Dryas consists of low-growing evergreen shrubs characterized by their small, tough dark green leaves. These plants produce individual flowers, typically featuring eight petals, which are succeeded by appealing, feathery seed heads.

Dryas

Dryas ajanensis

Dryas caucasica

Dryas drummondii is a low, spreading perennial that typically reaches a height of 5 cm and can extend up to 1 m in width. It features robust stems that support leathery, oval-shaped leaves with rounded serrations. In early summer, it produces yellow flowers that hang down and do not fully open, which are held on short stems. These blooms are succeeded by light, feathery seedheads.

Dryas drummondii

Dryas drummondii 'Grandiflora E.B. Anderson'

Dryas drummondii 'Grandiflora'

Dryas grandis

Dryas hookeriana

Dryas integrifolia

Dryas integrifolia 'Greenland Green'

Dryas integrifolia subsp. crenulata

Dryas integrifolia subsp. integrifolia

Dryas octopetala is a low-growing evergreen shrub that spreads into a broad mat, reaching heights of up to 10 cm. Its foliage consists of small, glossy leaves resembling those of oak trees, featuring white undersides. In late spring and early summer, the plant produces flowers measuring approximately 4 cm across, each with eight elongated petals. After flowering, it develops silky fruiting heads.

Dryas octopetala

Dryas octopetala 'Harry Bush'

Dryas octopetala 'Minor' is a low-growing, evergreen perennial that reaches a height of up to 10 cm. It features small, glossy leaves reminiscent of oak, which have a white underside. In late spring and early summer, it produces creamy-white flowers measuring around 4 cm across, each with approximately eight elongated petals. After flowering, the plant develops silky fruiting heads. Compared to the species, this cultivar exhibits slower growth and has a more restrained spread.

Dryas octopetala 'Minor'

Dryas octopetala integrifolia

Dryas octopetala subsp. hookeriana

Dryas octopetala var. angustifolia

Dryas octopetala var. argentea

Dryas octopetala var. asiatica

Dryas octopetala var. lanata

Dryas oxyodonta

Dryas x suendermannii is a low-growing evergreen shrub that spreads to create a dense mat, typically reaching heights of up to 15 cm. Its leaves resemble those of oak, glossy in appearance and measuring up to 2 cm in length. In late spring, the plant produces nodding flowers that emerge from yellowish buds, remaining partially closed. These are succeeded by appealing, silky seed heads.