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Bulbs, corms & rhizomes
Allium christophii
Allium giganteum ‘Gladiator’
Allium rosenbachianum
Crocosmia x crocosmiflora
‘Ember Glow’
Iris foetidissima
Iris ‘Lady Friend’
Iris ‘Son of Star’
Iris pallida ‘aurea-variegata’
Nerine bowdenii
Sternbergia lutea
Tulipa ‘Apricot Beauty’ (single
early)
Tulipa ‘Maureen’ (single late)
Tulipa ‘Norman Villis’ (single early)
Tulipa tarda
Grasses
Eragrostis curvula
Erianthus ravennae
Festuca longifolia
Panicum virgatum
Stipa gigantea (Giant Oat Grass)
Stipa tenuissima
Bedding plants (subject to change)
Arctotis hirsuta
Argyranthemum ochroleucum
Argyranthemum coronpifolium
Felicia bergeriana cultivars
Gazania cultivars
Osteospermum cultivars
Salvia farinacea ‘Blue Victory’
Salvia farinacea ‘White Victory’
©
Cambridge
University
Botanic
Garden
2002
Horticultural tips for a dry garden:
• Don’t worry if your lawn is parched and brown in the
summer and resist the urge to water it from the mains
supply—your lawn will recover when the rain eventually
comes.
• When choosing plants for a dry garden, look for grey–
leaved, waxy-leaved or aromatic plants, which are
indications of good adaptation to drought conditions
• Mulch a dry garden in spring with bark chips or coco
shells to conserve moisture in the ground. If you mulch
with rich organic matter, the plants will put on fast, lush
growth which will be more susceptible to drought
damage.
The Dry Garden
Selected Plant List
The purpose of the Dry Garden is to investigate a
model of sustainable horticulture, suitable for use in a
typical Cambridge garden, focusing on reducing the
need for irrigation through design, cultivation
techniques and selection of drought-resistant plants.
Cambridge is amongst the driest regions in Western
Europe, north of the Pyrenees with an average rainfall
of 557mm per year. Water is therefore a limited
resource and too precious to be used liberally to
irrigate gardens.
The plants in the Dry Garden here were selected
because they have shown a degree of tolerance of the
dry Cambridge climate. They were not watered in
when planted, and have received no artificial watering
during their life in the Dry Garden. The plant list
inside highlights just some of the plants that have
been used.
The development of the Dry Garden was kindly
sponsored by the Cambridge Water Company..
The Dry Garden
Selected Plant List
Herbaceous Perennials
Artemisia schmidtiana ‘Nana’
Calamintha nepeta (catmint)
Caryopteris x clandonensis ‘Arthur
Simmonds’
Dahlia ‘Ella Britton’
Dryopteris filix-mas (Male Fern)
Eryngium amethystinum
Euphorbia cyparissias ‘Clarice
Howard’
Gaura lindheimeri
Geranium ‘Brookside’
Geranium ‘Ann Folkard’
Glaucium flavum (Yellow Horned
Poppy)
Glaucium leiocarpum
Gypsophila repens ‘Pink Beauty’
Gypsophila paniculata
‘Compacta plena’
Nepeta racemosa ‘Snowflake’
Nepeta racemosa ‘Walker’s Low’
Oenothera fruticosa subsp. glauca
‘Erica Robin’
Oenothera stricta
Origanum laevigatum
‘Herrenhausen’
Phlomis russelliana
Phygelius x rectus ‘Winchester
Fanfare’
Salvia sylvestris ‘Snowhill’
Sedum aizoon subsp.
kamtschaticum
Sedum ‘Bertram Anderson’
Sedum spectabile ‘Autumn Joy’
Sedum spectabile ‘Iceberg’
Thymus pulegioides
Verbena bonariensis
Evergreen or semi-evergreen perennials
Bergenia x spathulata ‘Baby Doll’
Bergenia x smithii ‘Sunningdale’
Euphorbia characias subsp.
wulfenii ‘Bosahan’
Euphorbia characias subsp.
