Drainage
Plants for well-drained soil

This list is plants tagged for well-drained soil — water must leave the root zone. Well-drained is not the same as poor, dry sand.
The tag does not fix a sealed clay cup. Open a profile for moisture and winter wet.
What this tag means on a plant
- Well-drained is a drainage tag, not a soil-amendment guide.
- Scan the grid, then open a profile for water need and zone.
- Poorly drained plants sit on their own list.
Plants for Plants for well-drained soil (3047)
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Iceland Poppy
Full Sun1–2 ft (30–60 cm)
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Lesser Calamint
Full Sun1–2 ft (30–60 cm)
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Japanese Loquat
Full Sun10–25 ft (310–760 cm)
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Antelope Bitterbrush
Full Sun2–6 ft (60–180 cm)
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Central Mexico Organ Pipe
Full Sun10–15 ft (310–460 cm)
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Leyland cypress
Full Sun60–70 ft (1830–2130 cm)
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Desert Ironwood
Full Sun20–50 ft (610–1520 cm)
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Mexican Olive
Full Sun15–20 ft (460–610 cm)
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Texas Kidneywood
Full Sun6–15 ft (180–460 cm)
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Chios Mastic
Full Sun15–25 ft (460–760 cm)
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Desert Broom
Full Sun4–12 ft (120–370 cm)
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California poppy
Full Sun12 in (30 cm)
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Ice Plant
Full Sun6 in (15 cm)
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Common Olive
Full Sun20–30 ft (610–910 cm)
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Cenizo
Full Sun5–8 ft (150–240 cm)
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Ocotillo
Full Sun8–20 ft (240–610 cm)
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California Brittlebush
Full Sun2–3 ft (60–90 cm)
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Toyon
Full Sun6–8 ft (180–240 cm)
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Brittlebush
Full Sun2–4 ft (60–120 cm)
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Osage Orange
Full Sun30–60 ft (910–1830 cm)
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Chamiso
Full Sun3–6 ft (90–180 cm)
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California Melic Grass
Full Sun1–4 ft (30–120 cm)
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Illinois Bundleflower
Full Sun2–3 ft (60–90 cm)
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Smoketree
Full Sun5–25 ft (150–760 cm)
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Stretchberry
Full Sun8–15 ft (240–460 cm)
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Desert Willow
Full Sun15–30 ft (460–910 cm)
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New Zealand Fire Tree
Full Sun30–35 ft (910–1070 cm)
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Damianita
Full Sun1–2 ft (30–60 cm)
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Mountain Mint
Full Sun2–3 ft (60–90 cm)
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California Buckthorn
Full Sun6–15 ft (180–460 cm)
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Engelmann's Daisy
Full Sun1–3 ft (30–90 cm)
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Colorado Four O'Clock
Full Sun1–2 ft (30–60 cm)
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Winterfat
Full Sun1–3 ft (30–90 cm)
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Blue Paloverde
Full Sun20–25 ft (610–760 cm)
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Black Huckleberry
Full Sun1–3 ft (30–90 cm)
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Splitbeard Bluestem
Full Sun2–4 ft (60–120 cm)
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Baybean
Full Sun12 in (30 cm)
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Chaparral Pea
Full Sun1–6 ft (30–180 cm)
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Dotseed Plantain
Full Sun12 in (30 cm)
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Baja Bush Snapdragon
Full Sun2–3 ft (60–90 cm)
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Kodiak® Orange Diervilla x 'G2X88544'
Full Sun3–4 ft (90–120 cm)
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Kodiak® Black Diervilla x 'G2X88544'
Full Sun3–4 ft (90–120 cm)
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Kodiak® Fresh™ Diervilla x 'SMNDSS'
Full Sun2–3 ft (60–90 cm)
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Jojoba
Full Sun3–7 ft (90–210 cm)
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Spanish Broom
Full Sun6–10 ft (180–310 cm)
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Yellow Necklacepod
Full Sun6–10 ft (180–310 cm)
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Angels Trumpets
Full Sun2–3 ft (60–90 cm)
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Scotch Broom
Full Sun3–5 ft (90–150 cm)
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Hollyleaf Redberry
Full Sun10–15 ft (310–460 cm)
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Asian Bittersweet
Full Sun30–60 ft (910–1830 cm)
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Chinese Evergreen 'Siam Aurora'
Partial Sun2–3 ft (60–90 cm)
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Blackspot Hornpoppy
Full Sun1–2 ft (30–60 cm)
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Fairy Castle Cactus
Full Sun1–6 ft (30–180 cm)
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Flower of Stone
Partial Sun12 in (30 cm)
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Foxtail Barley
Full Sun1–2 ft (30–60 cm)
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Palo Brea
Full Sun20–25 ft (610–760 cm)
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Mexican Prickly Poppy
Full Sun1–2 ft (30–60 cm)
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Mint Chocolate Chip Manfreda
Full Sun6–8 in (15–20 cm)
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Cherry Chocolate Chip Manfreda
Full Sun6–8 in (15–20 cm)
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Dyckia ‘Burgundy Ice’
Full Sun12 in (30 cm)
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