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An Easy Care Mediterranean Garden Idea

Plant Combinations, Spring Borders, Summer Borders, Fall Borders, Gravel Gardens

Garden Ideas, Landscaping ideas, Mediterranean Garden, Mediterranean Border Idea, Olive Tree, Erigeron, Santolina, Thymus, Dasylirion, Olea europaeus

Looking good all year long, this Mediterranean garden includes a number of iconic elements of Provencal or Tuscan gardens such as olive trees, lavender cotton (Santolina), thyme (Thymus), or shrubby bindweed (Convolvulus). Most are fragrant, their foliage releasing scent when they are brushed against.

All are water-wise, drought tolerant, and require little care.

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Hardiness 8 - 9
Exposure Full Sun
Season of Interest Spring (Early, Mid, Late)
Summer (Early, Mid, Late)
Fall
Winter
Maintenance Average
Water Needs Low
Soil Type Chalk, Loam, Sand
Soil pH Alkaline, Neutral
Soil Drainage Well-Drained
Characteristics Fragrant, Plant of Merit, Showy
Tolerance Drought
Attracts Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Landscaping Ideas Beds And Borders
Garden Styles Gravel and Rock Garden, Mediterranean Garden

Plants In This Garden

Olea europaea, Olive Tree, Common Olive, Cultivated Olive, Edible Olive, European Olive, Lady's Oil, Olive Oil Plant, Sweet Oil Plant, Evergreen Tree

Olea europaea (Common Olive)

A mainstay of Mediterranean gardens, Olea europaea (Common Olive) is a slow-growing, evergreen tree prized for its picturesque habit, gnarled trunk, silvery foliage and spreading crown. The gray-green leaves, 2-3 in. long (5-7 cm), are silvery beneath and beautiful through the seasons.

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Hardiness 8 - 10
Exposure Full Sun
Height 20' - 30'
(6.1m - 9.1m)
Spread 20' - 30'
(6.1m - 9.1m)
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Santolina Chamaecyparissus, Santolina, Lavender Cotton, Gray Santolina, Ground Cypress, Cotton Lavender, Santolina incana, Chamaecyparissus africanus, Drought Tolerant plant, Silver Foliage plant

Santolina chamaecyparissus (Lavender Cotton)

Santolina or Lavender Cotton (Santolina chamaecyparissus), a favorite of Mediterranean gardens, is a beautiful evergreen shrub noted not only for its dense, fine, silvery gray-green foliage all year around but for its drought tolerance.

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Hardiness 6 - 9
Exposure Full Sun
Height 1' - 2'
(30cm - 60cm)
Spread 2' - 3'
(60cm - 90cm)
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Thymus 'Silver Posie', Thyme 'Silver Posie', Garden Thyme 'Silver Posie', Pot-Herb Thyme 'Silver Posie', English Thyme 'Silver Posie', Thymus vulgaris 'Silver Posie'

Thymus 'Silver Posie' (Common Thyme)

Both useful and ornamental, Thymus ‘Silver Posie’ (Common Thyme) is a bushy dwarf evergreen shrub with a wonderful foliage of white-margined, aromatic, gray-green leaves with a hint of pink on the tips. In late spring to early summer, the plant is smothered in clusters of small, tubular, bright purple to white flowers

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Hardiness 6 - 9
Exposure Full Sun
Height 9" - 1'
(23cm - 30cm)
Spread 1' - 2'
(30cm - 60cm)
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Convolvulus Cneorum, Shrubby Bindweed, Silvery Bindweed, Silverbush, Bush Morning Glory, Mediterranean Plants, Drought Tolerant plant, Evergreen Shrub, White Flowers AGM Award

Convolvulus cneorum (Shrubby Bindweed)

Native to the Mediterranean region, Convolvulus cneorum (Shrubby Bindweed) is a small, spreading, evergreen shrub noted for its attractive silky, silvery-green foliage and large morning-glory-like flowers.

