Woman Lists Drought-Tolerant Plants That Easily Stand Up to Any Heat Wave

This summer has undeniably been a hot one. Not only have we reached record temperatures in lots of places, but the humidity has been bad as well. That has lead to a lot of home gardeners complaining about the state of their yards, especially in areas where the rising mercury hasn't seen much change due to a lack of rain.

Now, many folks are reconsidering the plants they currently have growing in their landscapes, as well as the ones they'll be adding next year, in favor of more heat and drought tolerant varieties.

One Arizona woman has some suggestions on this front, and is offering a list of sun loving plants and flowers that do well when the temperatures start to rise. Because if they're going to survive an Arizona summer, chances are they can make it anywhere!

We love the fact that @lacasaperez put together this list, which features a few greens as well as some florals. It's been so hot this summer that not many of our own personal plants have faired well, so seeing a list of good options that aren't just cacti really make us happy for personal reasons.

Among the plants that thrive on the OP's back porch, she lists olive trees, bougainvillea, and oleander. After watching her video, we're confident that she's giving us good advice, too, because her backyard looks lush and nothing like what you'd expect to see in the middle of the desert!

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There are plenty of great options when it comes to adding hardy plants to your yard, but we always suggest starting with native varieties , since these plants are even more likely to do well!

Coneflowers Do Well in Full Sun

A plant that we didn't see mentioned on the OP's list that we have personal experience with in our own yards is the coneflower (or echinacea). These beautiful flowers don't mind dry conditions, and they do fairly well under the full glare of the sun.

While they don't pop up until summer is really underway, they do stick around into the start of fall, giving your garden some much needed color in the process. Then, after the first freeze when they begin to die back, these flowers because fuel for the local wildlife, giving birds something to nosh on during the winter when everything else is under layers of snow!

Prepare Your Garden for Future Heatwaves

Those in the know keep saying that this will likely be the coldest winter of the rest of our lives, which means temperatures will only continue to climb. Help set your garden up for success (and help the local wildlife overwinter) by adding some heat tolerant plants to your garden!

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