ShrubChapman Oak
Quercus chapmanii
- Light
- Full Sun
- Water
- Low
- Size
- 6-30 feet × 10-20 feet
Plant Collection
Drought-Tolerant Full Sun Plants
Sun-loving plants that sip water once established, ideal for hot, dry spots and water-conscious gardens.
In this collection
186 varieties
Shrub
TreeChaste Tree
Vitex agnus-castus
- Light
- Full Sun
- Water
- Low
- Size
- 10-15 feet × 15-20 feet
Fruit TreeChickasaw Plum
Prunus angustifolia
- Light
- Full Sun
- Water
- Low
- Size
- 12-20 feet × 15-20 feet
TreeChinese Pistache
Pistacia chinensis
- Light
- Full Sun
- Water
- Low
- Size
- 30-40 feet × 25-35 feet
PerennialCoastalplain Palafox
Palafoxia integrifolia
- Light
- Full Sun
- Water
- Low
- Size
- 3-5 feet × 2-4 feet
PerennialCommon Mallow
Malva sylvestris
- Light
- Full Sun, Part Sun
- Water
- Low
- Size
- 2-4 feet × 2-3 feet
VineConfederate Jasmine
Trachelospermum jasminoides
- Light
- Full Sun, Part Shade
- Water
- Low
- Size
- 10-20 feet × 3-6 feet
CycadCoontie
Zamia pumila
- Light
- Full Sun, Part Shade, Full Shade
- Water
- Low
- Size
- 1-3 feet × 2-4 feet
ShrubCoral Bean
Erythrina herbacea
- Light
- Full Sun, Part Sun
- Water
- Low
- Size
- 5-10 feet (shrub in north FL, dying to roots each winter and resprouting; tree form only in frost-free south FL) × 6-10 feet
PerennialCottony Goldenaster
Chrysopsis gossypina
- Light
- Full Sun
- Water
- Low
- Size
- 1-2 feet × 1-2 feet
AnnualCowpea
Vigna unguiculata
- Light
- Full Sun
- Water
- Low
- Size
- 1-3 feet × 2-3 feet
SucculentCrassula
- Light
- Full Sun, Part Shade
- Water
- Low
- Size
- 6 inches-4 feet × 2-3 feet
SucculentCrown of Thorns
Euphorbia milii
- Light
- Full Sun
- Water
- Low
- Size
- 2-5 feet × 3-5 feet
AnnualDahlberg Daisy
Thymophylla tenuiloba
- Light
- Full Sun
- Water
- Low
- Size
- 6-12 inches × 6-12 inches
ShrubDeerberry
Vaccinium stamineum
- Light
- Full Sun, Part Sun
- Water
- Low
- Size
- 3-10 feet × 3-6 feet
SucculentDesert Rose
Adenium obesum
- Light
- Full Sun
- Water
- Low
- Size
- 2-4 feet × 2-3 feet (in containers in zone 9b)
SucculentDevil's Backbone
Euphorbia tithymaloides
- Light
- Full Sun, Part Shade
- Water
- Low
- Size
- 2-6 feet × 1-2 feet
ShrubDistylium
- Light
- Full Sun, Part Sun, Part Shade
- Water
- Low
- Size
- 3-6 feet × 4-6 feet
AnnualDusty Miller
Senecio cineraria
- Light
- Full Sun, Part Sun
- Water
- Low
- Size
- 1-2 feet × 1-2 feet
ShrubDwarf Live Oak
Quercus minima
- Light
- Full Sun, Part Shade
- Water
- Low
- Size
- 2-6 feet × 3-8 feet
SucculentDyckia
- Light
- Full Sun
- Water
- Low
- Size
- 6-18 inches × 12-24 inches
GrassElliott's Lovegrass
Eragrostis elliottii
- Light
- Full Sun
- Water
- Low
- Size
- 1-3 feet × 1-2 feet
ShrubEmu Bush
Eremophila
- Light
- Full Sun
- Water
- Low
- Size
- 3-6 feet × 3-5 feet
SucculentEuphorbia
- Light
- Full Sun, Part Shade
- Water
- Low
- Size
- Dependent on variety × 24-30 inches
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