Demonstrates
A Mediterranean palette tolerating higher temperatures with storms
Description
Many Mediterranean garrigue plants grow well in the UK, provided the drainage is good. This area uses the idea to show low growing plants that counter-balance the lawn in the Balance quarter.
Callistemon citrinus ‘Splendens’
Callistemon citrinus ‘Splendens’ – crimson bottlebrush ‘Splendens’
Found in Adaptation: Sector J – Storm Tolerant Garrigue
https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/99397/i-callistemon-citrinus-i-splendens/details
Carex comans ‘Frosted Curls’
Carex comans ‘Frosted Curls’ – sedge ‘Frosted Curls’
Found in Adaptation: Sector J – Storm Tolerant Garrigue
https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/139091/i-carex-comans-i-frosted-curls/details
Cistus x skanbergii
Cistus x skanbergii – dwarf pink rockrose
Found in Adaptation: Sector J – Storm Tolerant Garrigue
https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/93118/cistus-x-skanbergii/details
Erigeron karvinskianus
Erigeron karvinskianus – Mexican fleabane
Found in:
Adaptation: Sector J – Storm Tolerant Garrigue
Mitigation: Sector N – Pollinator Patch & Sector O – Green Front Garden
https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/32487/i-erigeron-karvinskianus-i/details
Geranium maderense
Geranium maderense – giant herb robert
Found in Adaptation: Sector J – Storm Tolerant Garrigue
https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/7896/geranium-maderense/details
Helichrysum angustifolium
Helichrysum angustifolium – curry plant
Found in Adaptation: Sector J – Storm Tolerant Garrigue
https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/8501/helichrysum-angustifolium/details
Kniphofia uvaria
Rosmarinus officinalis (Prostratus Group) ‘Rampant Boule’
Rosmarinus officinalis (Prostratus Group) ‘Rampant Boule’ – rosemary ‘Rampant Boule’
R. officinalis is a bushy shrub with a dense, leafy habit, to 2m x 2m but variable in size. Linear dark green leaves 1.5-5cm long have recurved margins and pale, felty undersides. Flowers usually pale violet-blue and white. Flowering starts in spring but is often repeated at differing times of year. Both habit and flower colour can be variable, from prostrate to upright, from deep blue to paler and white tones, pink or purple. Many selections and cultivars are available. Dry scrub and rocky places, especially near the sea. S. Europe to W. Asia.
1.5-2.5 m H x 1.5-2.5m W
Generally pest and disease free.
It is hardy to zone (UK) 6 and is not frost tender. It is in leaf all year, in flower from March to October, and the seeds ripen from August to October. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and is pollinated by bees.
It is noted for attracting wildlife.
Suitable for: light (sandy) and medium (loamy) soils and prefers well-drained soil. Suitable pH: acid, neutral and basic (alkaline) soils and can grow in very alkaline soils.
It cannot grow in the shade. It prefers dry or moist soil and can tolerate drought. The plant can tolerate maritime exposure.
Found in Adaptation: Sector J – Storm Tolerant Garrigue
Stachys byzantina ‘Silver Carpet’
Stachys byzantina ‘Silver Carpet’ – lamb’s ear ‘Silver Carpet’
Found in Adaptation: Sector J – Storm Tolerant Garrigue
https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/94455/i-stachys-byzantina-i-silver-carpet/details
Thymus ‘Silver Posie’
Thymus ‘Silver Posie’ – thyme ‘Silver Posie’
Found in Adaptation: Sector J – Storm Tolerant Garrigue
https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/98267/thymus-silver-posie/details
Thymus vulgaris
Thymus vulgaris – common thyme
T. vulgaris is a bushy dwarf shrub with small, linear to ovate, aromatic, dark grey-green leaves, and terminal spikes of small, whorled, white or pink flowers in early summer. Dry slopes, rocks and maquis. . Always found on clay or limestone soils. W Mediterranean.
0.1-0.5 m H x 0.1-0.5 m W
Generally pest and disease free.
It is hardy to zone (UK) 7 and is not frost tender. It is in leaf all year, in flower from June to August. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and is pollinated by bees, flies, Lepidoptera (moths & butterflies).
It is noted for attracting wildlife.
Suitable for: light (sandy) and medium (loamy) soils, prefers well-drained soil and can grow in nutritionally poor soil. Suitable pH: neutral and basic (alkaline) soils. It cannot grow in the shade. It prefers dry or moist soil. The plant can tolerates strong winds but not maritime exposure.
Found in:
Adaptation: Sector J – Storm Tolerant Garrigue
Mitigation: Sector O – Green Front Garden
https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/18213/i-thymus-vulgaris-i/details
Zauschneria californica ‘Glasnevin’
Zauschneria californica ‘Glasnevin’ – California fuchsia ‘Dublin’
‘Glasnevin’ is a spreading, deciduous dwarf sub-shrub to 25cm in height, with narrowly lance-shaped, grey-green leaves and loose terminal spikes of brilliant scarlet tubular flowers 4cm in length in late summer and early autumn. Needs full sun and shelter. Hardy to H4. A genus of four species in western North America (mainly in California) and northwest Mexico; they are herbaceous perennials but can become woody at the base and are usually classified as shrubs.
0.1–0.5 m H x 0.1–0.5 m W
Found in Adaptation: Sector J – Storm Tolerant Garrigue
https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/66264/zauschneria-californica-glasnevin/details
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