WHAT SHRUBS ARE INDICATED IN THE DESIGN OF XEROPHYTIC GARDENS?
We continue in this complete guide on all the species that we can use when designing xerophytic or sustainable gardens with the environment. In this case it is necessary to mention all the shrub plant species that, together with the trees (already published), we are going to see how our garden grows in diversity. You will notice that there are plenty of resource efficient plants to choose from.
Here is our particular table of shrubs suitable for xero -landscaping or in sustainable garden design .
| scientific name | Common name |
| Shrubbery | |
| Abelia spp. | |
| Arctostaphylos uva-ursi | Bearberry, Bear Grape |
| Artemisia spp. | |
| Atriplex plumosus | Florist asparagus |
| Berberis thunbergii | Barberry |
| Buddleja davidii | |
| Nana sempervivens | Combat |
| Calliandra tweedii | |
| Callistemon citrinus | |
| Ceratostigma plumbaginoides | |
| Chaenomeles spp. | |
| Cistus spp. | Jaras |
| Convolvulus cneorum | |
| Coprosma repens | Very bright, coprosma |
| Cornus spp. | |
| Cotoneaster spp. | |
| Cytisus spp. | |
| Dasylirion spp. | |
| Dodonaea viscosa | |
| Echium fastuosum | |
| Eleagnus pungens | |
| Eunymus japonicus | Evonimo |
| Euryops pectinatus | Yellow daisy |
| Feijoa sellowiana | |
| Genista hispanica | |
| Grevillea rosmarinifolia | |
| Hypericum calycinum | |
| Juniper | |
| Juniperus sobina | |
| Lantana camara | Lantana or Spanish flag |
| Laurus nobilis | Laurel |
| Leptosperum | |
| Mahonia aquifolium | Mahonia, Oregon Grape |
| Myoporum spp. | Transparent |
| Nandina domestica | Nandina, Sacred Bamboo |
| Nerium oleander | Adelfa |
| Philadelphus x virginails | |
| Phlomis fruticosa | |
| Phormium tenax | Fornio |
| Photinia x fraseri | |
| Pittosporum tobira | Pitospore |
| Prostanthera rotundifolia | |
| Pyracantha spp. | |
| Rhamnus alaternus | |
| Rhamnus spp. | |
| Rhaphiolepsis indica | |
| Rhus typhina | Zumaque de Virginia |
| Ribes spp. | |
| Romneya coulteri | |
| Rosa spp. | |
| Rosmarinus officinalis | Romero |
| Ruscus aculeatus | Rusco, Acebillo |
| Sambucus spp. | |
| Senna corymbosa | |
| Senna didymobotrya | |
| Sorbus aucuparia | |
| Syringa vulgaris | |
| Teucrium chamaedrys | |
| Thymus vulgaris | |
| Viburmum tullian | Laurentino, Durillo |
| Vitex angus-castus | |
| Yucca spp. | Yucca |
Now that they do not come to tell us that only cacti would be included in the design of xerophytic gardens and that it is very poor compared to a garden full of grass and plants that consume many resources. One thing we have to mention is that when we talk about resources we are not only talking about physical ones, that is, the consumption of water and nutrients. Everything is related to xero-landscaping and a consumption of resources (monetary) can be the susceptibility to pests or diseases, the maintenance of the garden(pruning, harvesting, etc.) and many other inconveniences that add cost to the garden. That is why in the design of xerophytic gardens all these costs are reduced, since they are native species, vigorous, resistant to drought and tolerant to pests and diseases, in addition to that they do not need continuous pruning or other maintenance.
We remind you that here are the bushes that you can use, but you also have trees for xerogardening at your disposal . All these articles fall within the design of sustainable gardens , an article that we did days ago.