| Description | Description | Soil Type | Height Approx. | Shade/Sun | Month Flower | |
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| ABELIA | | |
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| | chinensis Scented clusters of white, rose tinted flowers. | | 5-6 | 1-1.2m | Full Sun | 7-8 | |
| Semi tender | floribunda Masses of cherry-red, tubular flowers 5cm long. | Royal Horticultural Society Award of Merit | 5-6 | 1-1.2m | Full Sun | 7-8 | |
| | x grandiflora White flowers with pink bracts. Bronze young leaves. | Royal Horticultural Society Award of Merit | 5-6 | 2-3m | Full Sun | 7-9 | |
| | 'Compacta' Smaller, more compact version of the above | | 5-6 | 1-1.2m | Full Sun | 7-9 | |
| | 'Francis Mason' Dark green leaves with a golden yellow margin. | Royal Horticultural Society Award of Merit | 5-6 | 2-3m | Full Sun | 7-9 | |
| | 'Sunrise' Beautiful golden leaves | | 5-6 | 2-2.5m | Full Sun | 7-9 | |
| | schumannii A continuous display of lilac-pink flowers throughout summer. | | 5-6 | 0.7-1m | Full Sun | 8-9 | |
| | triflora Dense clusters of beautifuly scented, white tinged pink flowers. | | 5-6 | 2-3m | Full Sun | 6-7 | |
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| ABELIOPHYLLUM | | |
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| | distichum (White Forsythia) | | | | | | |
| | 'Roseum' Fragrant pink flowers on leafless stems in late winter. | | 5-6 | 1.5m | Full Sun | 2-3 | |
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| ABUTILON | | |
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| Semi tender | megapotamicum (Trailing Abutilon) Bell-shaped, red and yellow flowers. | Royal Horticultural Society Award of Merit | 5-6 | 1.5-2m | Full Sun | 6-10 | |
| | 'Variegatum' Mottled yellow leaves. | | 5-6 | 1.5-2m | Full Sun | 6-10 | |
| | suntense | | | | | | |
| | 'Jermyns' Vigorous, upright shrub with bowl-shaped, deep-violet flowers | Royal Horticultural Society Award of Merit | 5-6 | 3.5-4m | Full Sun | 5-7 | |
| Semi tender | vitifolium | | | | | | |
| | 'Album' Large, white, bell flowers with greyish foliage. | | 5-6 | 2-2.5m | Full Sun | 6-10 | |
| | Veronica Tennant' large, pale lavender, bell flowers with greyish foliage. | Royal Horticultural Society Award of Merit | 5-6 | 2-2.5m | Full Sun | 6-10 | |
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| ACER(Maple) see also trees | | |
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| | palmatum(Japanese Maple)- Large shrub or small tree with a low rounded head. | | | | | | |
| | 'Atropurpureum' Deeply lobed, purple leaves turning brilliant red in autumn | | 5 | 3-3.5m | Full Sun, Part Shade | | |
| | 'Crimson Queen' Dense compact growth. Cut leaves, oxblood-red foliage. | Royal Horticultural Society Award of Merit | 5 | 3-3.5m | Full Sun, Part Shade | | |
| | 'Dissectum Atropurpureum' Leaves deep purple with deeply cut, feathery lobes. | Royal Horticultural Society Award of Merit | 5 | 3-3.5m | Full Sun, Part Shade | | |
| | 'Seiryu' (Dissectum Group) Upright habit with finely cut bright green leaves, red tinged when young. Excellent autumn colours of red, yellow and orange. | | 5 | 3-3.5m | Full Sun, Part Shade | | |
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| AMELANCHIER see also trees | | |
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| Dislikes Chalk and lime | ovalis | | | | | | |
| | 'Edelweiss' Racemes of white wooly flowers and glaucous-blue leaves. | | 5-6 | 1-1.2m | Full Sun, Part Shade | 4-5 | |
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| ARBUTUS (Strawberry Tree) | | |
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| Evergreen | menziesii (Madrona) Beautiful smooth cinnamon coloured bark peeling in late summer to reveal young green bark. Panicles of whte flowers followed by orange fruits. | | 5-6 | 1.5-2m | Full Sun, Part Shade | 4-5 | |
