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)
Luzula sylvatica 'Hohe Tatra'
Greater wood rush, Sylvan woodrush
Luzula sylvatica 'Marginata'
Greater wood rush, Sylvan woodrush
Lychnis 'Cherry Bubbles'
Catchfly
Lychnis 'Hill Grounds'
Campion, Catchfly
Lychnis 'Molten Lava'
Camption, Catchfly
Lychnis alpina
Alpine campion
Lychnis chalcedonica
Jerusalem cross, Maltese cross, London pride, Scarlet lightning
Lychnis chalcedonica 'Rosea'
Jerusalem cross, Maltese cross, London pride, Scarlet lightning
Lychnis chalcedonica var. albiflora
Jerusalem cross, Maltese cross, London pride, Scarlet lightning
Lychnis coronaria
Dusty miller, Rose campion, Mullein pink
Lychnis coronaria 'Alba'
Dusty miller, Rose campion, Mullein pink
Lychnis coronaria 'Angel's Blush'
Dusty miller, Rose campion, Mullein pink
Lychnis coronaria Atrosanguinea Group
Dusty miller, Rose campion, Mullein pink
Lychnis coronaria Gardeners World = 'Blych'
Dusty miller, Rose campion, Mullein pink
Lychnis coronaria Oculata Group
Dusty miller, Rose campion, Mullein pink
Lychnis flos-cuculi
Ragged robin, Cuckoo flower
Lychnis flos-cuculi 'Petite Jenny'
Ragged robin, Cuckoo flower
Lychnis flos-cuculi 'White Robin'
Ragged robin, Cuckoo flower
Lychnis flos-cuculi Jenny = 'Lychjen'
Ragged robin, Cuckoo flower
Lychnis flos-cuculi Petite Henri = 'Iflyph'
Ragged robin, Cuckoo flower
Lychnis flos-jovis
Flower of Jove, Job's flower
Lychnis flos-jovis 'Hort's Variety'
Flower of Jove, Job's flower
Lychnis viscaria
German catchfly, Sticky campion, Sticky catchfly
Lychnis viscaria 'Plena'
Catchfly, Sticky campion
Lychnis viscaria 'Snowbird'
German catchfly, Sticky campion, Stickty catchfly
Lysimachia nummularia
Creeping Jenny, Meadow runagates, Herb twopence, String of sovereigns, Moneywort
Lysimachia nummularia 'Aurea'
Yellow creeping Jenny, Creeping Jenny, Meadow runagates, Herb twopence, String of sovereigns, Moneywort
Mahonia aquifolium
Oregon grape, Holly grape, Holly leaved barberry
Mahonia aquifolium 'Atropurpurea'
Oregon grape, Holly grape, Holly leaved barberry
Mahonia japonica
Japanese mahonia
Mahonia japonica Bealei Group
Beale's mahonia, Japanese mahonia
Mahonia x media 'Buckland'
Hybrid barberry
Mahonia x media 'Lionel Fortescue'
Hybrid barberry
Matteuccia struthiopteris
Ostrich fern, Ostrich plume fern, Shuttlecock fern
Melica altissima
Melic grass, Siberian melic grass, Tall melic grass
Melica altissima 'Atropurpurea'
Purple melic grass, Purple Siberian melic
Melica ciliata
Silky spike mellic, Hairy melic, Eyelash pearl grass
Melica uniflora
Wood melic
Melica uniflora 'Variegata'
Wood melic
Melissa officinalis
Lemon balm, Balm, Bee balm, Honey plant, Sweet Mary
Melissa officinalis 'All Gold'
Lemon balm, Balm, Bee balm, Honey plant, Sweet Mary
Melissa officinalis 'Aurea'
Golden balm, Lemon balm, Balm, Bee balm, Honey plant, Sweet Mary
Milium effusum 'Yaffle'
Bowles golden grass
Miscanthus 'Purpurascens'
Chinese silver grass, Eulalia grass
Miscanthus sinensis 'Blutenwunder'
Chinese silver grass, Eulalia grass, Susuki, Japanese silver grass
Miscanthus sinensis 'China'
Chinese silver grass, Eulalia grass, Susuki, Japanese silver grass
Miscanthus sinensis 'Dixieland'
Chinese silver grass, Eulalia grass, Susuki, Japanese silver grass
Miscanthus sinensis 'Flamingo'
Chinese silver grass, Eulalia grass, Susuki, Japanese silver grass