The Lake Shore

The Banks of the Lake

Walking around the banks of the small lake we are plunged into an extraordinary world full of colours and aromas, the shades change from blue to yellow to red to white or pink, all the colours mixed in shades like on a palette of vivid brushwork, entwined with the various shades of green, strong and clear, dusty and grey.

The fragrances of the sea cliffs, on windy days, when you close your eyes and let the wind shake you like the branches of the trees, the sound of wind like the sound of the sea, it is a kind of miracle, our mind flies away and we are there on a sea cliff, with the taste of the salt, and the blueness of the lavender is mixed with the blueness of the waves.

Achillea umbellata

  • NAME: Achillea millefolium
  • COMMON NAME: Yarrow
  • FAMILY: Asteraceae / Compositae
  • FLOWER COLOUR: White
  • FOLIAGE: Evergreen
  • BLOOMING TIME: July/September
  • PLANT CATEGORY: Herbaceoys perennial
  • EXPOSURE: Full sun
  • HARDINESS: -15°
  • PROPAGATION: Sowing or division
  • ORIGIN: Europe, Asia

Alyssum saxatile

  • NAME: Alyssum saxatile
  • COMMON NAME: Golden Alyssum, Basket of gold
  • FAMILY: Cruciferae / Brassicaceae
  • FLOWER COLOUR: Yellow
  • FOLIAGE: Evergreen
  • BLOOMING TIME: April/May
  • PLANT CATEGORY: Herbaceous perennial
  • EXPOSURE: Full sun
  • HARDINESS: -5°
  • PROPAGATION: Seed
  • ORIGIN: Prealps, Central Europe, Balkans, Galicia, Russia and Asia Minor

Atriplex halimus

  • NAME: Atriplex halimus
  • COMMON NAME: Mediterranean saltbush
  • FAMILY: Chenopodiaceae
  • FLOWER COLOUR: White
  • FOLIAGE: Evergreen
  • BLOOMING TIME: July/Augus
  • PLANT CATEGORY: Shrub
  • EXPOSURE: Full sun
  • HARDINESS: -5°
  • PROPAGATION: Herbaceous cuttings, in spring and autumn
  • ORIGIN: Europe and Mediterranean

Ballota acetabulosa pseudodictamnus

  • NAME: Ballota acetabulosa pseudodictamnus
  • COMMON NAME: Greek horehound
  • FAMILY: Lamiaceae / Labiatae
  • FLOWER COLOUR: Pink-white
  • FOLIAGE: Evergreen
  • BLOOMING TIME: May/July
  • PLANT CATEGORY: Shrub
  • EXPOSURE: Full sun
  • HARDINESS: – 12°
  • PROPAGATION: Summer cutting
  • ORIGIN: Greece and Turkey

Caryopteris x clandonensis var. "Grand Blue"

  • NAME: Caryopteris x clandonensis var. “Grand Blue”
  • COMMON NAME: Grand Blue
  • FAMILY: Verbenaceae
  • FLOWER COLOUR: Blue
  • FOLIAGE: Deciduous
  • BLOOMING TIME: July/October
  • PLANT CATEGORY: Shrub
  • EXPOSURE: Full sun
  • HARDINESS: -15°
  • PROPAGATION: Sowing in autumn, soft wood cutting in spring
  • ORIGIN: Eastern Asia

Centranthus ruber

  • NAME: Centranthus ruber
  • COMMON NAME: Red Valerian
  • FAMILY: Valerianaceae
  • FLOWER COLOUR: Dark pink/Red
  • FOLIAGE: Evergreen
  • BLOOMING TIME: May/September
  • PLANT CATEGORY: Herbaceous perennial
  • EXPOSURE: Full sun
  • HARDINESS: 0°
  • PROPAGATION: Sowing (not on rocky terrain)
  • ORIGIN: Mediterranean

Centranthus ruber "Albus"

