Drought tolerant plants | The Diggers Club

home
shop
drought tolerant plants

Online store and delivery remain open during Stage 4 restrictions. Members, enjoy free postage on orders over $150 until Sep 30.

Online store and delivery remain open during Stage 4 restrictions. Members, enjoy free postage on orders over $150 until Sep 30.

Drought Tolerant Plants

Browse our diverse range of drought-tolerant plants for the Australian climate. With a large range to choose from you can achieve a beautiful and vibrant garden with minimal watering requirements.

Agapanthus & Gaura duo - 6 Plants

Agapanthus & Gaura duo - 6 Plants

Perfect garden combination of drought tolerant perennials. Prominent clouds of purple Agapanthus flowers intermesh the airy blooms of butterfly shaped flowers of Gaura. Duo value pack includes 3 plants of Agapanthus 'Purple Cloud' and 3 plants of Gaura 'Summer Breeze'.

Checking stock, please wait..

AGAPANTHUS 'PURPLE CLOUD'

AGAPANTHUS 'PURPLE CLOUD'

An impressive sterile form of agapanthus with stunning vivid-purple flowers held high above vibrant green strap-like foliage throughout summer. A clump-forming perennial suited to pathways, garden beds and the ...

Member $7.95
Non-Member $12.95

Checking stock, please wait..

AGAPANTHUS 'PURPLE CLOUD' 3 PACK

AGAPANTHUS 'PURPLE CLOUD' 3 PACK

An impressive sterile form of agapanthus with stunning vivid-purple flowers held high above vibrant green strap-like foliage throughout summer. A clump-forming perennial suited to pathways, garden beds and the ...

Checking stock, please wait..

CALIFORNIAN BUCKEYE

CALIFORNIAN BUCKEYE

The horse chestnut to survive a warm climate. Featuring ghostly-white branches through winter, flowers in spring, and bark that turns white when the leaves drop, exposing impressive seed pods. Drought-tolerant.

Member $16.95
Non-Member $22.95

Checking stock, please wait..

CALIFORNIAN TREE POPPY

CALIFORNIAN TREE POPPY

The toughest and most beautiful of all poppies. Huge white scented blooms with golden pom-poms flower for up to 4 months. Revels in our summer heat especially in dry sandy soils. Endemic to the dry chaparral areas of ...

Checking stock, please wait..

CANARY ISLAND WORMWOOD

CANARY ISLAND WORMWOOD

The perfect small evergreen with the softest of silky silver foliage. The aromatic leaves are pine-scented and it is ideal for planting under fruit trees to repel caterpillars and moths. Beautiful when combined with deep ...

Member $6.95
Non-Member $8.95

Checking stock, please wait..

CATMINT 'WALKER'S LOW' - 3 Pack

CATMINT 'WALKER'S LOW' - 3 Pack

A classic edging plant for the flower border and just as at home beneath old-world roses where it is an exceptional companion plant. Long flowering and vigorous, this catmint provides months of colour and its ...

Checking stock, please wait..

BARE ROOT POTTED. With the poise and the grace of Nothofagus, but with the exquisite umbrella shape. Ideal size for small backyards. The best Elm for hot and dry climates. The growth habit provides the maximum shade. The bark is striking with orange and brown markings. Leaves fall after turning yellow or red...

Member $16.95
Non-Member $22.95

Checking stock, please wait..

Pastel cream flowers colour the garden in winter and spring, while the arching dark-green foliage makes a handsome clump in shady positions. Great performance in dry shade conditions. A useful plant for planting beneath trees and large shrubs.

Member $16.95
Non-Member $24.95

Checking stock, please wait..

The softest of luscious peach trumpets with a delicate creamy-yellow throat are held in compact bunches on 30cm long stems. Complements cream and red clivias for a massed effect. Perfect for low light positions.

Member $16.95
Non-Member $24.95

Checking stock, please wait..

CLIVIA 'YELLOW'

CLIVIA 'YELLOW'

A spectacular new clivia with primrose-yellow open-faced flowers. The compact sphere of bloom is held well above the strap-like evergreen leaves and light up the darkest corners of any frost-free garden. Tolerant of ...

Member $16.95
Non-Member $24.95

Checking stock, please wait..

COMFREY 'HIDCOTE BLUE'

COMFREY 'HIDCOTE BLUE'

Striking nodding flowers are produced in whorls around the top of the stems of this virtually impenetrable ground cover suited to shady areas of the garden. Vigorous roots, like the herbal comfrey, may require ...

Checking stock, please wait..

CORK OAK -POLISH GIANT

CORK OAK -POLISH GIANT

A graceful shade tree with distinctive textured bark. This oak is unusual because it’s evergreen with beautiful spongy bark that's harvested for sealing that most precious of beverages – champagne!

