5 of the best drought tolerant garden plants

Olivia Heath

12 July 2018 at 3:24 am

<p><strong>We already know about the <a rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://www.housebeautiful.com/uk/garden/plants/a21944328/indoor-houseplants-thrive-in-heat/" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:houseplants that thrive in the heat;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">houseplants that thrive in the heat</a>, but what about your garden plants?</strong> </p><p>With soaring temperatures and <a rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://www.housebeautiful.com/uk/garden/a22018558/hosepipe-ban-2018-uk-summer-heatwave-where-affected/" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:hosepipe bans;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">hosepipe bans</a> in place, it's useful to know which drought-resistant garden plants will fare well in the heat. </p><p>'Lots of plants in our gardens will benefit greatly from this wonderful Mediterranean heat and once established they will become drought tolerant,' says award-winning landscape designer Claudia de Yong.</p><p>Here, Pelargonium for Europe shares the top five plants chosen by Claudia that can withstand the summer heat.</p>

We already know about the houseplants that thrive in the heat, but what about your garden plants?

With soaring temperatures and hosepipe bans in place, it's useful to know which drought-resistant garden plants will fare well in the heat.

'Lots of plants in our gardens will benefit greatly from this wonderful Mediterranean heat and once established they will become drought tolerant,' says award-winning landscape designer Claudia de Yong.

Here, Pelargonium for Europe shares the top five plants chosen by Claudia that can withstand the summer heat.

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These outdoor plants thrive in the sun.

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