4. Feature plants (windy rural)
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. Bamboo, grasses and ferns are also eye-catching.
Plants (275)
Chamaecyparis thyoides 'Ericoides'
Heather like white cypress, White cypress, Heatherlike coast white cedar
Cortaderia fulvida (Buchanan) Zotov
Pampas grass, Tussock grass, Kakaho
Cortaderia richardii
Plumed tussock, Toe toe grass, Richard's pampas grass
Cortaderia selloana 'Aureolineata'
Sellow's pampas grass
Cortaderia selloana 'Rendatleri'
Sellow's pampas grass
Cortaderia selloana 'Silver Fountain'
Pampas grass, Sellow's Pampas grass
Cortaderia selloana 'Sunningdale Silver'
Sellow's pampas grass
Cotoneaster harrovianus
Harrow's cotoneaster
Cotoneaster salicifolius
Willow leaf cotoneaster
Cryptomeria japonica 'Spiralis'
Spiral leaf Japanese red cedar
Elaeagnus pungens 'Forest Gold'
Oleaster
Elaeagnus pungens 'Hosoba-fukurin'
Oleaster
Elaeagnus pungens 'Variegata'
Oleaster
Eucalyptus gregsoniana
Gum tree, Eucalypt, Wolgan snow gum, Mallee snow gum
Eucalyptus pauciflora subsp. niphophila
Gum tree, Eucalypt, Snow gum, Cabbage gum, White sallee, Ghost gum
Fargesia murielae 'Simba'
Umbrella bamboo, Muriel bamboo
Fatsia japonica 'Variegata'
False castor oil plant, Glossy leaved paper plant, Japanese fatsia, Japanese aralia
Ilex 'Nellie R. Stevens'
Hybrid holly
Ilex aquifolium 'Angustifolia'
Common holly, English holly, Hulver bush
Ilex aquifolium 'Argentea Marginata Pendula'
Perry's silver weeping holly, Silver-margined holly, Broad leaved silver holly
Ilex aquifolium 'Aurea Marginata'
Common holly, English holly, Hulver bush
Ilex aquifolium 'Golden Milkboy'
Common holly, English holly, Hulver bush
Ilex aquifolium 'Golden Queen'
Common holly, English holly, Hulver bush
Ilex aquifolium 'Golden Van Tol'
Common holly, English holly, Hulver bush
Ilex aquifolium 'Green Pillar'
Common holly, English holly, Hulver bush
Ilex aquifolium 'Handsworth New Silver'
Common holly, English holly, Hulver bush
Ilex aquifolium 'Laurifolia'
Common holly, English holly, Hulver bush
Ilex aquifolium 'Pyramidalis Fructu Luteo'
Yellow fruited holly
Ilex aquifolium 'Silver Milkmaid'
Common holly, English holly, Hulver bush
Ilex crenata 'Mariesii'
Japanese holly, Box leaved holly
Ilex latifolia
Tarajo, Lusterleaf holly
Ilex x altaclerensis 'Lawsoniana'
Highclere hybrid holly, Altaclera holly
Juniperus 'Grey Owl'
Juniper
Juniperus chinensis 'Kaizuka'
Chinese juniper
Juniperus chinensis 'Plumosa Aurea'
Chinese juniper
Juniperus chinensis 'Pyramidalis'
Chinese juniper
Juniperus communis 'Candelabriformis'
Common juniper
Juniperus communis 'Hibernica'
Irish juniper, Common juniper
Juniperus sabina 'Tamariscifolia'
Common savin
Juniperus scopulorum 'Blue Arrow'
Rocky Mountain juniper, Western red cedar
Juniperus squamata 'Meyeri'
Flaky juniper, Scaly leaved Nepal juniper
Juniperus virginiana 'Burkii'
Pencil cedar, Eastern redcedar
Juniperus virginiana 'Glauca'
Eastern red cedar, Pencil cedar, Red juniper
Juniperus x pfitzeriana 'Blue and Gold'
Pfitzer juniper
Juniperus x pfitzeriana 'Gold Coast'
Pfitzer juniper
Juniperus x pfitzeriana 'Old Gold'
Pfitzer juniper
Juniperus x pfitzeriana 'Pfitzeriana Aurea'
Golden pfitzer juniper, Pfitzer juniper
Juniperus x pfitzeriana 'Pfitzeriana Glauca'
Pfitzer juniper