Heartbroken when your precious plants die out once the season ends? Then it is your cue to invest in these drought-resistant plants that thrive all year round without demanding much maintenance. From magnificent flowering plants to spectacular succulents, here are top plants that will be a great addition to your gardens!
Hail The Succulents Cacti!
There is a whole range of cacti or succulents that can mesmerize you with their beauty. However, to grow them into their beautiful form, you need to invest time in pruning. If left to grow on their own, they do increase, but the beauty will lie in the eye of the beholder.
- Whortleberry Cactus: A columnar cactus, marked with various geometric patterns on the stem, is a cute addition to the cacti collection. The shades of blue make them stand apart.
- Sunset Jade: These small leafy succulents with a tinge of sunset bordering the leaves like flame are a lovely addition to your pots or even outdoors (proper climatic conditions required). They can be trimmed to give a bushy appearance and planted along borders or hedges.
- Blue chalk sticks: The succulents bear foliage in subtle shades of blue to grey and will adorn your gardens along borders. These are easy to grow with little maintenance required, but you’ll surely want to keep the pets and babies away from them.
- Desert rose: The succulent blooms vibrant flowers in white, pink, and red shades as the temperature soars. A tremendous indoor addition (can also be grown outdoors), the succulents just need a lot of sunlight and a little bit of attention to bloom into beautiful plants.
- Agave: A long leafy succulent with leaves arranged spirally (rosette shape), are a perfect addition to your large landscapes, with these spectacular giant plants covering up dry patches. Check out a large variety of Agave to experiment with the size and shape of the leaves!
(NOTE: Most succulent/cacti either bear thorns /spines or have poisonous sap. Hence, keep them away from pets and small children!)
Climbers To Vouch By!
Climbers require a firm surface to adhere to and climb onto. Hence, make sure to plant them accordingly. If you don’t want them to cover the entire space, regularly prune them before going unruly. Dictate their growing pattern to get them to cover a shade effectively.
- Bougainvillea: The paper flowers in widely different shades beautifully adorn the hedges and magnificently cover the area with their foliage and bracts. The drought-resistant plant can provide a beautiful shade beneath its glorious growths.
- Clematis: The plant beautifully drapes around the surface they are latched on to. However, they have slow growth. Therefore, purchase a grown plant to ensure that they can grow without a problem.
- Devils Ivy: A little bit of water and low light is all that these plants need to creep their way around the railings and weave a beautiful vertical carpet. If you want to grow them indoors, hang them down from pots or keep them in watered vases (remember to change the water regularly).
- Jasmines: The plant can be allowed to grow along the walls to give a layer of beautifully scented white flowers in its blooming season.
- Wisteria: The vines are perfect for creating covers by training them to grow along the wires. The beautiful flowers add to the beauty by their colorful blossoms during the summers!