#flowers
Yarrow: This plant tolerates heat well and is also a great cut flower. Plus, deer, rabbits, and most other pests won’t touch it1.
Blanket Flower: A tough prairie plant, blanket flower blooms all summer and into fall. Its flamboyant flowers are usually marked with bright shades of red and yellow1.
Penstemon: The semi-evergreen penstemon bursts into bloom each summer, producing masses of bright scarlet-red flowers that butterflies and hummingbirds will love as much as you do1.
Agastache: You can rely on agastache to be covered in blooms throughout the summer and autumn. This drought-tolerant perennial attracts tons of hummingbirds1.
Sedum: Hundreds of sedum varieties are available; almost everyone is a tough, drought-resistant perennial flowering plant1.
Russian Sage: One of the toughest drought-tolerant perennials, Russian sage offers fragrant silvery foliage and plumes of violet-purple blooms1.
Lavender: Thrives in heat and is low-maintenance. It can bloom in late spring or early summer all the way until late fall2.
Daisies: These are heat-tolerant and pest-resistant. They can thrive the hotter it gets and the more sunlight it receives2.
Tickseed (Coreopsis): This is a sun-loving and drought-tolerant flowering plant3.
Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea): This sturdy cut flower attracts pollinators3.
Daylily (Hemerocallis): These cheerful flowers are easy to grow3.
Stonecrop (Sedum): This is another variety of Sedum that is heat and drought tolerant3.