| Evergreen | Unedo (Killarney Strawberry Tree) Large shrub or small tree with panicles of small white flowers in spring along with the strawberry-like fruits | | | | | | |
| | 'Elfin king' Bushy form, free flowering and fruiting when small. | | 5-6 | 1.5-2m | Full Sun, Part Shade | 10-11 | |
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| ARCTOSTAPHYLOS | | |
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| EvergreenDislikes Chalk and lime | uva-ursi (Bearberry) Low growing with dark-green, leathery leaves, pink tinted flowers and bright scarlet berries. | | 5 | 10cm | Full Sun, Part Shade | 6-8 | |
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| ARONIA | | |
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| | arbutifolia (Chokeberry) Beautiful autumn colours of orange, red and yellow. Corymbs of pink tinted flowers followed by red berries. | | 5 | 2.5-3cm | Full Sun, Part Shade | 5 | |
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| ATRIPLEX | | |
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| | halimus (Tree Purslane) Silver foliage, particularly useful at the seaside or set against purple foliage. | | 6 | 1.2-1.8m | Full Sun | 8-9 | |
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| AUCUBA (Spotted Laurel) | | |
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| Evergreen | japonica Large, glossy-green leaves. Red berries on female plants. | | | | | | |
| | 'Crotonifolia' Male with boldly spotted and blotched yellow, large leaves. | Royal Horticultural Society Award of Merit | 5-6 | 1.8-2.4m | Full Sun, Full Shade | | |
| | 'Lance Leaf' Male with lance shaped entitre leaf. | | 5-6 | 1.8-2.4m | Full Sun, Full Shade | | |
| | 'Picturata' Female with leaves marked yellow in the centre. | | 5-6 | 1.8-2.4m | Full Sun, Full Shade | | |
| | 'Picturata' Male with leaves marked yellow in the centre. | | 5-6 | 1.8-2.4m | Full Sun, Full Shade | | |
| | 'Salicifolia' Female with slender leaves. | | 5-6 | 1.8-2.4m | Full Sun, Full Shade | | |
| | 'Sulphurea Marginata' Female with yellow margined leaves. | | 5-6 | 1.8-2.4m | Full Sun, Full Shade | | |
| | 'Variegata' Female with speckled yellow leaves. | | 5-6 | 1.8-2.4m | Full Sun, Full Shade | | |
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| AZARA | | |
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| EvergreenDislikes Chalk and lime | integrifolia Tall wall shrub with oval leaves and chrome-yellow flower clusters. | | 5-6 | 5-6m | Full Sun, Part Shade | 1-3 | |
| EvergreenDislikes Chalk and lime | microphylla Elegant large with dainty foliage and yellow vanilla scented flowers | | 5-6 | 5-6m | Full Sun, Part Shade | 3-4 | |
| | 'Variegata' Leaves margined creamy-white. Slow growing. | | 5-6 | 5-6m | Full Sun, Part Shade | 3-4 | |
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| BACCHARIS (Bush Groudsel) | | |
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| | halimifolia Vigorous, upright shrub with ovate,grey-green leaves. Axillary clusters of small white flowerheads | | 5-6 | 2.5-3m | Full Sun | 9-11 | |
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| BALLOTA | | |
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| Evergreen | acetabulosa Compact and bushy with wooly stems, rounded, silver-grey leaves and purple-pink flowers in leaf axils. | | 6 | 30-60cm | Full Sun | 5-9 | |
| Evergreen | 'All Hallows Green' Bushy with heart shaped lime-green leaves. | | 6 | 30-60cm | Full Sun | 5-9 | |
| Evergreen | pseudodicatmnus Mound-forming, with yellowish grey-green leaves on erect white wooly stems. | Royal Horticultural Society Award of Merit | 6 | 30-45cm | Full Sun | 7-9 | |
