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4. Feature plants (windy urban)

A single shrub or tree providing a focal point and year round interest. Plants have architectural qualities when they have a distinctive growth habit. Conifers with their clean narrow shape cope very well in windy conditions. Grasses and ferns are also eye-catching.

Plants (133)

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Aucuba japonica 'Golden King'

Spotted laurel, Japanese aucuba

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Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Fernspray Gold'

Golden fernspray cypress, Hinoki cypress

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Cortaderia selloana

Sellow's pampas grass

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Cortaderia selloana 'Pumila'

Sellow's pampas grass

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Cortaderia selloana 'Splendid Star'

Pampas grass, Sellow's Pampas grass

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Cotoneaster 'Hybridus Pendulus'

Weeping cotoneaster

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Cryptomeria japonica 'Vilmoriniana'

Japanese red cedar, Japanese cedar, Sugi

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Elaeagnus x submacrophylla 'Gilt Edge'

Oleaster, Hybrid oleaster

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Elaeagnus x submacrophylla 'Viveleg'

Hybrid oleaster

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Euonymus japonicus 'Green Rocket'

Japanese spindle

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Euonymus Pierrolino = 'Heespierrolino'

Spindle

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Fatsia japonica

False castor oil plant, Glossy leaved paper plant, Japanese fatsia, Japanese aralia

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Fatsia japonica 'Spiders Web'

False castor oil plant, Glossy leaved paper plant, Japanese fatsia, Japanese aralia

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Nandina domestica 'Gulf Stream'

Chinese sacred bamboo, Heavenly bamboo

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Nandina domestica 'Obsessed'

Chinese sacred bamboo, Heavenly bamboo

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Nandina domestica 'Twilight'

Chinese sacred bamboo, Heavenly bamboo

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Pinus mugo Pumilio Group

Dwarf mountain pine, European scrub pine, Mountain pine, Swiss mountain pine

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Prunus laurocerasus 'Otto Luyken'

Common laurel, Cherry laurel

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Prunus laurocerasus 'Zabeliana'

Common laurel, Cherry laurel

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Thuja occidentalis 'Smaragd'

American arbor vitae, White cedar, Yellow cedar

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Yucca glauca

Great plains yucca, Soapweed yucca, Plains soapweed, Bear grass, Small soapweed

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Yucca gloriosa 'Variegata'

Spanish dagger, Roman candle, Palm lily, Moundlily yucca, Soft tipped yucca

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Abies amabilis 'Spreading Star'

Pacific silver fir, Red silver fir, Christmas tree

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Abies cephalonica 'Meyer's Dwarf'

Greek fir, Grecian fir, Kukunaria

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Abies concolor 'Compacta'

Colorado fir, White fir, Colorado white fir, Rocky Mountain white fir

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Abies lasiocarpa 'Compacta'

Subalpine fir, Alpine fir, White fir, Balsam fir, Rocky mountain fir

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Abies nordmanniana 'Golden Spreader'

Caucasian fir, Nordmann's fir, Christmas tree

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Aucuba japonica 'Sulphurea Marginata'

Spotted laurel, Japanese aucuba

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Aucuba japonica Pepper Pot = 'Shilpot'

Spotted laurel, Japanese aucuba

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Carex pendula

Weeping sedge, Great drooping sedge, Pendulous sedge

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Cedrus atlantica 'Glauca Pendula'

Blue weeping atlas cedar

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Cedrus deodara 'Feelin' Blue'

Deodar cedar, Himalayan cedar, Indian cedar

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Chamaecyparis lawsoniana 'Ellwood's Gold'

Lawson's cypress, Oregon cedar, Port Orford cedar

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Chamaecyparis lawsoniana 'Ellwoodii'

Ellwood's lawson cypress, Lawson's cypress, Oregon cedar

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Chamaecyparis lawsoniana 'Green Globe'

Lawson's cypress, Oregon cedar, Port Orford cedar

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Chamaecyparis lawsoniana 'Minima Aurea'

Lawson's cypress, Oregon cedar, Port Orford cedar

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Chamaecyparis lawsoniana 'Pygmy'

Lawson's cypress, Oregon cedar, Port Orford cedar

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Chamaecyparis lawsoniana 'Silver Threads'

Lawson's cypress, Oregon cedar, Port Orford cedar

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Chamaecyparis lawsoniana 'Snow White'

Lawson's cypress, Oregon cedar, Port Orford cedar

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Chamaecyparis lawsoniana Ellwood's Pillar = 'Flolar'

Lawson's cypress, Oregon cedar, Port Orford cedar

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Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Filifera Aurea'

Sawara cypress, Japanese false cypress

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Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Filifera Aureovariegata'

Sawara cypress, Japanese false cypress

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Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Plumosa Juniperoides'

Sawara cypress, Japanese false cypress

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Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Sungold'

Sawara cypress, Japanese false cypress

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Chamaecyparis thyoides 'Andelyensis'

White cypress, Coast white cedar, White cedar

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Cortaderia fulvida (Buchanan) Zotov

Pampas grass, Tussock grass, Kakaho

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Cortaderia richardii

Plumed tussock, Toe toe grass, Richard's pampas grass

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Cortaderia selloana 'Aureolineata'

Sellow's pampas grass