Plant collection
Drought Tolerant Plants
Travel a lot? Forget to water? These desert-adapted beauties actually prefer being left alone. Water them, then forget about them.
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Plants in this collection
ZZ Plant
Zamioculcas zamiifolia
Yucca
Yucca elephantipes
Non-toxic to pets
Hoya Kerrii
Hoya kerrii
Air Plant
Tillandsia spp.
Non-toxic to pets
Ponytail Palm
Beaucarnea recurvata
Dracaena Janet Craig
Dracaena deremensis
Snake Plant
Sansevieria trifasciata
Non-toxic to pets
Hoya
Hoya carnosa
String of Hearts
Ceropegia woodii
Non-toxic to pets
Burro's Tail
Sedum morganianum
Non-toxic to pets
Prickly Pear Cactus
Opuntia ficus-indica
Non-toxic to pets
Haworthia
Haworthia fasciata
String of Pearls
Senecio rowleyanus
Non-toxic to pets
Echeveria
Echeveria elegans
Jade Plant
Crassula ovata
Aloe Vera
Aloe vera
Non-toxic to pets
Cast Iron Plant
Aspidistra elatior
Dracaena
Dracaena marginata
Crown of Thorns
Euphorbia milii
About this collection
What to know before you choose
Drought-tolerant plants store water and can go longer between waterings than most houseplants. Succulents such as aloe vera, jade plant and echeveria hold it in fleshy leaves; ZZ plant stores it in underground rhizomes and ponytail palm in its swollen trunk.
Drought-tolerant does not mean they never need water. Water thoroughly, let the excess drain away, and wait until the soil has dried out before watering again. Most of these plants also like plenty of light, and those grown in soil need a fast-draining mix and a pot with a drainage hole. Too much water, not too little, is what usually kills them.
How we picked
Plants listed as drought-tolerant in their care profiles.
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