A few drought tolerant plants from Australia

[Jerry]

I have just the spot for them!

Excuse my lens cover. Have to watch that!
Bottom is a ground cover, low growing too. Westringia jarvis.
next is a Yucca!  Beschernaria yuccoides. Last is a gret succulent. Dudleya brittomi.
 
Mike w and Mikey both love Worldwide Exotics, the source of these plants

[PondmaninAL]

Jerry, what camera are you using? Mine did the same when the gator came to visit.

[Jerry]

A Canon Powershot   NO complaints. It has been great!

[miguynmkoi]

I'm slowly integrating many drought tolerant plants into my garden too.  There are many plants from Aussieland making their way over here.   I love the succulent.

[Mikey]

As soon as I saw your Dudleya photo I recognized it thanks to our recent wild flowers hike in which our hike organizer identified the plants in the below photo as Dudleyas.  These were growing on a volcanic boulder and were pretty small but we also saw one quite large that apparently was in better soil and perhaps getting more water.  I too am slowly converting to more drought tolerant plants.

[Joyce]

Very cool Jerry! 

But it's not a yucca, it is a Beschorneria yuccoides.
The second name of yuccoides simply translates as 'leaves like yucca'.
But it is a Beschorneria.
No where near as hardy as most Yuccas.

They sell them around here as annuals, but if covered and mulched well they will overwinter. 

[Jerry]

http://www.dailynews.com/joshuasiskin/ci_4306960
I learned of these plants from a local garden writer.  he is good but, not infallible.
He wrote about my pond and garden a few years ago.  I had posted it.  here it is again.
Joyce you would go nuts at World wide Exotics.  They are open but 2 days a week.  They really do have stock from around the world!  I need to take photos of the grounds.  Very un nursery like.

Nice shots Mikey. I knew you would respond!