Around this time every summer I get tired of watering, tired of trying to keep things up, it is just too hot. Many summers by July, there are watering bans, and the only things I can water are the potted plants on the carport and porch. I catch water in a large bucket placed under our window unit air conditioner, and use that to keep my potted plants watered all summer long.
So, I am very thankful that most of the plants in my yard are drought tolerant. They can stand a LOT of neglect and heat! Daylilies are a great example. I don't get too many blooms mid-summer, but the plantssurvive. Fennel is another hardy plant, no matter how hot or how dry, and they provide necessary food and moisture for the black swallowtail butterflies that lay their eggs on fennel plants. Many varieties of rudbeckia, or black-eyed susans, are very drought resistant. Many seem to thrive in the heat - blooming profusely throughout the summer.
