Drought Beaters

Ligularia ‘Britt Marie Crawford’

Following the very dry summer of 2026, WYHPS members were invited to say which plants in their gardens were doing well in the drought conditions, so that we could create a very local list of summer survivors for future reference

Here is a list of the plants submitted.

Images were taken in mid-August 2026. To see the plant, click on the link, which will open in a new tab – close the tab to return to this list

Plant MemberLocation
Agapanthus ‘Buckingham Palace’Pat HunterSutton-in-Craven
Althea cannabinaBrian HackettDenby Dale
Angelica sylvestris ‘Vicar’s Mead’Brian HackettDenby Dale
Eryngium x zabellii ‘Big Blue’Pat HunterSutton-in-Craven
Eupatorium cannabinumBrian HackettDenby Dale
Fatsia japonica ‘Spider’s Web’Pat HunterSutton-in-Craven