MikeH muttered:

Hi All

Could anyone tell me please, of any plants which will grow in hot,dry
conditions, preferably an architectural plant?

Thanks
Sue

Acanthus (Greek columns owe their design to them), I've got one and it's
looking very 'stately-home' at the moment

Hi All

Could anyone tell me please, of any plants which will grow in hot,dry
conditions, preferably an architectural plant?

Thanks
Sue

On 6/8/04 23:25, in article , "MikeH"
wrote:

Hi All

Could anyone tell me please, of any plants which will grow in hot,dry
conditions, preferably an architectural plant?

Thanks
Sue

Agave and Aeonium come to mind immediately. Hot and dry where is the key
question. Neither will take a winter frost.
--
Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
(remove the weeds to email me)

"MikeH" wrote in message
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Hi All

Could anyone tell me please, of any plants which will grow in hot,dry
conditions, preferably an architectural plant?

Thanks
Sue

Depends how big a plant you are looking for..........Maybe you could be a bit
more specific in what you are looking for?

My personal favourites would be yucca - euphorbia characias - cordyline. All
hardy and with winter interest:~)

More inspiration at :
http://www.architecturalplants.com/index.html
http://www.oakridger.com/stories/082...826990029.html

Jenny

The plant would have to be 2-3ft tall & frost hardy. Although the spot
is under a Cherry tree, it does get baked by the afternoon sunshine.
As it is under a tree, the soil gets impoverished quickly.

Sue

On Sat, 7 Aug 2004 13:36:10 +0200, "JennyC" wrote:


"MikeH" wrote in message
...
Hi All

Could anyone tell me please, of any plants which will grow in hot,dry
conditions, preferably an architectural plant?

Thanks
Sue

Depends how big a plant you are looking for..........Maybe you could be a bit
more specific in what you are looking for?

My personal favourites would be yucca - euphorbia characias - cordyline. All
hardy and with winter interest:~)

More inspiration at :
http://www.architecturalplants.com/index.html
http://www.oakridger.com/stories/082...826990029.html

Jenny

Thanks for the info

On Sat, 7 Aug 2004 00:49:09 +0100, Janet Baraclough..
wrote:

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from (MikeH) contains these words:

Hi All

Could anyone tell me please, of any plants which will grow in hot,dry
conditions, preferably an architectural plant?

Your local library will probably have a book called The Dry Garden by
Beth Chatto which lists them. Or buy it, it's still in print and well
worth reading.

Janet

http://www.zared.com/Science/Biology...aceae/Aeonium/