Can plants damaged in a heat wave be saved?

Our drought tolerant landscape has some plants that were severely damaged in a heatwave of 107 degrees. The plants are echeveria and green agave whose leaves are shriveled and dried up. Is it possible these plants can be saved?

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#1 Comment By drtreelove On 07/07/2018 @ 7:52 pm

It’s possible that they will recover in time with some supplemental watering.
Drought tolerant doesn’t mean complete immunity to extreme water deficit, so don’t hesitate to irrigate once or twice a week during a heat wave.

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