Plants for Dry Areas

Santolina is a genus of flowering plants in family Asteraceae, comprising about 5 to 24 species. It is native to the Mediterranean region. Santolina is an easy to grow, small evergreen shrub, growing to about 10-60 cm tall. It has leaves that are simple and covered with silvery hairs. The flowers are yellow, 1-2 cm diameter, growing on top of slender stems which is held 10-25 cm above the foliage.

Santolina can be grown in mixed borders and rock gardens. They can also be pruned to create low hedges around a herb garden. In order for it to look neat, cut stems back by about half every spring. After each flowering, light shear over plants to remove the heads.

Elaeagnus is a genus of flowering plants in family Elaeagnaceae, with about 50-70 species. Commonly known as Silverberry or Oleaster. Most species are native to temperate and subtropical regions of Asia. Elaeagnus is a deciduous or evergreen shrub or small tree with leaves and shoots usually covered with tiny silvery to brownish scales. This gives

Armeria is a type of flowering plants. It is sometimes known as thrift or sea pink as it is found mostly by the seaside or in the wild on cliffs and mountains. There are more than a hundred species of Armeria. The plant is native to the Mediterranean but can be found throughout much of the northern hemisphere.

Armeria blooms from late spring to summer. It has erect stem with round flowerhead of either white, pink or red-purple. Cultivars are available in strong colors like white, dark red, salmon, crimson and pink-red.

Allium is a flowering plant for the garden. It comprises about 1250 species, making it one of the largest plant genera in the world. Alliums are perennial bulbous plants. They produce chemical compounds that give out a smell similar to onions and garlic. Alliums grow in temperate climates in the northern hemisphere. Some species are also found in Chile (as Allium juncifolium), Brazil (Allium sellovianum) or tropical Africa (Allium spathaceum).

The allium flowers are stricking and form an umbel at the top of a leafless stalk. The bulbs can be anywhere from just t 2-3 mm in diameter to rather big ones, 8-10 cm. Most alliums propagate by forming baby bulbs or "offsets" around the old one. Some also produce