Windy urban spaces
You don't have to live on a hill or open countryside to experience windy conditions. In this section, plants have been selected which suit garden spaces in the urban environment. For example, new build properties where gardens are typically exposed and the soil often quite poor.
1. Create a living windbreak (windy urban)
318 plants
2. Climbers (windy urban)
70 plants
3. Shrubs for structure (windy urban)
351 plants
4. Feature plants (windy urban)
134 plants
5. Containers and pots (windy urban)
492 plants
6a. Flowers every year (windy urban)
1449 plants
6b. Roses (windy urban)
1182 plants
7. Ferns, grasses, hostas and other foliage plants (windy urban)
469 plants
8. Ground cover and small plants (windy urban)
218 plants
All plants (4215)
Campanula garganica
Adriatic bellflower, Dalmation bellflower, Gargano bellflower
Campanula glomerata 'Bellefleur White'
Clustered bellflower, Danesblood bellflower
Campanula glomerata var. acaulis
Clustered bellflower, Danesblood bellflower
Campanula portenschlagiana 'Resholt's Variety'
Dalmation bellflower, Wall harebell
Campanula punctata 'Pink Chimes'
Spotted bellflower
Campanula punctata f. rubriflora
Spotted bellflower
Carex 'Ice Dance'
Morrow's ice dancer
Carex 'Silver Sceptre'
Silver sedge
Carex arenaria
Sand sedge, Sedge
Carex buchananii 'Red Rooster'
Leatherleaf sedge grass, Fox red sedge
Carex comans 'Taranaki'
Hair sedge
Carex comans - bronze-leaved
New Zealand hairy sedge, Hair sedge, Green wig
Carex conica 'Snowline'
Hime-Kan-Suge, Miniature sedge, Evergreen miniature sedge
Carex dipsacea
Teasel like sedge
Carex dipsacea 'Dark Horse'
Teasel-like sedge
Carex dolichostachya 'Kaga-nishiki'
Miyama kan suge
Carex flagellifera
Weeping brown New Zealand sedge
Carex grayi
Mace Gray's sedge, Morning star sedge
Carex montana
Mountain sedge
Carex morrowii 'Variegata'
Variegated Japanese sedge, Variegated Morrow's sedge
Carex muskingumensis
Palm leaf sedge, Palm sedge
Carex muskingumensis 'Oehme'
Palm branch sedge
Carex muskingumensis 'Silberstreif'
Palm branch sedge
Carex oshimensis 'Everoro'
Japanese sedge grass, Oshima kan suge
Carex pendula
Weeping sedge, Great drooping sedge, Pendulous sedge
Carex pendula 'Moonraker'
Variegated weeping sedge
Carex plantaginea
Plantain leaf sedge, Broad leafed sedge, Evergreen broadleaf sedge
Carex riparia 'Variegata'
Variegated greater pond sedge, Greater Pond sedge
Carex secta
Divided sedge
Carex siderosticha 'Variegata'
Deciduous broad leaved sedge, Creeping broadleaf sedge, Tagane so
Carex tenuiculmis
Slender culmed sedge
Carex trifida 'Chatham Blue'
Blue three cleft sedge
Carpinus betulus 'Pendula'
Common hornbeam, European hornbeam
Caryopteris incana
Common bluebeard
Caryopteris incana 'Jason'
Common bluebeard
Cedrus atlantica 'Glauca Pendula'
Blue weeping atlas cedar
Cedrus deodara 'Feelin' Blue'
Deodar cedar, Himalayan cedar, Indian cedar
Centaurea 'Amethyst on Ice'
Knapweed, Star thistle
Centaurea 'Caramia'
Knapweed, Star thistle
Centaurea 'Jordy'
Knapweed
Centaurea bella
Beautiful knapweed
Centaurea dealbata
Perennial cornflower, Persian cornflower, Whitewash cornflower
Centaurea dealbata 'Steenbergii'
Perennial cornflower, Persian cornflower, Whitewash cornflower
Centaurea glastifolia
Woad-leaved knapweed
Centaurea macrocephala
Great golden knapweed, Globe centaurea
Centaurea montana 'Alba'
Mountain knapweed, Perennial cornflower, Mountain bluet, Perennial bachelors buttons
Centaurea montana 'Amethyst Dream'
Mountain knapweed, Perennial cornflower, Mountain bluet, Perennial bachelor's buttons
Centaurea montana 'Amethyst in Snow'
Mountain knapweed, Perennial cornflower, Mountain bluet, Perennial bachelors buttons