What are some recommended heat-resistant and heat-tolerant plants?

Succulents, cactuses and aloes, which naturally grow in hot and dry environments, are a safer bet for surviving in hot weather. Other options, according to Good Earth Plant Company, a San Diego-based business, include pothos or Devil’s Ivy, umbrella plants, geraniums and ponytail palms.

Griswold said that a useful general rule, as the world gets hotter, was to look at plants that thrive to the south of where you are, for those in the Northern Hemisphere. “In California, we’re looking more to Baja California and the desert southwest,” she said. “And if you were in the northeast, you might be looking to the southeast for ideas.”