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Notes from the talk on "Dealing with Drought" on July 9th with Geoff Ace. Click here for Dealing with Drought lecture notes Plants for dry positions Hardy Annuals: Eschscholtzia "Fireflame" Mezembryanthemum. Herbaceous: Achilles filipendulina "Gold Plate" Anaphalis triplinervis (everlasting) Nepeta mussinii (catmint) Papaver orientale (oriental poppy) Conifers:
Juniperous x media "Pfitzerana" Pinus sylvestria "Beauvronensis" Shrubs:
Caryopteris x clandonesis - late blue Cytisus (broom) Genista hispanica (spanish gorse) Genista lydia (arching stems) Helichrysum plicatum Lavendula (many cultivars of lavender) Rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) Ruta graveolens (rue) Santolina chamaecyparissus (cotton lavender) Santolina virens Senecio greyi Ulex europaeus "Plenus" (double gorse) Yucca gloriosa Ground covers and rock plants:
Acaena micropylla and "Blue Haze" Alyssum saxatile (gold dust) Armeria maritima (thrift) Aubretia "Hartswood" Callunas and Ericas (heaths and heathers) Calluna "H E Beale" and "Peter Sparkes) Cerastium alpinum (snow in summer) Euphorbia cupressoides Helianthemums (rock roses) Phlox subulata (rock garden types) Polygonum vacciniifolium Thymus serpyllum and "albus" Lawns:
Clover and yarrow
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