Member $12.95
Non-Member $16.95

Checking stock, please wait..

COTTAGE FLOWER DUO 6 Plants

COTTAGE FLOWER DUO 6 Plants

The essential starter pack to begin your cottage flower border. Includes three plants each of Catmint `Walker's Low' and Pink Evening Primrose - a surefire combination that we use at Heronswood to create a long- ...

Checking stock, please wait..

Dry Climate Tree Collection

Dry Climate Tree Collection

Diggers curated collection of trees to withstand hot dry climates. Proven performers in Mediterranean climates. Tree pack contains five trees – Carob Tree, Queensland Bottle Tree, Californian Buckeye, Chinese Pistachio and Bay Tree.

Checking stock, please wait..

ECHIUM 'HERONSWOOD PINK'

ECHIUM 'HERONSWOOD PINK'

Fat, mid-pink candles of flowers are produced over a compact shrub. Growing and flowering much like the familiar blue Pride of Madeira, except you can use this one with pastel colour combinations, even in the hottest ...

Member $9.95
Non-Member $12.95

Checking stock, please wait..

ECHIUM 'SILVER PINK'

ECHIUM 'SILVER PINK'

Hailing from the exotic island of Tenerife, the largest of Spain's Canary Islands, this stunning echium is covered in fat spikes of the softest pale-pink offset by intense, silver foliage. Grow as an informal ...

Member $9.95
Non-Member $12.95

Checking stock, please wait..

Tapering towers of glistening white rise from a starry rosette of grey felted foliage. Makes a stunning statement by producing tall white flowering totem poles. A real eye-catcher that always impresses visitors ...

Member $9.95
Non-Member $12.95

Checking stock, please wait..

ECHIUM WILDPRETII

ECHIUM WILDPRETII

A spectacular tower of dark pink flower emerges from a silver rosette during its second year. Another of the Canary Island Echiums, this one makes a real statement in our garden at Heronswood in spring. Needs well ...

Member $9.95
Non-Member $12.95

Checking stock, please wait..

EUPHORBIA WULFENII

EUPHORBIA WULFENII

This unusual drought-tolerant perennial flowers for a long time in sun or shade. Large, lime-green flowers lift the winter garden, with blue-grey foliage creating a striking contrast among spring and summer flowering ...

Member $6.95
Non-Member $8.95

Checking stock, please wait..

Gaura 'SUMMER BREEZE'

Gaura 'SUMMER BREEZE'

A graceful and long flowered selection, whose myriad flowers dance on tall stems throughout summer and autumn. These glistening butterfly-like white flowers emerge with long filaments, unfolding from pink buds. ...

Member $6.95
Non-Member $8.95

Checking stock, please wait..

Gaura 'Summer Breeze' 3 PACK

Gaura 'Summer Breeze' 3 PACK

A graceful and long flowered selection, whose myriad flowers dance on tall stems throughout summer and autumn. These glistening butterfly-like white flowers emerge with long filaments, unfolding from pink buds. ...

Checking stock, please wait..

GERANIUM SEASPRAY

GERANIUM SEASPRAY

From a carpet of bronze-green rise airy sprays of pale pink flowers. Perfect for underplanting roses or in the pastel border combined with mauve and purple. Cut back by two thirds in autumn.

Member $6.95
Non-Member $8.95

Checking stock, please wait..

GERANIUM 'WHITE GUERNSEY'

GERANIUM 'WHITE GUERNSEY'

A cool-white selection of this giant geranium. Abundant white starry flowers with a subtle pink centre perch neatly above the lush deep green foliage of this reliable garden gem. Rarely offered (you'll never see ...

Member $8.50
Non-Member $9.50

Checking stock, please wait..

Member Exclusives

STRAWBERRY SUMO 3 PACK POTTED

STRAWBERRY SUMO 3 PACK POTTED

A big name for a big berry. If size matters, this is the strawberry for you, producing very large fragrant fruits.

Member $15.00
Non-Member $23.85

Checking stock, please wait..

Agapanthus & Gaura duo - 6 Plants

Agapanthus & Gaura duo - 6 Plants

Perfect garden combination of drought tolerant perennials. Prominent clouds of purple Agapanthus flowers intermesh the airy blooms of butterfly shaped flowers of Gaura. Duo value pack includes 3 plants of Agapanthus 'Purple Cloud' and 3 plants of Gaura 'Summer Breeze'.

Checking stock, please wait..

2yr membership +FREE vegie seeds

2yr membership +FREE vegie seeds

Membership: MNE2VS

Grow the best tasting vegies with free Tomato 'Tigerella, Beetroot 'Bulls Blood, Silverbeet 'Fordhook' and Spring Onion 'Red' seeds (one packet of each, valued at $21).

Member $79.00
Non-Member $79.00

Checking stock, please wait..