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Drought-tolerant perennials, grasses, shrubs, trees, groundcovers, and cold-hardy succulents that thrive on little water, with zones, sizes, and care notes.
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You don't need a Tucson ZIP code for sculptural desert drama. These cold-hardy yuccas take zone 3 and 4 winters, and a few agaves survive colder than their ratings, if you get the drainage right.
Cactus in Canada? Yes. These cold-hardy cactus (prickly pear, claret cup, spinystar and cholla) survive zone 3 to 6 winters outdoors and bloom harder than almost anything else you can plant.
Succulents aren't just for windowsills. These cold-hardy succulents (sempervivum, sedum, hardy ice plant and more) survive zone 3 and 4 winters outdoors when the drainage is right.
These 12 drought-tolerant groundcovers fill space, smother weeds and replace thirsty lawn, with notes on foot traffic, spread rate and hardiness zones for each.
Perennials give a xeriscape color; shrubs give it bones. These 12 drought-tolerant shrubs deliver year-round structure, privacy screening and wildlife value on little irrigation.
Shade is the cheapest water-saver in a landscape. These drought-tolerant trees, organized by region and hardiness zone, deliver it without a drip line running forever.
Zone 6 winters bottom out between −10°F and 0°F: cold enough to demand hardiness, mild enough to unlock plants zone 5 can't keep. The best zone 6 drought-tolerant plants, with verified ratings.
Proof that low-water doesn't mean low-interest: 16 xeriscaping ideas with proven plant combos, season-long color, hardscape moves and five styles to borrow.
What USDA hardiness zones mean, how the 2023 map was made, what it doesn't tell you about water and heat, plus a free ZIP-code zone lookup.