As the weather get hotter and the rain less frequent I thaught I'de put together a list of drought resistant plants
Trees And Shrubs
Acacia, Bottle brush, Broom, Calllistemon, Chaste tree (Vitex agnus-castus), Dodonaea (akeake), Dogwood, Elder, Eleagnus, Eucalyptus, Fiejoa, Frangipani, Gardenia, Grevillea, Jacaranda, Japonica, Kolkwitzia, Kowhia, Laurel, Lavatera, Lavender, Magnolia, Mallow, Manuka, Melia, Nerium (oleander), Ngaio, Ninebark, Oak, Olive, Plumbago, Rhus, Rose, Rosemary, Tamarisk, Tecoma, Wattles.
Perennials.
Arctotis, Argemone, Artemesia, Bergamot, Cardoon, Carnation, Digitalis (foxglove), Echium, Euphorbia, Flax, Gaillardia grandiflora, Glacium, Hesperis, Honesty, Honeysuckle, Iberis, Iceplant, Iris, Jack-in-the-pulpit, Jasminum, Kalanchoe, Kniphofia, Oriental poppy, Pandorea, Penstemon, Romneya, Salvia, Scabiosa, Sterlitzia, Ugni molinae and U. montana, Ursinia, Verbascum, Xeronema (Poor knights lily), Zea, Zinnia, Zygocactis.
Bulbs, corms and Tubers.
Agapanthus, Belladonna, Freesia, Gladiolus, Nerine, Watsonia, Zephyranthes.
Climbers
CampsisRadicans, Herdera (ivy), Ipomoea (morning glory), Kennedia nigricansand K. rubicunda, Pea (most varieties), Thunbergia (varieties), Wisteria.
Herbs
Dittany, Oregano, Sage (all varieties), Thyme, Valerian.
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