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Plant list: Plants for sunny areas

Look to the sunny areas of the world, such as the Mediterranean, for all the inspiration you need to bring colour to bright south-facing areas.
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Latin name: | | Cistus |
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Common name: | | Sun rose |
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Type of plant: | | Shrub |
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Hardiness: | | Frost-hardy |
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Flower colour: | | White to pink to red |
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Leaf colour: | | Dark green |
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Height and spread: | | 1.8m x 1.5m (5.9ft x 4.9ft) |
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Description: | |  This upright, evergreen shrub has sticky, aromatic leaves. In early summer it is covered with a mass of large cup-shaped flowers.
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Latin name: | | Allium cristophii |
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Common name: | | Ornamental onion |
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Type of plant: | | Bulb |
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Hardiness: | | Frost-hardy |
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Flower colour: | | Purple-blue |
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Leaf colour: | | Grey |
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Height and spread: | | 50cm x 15cm (1.6ft x 6in) |
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Description: | |  This striking summer-flowering bulb bears a tall globe-shaped head of 50 to 80 star-shaped flowers. The flowers dry well and can be used in arrangements.
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Latin name: | | Helianthemum |
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Common name: | | Rock rose |
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Type of plant: | | Evergreen shrub |
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Hardiness: | | Hardy |
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Flower colour: | | White to red to yellow |
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Leaf colour: | | Grey-green |
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Height and spread: | | 15cm to 30cm x 15cm to 60cm (6in to 1ft x 6in to 2ft) |
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Description: | |  These spreading sub-shrubs are great on a rock garden, a gravel garden or a dry stone wall. They thrive in well-drained soil and bloom in summer.
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Latin name: | | Lavandula |
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Common name: | | Lavender |
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Type of plant: | | Shrub |
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Hardiness: | | Hardy to Half-hardy |
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Flower colour: | | Lavender |
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Leaf colour: | | Silver-grey |
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Height and spread: | | 60cm to 1m x 60cm to 1m (2ft to 3.3ft x 2ft to 3.3ft) |
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Description: | |  These compact shrubs fill the air with fragrance as you brush past. They need well-drained soil to thrive. Trim back after flowering to keep tidy.
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Latin name: | | Phlomis fruticosa |
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Common name: | | Jerusalem sage |
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Type of plant: | | Shrub |
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Hardiness: | | Frost-hardy |
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Flower colour: | | Golden yellow |
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Leaf colour: | | Sage green |
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Height and spread: | | 1.2m x 1.2m (3.9ft x 3.9ft) |
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Description: | |  Native to the Med, this evergreen shrub has aromatic leaves. Golden yellow flowers are produced in abundance during summer.
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