Gardening Gardening By Region Gardening in the Midwest Top Drought-Tolerant Perennials for the Midwest Add these drought-tolerant perennials to your landscape for a beautiful garden—no rain required. By Debra Prinzing Debra Prinzing Facebook Instagram Twitter Website Debra Prinzing is a Seattle-based writer, speaker and leading advocate for American Grown Flowers. Learn about BHG's Editorial Process Published on June 9, 2015 Share Tweet Pin Email Drought can have a devastating effect on your garden. Keep yours in tip-top shape by selecting hardy plants that still look good in dry weather. See our list below for suggestions. Basket of gold (Aurinia) Coreopsis False sunflower (Heliopsis) Flax (Linum) Helenium Joe Pye weed (Eupatorium fistulosum) Lavender cotton (Santolina) Lilyturf (Liriope) Mexican hat (Ratibida) Perennial Alyssum Snow-in-summer (Cerastium) St. John's wort (Hyperium) Sundrops (Oenothera) Thyme (Thymus) Easy-Care Perennials for the Midwest Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit