The Garden of Grey Plants 2

Helichrysum italicum

NAME: Helichrysum italicum
COMMON NAME: Strawflower
FAMILY: Asteraceae / Compositae
FLOWER COLOUR: Yellow-brownish
FOLIAGE: Evergreen
BLOOMING TIME: June/September
PLANT CATEGORY: Perennial
EXPOSURE: Full sun
HARDINESS: -15°
PROPAGATION: Clump division, sowing in spring and herbaceous stem cuttings.
ORIGIN: Italy

Iris Germanica

NAME: Iris germanica sp
COMMON NAME: Iris
FAMILY: Iridaceae
FOLIAGE: Deciduous
PLANT CATEGORY: Rhizomatous perennial
EXPOSURE: Full sun
HARDINESS: -15°
PROPAGATION: Rhizomes division
ORIGIN: Europe

VAR: “Bianca”

FLOWER COLOUR: White flowers
BLOOMING TIME: April/May

VAR: “Blue”

FLOWER COLOUR: Blue flowers
BLOOMING TIME: April/May

VAR: “Bronze”

FLOWER COLOUR: Brown-gold flowers
BLOOMING TIME: April/May

VAR: “Bedtime Story”

FLOWER COLOUR: Purple flowers
BLOOMING TIME: April/May

VAR: “Peach Jam”

FLOWER COLOUR: Pink flowers
BLOOMING TIME: April/May

Lavandula angustifolia

NAME: Lavandula angustifolia
COMMON NAME: Officinal lavender
FAMILY: Lamiaceae/Labiatae
FLOWER COLOUR: Violet blue
FOLIAGE: Evergreen
BLOOMING TIME: June/August
PLANT CATEGORY: Shrub
EXPOSURE: Full sun
HARDINESS: -5°
PROPAGATION: Cutting and seed
ORIGIN: Mediterranean

Lavandula Spica

NAME: Lavandula Spica
COMMON NAME: Lavender
FAMILY: Lamiaceae/Labiatae
FLOWER COLOUR: Violet blue
FOLIAGE: Evergreen
BLOOMING TIME: June/August
PLANT CATEGORY: Shrub
EXPOSURE: Full sun
HARDINESS: -5°
PROPAGATION: Cutting and seed
ORIGIN: Mediterranean

Lavatera arborea var. "Kew Rose"

NAME: Lavatera arborea var. “Kew Rose”
COMMON NAME: Mauve kew rose
FAMILY: Malvaceae
FLOWER COLOUR: Pink
FOLIAGE: Semi-evergreen
BLOOMING TIME: June/September
PLANT CATEGORY: Shrub
EXPOSURE: Full sun
HARDINESS: -15°
PROPAGATION: Semi-woody cutting in summer
ORIGIN: Europe

Ligularia Dentata

NAME: Ligularia Dentata
COMMON NAME: Leopard plant, Senecio leopardo
FAMILY: Asteraceae/Compositae
FLOWER COLOUR: Yellow/Orange
FOLIAGE: Decidue
BLOOMING TIME: July/September
PLANT CATEGORY: Perennial herbaceous
EXPOSURE: Full sun
HARDINESS: -15°
PROPAGATION: Division in spring or sowing in autumn or spring
ORIGIN: Europe and Asia

Nepeta x faassenii

NAME: Nepeta x faassenii = N. mussinii
COMMON NAME: Catmint
FAMILY: Asteraceae / Compositae
FLOWER COLOUR: Lavender
FOLIAGE: Deciduous
BLOOMING TIME: June/September
PLANT CATEGORY: Herbaceous perennial
EXPOSURE: Sun/half shade
HARDINESS: -15°
PROPAGATION: Sowing, wood cutting and clump division
ORIGIN: Europe and Asia

Othonna cheirifolia

NAME: Othonna cheirifolia
COMMON NAME: Leafy “Otonna”
FAMILY: Asteraceae/Compositae
FLOWER COLOUR: Orange yellow
FOLIAGE: Evergreen
BLOOMING TIME: March/September
PLANT CATEGORY: Herbaceous perennial
EXPOSURE: Full sun
HARDINESS: -10°
PROPAGATION: Seed
ORIGIN: North Africa

Pachystegia insignis

NAME: Pachystegia insignis
COMMON NAME: Daisy rock Marlborough
FAMILY: Asteraceae/Compositae
FLOWER COLOUR: White/Yellow
FOLIAGE: Evergreen
BLOOMING TIME: May/July
PLANT CATEGORY: Shrub
EXPOSURE: Full sun
HARDINESS: -10°
PROPAGATION: Seed and cutting
ORIGIN: New Zeland

Perovskia abrotanoides

NAME: Perovskia abrotanoides
COMMON NAME: Russian sage
FAMILY: Lamiaceae/Labiatae
FLOWER COLOUR: Bright blue
FOLIAGE: Deciduous
BLOOMING TIME: May/September
PLANT CATEGORY: Herbaceous perennial
EXPOSURE: Full sun
HARDINESS: -10°
PROPAGATION: Sowing in autumn or herbaceous cutting in spring
ORIGIN: Iranian mountains, Turkmenistan and the Himalaya

Perovskia Atriplicifolia

NAME: Perovskia Atriplicifolia
COMMON NAME: Siberian sage
FAMILY: Lamiaceae/Labiatae
FLOWER COLOUR: Bright blue
FOLIAGE: Deciduous
BLOOMING TIME: May/September
PLANT CATEGORY: Herbaceous perennial
EXPOSURE: Full sun
HARDINESS: -10°
PROPAGATION: Sowing in autumn and herbaceous stem cuttings in spring
ORIGIN: Mountains of Iran and Turkmenistan and the Himalaya range

Phlomis fruticosa

NAME: Phlomis fruticosa
COMMON NAME: Yellow salvione
FAMILY: Lamiaceae/Labiatae
FLOWER COLOUR: Yellow
FOLIAGE: Evergreen
BLOOMING TIME: June/August
PLANT CATEGORY: Shrub
EXPOSURE: Full sun
HARDINESS: -5°
PROPAGATION: Seed, cutting and division
ORIGIN: Mediterranean

Phlomis Russelliana

NAME: Plomis Russelliana
COMMON NAME: Turkish Sage
FAMILY: Lamiaceae/Labiatae
FLOWER COLOUR: Lemon Yellow / Cream
FOLIAGE: Semi-evergreen
BLOOMING TIME: May/August
PLANT CATEGORY: Shrub
EXPOSURE: Sun/half shade
HARDINESS: -15°
PROPAGATION: Seed, summer cutting
ORIGIN: Turkey

Phormium tenax purpureum

NAME: Phormium tenax purpureum
COMMON NAME: Tenax
FAMILY: Agavaceae/Phormiaceae
FLOWER COLOUR: Red/Orange
FOLIAGE: Evergreen
BLOOMING TIME: July/August
PLANT CATEGORY: Herbaceous perennial
EXPOSURE: Full sun
HARDINESS: -5°
PROPAGATION: Seed and division
ORIGIN: New Zeland

Pittosporum tobira var. "Nanum"

NAME: Pittosporum tobira var. “Nanum”
COMMON NAME: Pitosforo
FAMILY: Pittosporaceae
FLOWER COLOUR: Yellow
FOLIAGE: Evergreen
BLOOMING TIME: April/July
PLANT CATEGORY: Shrub
EXPOSURE: Sun/half-shade
HARDINESS: -5°
PROPAGATION: Seed and cutting
ORIGIN: China and Japan

Rosmarinus officinalis

NAME: Rosmarinus officinalis var. “Boule”
FAMILY: Lamiaceae/Labiatae
FOLIAGE: Evergreen
BLOOMING TIME: April/June
PLANT CATEGORY: Shrub
EXPOSURE: Full sun
HARDINESS: -10°
PROPAGATION: Sowing and cuttings.
ORIGIN: Mediterranean

VAR: Boule

COMMON NAME: Rosemary
FLOWER COLOUR: Sky blue

VAR: Tuscan Blue

COMMON NAME: Blue leaf rosemary
FLOWER COLOUR: Blue/Violet

VAR: Repens

COMMON NAME: Hanging rosemary
FLOWER COLOUR: Light blue

Rosmarinus repens

NAME: Rosmarinus repens
COMMON NAME: Hanging rosemary
FAMILY: Lamiaceae/Labiatae
FLOWER COLOUR: Light blue
FOLIAGE: Evergreen
BLOOMING TIME: April/June
PLANT CATEGORY: Shrub
EXPOSURE: Sun/half-shade
HARDINESS: -10°
PROPAGATION: Seed and cutting
ORIGIN: Mediterranean

Salvia microphylla neurepia var. "Hot Lips"

