Drought Tolerant Herbaceous Plants For Dry Sandy Soil & Sunny Exposed Locations

There are a number of draught tolerant herbaceous and flowering plants and grasses that will tolerate hot dry conditions and free draining sandy soils. Plants can conserve plant moisture with tough silver foliage as well as water retaining tough fleshy leaves. Such adaptions allow the plant to tolerate hot drought spells as well as prolonged dry soil conditions in tough exposed or coastal locations in full sun. Many of these plants also manage to produce an impressive display of flowers during the summer months.

The mixing of tough grasses amongst drifts of drought tolerant herbaceous plants and succulents can provide a very contemporary look to a garden as well tolerate our ever hotter dryer summer conditions as well as areas that might be considered as problem areas such as a hot dry bank or exposed full sun roof planting

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