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 Plant list: Plants for dry gardens
Dry spots needn’t be bare as there are lots of plants that will thrive in them. Many also enjoy sunny conditions.
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| Latin name: | | Euphorbia characiassubsp.wulfenii |
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| Common name: | | Spurge |
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| Type of plant: | | Shrub |
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| Hardiness: | | Hardy |
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| Flower colour: | | Lime-green |
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| Leaf colour: | | Grey-green |
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| Height and spread: | | 1.7m x 1.7m (5.6ft x 5.6ft) |
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This architectural plant does best in full sun. Its stems are biennial, producing leaves one year, spikes of flowers the next. Wear gloves when handling as the sap can irritate the skin.
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| Latin name: | | Eryngium |
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| Common name: | | Eryngium |
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| Type of plant: | | Perennial |
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| Hardiness: | | Hardy |
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| Flower colour: | | Silver to purple-blue |
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| Leaf colour: | | Green |
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| Height and spread: | | 60cm to 1.5m x 45cm to 60cm (2ft to 4.9ft x 1.5ft to 2ft) |
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This clump-forming perennial produces branched stems crowned with thistle-like flowers in summer.
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| Latin name: | | Potentilla fruticosa |
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| Common name: | | Shrubby cinquefoil |
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| Type of plant: | | Shrub |
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| Hardiness: | | Hardy |
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| Flower colour: | | White to yellow to pink |
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| Leaf colour: | | Green |
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| Height and spread: | | 1.2cm x 75cm (3.9ft x 2.5ft) |
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Easy to grow, this compact shrub blooms throughout the year. It can be used to create a low-growing hedge.
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| Latin name: | | Genista |
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| Common name: | | Genista |
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| Type of plant: | | Shrub |
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| Hardiness: | | Hardy to frost-hardy |
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| Flower colour: | | White to yellow |
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| Leaf colour: | | Dark green |
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| Height and spread: | | 1m x 20cm to 1.5m (3.3ft x 8in to 4.9ft) |
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These prefer a place in full sun and not too rich a soil. They are grown for their masses of small, pea-like flowers that smother the whole bush.
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| Latin name: | | Robinia |
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| Common name: | | Robinia |
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| Type of plant: | | Trees and shrubs |
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| Hardiness: | | Hardy |
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| Flower colour: | | Pink, white |
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| Leaf colour: | | Green to yellow |
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| Height and spread: | | 2.5m to 25m x 4m to 15m (8.2ft to 83ft x 13.1ft to 50ft) |
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Deciduous trees and shrubs which are mainly grown for their pea-like flowers. They thrive in sunny locations and all soils, except wet. One problem is their wood is very brittle, so plant in a sheltered spot.
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