Drought-Tolerant Plants for UK Gardens

After this year's record-dry summer, more UK gardeners are choosing plants that can shrug it off. Our drought-toleran...

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Hidcote Lavender Plant in 5 litre potHidcote Lavander Flowers
Drought Tolerant Plant
RHS Recommended Award of Garden Merit logo
Hidcote Blue Lavender Plants
Lavendula angustifolia Hidcote
Sold as:
Potted
from £3.69
Vera Lavender FlowersVera Lavender Plant in 9cm pot (P9)
Drought Tolerant Plant
Scented
Vera Dutch Lavender Plants
Lavandula intermedia Vera
Sold as:
Potted
from £3.69
Mature Red Horse Chestnut tree in flowerMature Red Horse Chestnut tree in flower
Drought Tolerant Plant
Red Horse Chestnut Trees
Aesculus carnea Briottii - Standard
Sold as:
Bareroot
from £109.00
Rosyjane Gaura FlowersRosyjane Pink Gaura Flowers
Drought Tolerant Plant
Rosy Jane Gaura Plants
Gaura lindheimeri 'Rosyjane'
Sold as:
Potted
from £5.99
Mixed Lavenders, Pink, White and Purple/Blue
Drought Tolerant Plant
Mixed Lavender Hedge Collection
Mixed Lavandula angustifolia
from £21.45
sheerwater seedling Rowan Tree Berries and Leaves in Autumnsheerwater seedling Rowan Berries
Drought Tolerant Plant
RHS Recommended Award of Garden Merit logo
Sheerwater Seedling Rowan Trees
Sorbus auc. Sheerwater Seedling - Standard
Sold as:
Bareroot
Potted
from £69.98
Walker's Low Catmint perennial with purple flowers and bee pollinating in garden setting
Drought Tolerant Plant
RHS Recommended Award of Garden Merit logo
Walker's Low Catmint Plants
Nepeta C_x0017_ faassenii 'Walker's Low'
Sold as:
Potted
from £6.99
5 litre potted gaura plant - whirling butterfliesAbundant flowers of whirling butterflies gaura plants
Drought Tolerant Plant
Whirling Butterflies Gaura Plants
Gaura lindheimeri 'Whirling Butterflies'
Sold as:
Potted
from £4.99
Mature Red Oak tree in autumnMature Red Oak tree in summer
Drought Tolerant Plant
Red Oak Trees
Quercus rubra - Standard
Sold as:
Bareroot
from £74.99
Sweet Box hedge plant showing fragrant white winter flowers and glossy evergreen foliageSweet Box Plant in 2 Litre Pot
RHS Recommended Award of Garden Merit logo
Evergreen
Sweet Box Hedge Plants
Sarcococca confusa
Sold as:
Potted
from £16.99
Mature Whitebeam TreeCommon Whitebeam Leaves
Drought Tolerant Plant
Common Whitebeam Trees, Large
Sorbus aria - Standard
Sold as:
Bareroot
from £94.98
Vinca minor Ralph Shugert FlowerVinca minor Ralph Shugert Leaves
Variegated Stripe
Evergreen
Ralph Shugert Periwinkle Plants
Vinca minor Ralph Shugert
Sold as:
Potted
from £4.99
Alba Vinca - Small white periwinkle FlowersWhite Periwinkle Plant in 2 Litre Pot
Drought Tolerant Plant
Evergreen
White Periwinkle Plants
Vinca minor Alba
Sold as:
Potted
from £4.99
Yellow Wall Virginia Creeper Leaves
Drought Tolerant Plant
Yellow Wall Virginia Creeper
Parthenocissus quinquefolia Yellow Wall
Sold as:
Potted
from £18.99
White Candle Japanese Spindle LeavesWhite Candle Japanese Spindle Leaves
Drought Tolerant Plant
Paloma Blanca Japanese Spindle Hedge Plants
Euonymus japonicus Paloma Blanca
Sold as:
Potted
from £13.99
Mature Echinacea Plant - Pow Wow Wild Berry Flowers Group of pink flowers with green leaves
Logo of RHS Plants for Pollinators with a bee illustration on a white background
Drought Tolerant Plant
Echinacea Pow Wow Wild Berry
Echinacea purpurea 'Pow Wow Wild Berry'
Sold as:
Potted
from £5.95
Euonymus japonicus Bravo LeavesBravo Japanese Spindle hedge plant showing variegated green and cream foliage with serrated leaf edges
Drought Tolerant Plant
Variegated Stripe
Bravo Japanese Spindle Hedge Plants
Euonymus japonicus Bravo
Sold as:
Potted
from £6.96
Close up of white coneflower with butterfly
Logo of RHS Plants for Pollinators with a bee illustration on a white background
Drought Tolerant Plant
Echinacea White Swan
Echinacea purpurea 'White Swan'
Sold as:
Potted
from £5.95
Close up of purple spiky flower - Centaurea montana
Logo of RHS Plants for Pollinators with a bee illustration on a white background
Drought Tolerant Plant
Centaurea montana
Centaurea montana
Sold as:
Potted
from £5.95
Close up of Thalictrum del Splendide White Flowers
Logo of RHS Plants for Pollinators with a bee illustration on a white background
Drought Tolerant Plant
Thalictrum del Splendide White
Thalictrum del Splendide White
Sold as:
Potted
from £5.95
Pink Flowers of Lychnis Petite Jenny
Drought Tolerant Plant
Sale
Lychnis Petite Jenny
Sold as:
Potted
from £4.99
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About Drought-Tolerant Plants for UK Gardens

This summer saw 71% of England officially in drought, with reservoirs still running below average nationally — a reminder that UK gardens increasingly need to cope with long dry spells, not just occasional ones. Drought-tolerant planting doesn't mean gravel and grasses only: our collection includes classic cottage-garden favourites like lavender and salvia alongside architectural ornamental grasses and tough, pollinator-friendly native hedging such as hawthorn.

All our drought-tolerant plants are hand-picked before despatch. Autumn remains the best time to plant — warm soil and cooling air let roots settle in with far less stress than spring planting — so now's the ideal window to build resilience into your garden ahead of next summer.

Not sure where to start? Read our guide on how this summer's drought affects autumn planting for planting and watering advice specific to this year's conditions.