  • NAME: Centranthus ruber “Albus”
  • COMMON NAME: White valerian
  • FAMILY: Valerianaceae / Caprifoliaceae
  • FLOWER COLOUR: White
  • FOLIAGE: Evergreen
  • BLOOMING TIME: May/September
  • PLANT CATEGORY: Herbaceous perennial
  • EXPOSURE: Full sun
  • HARDINESS: -15°
  • PROPAGATION: Sowing, clump division
  • ORIGIN: Mediterranean

Ceratostigma Griffithii

  • NAME: Ceratostigma Griffithii
  • COMMON NAME: Leadwort
  • FAMILY: Plumbaginaceae
  • FLOWER COLOUR: Light blue
  • FOLIAGE: Evergreen
  • BLOOMING TIME: August/November
  • PLANT CATEGORY: Semi-woody perennial
  • EXPOSURE: Sun/half-shade
  • HARDINESS: -5°
  • PROPAGATION: Sowing, division
  • ORIGIN: Butan and Yunnan

Cistus creticus

  • NAME: Cistus creticus
  • COMMON NAME: Rock rose, Cretan rockrose
  • FAMILY: Cistaceae
  • FLOWER COLOUR: Pink
  • FOLIAGE: Evergreen
  • BLOOMING TIME: July/August
  • PLANT CATEGORY: Shrub
  • EXPOSURE: Full sun
  • HARDINESS: -5°
  • PROPAGATION: Sowing, cuttings
  • ORIGIN: Mediterranean

Erigeron karvinskianus

  • NAME: Erigeron karvinskianus = E. mucronatus
  • COMMON NAME: Seaside daisy
  • FAMILY: Asteraceae / Compositae
  • FLOWER COLOUR: Pink/White
  • FOLIAGE: Evergreen
  • BLOOMING TIME: July/August
  • PLANT CATEGORY: Herbaceous Perennial
  • EXPOSURE: Sun/half shade
  • HARDINESS: -10°
  • PROPAGATION: Sowing and division in autumn and spring
  • ORIGIN: Central America

Erodium reichardii

  • NAME: Erodium reichardii = E. chamaedryoides
  • COMMON NAME: Alpine geranium, Heronsbill
  • FAMILY: Geraniaceae
  • FLOWER COLOUR: Pink-veined White
  • FOLIAGE: Evergreen
  • BLOOMING TIME: June/August
  • PLANT CATEGORY: Herbaceous perennial
  • EXPOSURE: Sun/half-shade
  • HARDINESS: -15°
  • PROPAGATION: Sowing and tufts division
  • ORIGIN: Europe, Mediterranesn, Asia, Australia and South America

Escallonia rubra "Macrantha"

  • NAME: Escallonia rubra var. “Macrantha”
  • COMMON NAME: Redclaws
  • FAMILY: Escalloniacea/Grossulariaceae
  • FLOWER COLOUR: Red-pink
  • FOLIAGE: Evergreen
  • BLOOMING TIME: July/September
  • PLANT CATEGORY: Shrub
  • EXPOSURE: Full sun
  • HARDINESS: -15°
  • PROPAGATION: Wood and semi-hardwood cuttings
  • ORIGIN: Central America

Gaura lindheimeri sp

  • NAME: Gaura lindheimeri sp
  • COMMON NAME: Lindheimer’s beeblossom
  • FAMILY: Onagraceae
  • FLOWER COLOUR: See variants
  • FOLIAGE: Deciduous
  • BLOOMING TIME: June/September
  • PLANT CATEGORY: Herbaceous perennial
  • EXPOSURE: Sun/half-shade
  • HARDINESS: -10°
  • PROPAGATION: Sowing, clump division
  • ORIGIN: North America

VAR: “Siskiyou Pink”

  • FLOWER COLOUR: Red-pink

VAR: “The Belleza”

  • FLOWER COLOUR: Antique pink

VAR: “The Bridge”

  • FLOWER COLOUR: White

VAR: “White”

  • FLOWER COLOUR: White

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 sp

  • 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 Officinalis

  • NAME: Lavandula “Angustifolia” Officinalis
  • COMMON NAME: Official 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

  • NAME: Lavatera Arborea
  • COMMON NAME: Mauve
  • FAMILY: Malvaceae
  • FLOWER COLOUR: Pink
  • FOLIAGE: Deciduous
  • BLOOMING TIME: Semi-evergreen
  • PLANT CATEGORY: June/September
  • EXPOSURE: Full sun
  • HARDINESS: -15°
  • PROPAGATION: Semi-woody cutting in summer
  • ORIGIN: Europe

Lespedeza thunbergii

  • NAME: Lespedeza thunbergii
  • COMMON NAME: Thunberg’s bushclover
  • FAMILY: Fabaceae / Leguminosae
  • FLOWER COLOUR: Purple pink
  • FOLIAGE: Evergreen
  • BLOOMING TIME: September/October
  • PLANT CATEGORY: Shrub
  • EXPOSURE: Full sun
  • HARDINESS: -15°
  • PROPAGATION: Sowing, clump division and cuttings
  • ORIGIN: North America, China and Japan

Knautia macedoncia "Mars Midget"

  • NAME: Knautia macedonica var. “Mars Midget” = Scabiosa rumelica
  • COMMON NAME: Macedonian scabious
  • FAMILY: Caryophyllaceae / Dipsacaceae
  • FLOWER COLOUR: Ruby red
  • FOLIAGE: Evergreen
  • BLOOMING TIME: March/July
  • PLANT CATEGORY: Herbaceous perennial
  • EXPOSURE: Full sun
  • HARDINESS: -15°
  • PROPAGATION: Sowing and spring basal cuttings
  • ORIGIN: Europe, Caucasus and Siberia, North Africa

Liriope muscari

  • NAME: Liriope muscari = L. graminifolia var. densiflora
  • COMMON NAME: Lilyturf, border grass
  • FAMILY: Covallariaceae
  • FLOWER COLOUR: Violet/Intense purple
  • FOLIAGE: Evergreen
  • BLOOMING TIME: Septemer/November
  • PLANT CATEGORY: Herbaceous perennial
  • EXPOSURE: Sun/half-shade
  • HARDINESS: -15°
  • PROPAGATION: Clump division
  • ORIGIN: China, Japan

Malus domestica

  • NAME: Malus domestica
  • COMMON NAME: Orchard apple
  • FAMILY: Rosaceae
  • FLOWER COLOUR: White
  • FOLIAGE: Deciduous
  • BLOOMING TIME: May/June
  • PLANT CATEGORY: Tree
  • EXPOSURE: Sun/half-shade
  • HARDINESS: -15°
  • PROPAGATION: Grafting
  • ORIGIN: Europe. 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

Perovskia abrotanoides

  • NAME: Perovskia abrotanoides
  • COMMON NAME: Siberian sage
  • FAMILY: Lamiaceae / Labiatae
  • FLOWER COLOUR: Blue
  • FOLIAGE: Deciduous
  • BLOOMING TIME: May/September
  • PLANT CATEGORY: Herbaceous perennial
  • EXPOSURE: Full sun
  • HARDINESS: -15°
  • 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: Jerusalem sage
  • FAMILY: Lamiaceae/Labiatae
  • FLOWER COLOUR: Yellow
  • FOLIAGE: Evergreen
  • BLOOMING TIME: June/August
  • PLANT CATEGORY: Shrub
  • EXPOSURE: Full sun
  • HARDINESS: -15°
  • PROPAGATION: Sowing, division and cuttings
  • ORIGIN: Mediterranean

