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)
Juniperus x pfitzeriana 'Saybrook Gold'
Pfitzer juniper
Juniperus x pfitzeriana 'Wilhelm Pfitzer'
Pfitzer juniper
Juniperus x pfitzeriana Gold Sovereign = 'Blound'
Pfitzer juniper
Ligustrum ibota Musli = 'Muster'
Japanese ibota privet
Ligustrum lucidum
Chinese privet, Wax leaved privet, Glossy privet
Ligustrum lucidum 'Curly Wurly'
Chinese privet, Wax leaved privet, Glossy privet
Ligustrum lucidum 'Tricolor'
Chinese privet, Wax leaved privet, Glossy privet
Magnolia 'Maryland'
Magnolia grandiflora 'Edith Bogue'
Southern magnolia, Bull bay, Laurel magnolia
Magnolia grandiflora 'Exmouth'
Southern magnolia, Bull bay, Laurel magnolia
Magnolia grandiflora 'Ferruginea'
Southern magnolia, Bull bay, Laurel magnolia, Large flowered magnolia, Evergreen magnolia
Magnolia grandiflora 'Gallissonniere'
Southern magnolia, Bull bay, Laurel magnolia
Magnolia grandiflora 'Goliath'
Southern magnolia, Bull bay, Laurel magnolia
Magnolia grandiflora 'Samuel Sommer'
Southern magnolia, Bull bay, Laurel magnolia
Magnolia grandiflora 'Victoria'
Southern magnolia, Bull bay, Laurel magnolia
Mahonia x media 'Buckland'
Hybrid barberry
Mahonia x media 'Lionel Fortescue'
Hybrid barberry
Molinia caerulea 'Poul Petersen'
Purple moor grass
Molinia caerulea subsp. arundinacea
Tall Purple moor grass
Panicum virgatum 'Dallas Blues'
Blue switch grass
Panicum virgatum 'Rehbraun'
Red switch grass
Panicum virgatum 'Shenandoah'
Red switch grass
Panicum virgatum 'Strictum'
Upright switch grass
Phormium tenax Purpureum Group
New Zealand hemp
Photinia x fraseri 'Robusta'
Frasers hybrid photinia, Christmas berry
Phyllostachys aureosulcata f. spectabilis
Yellow groove bamboo, Golden groove bamboo
Phyllostachys nigra 'Boryana'
Snakeskin bamboo, Black stemmed bamboo, Kuro-Chiku, Black bamboo
Phyllostachys nigra f. henonis
Henon, Hachiku, Black stemmed bamboo, Kuro-Chiku, Black bamboo
Phyllostachys sulphurea
Ougon-Kou Chiku, Robert Ougon-Chiku
Picea abies 'Acrocona'
Norway spruce
Picea abies 'Inversa'
Drooping Norway spruce, 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 omorika 'Nana'
Dwarf Serbian spruce
Picea omorika 'Treblitsch'
Serbian spruce
Picea pungens 'Edith'
Colorado spruce, Blue spruce
Picea pungens 'Fat Albert'
Blue spruce
Picea pungens 'Globosa'
Colorado spruce, Blue spruce
Picea pungens 'Hoopsii'
Colorado spruce, Blue spruce
Picea pungens 'Koster'
Koster's blue spruce, Colorado spruce, Blue spruce
Picea pungens Glauca Group
Blue spruce
Picea x mariorika 'Machala'
Mariorika spruce
Pieris japonica Ralto Rose = 'Opstal10'
Lily of the Valley Bush, Japanese pieris
Pinus aristata
Rocky mountain bristlecombe pine, Hickory pine
Pinus cembra 'Aureovariegata'
Arolla pine, Swiss pine, Swiss stone pine
Pinus heldreichii 'Compact Gem'
Bosnian pine
Pinus mugo
Mountain pine, Swiss mountain pine