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561 drought-tolerant plants in the BloomsEye library, with bloom times, hardiness zones, and sun needs.
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How this list is made
Derived from each plant's trait tags, as stored in the BloomsEye library, which was written with AI assistance. Of these 561 plants, 493 have been checked against outside sources (20 fully verified); the rest have not been checked yet, and each plant's own page says which. The cards are AI-generated illustrations.
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Blackfoot Daisy
Melampodium leucanthum
Full sunZones 4–1112 inLow

Blackhawks Big Bluestem
Andropogon gerardi 'Blackhawks'
Full sunZones 4–95 ftLow

Blanket Flower
Gaillardia
Full sunZones 3–101.5 ftLow

Blaze
Schizachyrium scoparium 'Blaze'
Full sunZones 3–92.5 ftLow

Blazing Star
Liatris
Full sunZones 3–93 ftLow

Blonde Ambition Blue Grama Grass
Bouteloua gracilis 'Blonde Ambition'
Full sunZones 4–92.5 ftLow
FoliageBlue Arrow Juniper
Juniperus scopulorum 'Blue Arrow'
Full sunZones 4–913 ftLow

Blue Chip
Buddleia 'Lo & Behold Blue Chip'
Full sunZones 5–92.5 ftLow
FoliageBlue Chip Juniper
Juniperus horizontalis 'Blue Chip'
Full sunZones 3–98 inLow

Blue Fescue
Festuca glauca
Full sunZones 4–812 inLow

Blue Fortune Agastache
Agastache 'Blue Fortune'
Full sunZones 5–103 ftModerate

Blue Glitter Sea Holly
Eryngium planum 'Blue Glitter'
Full sunZones 5–82.5 ftLow

Blue Globe Onion
Allium caeruleum
Full sunZones 3–92 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Blue Hill
Salvia × sylvestris 'Blauhügel'
Full sunZones 4–81.5 ftLow
FoliageBlue Italian Cypress
Cupressus sempervirens 'Glauca'
Full sunZones 7–1039 ftLow

Blue Jean Baby Russian Sage
Salvia yangii 'Blue Jean Baby'
Full sunZones 4–82.5 ftLow

Blue Marvel
Salvia nemorosa 'Blue Marvel'
Full sunZones 4–91.5 ftLow

Blue Oat Grass
Helictotrichon sempervirens
Full sunZones 4–82.5 ftLow
FoliageBlue Pacific Juniper
Juniperus conferta 'Blue Pacific'
Full sunZones 6–912 inLow

Blue Palo Verde
Parkinsonia florida
Full sunZones 8–1030 ftLow

Blue Pearl
Crocus chrysanthus 'Blue Pearl'
Full sunZones 3–84 inLow
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
FoliageBlue Point Juniper
Juniperus chinensis 'Blue Point'
Full sunZones 4–911 ftLow
FoliageBlue Rug Juniper
Juniperus horizontalis 'Wiltonii'
Full sunZones 3–96 inLow
FoliageBlue Star Juniper
Juniperus squamata 'Blue Star'
Full sunZones 4–82 ftLow

Blue Statice
Limonium sinuatum
Full sunZones 8–101.5 ftLow

Blue Wonder
Nepeta × faassenii 'Blue Wonder'
Full sunZones 3–81.5 ftLow

Blueblossom Ceanothus
Ceanothus thyrsiflorus
Full sunZones 7–1012 ftLow

Blushing Drift Rose
Rosa 'Meifranjin'
Full sunZones 5–111.5 ftLow

Bright Lights
Cosmos sulphureus 'Bright Lights'
Full sun3 ftLow1.5 ft wide

Brilliant
Dianthus deltoides 'Brilliant'
Full sunZones 3–98 inLow
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Brilliant Sedum
Hylotelephium spectabile 'Brilliant'
Full sunZones 3–91.5 ftLow

Brittlebush
Encelia farinosa
Full sunZones 7–93 ftLow

Broadleaf Stonecrop
Sedum spathulifolium
Full sunZones 5–94 inLow
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Bronze Gazania
Gazania rigens
Full sunZones 9–1110 inLow

Buffalograss
Bouteloua dactyloides
Full sunZones 4–88 inLow

Burgundy
Gaillardia × grandiflora 'Burgundy'
Full sunZones 3–92 ftLow

Bush Anemone
Carpenteria californica
Full sunZones 8–106 ftLow

Butter Rum Tickseed
Coreopsis 'Butter Rum'
Full sunZones 5–81.5 ftLow

Butterfly Bush
Buddleia davidii
Full sunZones 5–96.5 ftLow

Butterfly Weed
Asclepias tuberosa
Full sunZones 3–92 ftLow
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

California Buckwheat
Eriogonum fasciculatum
Full sunZones 7–102.5 ftLow

California Coffeeberry
Frangula californica
Full sunZones 7–108 ftLow

California Fescue
Festuca californica
Part shadeZones 7–102.5 ftLow

California Flannel Bush 'Ken Taylor'
Fremontodendron 'Ken Taylor'
Full sunZones 8–115 ftLow
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

California Flannel Bush 'Pacific Sunset'
Fremontodendron 'Pacific Sunset'
Full sunZones 8–1116 ftLow
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

California Flannelbush
Fremontodendron californicum
Full sunZones 8–1115 ftLow
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

California Fuchsia
Epilobium canum
Full sunZones 7–112 ftLow

California Goldenrod
Solidago velutina subsp. californica
Full sunZones 6–102.5 ftLow

California Lilac
Ceanothus 'Concha'
Full sunZones 8–118 ftLow

California Poppy
Eschscholzia
Full sunZones 6–1012 inLow
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

California Poppy (Cream/White)
Eschscholzia californica 'Alba'
Full sunZones 6–111 ftLow
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

California Poppy (Rose/Pink Mix)
Eschscholzia californica 'Carmine King'
Full sunZones 6–111.5 ftLow
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Campfire Marshmallow Bidens
Bidens hybrid 'Campfire Marshmallow'
Full sunZones 8–111 ftLow

Candy Stripe
Phlox subulata 'Candy Stripe'
Full sunZones 3–96 inLow

Candytuft
Iberis sempervirens
Full sunZones 3–810 inLow

Canyon Penstemon
Penstemon pseudospectabilis
Full sunZones 5–103 ftLow

Canyon Prince Wild Rye
Leymus condensatus 'Canyon Prince'
Full sunZones 7–104 ftLow

Caradonna
Salvia nemorosa 'Caradonna'
Full sunZones 4–82 ftLow

Carolina Moonlight
Baptisia 'Carolina Moonlight'
Full sunZones 4–94 ftLow
Listed as toxic to cats
FoliageCarolina Sapphire Arizona Cypress
Hesperocyparis glabra 'Carolina Saphire'
Full sunZones 7–943 ftLow
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