to be wilting and fading away in our summer heat, there are others that seem to thrive and flourish in it. These are some of the annuals you can use if you wish to conserve water, have little time for watering, or have hot and dry conditions in your landscape.

Dusty miller Dusty miller is an attractive grey foliage plant that works well in the hot sunny garden.

Gazania A low growing annual coming in a variety of flower colours. The flowers close at night.

Grasses Many ornamental grasses are quite drought tolerant when planted out in the garden. If used in containers, watering is required more often.

Scaevola A low spreading sun loving annual, which covers itself in blue/mauve fan shaped flowers.

Portulaca or rose moss is very tolerant of summer heat and drought. It is a low growing, succulent plant that comes in an array of colours.

Sunflower This old classic comes in a variety of colours and flower forms now. From giants to dwarfs, there is a sunflower for every need.

Other drought-tolerant annuals to consider include ageratum, calendula, cleome, celosia, cosmos, geranium, marigold, snapdragon, verbena, and zinnia.