wulfenii ‘Humpty Dumpty’
Euphorbia myrsinites
Kniphophia caulescens (Red Hot
Poker)
Ophiopogon planiscapus
‘Nigrescens’
Sedum spurium
Trees & Shrubs
Aralia elata
Artemisia arborescens
Berberis thungbergii ‘Helmond
Pillar’
Buxus sempervirens (common
box)
Ceanothus pallidus ‘Marie Simon’
Ceratostigma plumbaginoides
Ceratostigma willlmottianum
Convolovulus cneorum
Danae racemosa
Erica terminalis
Euonymus fortunei ‘Emerald ’n’
Gold’
Fatsia japonica
Genista lydia
Hebe pinguifolia
Hebe ‘youngii’
Hedera helix ‘Arborescens’
Hippophaë rhamnoides (Sea
Buckthorn)
Hypericum lancasteri
Lavandula angustifolia
‘Hidcote’ (English Lavender)
Lonicera nitida ‘Silver Beauty’
Mahonia x media ‘Winter Sun’
Malus trilobata
Phlomis chrysophylla
Phormium tenax (New Zealand
Flax)
Phormium tenax ‘Yellow Wave’
Physocarpus opulifolius ‘Diabolo’
Potentilla fruticosa ‘Daydawn’
Potentilla fruticosa ‘Snowflake’
Potenitlla fruticosa ‘Primrose
Beauty’
Romneya coulteri
Rosmarinus officinalis ‘Pyramidalis’
(Common Rosemary)
Rosmarinus officinalis ‘Tuscan
Blue’ (Common Rosemary)
Rosmarinus officinialis var.
prostratus (Prostrate Rosemary)
Santolina chamecyparissus
Santolina pinnata ‘Sulphurea’
Senecio laxifolius
Tamarix pentandra
Yucca filamentosa
Yucca filamentosa ‘Golden
Sword’
Hedging Plants
Carpinus betulus (Hornbeam)
Fagus sylvatica (Beech)
Rhamnus alaternus
‘Argentovariegata’
Taxus baccata (Yew)
Thuja plicata ‘Atrovirens’ (Western
Red Cedar)
Please turn over…./

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Dry-garden-plant-list (1).pdf

  • 1. Bulbs, corms & rhizomes Allium christophii Allium giganteum ‘Gladiator’ Allium rosenbachianum Crocosmia x crocosmiflora ‘Ember Glow’ Iris foetidissima Iris ‘Lady Friend’ Iris ‘Son of Star’ Iris pallida ‘aurea-variegata’ Nerine bowdenii Sternbergia lutea Tulipa ‘Apricot Beauty’ (single early) Tulipa ‘Maureen’ (single late) Tulipa ‘Norman Villis’ (single early) Tulipa tarda Grasses Eragrostis curvula Erianthus ravennae Festuca longifolia Panicum virgatum Stipa gigantea (Giant Oat Grass) Stipa tenuissima Bedding plants (subject to change) Arctotis hirsuta Argyranthemum ochroleucum Argyranthemum coronpifolium Felicia bergeriana cultivars Gazania cultivars Osteospermum cultivars Salvia farinacea ‘Blue Victory’ Salvia farinacea ‘White Victory’ © Cambridge University Botanic Garden 2002 Horticultural tips for a dry garden: • Don’t worry if your lawn is parched and brown in the summer and resist the urge to water it from the mains supply—your lawn will recover when the rain eventually comes. • When choosing plants for a dry garden, look for grey– leaved, waxy-leaved or aromatic plants, which are indications of good adaptation to drought conditions • Mulch a dry garden in spring with bark chips or coco shells to conserve moisture in the ground. If you mulch with rich organic matter, the plants will put on fast, lush growth which will be more susceptible to drought damage. The Dry Garden Selected Plant List The purpose of the Dry Garden is to investigate a model of sustainable horticulture, suitable for use in a typical Cambridge garden, focusing on reducing the need for irrigation through design, cultivation techniques and selection of drought-resistant plants. Cambridge is amongst the driest regions in Western Europe, north of the Pyrenees with an average rainfall of 557mm per year. Water is therefore a limited resource and too precious to be used liberally to irrigate gardens. The plants in the Dry Garden here were selected because they have shown a degree of tolerance of the dry Cambridge climate. They were not watered in when planted, and have received no artificial watering during their life in the Dry Garden. The plant list inside highlights just some of the plants that have been used. The development of the Dry Garden was kindly sponsored by the Cambridge Water Company..
