Sunny border, drought collection
A collection of drought tolerant plants that is perfect for a sunny border^. Low maintenance, they will need little attention apart from watering in year one as they establish. It includes shrubs for structure and flowering plants that provide colour all year round. You can create different colour themes by changing the plants that die back each year. Shrubs are best planted in autumn or spring and perennial flowering plants are ideally planted in spring, once the worst of the winter weather has passed.
Plants (248)
Achillea millefolium
Bloodwort, Woundwort, Nosebleed, Thousand leaved yarrow, Sanguinary, Carpenter's weed
Achillea millefolium 'Paprika'
Bloodwort, Woundwort, Nosebleed, Thousand leaved yarrow, Sanguinary, Carpenter's weed
Agapanthus africanus 'Albus'
White flowered blue African Lily
Cistus salviifolius
Sage leaf rock rose
Cistus x argenteus 'Silver Pink'
Rock rose, Sun rose
Cistus x hybridus
Hybrid rock rose, Jaras
Cistus x hybridus Little Miss Sunshine = 'Dunnecis'
Hybrid rock rose, Jaras
Cistus x pulverulentus
Powdered rock rose
Cistus x pulverulentus 'Sunset'
Powdered rock rose
Cistus x purpureus
Purple cistus, Orchid rock rose, Jaras
Cistus x purpureus 'Alan Fradd'
Purple cistus, Orchid rock rose
Festuca glauca
Blue fescue, Grey fescue, Blue sheep's fescue
Festuca glauca 'Golden Toupee'
Blue fescue, Grey fescue, Blue sheep's fescue
Festuca glauca Intense Blue = 'Casblue'
Blue fescue, Grey fescue, Blue sheep's fescue
Helianthemum
Rock rose
Helianthemum 'Ben Ledi'
Rock rose
Helianthemum 'Ben More'
Common sun rose, Rock rose
Helianthemum 'Henfield Brilliant'
Rock rose
Helianthemum 'The Bride'
Rock rose
Lavandula angustifolia
English lavender, True lavender, Common lavender
Lavandula angustifolia 'Arctic Snow'
True lavender, Old English lavender, Common lavender
Lavandula angustifolia 'Essence Purple'
Lavender, Old English lavender
Lavandula angustifolia 'Hidcote'
True lavender, Old English lavender, Common lavender
Lavandula angustifolia 'Munstead'
True lavender, Old English lavender, Common lavender
Perovskia atriplicifolia 'Little Spire'
Russian sage, Azure sage
Sedum 'Autumn Joy'
Stonecrop
Sedum 'Mr Goodbud'
Mr Goodbud stonecrop
Sedum Herbstfreude Group
Stonecrop
Sedum spectabile Brilliant Group 'Brilliant'
Ice plant, O-benkei-so, Showy stonecrop
Sedum telephium 'Purple Emperor'
Orpine, Live forever, Midsummer men
x Halimiocistus sahucii
Sahuci hybrid sun rose
Yucca filamentosa
Adam's needle yucca, Spoonleaf yucca, Silkgrass, Adam's thread
Yucca filamentosa 'Bright Edge'
Adam's needle yucca, Spoonleaf yucca, Silkgrass, Adam's thread
Achillea millefolium
Bloodwort, Woundwort, Nosebleed, Thousand leaved yarrow, Sanguinary, Carpenter's weed
Achillea millefolium 'Cerise Queen'
Bloodwort, Woundwort, Nosebleed, Thousand leaved yarrow, Sanguinary, Carpenter's weed
Achillea millefolium 'Color Burst Red'
Ornamental yarrow
Achillea millefolium 'Colour Burst Rose'
Ornamental yarrow
Achillea millefolium 'Lansdorferglut'
Bloodwort, Woundwort, Nosebleed, Thousand leaved yarrow, Sanguinary, Carpenter's weed
Achillea millefolium 'Lilac Beauty'
Yarrow, Bloodwort, Woundwort, Thousand leaved yarrow, Milfoil, Woundwort
Achillea millefolium 'Peggy Sue'
Bloodwort, Woundwort, Nosebleed, Thousand leaved yarrow, Sanguinary, Carpenter's weed
Achillea millefolium 'Red Velvet'
Bloodwort, Woundwort, Nosebleed, Thousand leaved yarrow, Sanguinary, Carpenter's weed
Achillea millefolium 'Rose Madder'
Bloodwort, Woundwort, Nosebleed, Thousand leaved yarrow, Sanguinary, Carpenter's weed
Achillea millefolium 'Sammetriese'
Bloodwort, Woundwort, Nosebleed, Thousand leaved yarrow, Sanguinary, Carpenter's weed
Achillea millefolium 'Wonderful Wampee'
Bloodwort, Woundwort, Nosebleed, Thousand leaved yarrow, Sanguinary, Carpenter's weed
Agapanthus africanus
Blue African lily, Lily of the Nile, Cape agapanthus
Agapanthus africanus 'Starry Night'
African lily, Love flowers
Cistus 'Silver Ghost'
Rock rose
Cistus 'Snow Fire'
Rock rose, Sun rose