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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)

Nepeta nervosa 'Pink Cat'

Veined catmint

Nepeta phyllochlamys

Floral bracted catmint

Nepeta racemosa

Persian catmint

Nepeta racemosa 'Amelia'

Persian catmint

Nepeta racemosa 'Little Titch'

Persian catmint

Nepeta racemosa 'Snowflake'

Persian catmint

Nepeta siberica Serene Wild Orchid = 'Donepserwior'

Catmint

Nepeta sibirica

Siberian catmint, Siberian catnip

Nepeta sibirica 'Souvenir d'Andre Chaudron'

Siberian catmint, Siberian catnip

Nepeta subsessilis 'Sweet Dreams'

Short-stalked catmint

Nepeta tuberosa

Tuberous catmint

Nepeta x faassenii

Blue catmint, Faassen's nepeta, Mauve catmint

Nepeta x faassenii 'Purrsian Blue'

Blue catmint, Faassen's nepeta

Nepeta x faassenii EarliBlue = 'G20010'

Blue catmint

Nepeta x faassenii Whispurr Pink = 'Balpurrink'

Catmint

Oenothera acaulis

Stemless evening primrose

Ophiopogon japonicus

Dwarf Japanese mondo grass, Dwarf lily turf

Ophiopogon japonicus 'Minor'

Dwarf Japanese mondo grass, Dwarf lily turf

Origanum laevigatum

Marjoram, Marjory, Showy oregano, Smooth leaved oregano

Origanum laevigatum 'Herrenhausen'

Marjoram, Marjory, Showy oregano, Smooth leaved oregano

Origanum laevigatum 'Hopleys'

Marjoram, Marjory, Showy oregano, Smooth leaved oregano

Origanum vulgare

Oregano, Common marjoram, Wild marjoram, Dwarf marjoram, Creeping marjoram

Origanum vulgare 'Aureum'

Oregano, Golden marjoram, Common marjoram, Wild marjoram, Dwarf marjoram, Creeping marjoram

Origanum vulgare 'Country Cream'

Oregano, Common marjoram, Wild marjoram, Dwarf marjoram, Creeping marjoram

Origanum vulgare 'Thumble's Variety'

Oregano, Common marjoram, Wild marjoram, Dwarf marjoram, Creeping marjoram

Panicum virgatum

Switch grass, Wild red top, Thatch grass, Wobsqua grass, Black bent grass

Panicum virgatum 'Dallas Blues'

Blue switch grass

Panicum virgatum 'Hanse Herms'

Switch grass, Wild red top thatch grass, Wobsqua grass, Black bent grass

Panicum virgatum 'Heavy Metal'

Switch grass, Wild red top thatch grass, Wobsqua grass, Black bent grass

Panicum virgatum 'Northwind'

Switch grass, Wild red top thatch grass, Wobsqua grass, Black bent grass

Panicum virgatum 'Prairie Sky'

Switch grass, Wild red top thatch grass, Wobsqua grass, Black bent grass

Panicum virgatum 'Rehbraun'

Red switch grass

Panicum virgatum 'Rubrum'

Switch grass, Wild red top thatch grass, Wobsqua grass, Black bent grass

Panicum virgatum 'Shenandoah'

Red switch grass

Panicum virgatum 'Strictum'

Upright switch grass

Panicum virgatum 'Warrior'

Switch grass, Wild red top thatch grass, Wobsqua grass, Black bent grass

Persicaria 'Pink Elephant'

Knotweed, Hybrid knotweed

Persicaria affinis

Himalayan fleece flower, Knotweed

Persicaria amplexicaulis

Mountain fleece, Red bistort

Persicaria amplexicaulis 'Alba'

Mountain fleece, Red bistort

Persicaria amplexicaulis 'Atrosanguinea'

Mountain fleece, Red bistort

Persicaria amplexicaulis 'Fat Domino'

Mountain fleece, Red bistort

Persicaria amplexicaulis 'Firedance'

Mountain fleece, Red bistort

Persicaria amplexicaulis 'Firetail'

Mountain fleece, Red bistort

Persicaria amplexicaulis 'Golden Arrow'

Mountain fleece, Red bistort

Persicaria amplexicaulis 'Inverleith'

Mountain fleece, Red bistort

Persicaria amplexicaulis 'Rosea'

Mountain fleece, Red bistort

Persicaria amplexicaulis Orange Field = 'Orangofield'

Mountain fleece, Red bistort