Plant Types
We have over 1,500 plants listed in our database:
Drought Tolerant Plants - (317)
Drought tolerant plants can sustain significant periods of drought. However, even these plants will need watering after planting until their root systems become fully established.
Ericaceous Plants - (67)
Ericaceous plants require acidic or ericaceous soil in which to thrive. Chalky or lime (alkaline) soil can turn their leaves yellow and may even kill them.
Annuals & Biennials - (54)
Annual plants complete their entire life cycle in one year, whereas Biennial plants complete their life cycle over two growing season.
Perennials - (540)
Evergreen or herbaceous plants that generally live longer than 2 years but don't develop woody stems.
Non Hardy Perennials - (19)
Perennial garden plants that require some winter protection.
Shrubs and Sub-shrubs - (366)
Multi-stemmed, woody shrubs and sub-shrubs with soft stems, whose branches grow from the base rather than from a single trunk.
Climbers & Wall Shrubs - (210)
Climbing plants, creepers and shrubs suitable for growing against a wall, trellis, or other plants.
Topiary - (8)
Plants that can be trained into different shapes.
Trees - (130)
Large, woody, perennial plants with a single main stem and crown of branches with foliage.
Bulbs, Corms, Tubers & Rhizomatous Plants - (195)
Plants that have some kind of storage organ.
Fruit & Vegetables - (240)
A selection of plants suitable for growing in the kitchen garden.
Grasses & Bamboos - (64)
Ornamental grasses and Bamboos.
Wildflowers - (16)
Weeds and Wildflowers.
Ferns - (20)
Evergreen and deciduous ferns.
Aquatic & Bog Garden Plants - (37)
Plants for ponds and pond margins that require their roots submerged in water.
Groundcover Plants - (75)
Plants suitable for filling large areas of soil resulting in low maintenance.
Houseplants - (15)
Ornamental and non-native plants that are only suitable for growing indoors in the UK.
