Plants that Beat the Heat! Drought and Heat Tolerant Plants

Plants that Beat the Heat! Drought and Heat Tolerant Plants

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Your dose of green
May 20, 2026  #plants #garden #lionstail

The warm season can be pretty rough on plants sometimes, especially in more arid areas of the US. Spring and early Summer are generally the time when the landscape looks it's best... but as temps rise, many plants tend to look tired, wilted, and just plan nasty. These 5 plants will THRIVE in heat where other tender perennials might be scorched.

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Here is the information on each plant we are discussing in this vide.

Hesperaloe parviflora
Red Yucca, Desert Spoon
USDA Zones: 5-10
Full sun
Evergreen
Native to North Mexico, Texas


Buddleja spp.
Butterfly Bush
USDA Zones: 5-10
Full sun
Deciduous
Native to Asia, naturalized in the US

Cotinus coggygria
Smoketree
USDA Zones: 5-9
Full sun
Deciduous
Native to Asia, Europe

Bouteloua gracilis
Blue Gram Grass
USDA Zones: 3-10
Full sun
Deciduous
Native to planes of the US

Leonotis leonurus
Lion's Tail
USDA Zones: 8-11
Full sun, light shade
Deciduous
Native to Southern Africa

Thanks for watching, and stay rooted 😎

Dom


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