NAME: Salvia microphylla neurepia var. “Hot Lips”
COMMON NAME: Mountain sage
FAMILY: Lamiaceae/Labiatae
FLOWER COLOUR: Red/White and red
FOLIAGE: Semi-evergreen
BLOOMING TIME: April/october
PLANT CATEGORY: Herbceous perennial
EXPOSURE: Sun/half-shade
HARDINESS: -10°
PROPAGATION: Cutting
ORIGIN: Mexico

Salvia officinalis

NAME: Salvia officinalis
COMMON NAME: Sage, Sage herb
FAMILY: Lamiaceae/Labiatae
FLOWER COLOUR: Mauve/Purple
FOLIAGE: Evergreen
BLOOMING TIME: May/July
PLANT CATEGORY: Herbaceous perennial
EXPOSURE: Sun/half-shade
HARDINESS: -10°
PROPAGATION: Cutting
ORIGIN: Southern Europe

Santolina chamaecyparissus

NAME: Santolina chamaecyparissus
COMMON NAME: Santolina
FAMILY: Asteraceae/Compositae
FLOWER COLOUR: Golden yellow
FOLIAGE: Evergreen
BLOOMING TIME: June/July
PLANT CATEGORY: Shrub
EXPOSURE: Full sun
HARDINESS: -15°
PROPAGATION: Cutting
ORIGIN: Mediterranean

Sarcopoterium spinosum

NAME: Sarcopoterium spinosum
COMMON NAME: Spiny Poterio, Spinaporci
FAMILY: Rosaceae
FLOWER COLOUR: Red
FOLIAGE: Evergreen
BLOOMING TIME: April/June
PLANT CATEGORY: Shrub
EXPOSURE: Full sun
HARDINESS: -15°
PROPAGATION: Sowing in autumn and herbaceous cutting in spring
ORIGIN: Eastern Mediterranean

Satureja Montana

NAME: Satureja Montana
COMMON NAME: Savory
FAMILY: Lamiaceae/Labiatae
FLOWER COLOUR: Pink
FOLIAGE: Evergreen
BLOOMING TIME: May/June
PLANT CATEGORY: Herbaceous
EXPOSURE: Full sun
HARDINESS: -10°
PROPAGATION: Sowing in autumn adn cutting in spring
ORIGIN: Eastern Mediterranean

Sedum sp.

NAME: Sedum sp
FAMILY: Crassulaceae
PLANT CATEGORY: Herbaceaous perennial
EXPOSURE: Full sun
HARDINESS: -15°
PROPAGATION: Sowing, stem cutting and clump division
ORIGIN: Japan, China, Europe, Mediterranean, South and North America

VAR: Purpureum

COMMON NAME: Purple stonecrop
FLOWER COLOUR: Red/Purple
BLOOMING TIME: September/November

VAR: Sexagulare

COMMON NAME: Shaggy stonecrop
FLOWER COLOUR: Yellow
FOLIAGE: Evergreen
BLOOMING TIME: July/September

VAR: Sieboldii

COMMON NAME: Stonecrop
FLOWER COLOUR: Pink
BLOOMING TIME: April/September

VAR: Sieboldii “Nana”

COMMON NAME: Stonecrop nana
FLOWER COLOUR: Pink
BLOOMING TIME: August/October

VAR: Spectabile “Brilliant”

COMMON NAME:
FLOWER COLOUR: Pink
BLOOMING TIME: April/September

VAR: Spectabile “Matrona”

COMMON NAME:
FLOWER COLOUR: Dark Pink
BLOOMING TIME: August/Settembre

VAR: Spectabile “Meteor”

COMMON NAME:
FLOWER COLOUR: Red
BLOOMING TIME: August/September

VAR: Telephium “Seduction Green Pink”

COMMON NAME:
FLOWER COLOUR: Bright pink
BLOOMING TIME: August/October
ORIGIN: Temperate zone and tropical mountains

VAR: Telephium Herbstfreude

COMMON NAME:
FLOWER COLOUR: Dark red
BLOOMING TIME: August/September

Bengalensis Old Blush

Bengalensis Old Blush

This rose, belonging to the chinensis group, has fragrant pink flowers.

It grows as a bush of about one meter in height, if isolated and well exposed to the sun, or as a small climber if supported by a wall.

Discovered in China in 1792, it played a fundamental role in the development of modern roses as it was the first repeat-flowering variety introduced in Europe.

