Perennials that flower but don't need lots of water

[CottagePieLaLaLa]

I am terrible at watering plants. I have very little time and when I get back from work and I'm shattered the last thing I want to do is watering the potted plants. I also don't want to buy new plants every year. But I like flowers.

Are there any flowering plants that don't need lots of water? I am open to planting them in the flower beds if that helps retaining water.

What plants would you recommend please? The garden has both full sun and shaded areas. Thank you.

Japanese anemones- they spread like mad and give height. I have pink and white.

Fuchsias flower profusely every year. I never water them and are pretty good in shady spots too. You can hack them back in winter (don’t mistake them for dead even though they look it) or let them grow huge to fill space.

Honeysuckle smells beautiful and has pretty flowers. Mine grows out an old stone wall with practically no soil. I do absolutely nothing to it and it comes out every year - the bees love it too.

Crocosmia “Lucifer” looks brilliant, bright red flowers and beautiful leaves too. They come up every year in the summer and need no attention. Buy lots of bulbs and bung them in the earth in big clumps.

Lavender likes dry soil (try “Platinum Blonde” variety for something different). Roses are very drought resistant when established and salvia Hot Lips. Budlia is bee friendly and does its own thing with very pretty flowers. Grasses are fine as fillers, but they offer nothing to pollinators and insects so I use sparingly.