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)
Miscanthus sinensis 'Gold Bar'
Chinese silver grass, Eulalia grass, Golden zebra grass
Miscanthus sinensis 'Gracillimus'
Chinese silver grass, Eulalia grass, Susuki, Japanese silver grass
Miscanthus sinensis 'Gross Fontane'
Large fountain grass, Chinese silver grass, Eulalia grass, Susuki, Japanese silver grass
Miscanthus sinensis 'Haiku'
Chinese silver grass, Eulalia grass, Susuki, Japanese silver grass
Miscanthus sinensis 'Hermann Mussel'
Chinese silver grass, Eulalia grass
Miscanthus sinensis 'Klein Fontane'
Chinese silver grass, Eulalia grass, Susuki, Japanese silver grass
Miscanthus sinensis 'Kleine Silberspinne'
Chinese silver grass, Eulalia grass
Miscanthus sinensis 'Little Kitten'
Chinese silver grass, Eulalia grass, Susuki, Japanese silver grass
Miscanthus sinensis 'Morning Light'
Silver varigated maiden grass, Chinese silver grass, Eulalia grass, Susuki, Japanese silver grass
Miscanthus sinensis 'Nippon'
Chinese silver grass, Eulalia grass, Susuki, Japanese silver grass
Miscanthus sinensis 'Punktchen'
Chinese silver grass, Eulalia grass
Miscanthus sinensis 'Rotsilber'
Chinese silver grass, Eulalia grass, Susuki, Japanese silver grass
Miscanthus sinensis 'Sioux'
Chinese silver grass, Eulalia grass
Miscanthus sinensis 'Variegatus'
Chinese silver grass, Eulalia grass, Susuki, Japanese silver grass
Miscanthus sinensis 'Yakushima Dwarf'
Chinese silver grass, Eulalia grass
Miscanthus sinensis 'Zebrinus'
Zebra grass, Chinese silver grass, Eulalia grass, Susuki, Japanese silver grass
Molinia caerulea
Purple moor grass, Mountain's friend
Molinia caerulea 'Moorhexe'
Purple moor grass, Mountain's friend
Molinia caerulea 'Poul Petersen'
Purple moor grass
Molinia caerulea 'Transparent'
Purple moor grass, Mountain's friend, Tall purple moor grass
Molinia caerulea subsp. arundinacea
Tall Purple moor grass
Molinia caerulea subsp. arundinacea 'Bergfreund'
Purple moor grass, Mountain's friend, Tall purple moor grass
Molinia caerulea subsp. arundinacea 'Heidebraut'
Purple moor grass, Mountain's friend, Tall purple moor grass
Molinia caerulea subsp. caerulea 'Edith Dudszus'
Purple moor grass, Mountain's friend
Muscari armeniacum
Blue spike, Armenian grape hyacinth
Muscari armeniacum 'Blue Spike'
Blue spike, Armenian grape hyacinth
Muscari armeniacum 'Christmas Pearl'
Blue spike, Armenian grape hyacinth
Muscari armeniacum 'Early Giant'
Blue spike, Armenian grape hyacinth
Muscari armeniacum 'Saffier'
Blue spike, Armenian grape hyacinth
Muscari aucheri
Oxford and Cambridge grape hyacinth
Muscari botryoides
Common grape hyacinth
Muscari botryoides 'Album'
Common grape hyacinth, Pearls of Spain
Muscari latifolium
Grape hyacinth, Broad leaved grape hyacinth
Muscari neglectum
Grape hyacinth, Overlooked grape hyacinth
Muscari pseudomuscari
False grape hyacinth
Nandina domestica 'Richmond'
Chinese sacred bamboo, Heavenly Bamboo
Nandina domestica 'Wood's Dwarf'
Chinese sacred bamboo, Heavenly bamboo, Nanten
Nepeta 'Blue Planet'
Catnip, Catmint
Nepeta 'Cat's Pajamas'
Dwarf catmint
Nepeta 'Leeds Castle'
Long stalked catmint
Nepeta 'Magical Mr Blue Sky'
Catnip, Catmint
Nepeta 'Six Hills Gold'
Catmint, Variegated catmint
Nepeta cataria
Native catmint, Catnip
Nepeta govaniana
Goven's catmint, Yellow catmint
Nepeta grandiflora 'Bramdean'
Caucasus catmint, Giant catmint
Nepeta grandiflora 'Dawn to Dusk'
Caucasus catmint, Giant catmint
Nepeta nervosa
Veined catmint
Nepeta nervosa 'Blue Moon'
Veined catmint