Drought Tolerant Trees And Shrubs For Dry Sandy Soil And Full Sun

A range of tough trees and shrubs that will put up with dry exposed planting location conditions and sandy or droughty soils. There are some common features and types of tress and shrubs that will tolerate drought as well as flourish in dry and sunny planting conditions.

Many conifers will tolerate a sunny dry spot, as will other evergreens that have tough moisture retentive foliage or silvery foliage plants which have water conserving hairs, protecting the plant against drought.

If you are planting in an exposed position it is always sensible to stake and tie trees securely and always improve dry sandy impoverished soils by digging in plenty of planting compost and fertilizer into the planting pit to give the young plant a good start.

Click Image for Full Profile	Latin & Common Name	Earmark	Type & Form	Flowers & Foliage
	Ballota pseudodictamnus Shrubby Horehound		Herbaceous Flowers, Ground cover, Container-friendly, Spreading	Dark pink flowers (Summer early)
	Salvia x sylvestris 'Mainacht' Sage		Herbaceous Flowers, Ground cover, Container-friendly, Rounded - Clump	Dark blue flowers (Summer late)
	Cistus purpureus		Shrub, Ground cover, Container-friendly, Spreading	Cerise flowers (Summer)
	Yucca gloriosa Spannish dagger		Shrub, Container-friendly, Spikey	Cream flowers (Summer)
	Helianthemum 'Henfield Brilliant' Rock Rose		Shrub, Ground cover, Alpine, Container-friendly, Spreading	Red flowers (Summer)
	Yucca recurvifolia		Shrub, Container-friendly, Spikey	Cream flowers (Summer)
	Rosmarinus officinalis Rosemary		Shrub, Herbs, Hedging & Screening, Culinary, Container-friendly, Rounded - Bush	Dark blue flowers (Summer)
	Cistus cobariensis		Shrub, Ground cover, Container-friendly, Spreading	White flowers (Summer)
	Helianthemum Ben Fhada Rock Rose		Shrub, Ground cover, Alpine, Container-friendly, Spreading	Yellow flowers (Summer)
	Rosmarinus officinalis 'Sissinghurst Blue' Rosemary		Shrub, Herbs, Hedging & Screening, Culinary, Container-friendly, Rounded - Bush	Dark blue flowers (Summer)