Pistacia lentiscus

  • NAME: Pistacia lentiscus
  • COMMON NAME: Mastic Tree
  • FAMILY: Anacardiaceae
  • FLOWER COLOUR: Emerald green
  • FOLIAGE: Evergreen
  • BLOOMING TIME: June/July
  • PLANT CATEGORY: Shrub
  • EXPOSURE: Sun/half-shade
  • HARDINESS: -15°
  • PROPAGATION: Sowing in spring, semi-hardwood cuttings
  • ORIGIN: Mediterranean, Canary Islands, Morocco, Greece and Portugal

Rosmarinus officinalis var. "Boule"

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

Rosmarinus Officinalis Repens

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

Salvia greggii

  • NAME: Salvia greggii
  • COMMON NAME: Red sage
  • FAMILY: Lamiaceae/Labiatae
  • FLOWER COLOUR: Carmine red
  • FOLIAGE: Evergreen
  • BLOOMING TIME: June/October
  • PLANT CATEGORY: Shrub
  • EXPOSURE: Sun/half-shade
  • HARDINESS: -10°
  • PROPAGATION: Seed and cuttings
  • ORIGIN: Mexico

Sarcopoterium Spinosum

  • NAME: Sarcopoterium Spinosum
  • COMMON NAME: Thorny power, 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: Winter Savory
  • FAMILY: Lamiaceae/Labiatae
  • FLOWER COLOUR: White
  • FOLIAGE: Evergreen
  • BLOOMING TIME: May/June
  • PLANT CATEGORY: Shrub
  • EXPOSURE: Full sun
  • HARDINESS: -10°
  • PROPAGATION: Sowing in autumn and herbaceous cutting in spring
  • ORIGIN: Eastern Mediterranean

Scabiosa cretica

  • NAME: Scabiosa cretica
  • COMMON NAME: Pincushion flower
  • FAMILY: Caryophyllaceae / Dipsacaceae
  • FLOWER COLOUR: Lavender-blue
  • FOLIAGE: Evergreen
  • BLOOMING TIME: March/July
  • PLANT CATEGORY: Shrub
  • EXPOSURE: Full sun
  • HARDINESS: -10°
  • PROPAGATION: Sowing in autumn and herbaceous cutting in spring
  • ORIGIN: 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

Stachys lanata

  • NAME: Stachys lanata “Flama”
  • COMMON NAME: Lamb’s ear
  • FAMILY: Lamiaceae/Labiatae
  • FLOWER COLOUR: Purplish-pink
  • 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

Verbena bonariensis var. "Lollipop"

  • NAME: Verbena bonariensis var. “Lollipop”
  • COMMON NAME: Vervain
  • FAMILY: Verbenaceae
  • FLOWER COLOUR: Purple lavender
  • FOLIAGE: Evergreen
  • BLOOMING TIME: May/October
  • PLANT CATEGORY: Herbaceous perennial
  • EXPOSURE: Full Sun
  • HARDINESS: -10°
  • PROPAGATION: Seed and cuttings
  • ORIGIN: Brasil and Argentina

Verbena Pulchella

  • NAME: Verbena Pulchella
  • COMMON NAME: Tender verbena
  • FAMILY: Verbenaceae
  • FLOWER COLOUR: Blue/Lilac
  • FOLIAGE: Evergreen
  • BLOOMING TIME: June/September
  • PLANT CATEGORY: Herbaceous perennial
  • EXPOSURE: Full sun
  • HARDINESS: -10°
  • PROPAGATION: Seed and cutting
  • ORIGIN: South America

Vitex agnus-castus latifolia

  • NAME: Vitex agnus-castus latifolia
  • COMMON NAME: Chaste tree
  • FAMILY: Verbenaceae
  • FLOWER COLOUR: Blue violet
  • FOLIAGE: Deciduous
  • BLOOMING TIME: July/November
  • PLANT CATEGORY: Shrub
  • EXPOSURE: Full sun
  • HARDINESS: -15°
  • PROPAGATION: Seed, cuttings and margotta
  • ORIGIN: Mediterranean and Asia Minor