Plants for Dry Areas

 

 

 

 

Alpines

  • Achillea tomentosa aurea

  • Androsace

  • Antennaria dioica rubra

  • Armeria maritima splendens

  • Calceolaria biflora

  • Erinus alpinus

  • Geranium - 'Ballerina'

  • Helianthum - Rock rose

  • Lewisia cotyledon

  • Leontopodium alpinum

  • Phlox douglasii

  • Sedum - 'Capo Blanco'

  • Sempervivum

Annuals

  • Cosmos

  • Eschscholzia - Californian poppy

  • Gaillardia

  • Gazania

  • Helichrysum

  • Ipomoea - Morning glory

  • Mesembryanthemum

  • Papaver somniferum - Opium poppy

Bedding & Patio plants

  • Alonsoa

  • Artotis

  • Argyranthemum

  • Begonia fuchsioides

  • Bidens

  • Diascia

  • Helichrysum petiolare

  • Lantana

  • Nicotiana - Tobacco plant

  • Osteospermum

  • Pelargonium

  • Petunia

  • Plectranthus

  • Portulaca

  • Zinnia

Trees & Shrubs

  • Arbutus unedo - Strawberry tree

  • Berberis

  • Betula - Birch

  • Buddleia davidii - Butterfly bush

  • Buxus - Box

  • Caragana arborescens - Pea tree

  • Caryopteris x clandonensis

  • Chaenomeles - Flowering quince

  • Ceanothus - Californian lilac

  • Choisya

  • Cistus - Sun Rose

  • Convolvulus cneorum

  • Cordyline australis - Torbay palm

  • Cotoneaster

  • Cytisus - Broom

  • Danae

  • Daphne mezereum

  • Elaegnus

  • Euonymus europaeus - Spindle tree

  • Euonymus fortunei

  • Fagus sylvatica - Beech

  • Genista

  • Gleditsia triacanthos - Sunburst

  • Griselinia littoralis

  • Halimiocistus

  • Hebe (small leaved)

  • Helianthum - Rock rose

  • Hibiscus syriacus

  • Indigofera

  • Ilex - Holly

  • Jasminum nudiflorum - Winter jasmine

  • Juniperus

  • Kerria japonica

  • Lavandula - Lavender

  • Lavatera - Tree mallow

  • Ligustrum - Privet

  • Lithodora

  • Olearia

  • Perovskia - Russian sage

  • Philadelphus

  • Phlomis fruticosa

  • Phormium

  • Physocarpus

  • Picea pungens glauca

  • Pinus mugo - Dwarf pine

  • Pittosporum tenuifolium

  • Potentilla fruticosa

  • Prunus lauracerasus - 'Otto Luyken' & 'Zabeliana'

  • Prunus subhirtella autumnalis

  • Rhus typhina - Stags horn sumach

  • Ribes sanguineum - Flowering currant

  • Robinia

  • Rosa glauca

  • Rosa rugosa

  • Rosmarinus officinalis - Rosemary

  • Ruscus aculeatus - Butchers broom

  • Ruta - Rue

  • Salvia officinalis - Sage

  • Santolina - Cotton lavender

  • Senecio - Sunshine

  • Spartium junceum - Spanish Broom

  • Symphoricarpos - Snowberry

  • Tamarix

  • Taxus baccata - Yew

  • Ulex europaeus - Gorse

  • Viburnum

  • Vinca - Periwinkle

Climbers

  • Clematis montana

  • Fallopia baldschuanicum - Russian Vine

  • Hedera

  • Parthenocissus - Virginia creeper

  • Rosa - 'Sander's White'

  • Rosa - 'Mermaid'

  • Trachelospermum asciaticum

  • Vitus coignetiae

  • Vitis viniferia - 'Purperea'

Perennials

  • Acaena

  • Acanthus - Bears breeches

  • Achillea

  • Aconitum - Monkswood

  • Agapanthus

  • Alcea - Hollyhock

  • Alchemilla mollis

  • Anthemis

  • Armeria - Thrift

  • Artemisia - 'Powis Castle'

  • Arum italicum

  • Aster ericoides

  • Aquilegia

  • Bergenia

  • Brunnera macrophylla

  • Calamintha nepeta

  • Campanula carpatica

  • Campanula poscharskyana

  • Catananche caerulea

  • Cerastium tomentosum

  • Cirsium rivulare atropurpureum

  • Coreopsis grandiflora

  • Coreopsis verticillata

  • Crambe cordifolia

  • Crocosmia

  • Cynara cardunculus - Cardoon

  • Cynara scolymus group

  • Dictamnus albus - Burning bush

  • Digitalis purpurea - Foxglove

  • Echinacea purpurea - Coneflower

  • Echinops ritro - Globe thistle

  • Eremurus - Foxtail lily

  • Erodium - Storks bill

  • Eryngium maritimum - Sea holly

  • Erysimum - Perennial wallflower

  • Euphorbia

  • Festuca glauca

  • Foeniculum vulgare - Fennel

  • Gaillardia

  • Geranium renardii

  • Geranium sanguineum

  • Geranium - Spinners

  • Geranium - 'Wargrave Pink'

  • Geum

  • Helictotrichon sempervivens - Blue oat grass

  • Heliopsis helianthoides

  • Hemerocallis - Day lily

  • Heuchera macrantha - 'Palace Purple'

  • Heuchera sanguinea

  • Hosta (small leaved)

  • Iris foetidissima

  • Knautia

  • Kniphofia - Red hot poker

  • Leucanthemum superba - Shasta daisy

  • Lovage

  • Limonium latifolium - Sea Holly

  • Linaria - Toadflax

  • Linum narbonense

  • Linum perenne - Flax

  • Liriope

  • Macleaya cordata - Plume poppy

  • Malva moschata - Musk mallow

  • Nepeta - Catmint

  • Oenothera missouriensis

  • Oopordum acanthium

  • Ophiopogon jab. vittatus

  • Ophiopogon plan. nigrescens

  • Papaver orientale

  • Penstemon pinofolius

  • Pulmonaria

  • Rudbeckia ful. goldsturm

  • Saxifraga urbium - 'London's Pride'

  • Sedum spectabile

  • Sedum telephium atropurpureum

  • Sisyrinchium striatum

  • Stachys byzantina

  • Symphytum grandiflorum

  • Thalictrum aquilegiifolium

  • Viola - 'Freckles'

  • Waldsteinia ternata