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

1. Well-drained is a drainage tag, not a soil-amendment guide.
2. Scan the grid, then open a profile for water need and zone.
3. Poorly drained plants sit on their own list.

Plants for Plants for well-drained soil (3047)

• Pig's Ear Full Sun2–3 ft (60–90 cm)
• Common Pricklyash Full Sun15–20 ft (460–610 cm)
• ZZ Plant Partial Sun2–3 ft (60–90 cm)
• Chitalpa Full Sun20–35 ft (610–1070 cm)
• Foxtail Palm Full Sun20–30 ft (610–910 cm)
• Table Mountain Watsonia Full Sun4–5 ft (120–150 cm)
• Pink Watsonia Full Sun3–5 ft (90–150 cm)
• Skeleton-leaf Goldeneye Full Sun2–4 ft (60–120 cm)
• Yellow Crownbeard Full Sun3–8 ft (90–240 cm)
• Cowpen Daisy Full Sun2–5 ft (60–150 cm)
• Forest Lily Partial Sun1–2 ft (30–60 cm)
• Sea Oats Full Sun4–6 ft (120–180 cm)
• Mexican Buckeye Full Sun8–30 ft (240–910 cm)
• Society Garlic Full Sun1–2 ft (30–60 cm)
• Woolly Bluecurls Full Sun3–5 ft (90–150 cm)
• Death Camas Full Sun2–3 ft (60–90 cm)
• Mexican Sunflower Full Sun4–6 ft (120–180 cm)
• Bristleleaf Pricklyleaf Full Sun12 in (30 cm)
• Stiff Greenthread Full Sun1–3 ft (30–90 cm)
• Four-nerve Daisy Full Sun12 in (30 cm)
• Angelita Daisy Full Sun12 in (30 cm)
• Paper Spine Cactus Full Sun12 in (30 cm)
• Pine Cone Cactus Full Sun12 in (30 cm)
• Cape Honeysuckle Full Sun3–10 ft (90–310 cm)
• Tamarind Full Sun40–80 ft (1220–2440 cm)
• Yellow Pimpernel Partial Sun2–3 ft (60–90 cm)
• Bay Cedar Full Sun6–10 ft (180–310 cm)
• Dog Tail Cactus Full Sun8–10 ft (240–310 cm)
• Winter Daffodil Full Sun3–6 in (8–15 cm)
• Organ Pipe Cactus Full Sun15–25 ft (460–760 cm)
• Brain Cactus Full Sun3–5 in (8–13 cm)
• Giant Toad Plant Full Sun12 in (30 cm)
• Prince's Plume Full Sun5–6 ft (150–180 cm)
• Munro's Globemallow Full Sun2–3 ft (60–90 cm)
• Scarlet Globemallow Full Sun1–2 ft (30–60 cm)
• Desert Globemallow Full Sun3–4 ft (90–120 cm)
• Harlequin Flower Full Sun12 in (30 cm)
• Alpine Snowbell Full Sun3–5 in (8–13 cm)
• Checker Bloom Full Sun2–4 ft (60–120 cm)
• Privet Senna Full Sun4–8 ft (120–240 cm)
• String of Watermelons Full Sun4–6 in (10–15 cm)
• Dragonfruit Full Sun10–20 ft (310–610 cm)
• Large-flowering Cactus Partial Sun3–20 ft (90–610 cm)
• Fishbone Cactus Partial Sun3–6 ft (90–180 cm)
• Hoary Skullcap Full Sun2–3 ft (60–90 cm)
• Red Birds in a Tree Full Sun2–3 ft (60–90 cm)
• Lesser Glory of the Snow Full Sun4–8 in (10–20 cm)
• Christmas Cactus Partial Sun12 in (30 cm)
• African Blood Lily Full Sun2–4 ft (60–120 cm)
• Winter Savory Full Sun12 in (30 cm)
• Summer Savory Full Sun1–2 ft (30–60 cm)
• Soapwort Full Sun1–3 ft (30–90 cm)
• Rock Soapwort Full Sun6–9 in (15–25 cm)
• Christmas Bells Full Sun1–3 ft (30–90 cm)
• Baja Rose Full Sun3–4 ft (90–120 cm)
• Prairie Rose Full Sun2–4 ft (60–120 cm)
• Foxtail Orchid Partial Sun1–2 ft (30–60 cm)
• Red Star Full Sun3–6 in (8–15 cm)
• Mistletoe Cacti Partial Sun4–6 ft (120–180 cm)
• Ground Rattan Partial Sun6–15 ft (180–460 cm)