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Best Shrubs for Mediterranean Gardens in Cool Countries

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Mediterranean Garden Styles, Mediterranean Style, Mediterranean Plants, Mediterranean Shrubs, Mediterranean Garden Plants, Mediterranean Garden Design, Mediterranean Landscaping Ideas

Cool courtyards built around fountains celebrating the sight and sound of water, tiled patios with dappled shade from cascading vines, and plants flowering for all twelve months of the year – Mediterranean gardens have such an irresistible appeal. Fortunately, they are not strictly reserved for gardeners from warmer climates. Gardens in more northern climates can capture the charm, romance, and warmth of the Mediterranean style. Thousands of plants from the Mediterranean region thrive in cooler climates, with the bonus that most are drought-tolerant and low-maintenance. The main prerequisite for a Mediterranean garden is full sun and well-drained soils, whatever its location.

Here is a list of suitable shrubs for your Mediterranean Garden. Plant them around your Mediterranean perennials and enjoy your new landscape. Don’t forget to combine them with perfect flower bulbs that will pop up in profusion every spring or fall! As you will note, most of them have received the prestigious Award of Garden Merit of the Royal Horticultural Society.

Guide Information

Hardiness 4 - 11
Plant Type Shrubs
Characteristics Cut Flowers, Fragrant, Plant of Merit, Showy
Garden Styles Mediterranean Garden

Suitable Shrubs for your Mediterranean Garden

Artemisia abrotanum (Southernwood)
Bupleurum fruticosum (Shrubby Hare’s Ear)
Choisya ternata (Mexican Orange Blossom)
Cistus creticus ssp. incanus (Pink Rock Rose)
Cistus ladanifer (Crimson-Spot Rockrose)
Cistus purpureus (Purple-Flowered Rock Rose)
Cistus x pulverulentus ‘Sunset’ (Magenta Rock Rose)
Convolvulus cneorum (Shrubby Bindweed)
Coronilla valentina subsp. glauca ‘Citrina’ (Glaucous Scorpion-Vetch)
Crinodendron hookerianum (Lantern Tree)
Euphorbia characias subsp. wulfenii (Mediterranean Spurge)
Euphorbia myrsinites (Myrtle Spurge)
Genista hispanica (Spanish Broom)
Genista lydia Bangle® (Lydian Broom)
Helianthemum nummularium (Rock Rose)
Helichrysum italicum (Curry Plant)
Helleborus argutifolius (Corsican Hellebore)
Helleborus foetidus (Stinking Hellebore)
Lampranthus spectabilis (Trailing Ice Plant)
Lavatera x clementii ‘Rosea’ (Tree Mallow)
Myrtus communis (Common Myrtle)
Pittosporum tobira ‘Nanum’ (Mock Orange)
Prunus lusitanica (Portugal Laurel)
Rosa gallica var. officinalis (Old Red Damask Rose)
Salvia officinalis ‘Purpurascens’ (Purple Sage)
Santolina chamaecyparissus (Lavender Cotton)
Spartium junceum (Spanish Broom)
Viburnum tinus (Laurustinus)
Yucca filamentosa (Adam’s Needle)
Yucca gloriosa ‘Variegata’ (Spanish Dagger)
Lavandula x intermedia (Lavandin)
Lavandula angustifolia (English Lavender)
Lavandula stoechas (Spanish Lavender)

Discover These Helpful Guides for Further Reading

Best Flower Bulbs for Mediterranean Gardens in Cool Countries
Best Perennials for Mediterranean Gardens in Cool Countries
How to get the Mediterranean look

Garden Examples

A Beautiful Duo with Agave ‘Blue Flame’ and ‘Blue Glow’
A Californian Retreat
A Charming Mediterranean Flagstone Pathway
A Long-Lasting Summer Duo for your Borders: Lavender and Cosmos
A Lovely Contemporary Garden Idea
A Lovely Mediterranean Border with Lavender and Lilies of the Nile
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.

Guide Information

Hardiness 4 - 11
Plant Type Shrubs
Characteristics Cut Flowers, Fragrant, Plant of Merit, Showy
Garden Styles Mediterranean Garden

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