Iceberg

Iceberg

Rose belonging to the floribunda group created in Germany in 1958 by Wilhelm Kordes. It is known to rose lovers as the “flower machine”: the constant flowering of this rose is in fact unparalleled.

Its pure white flowers, which initially have a pinkish nuance, are lightly scented. Being a medium-sized climber the ‘Iceberg’ rose can be grown without problems in a large pot.

Mutabilis

Mutabilis

This rose belongs to the chinensis group and was discovered in 1932 in China.

We do not know who monographed this rose whose flowers are yellow when they open, change to pink when they start withering and finally turn crimson.

It is repeat-flowering, therefore all three colours are present at the same time.
Easy to grow and maintain in any garden.

It has a bushy growth.

Mutabilis Sanguinea

Mutabilis Sanguinea

It belongs to the group of chinensis discovered in 1887 in China.

It has considerable dimensions, easily reaching 2 meters in height and 2 meters in width.

It has velvety red flowers and a bushy growth.

An easy-to-grow plant that adapts to difficult and stony soils and very resistant to drought.

Senecio cineraria, Cineraria marittima

NAME: Senecio Cineraria Marittima
COMMON NAME: Cineraria
FAMILY: Asteraceae/Compositae
FLOWER COLOUR: Yellow
FOLIAGE: Evergreen
BLOOMING TIME: April/May
PLANT CATEGORY: Shrub
EXPOSURE: Full sun
HARDINESS: -15°
PROPAGATION: Cutting
ORIGIN: Mediterranean

Senicio Cineraria Vira-Vira

NAME: Senicio Cineraria Vira-Vira
COMMON NAME: Vira-Vira
FAMILY: Asteraceae / Compositae
FLOWER COLOUR: Yellow
FOLIAGE: Evergreen
BLOOMING TIME: June/August
PLANT CATEGORY: Shrub
EXPOSURE: Full sun
HARDINESS: -15°
PROPAGATION: Cutting
ORIGIN: South America

Senecio Grey

NAME: Senecio Grey
COMMON NAME: Senecio
FAMILY: Asteraceae/Compositae
FLOWER COLOUR: Yellow
FOLIAGE: Evergreen
BLOOMING TIME: April/May
PLANT CATEGORY: Shrub
EXPOSURE: Full sun
HARDINESS: -15°
PROPAGATION: Cutting
ORIGIN: Mediterranean

Stachys byzantina, S. lanata, S. olympica

NAME: STACHYS Byzantina St. Lanata
COMMON NAME: Lamb’s ear
FAMILY: Lamiaceae/Labiatae
FLOWER COLOUR: Pink/Purple
FOLIAGE: Evergreen
BLOOMING TIME: June/August
PLANT CATEGORY: Herbaceous perennial
EXPOSURE: Full sun
HARDINESS: -15°
PROPAGATION: Seed and division
ORIGIN: Middle East and Caucasus

Teucrium fruticans

NAME: Teucrium fruticans
COMMON NAME: Female camedrio
FAMILY: Lamiaceae/Labiatae
FLOWER COLOUR: Light blue / Lilac
FOLIAGE: Evergreen
BLOOMING TIME: July/October
PLANT CATEGORY: Herbaceous perennial
EXPOSURE: Sun/half-shade
HARDINESS: -5°
PROPAGATION: division, cutting and seed
ORIGIN: Mediterranean

Teucrium fruticans "Azureum"

NAME: Teucrium Fruticans Azureum
COMMON NAME: Teucrio
FAMILY: Lamiaceae/Labiatae
FLOWER COLOUR: Blue
FOLIAGE: Evergreen
BLOOMING TIME: July/October
PLANT CATEGORY: Herbaceous perennial
EXPOSURE: Sun/half-shade
HARDINESS: -5°
PROPAGATION: Rhizome division,cutting and seeds
ORIGIN: Mediterranean

Tulbaghia violacea (Alliaceae/Liliaceae)

NAME: Tulbaghia violacea (Alliaceae/Liliaceae)
COMMON NAME: Tubalgia
FAMILY: Alliaceae/Liliaceae
FLOWER COLOUR: Purple
FOLIAGE: Evergreen
BLOOMING TIME: April/September
PLANT CATEGORY: Herbaceous perennial
EXPOSURE: Full sun
HARDINESS: -15°
PROPAGATION: Tufts division
ORIGIN: South Africa