5. Containers and pots (windy rural)
Plants that are happy to be grown in pots on a long terms basis. Place in a protected area of the garden, out of the wind. Choose shorter varieties and plant in containers which are wider than they are tall.
Plants (468)
Sempervivum calcareum 'Extra'
Chalky houseleek
Sempervivum calcareum 'Mrs Guiseppi'
Chalky houseleek
Sempervivum ciliosum
Hairy fringed houseleek
Sempervivum tectorum
Bullock's eye, Jupiter's eye, Old man and woman
Thymus 'Doone Valley'
Thyme
Thymus 'Silver Posie'
Thyme
Thymus 'Silver Queen'
Silver Thyme
Thymus cilicicus
Cilicia thyme
Thymus Coccineus Group
Creeping red thyme, Creeping thyme, Wild thyme, English thyme
Thymus herba-barona
Caraway thyme
Thymus praecox
Hairy thyme
Thymus praecox 'Albiflorus'
Hairy thyme
Thymus pseudolanuginosus
Grey woolly thyme
Thymus pulegioides
Broad leaved thyme, Large thyme
Thymus pulegioides 'Archer's Gold'
Broad leaved thyme, Large thyme
Thymus pulegioides 'Aureus'
Broad leaved thyme, Large thyme, Thyme golden
Thymus pulegioides 'Bertram Anderson'
Lemon Broad leaved thyme, Large thyme
Thymus serpyllum
Creeping thyme, Wild thyme, English thyme, Breckland thyme, Mother of thyme
Thymus serpyllum 'Annie Hall'
Creeping thyme, Wild thyme, English thyme, Mother of thyme
Thymus serpyllum 'Minor'
Creeping thyme, Wild thyme, English thyme, Breckland thyme, Mother of thyme
Thymus serpyllum 'Russetings'
Creeping thyme, Wild thyme, English thyme, Breckland thyme, Mother of thyme
Carex oshimensis Everest = 'Fiwhite'
Japanese sedge grass, Oshima kan suge
Dianthus 'Odessa Easy Pink'
Pink, Clove
Dianthus 'Starry Eyes'
Pink, Clove
Potentilla fruticosa 'Red Ace'
Shrubby cinquefoil, Golden hardhack, Widdy, Bush cinquefoil
Potentilla fruticosa Danny Boy = 'Lissdan'
Shrubby cinquefoil, Golden hardhack, Widdy, Bush cinquefoil
Abies koreana 'Kristallkugel'
Korean fir
Ajuga reptans 'Arctic Fox'
Common bugle, Carpet bugle, Sicklewort, Carpenter's herb
Ajuga reptans 'Golden Beauty'
Common bugle, Carpet bugle, Sicklewort, Carpenter's herb
Ajuga reptans 'John Pierpoint'
Common bugle, Carpet bugle, Sicklewort, Carpenter's herb
Ajuga reptans 'Julia'
Common bugle, Carpet bugle, Sicklewort, Carpenter's herb
Ajuga reptans 'Purple Torch'
Common bugle, Carpet bugle, Sicklewort, Carpenter's herb
Calluna vulgaris 'Anette'
Heather, Ling, Scots heather
Carex 'The Beatles'
Spring sedge, Sedge
Carex berggrenii
Dwarf sedge
Carex conica
Hime-Kan-Suge, Miniature sedge, Evergreen miniature sedge
Carex oshimensis 'Eversheen'
Japanese sedge grass, Oshima kan suge
Carex testacea 'Old Gold'
Orange New Zealand sedge
Dianthus 'Adorables Mel'
Pink, Clove
Dianthus 'Brilliant Star'
Pink, Clove
Dianthus 'Fair Folly'
Carnation
Dianthus 'Queen of Henri'
Carnation
Dianthus 'Sissy'
Pink, Clove
Dianthus 'Sops-in-Wine'
Carnation
Dianthus 'Sunflor Bianca'
Pot carnation
Dianthus 'Sunflor Margarita'
Pot carnation
Dianthus 'Sunflor White Surprise'
Pot carnation
Dianthus deltoides 'Arctic Fire'
Maiden pink, Clove