Plants that have survived drought with little watering?

twopenny

Just parked under an ornamental cherry in Tescos car park and it's thriving.

Again it's roots were under tarmac where they must be cooler and maybe retain moisture but can't see how.

WeAreGhosts

I have echinacea and they've loved it. Not watered them at all and they look great.

I've had lavender that's flowered solidly since May, but it's slightly shaded from the mid-day sun

Rose of Sharon are looking good - they don't mind draught once they're established.

Cornus don't seem to have minded being dry (they're a few years old though now)

RAS

The very basic mature hardy fuchsia is doing well, in the ground with no additional water, and harvested some fruit today. Notice that the more delicate looking pale, purple and variegated varieties planted on a sheltered housing scheme over a decade ago look happy as well.

The bitter minus 19 degree winters in 2010 reduced the bush to the ground and it still came away eventually.

Apodemus

twopenny said:

Just parked under an ornamental cherry in Tescos car park and it's thriving.

Again it's roots were under tarmac where they must be cooler and maybe retain moisture but can't see how.

Tarmac is very good at absorbing heat, so it is unlikely to be cooler under the car park than under other ground surfaces.  It will, of course, stop all evaporation from the soil, so I guess the soil moisture level will have stayed a bit higher.

twopenny

This popped up on the BBC news page a very short video of Beth Chatos garden.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-essex-62577496

I noticed one or two plants I fancied there.