12 great drought-tolerant plants

These unthirsty succulents, flowers, and grasses will thrive with little care — even on a roof|story by Debrea Prinzing

Orange foliage
Photo by Thomas J. Story

6.  Libertia peregrinans

Thin, stiff orangey blades of this iris relation from New Zealand reach 2 feet tall and half as wide. Clusters of inch-wide white flowers bloom in spring and summer. Zones 8, 9, and 14–24.

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