  • 2. The Dry Garden Selected Plant List Herbaceous Perennials Artemisia schmidtiana ‘Nana’ Calamintha nepeta (catmint) Caryopteris x clandonensis ‘Arthur Simmonds’ Dahlia ‘Ella Britton’ Dryopteris filix-mas (Male Fern) Eryngium amethystinum Euphorbia cyparissias ‘Clarice Howard’ Gaura lindheimeri Geranium ‘Brookside’ Geranium ‘Ann Folkard’ Glaucium flavum (Yellow Horned Poppy) Glaucium leiocarpum Gypsophila repens ‘Pink Beauty’ Gypsophila paniculata ‘Compacta plena’ Nepeta racemosa ‘Snowflake’ Nepeta racemosa ‘Walker’s Low’ Oenothera fruticosa subsp. glauca ‘Erica Robin’ Oenothera stricta Origanum laevigatum ‘Herrenhausen’ Phlomis russelliana Phygelius x rectus ‘Winchester Fanfare’ Salvia sylvestris ‘Snowhill’ Sedum aizoon subsp. kamtschaticum Sedum ‘Bertram Anderson’ Sedum spectabile ‘Autumn Joy’ Sedum spectabile ‘Iceberg’ Thymus pulegioides Verbena bonariensis Evergreen or semi-evergreen perennials Bergenia x spathulata ‘Baby Doll’ Bergenia x smithii ‘Sunningdale’ Euphorbia characias subsp. wulfenii ‘Bosahan’ Euphorbia characias subsp. wulfenii ‘Humpty Dumpty’ Euphorbia myrsinites Kniphophia caulescens (Red Hot Poker) Ophiopogon planiscapus ‘Nigrescens’ Sedum spurium Trees & Shrubs Aralia elata Artemisia arborescens Berberis thungbergii ‘Helmond Pillar’ Buxus sempervirens (common box) Ceanothus pallidus ‘Marie Simon’ Ceratostigma plumbaginoides Ceratostigma willlmottianum Convolovulus cneorum Danae racemosa Erica terminalis Euonymus fortunei ‘Emerald ’n’ Gold’ Fatsia japonica Genista lydia Hebe pinguifolia Hebe ‘youngii’ Hedera helix ‘Arborescens’ Hippophaë rhamnoides (Sea Buckthorn) Hypericum lancasteri Lavandula angustifolia ‘Hidcote’ (English Lavender) Lonicera nitida ‘Silver Beauty’ Mahonia x media ‘Winter Sun’ Malus trilobata Phlomis chrysophylla Phormium tenax (New Zealand Flax) Phormium tenax ‘Yellow Wave’ Physocarpus opulifolius ‘Diabolo’ Potentilla fruticosa ‘Daydawn’ Potentilla fruticosa ‘Snowflake’ Potenitlla fruticosa ‘Primrose Beauty’ Romneya coulteri Rosmarinus officinalis ‘Pyramidalis’ (Common Rosemary) Rosmarinus officinalis ‘Tuscan Blue’ (Common Rosemary) Rosmarinus officinialis var. prostratus (Prostrate Rosemary) Santolina chamecyparissus Santolina pinnata ‘Sulphurea’ Senecio laxifolius Tamarix pentandra Yucca filamentosa Yucca filamentosa ‘Golden Sword’ Hedging Plants Carpinus betulus (Hornbeam) Fagus sylvatica (Beech) Rhamnus alaternus ‘Argentovariegata’ Taxus baccata (Yew) Thuja plicata ‘Atrovirens’ (Western Red Cedar) Please turn over…./