Specialty Gardening: Alrighty folks...lets talk WIND; what plants withstand wind?, 1 by revclaus

revclaus wrote:
Sticks, I put my coleus in pretty sheltered spots. But they get wind too . This year I'm trying trailers with my callies. They're in window boxes where the wind really gets them. Everything is an experiment on a balcony with so much wind.

One other thing I grow that the wind hasn't bothered much is lilies. I don't know how well they do in Texas, but they do pretty well here in the wind.

Here's a picture from last July looking west where the wind comes whipping down the balcony toward the east like wind in a canyon. It starts blowing early in the afternoon, and comes in gusts through the evening when it quiets down.

Maybe others can suggest what they do. I could sure benefit from more advice on wind tolerant plants.