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Hardiness 8 - 11
Exposure Full Sun
Height 1' - 2'
(30cm - 60cm)
Spread 2' - 4'
(60cm - 120cm)
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Dasylirion serratifolium, Desert Spoon, Sandpaper Sotol, Dasylirion laxiflorum, Roulinia serratifolia, Yucca serratifolia

Dasylirion serratifolium (Desert Spoon)

Dasylirion serratifolium (Desert Spoon) is a very ornamental evergreen succulent boasting a perfectly symmetrical rosette of long, narrow, prominently serrate, blue-green leaves. The leaves can reach 3 ft. in length (90 cm) and are adorned with feathery, tufted ends.

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Hardiness 8 - 11
Exposure Full Sun
Height 3' - 6'
(90cm - 180cm)
Spread 3' - 6'
(90cm - 180cm)
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Erigeron karvinskianus, Mexican Daisy, Santa Barbara Daisy, Dancing Daisy, Seaside Daisy, Mexican Fleabane, Latin American Fleabane, Erigeron karvinskianus 'Bluetenmeer', Erigeron karvinskianus 'Profusion', Erigeron mucronatus, Erigeron 'Profusion', Mediterranean Plants AGM Award

Erigeron karvinskianus (Mexican Daisy)

Erigeron karvinskianus (Mexican Daisy) is a graceful, trailing, woody-based perennial noted for its endless production of small daisies almost year-round. Opening white, the delicate flowers turn soft pink, fade to purple and attract butterflies and bees.

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Hardiness 6 - 9
Exposure Full Sun
Height 1' - 2'
(30cm - 60cm)
Spread 3' - 5'
(90cm - 150cm)
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Convolvulus Dasylirion Santolina Thymus (Thyme) Yucca
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Alternative Plants to Consider

Lavandula angustifolia ‘Hidcote’ (Lavender)
Lavandula Angustifolia 'Hidcote' , Lavender hidcote, English Lavender 'Hidcote', Lavender 'Hidcote', Lavandula 'Hidcote', Lavandula Spica 'Hidcote Purple', Lavandula 'Hidcote Blue', Purple flowers, Drought tolerant plant, Summer blooms, fragrant plants,AGM Award
Lavandula angustifolia ‘Hidcote’ (Lavender)
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Thymus ‘Silver Queen’ (Lemon Thyme)
Thymus 'Silver Queen', Thyme 'Silver Queen', Lemon Thyme 'Silver Queen', Thymus citriodorus 'Silver Queen', Thymus vulgaris 'Silver Queen'AGM Award
Thymus ‘Silver Queen’ (Lemon Thyme)
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Rosmarinus officinalis (Rosemary)
Rosmarinus Officinalis, Rosemary, herb, fragrant shrub, fragrant herb, Mediterranean Plant, Perennial Shrub
Rosmarinus officinalis (Rosemary)
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Salvia officinalis ‘Purpurascens’ (Purple Sage)
Salvia Officinalis 'Purpurascens', Purple Sage, Salvia officinalis Purpurascens Group, Salvia officinalis 'Purpurea', award-winning salvia, Purple Salvia, Evergreen shrubAGM Award
Salvia officinalis ‘Purpurascens’ (Purple Sage)
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While every effort has been made to describe these plants accurately, please keep in mind that height, bloom time, and color may differ in various climates. The description of these plants has been written based on numerous outside resources.

Garden Information

Hardiness 8 - 9
Exposure Full Sun
Season of Interest Spring (Early, Mid, Late)
Summer (Early, Mid, Late)
Fall
Winter
Maintenance Average
Water Needs Low
Soil Type Chalk, Loam, Sand
Soil pH Alkaline, Neutral
Soil Drainage Well-Drained
Characteristics Fragrant, Plant of Merit, Showy
Tolerance Drought
Attracts Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Landscaping Ideas Beds And Borders
Garden Styles Gravel and Rock Garden, Mediterranean Garden
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Do I Need?
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Convolvulus Dasylirion Santolina Thymus (Thyme) Yucca
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