Drought Resistant Annuals for the Mid-South

Drought resistant annuals are a part of your smart gardening plan. Here in the Mid-South, by the end of summer, many annuals are not looking so good. Unless you learn what annuals are drought resistant in your area, you may be disappointed in your plant choices.

There is a difference between drought resistant plants and drought tolerant plants. Knowing the difference can save you considerable heartache. Drought resistant plants means that once established, the plant can survive on natural precipitation with little water.

This does not mean you can allow the plant to wilt before you water it. Drought tolerant plants are those that deal with severe drought on a regular basis, and recovers from repeated wilting.

Below is a list of plants that do very well here in the Mid-South. Those with an * are easy to grow from seed.

• Madagascar periwinkle (Catharanthus rosea)
• Blanket flower (Gaillardia pulchella)
• Castor bean (Ricinus communis) *
• Purslanes (Portulaca spp.)
• Firebush (Hamelia patens)
• Mexican oregenao (Coleus amboninicus
• Scaevola (Scaevola aemula 'Blue wonder')
• Abelmoschus (Abelmoschus sakensis)
• Vanhoutte salvia (Salvia vanhoutii)
• Klondike (Cosmos sulphureus) *
• Cleome (Cleome Hasslerana) *
• Gomphrena (Gomphrena spp.) *
• Rose moss (Portulaca grandiflora)
• Gloriosa daisy (Rudbeckia hirta 'Gloriosa Daisy') *
• Mexican sage (Slaviea leucantha)
  
  
  

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