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)
Persicaria amplexicaulis Taurus = 'Blotau'
Mountain fleece, Red bistort
Persicaria bistorta
Snakeweed, Mad dog skullcap, Adderwort, Red legs, Bistort, Snake root
Persicaria mollis
Soft-leaved knotweed
Persicaria polymorpha
Variable knotweed
Persicaria runcinata 'Purple Fantasy'
Knotweed
Persicaria vacciniifolia
Blueberry leaved fleece flower
Persicaria virginiana Variegated Group 'Painter's Palette'
Painter's palette, Jumpweed
Phalaris arundinacea var. picta
Gardener's garters, Reed canary grass, Ribbon grass
Phalaris arundinacea var. picta 'Arctic Sun'
Gardener's garters, Reed canary grass, Ribbon grass
Phegopteris connectilis
Long beech fern, Narrow beech fern, Northern beech fern
Phormium tenax Purpureum Group
New Zealand hemp
Picea abies 'Inversa'
Drooping Norway spruce, Norway spruce, Common spruce, Christmas tree
Picea abies 'Little Gem'
Norway spruce, Common spruce, Christmas tree
Picea abies 'Nidiformis'
Nest spruce, Norway spruce, Common spruce, Christmas tree
Picea abies 'Reflexa'
Norway spruce, Common spruce, Christmas tree
Picea glauca 'Echiniformis'
White spruce
Picea glauca var. albertiana 'Conica'
Alberta white spruce, White spruce
Picea glauca var. albertiana 'Piccolo'
White spruce
Picea omorika 'Nana'
Dwarf Serbian spruce
Picea omorika 'Treblitsch'
Serbian spruce
Picea pungens 'Fat Albert'
Blue spruce
Picea pungens 'Globosa'
Colorado spruce, Blue spruce
Picea pungens 'Hoopsii'
Colorado spruce, Blue spruce
Picea pungens Glauca Group
Blue spruce
Picea sitchensis 'Tenas'
Sitka spruce
Picea x mariorika 'Machala'
Mariorika spruce
Pieris japonica Ralto Rose = 'Opstal10'
Lily of the Valley Bush, Japanese pieris
Pinus mugo 'Golden Glow'
Mountain pine, Swiss mountain pine
Pinus mugo 'Laarheide'
Mountain pine, Swiss mountain pine
Pinus nigra 'Hornibrookiana'
Austrian pine, Black pine
Pinus pumila
Japanese stone pine, Dwarf siberian pine
Pinus pumila 'Glauca'
Japanese stone pine, Dwarf Siberian pine
Pinus strobus 'Sea Urchin'
Weymouth pine, Eastern white pine, Deal pine
Pinus sylvestris 'Beuvronensis'
Scots pine
Pinus sylvestris 'Moseri'
Scots pine
Platycladus orientalis 'Conspicua'
Chinese arbor-vitae, Oriental thuja
Polemonium 'Golden Feathers'
Jacob's ladder
Polemonium 'Hannah Billcliffe'
Jacob's ladder
Polemonium 'Heaven Scent'
Jacob's ladder
Polemonium 'Northern Lights'
Jacob's ladder
Polemonium 'Sonia's Bluebell'
Jacob's ladder
Polemonium 'Violet Heart'
Jacob's ladder
Polemonium boreale 'Heavenly Habit'
Jacob's ladder
Polemonium brandegeei (Greene)
Jacob's ladder, Sky pilot, Greek valerian
Polemonium caeruleum
Greek valerian, Charity
Polemonium caeruleum Brise d'Anjou = 'Blanjou'
Greek valerian, Charity
Polemonium caeruleum subsp. caeruleum f. album
Greek valerian, Charity
Polemonium carneum
Salmon Jacob's ladder