Plant Types

We have over 2,000 plants listed in our database:

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Drought Tolerant Plants - (68)
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.

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Ericaceous Plants - (7)
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.

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Annuals & Biennials - (14)
Annual plants complete their entire life cycle in one year, whereas Biennial plants complete their life cycle over two growing season.

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Perennials - (70)
Evergreen or herbaceous plants that generally live longer than 2 years but don't develop woody stems.

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Shrubs and Sub-shrubs - (78)
Multi-stemmed, woody shrubs and sub-shrubs with soft stems, whose branches grow from the base rather than from a single trunk.

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Climbers & Wall Shrubs - (2)
Climbing plants, creepers and shrubs suitable for growing against a wall, trellis, or other plants.

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Trees - (4)
Large, woody, perennial plants with a single main stem and crown of branches with foliage.

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Bulbs, Corms, Tubers & Rhizomatous Plants - (1)
Plants that have some kind of storage organ.