Last winter we had the driest four months since we started keeping records. Plenty of things struggled. These five did not.
- Aloes. Winter flowers for the sunbirds and no water at all once established.
- Wild rosemary. Grey, tough and happy in the poorest corner of the garden.
- Gazanias. Brighter the drier it gets.
- Spekboom. Grows from cuttings stuck straight into the ground.
- Bulbine. Flowers on and off all year.
Every one of them needed watering for their first summer. After that, they were on their own.