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| BERBERIS A group of spiny shrubs, all extremely hardy and suited to almost all conditions except waterlogged soils. Flowers yellow unless otherwise stated. | | |
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| Evergreen | x bristolensis Dense prickly shrub. Good hedge to keep the neighbour's cat out. | | 5-6 | 60-90cm | Full Sun, Part Shade | 5-6 | |
| | buxifolia Semi evergreen, small leaves glaucous beneath and purple berries. | | 5-6 | 60-90cm | Full Sun, Part Shade | 5-6 | |
| Evergreen | candidula Dense, dome shaped bush. Small leaves and blue-black berries. | | 5-6 | 30-60cm | Full Sun, Part Shade | 5-6 | |
| Evergreen | coxii Long leathery leaves glaucouse beneath. Blue-black berries. | | 5-6 | 90-120cm | Full Sun, Part Shade | 5-6 | |
| | dictyophylla Glaucous leaves, chalk-white beneath, turning a multitude of shades of red in autumn. Young stems covered in a white bloom. Red berries. | Royal Horticultural Society Award of Merit | 5-6 | 1.5-1.8m | Full Sun, Part Shade | 5-6 | |
| Evergreen | x frikartii | | | | | | |
| Evergreen | x 'Amstelveen' Compact with arching stems and dark glossy green leaves, grey-white beneath. Black fruits. | Royal Horticultural Society Award of Merit | 5-6 | 90-120cm | Full Sun, Part Shade | 5-6 | |
| Evergreen | julianae Dense upright shrub with spine margined, glossy-green eliptic leaves | | 5-6 | 2.5-3m | Full Sun, Part Shade | 5-6 | |
| | x ottawensis | | | | | | |
| | 'Lombarts Purple' Large purple leaves. Yellow flowers. Red berries. | | 5-6 | 1.5-2m | Full Sun, Part Shade | 5-6 | |
| | 'Silver Miles' Dark red-purple leaves flushed with silver-grey turning red in autumn. Red berries. | | 5-6 | 1.5-2m | Full Sun, Part Shade | 5-6 | |
| | 'Superba' Rich purple leaves and good autumn colour. | Royal Horticultural Society Award of Merit | 5-6 | 1.5-2m | Full Sun, Part Shade | 5-6 | |
| Evergreen | sargentiana Vigorous shrub, strongly spined glossy-green leaves making an almost impenetrable barrier. | Royal Horticultural Society Award of Merit | 5-6 | 1.5-2m | Full Sun, Part Shade | 5-6 | |
| Evergreen | x stenophylla | | | | | | |
| | 'Claret Cascade' Red young shoots and bronze-green young leaves. | | 5-6 | 1-1.5m | Full Sun, Part Shade | 5-6 | |
| | 'Irwinii' Compact with toothed, glossy-green leaves and orange flowers. | | 5-6 | 30-60cm | Full Sun, Part Shade | 5-6 | |
| | thunbergii Brilliant autumn foliage and bright red berries. | | | | | | |
| | f. atropurpurea The Purple foliage highlights a mass of pale-yellow flowers. | | 5-6 | 1.2-1.5m | Full Sun, Part Shade | 5-6 | |
| | 'Green Carpet' Dense mound of light-green young foliage turning bronze-red. | | 5-6 | 80-90cm | Full Sun, Part Shade | 5-6 | |
| | 'Harlequin' Small purplish-pink leaves with white speckles. | | 5-6 | 1.2-1.5m | Full Sun, Part Shade | 5-6 | |
| | 'Helmond Pillar' Erect dark red-purple leaved growths, a stiking variety. | | 5-6 | 1.2-1.5m | Full Sun, Part Shade | 5-6 | |
| | 'Kelleriis' A multicoloured variety with leaves streaked green, pink and white. | | 5-6 | 90-120cm | Full Sun, Part Shade | 5-6 | |
| | 'Red Chief' Long arching brilliant wine-red stems with plum-red leaves. | Royal Horticultural Society Award of Merit | 5-6 | 1.2-1.5m | Full Sun, Part Shade | 5-6 | |
| Evergreen | verruculosa Sturdy, firm, arching branches with small glossy-green leaves' glaucous white beneath. | Royal Horticultural Society Award of Merit | 5-6 | 1-1.2m | Full Sun, Part Shade | 5-6 | |
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| BRACHYGLOTTIS | | |
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| Evergreen | monroi Small dense shrub with wavey edged, grey-green leaves covered with white felt beneath. Yellow daisy-like flowerheads. | | 6 | 45-75cm | Full Sun | 7 | |
| Evergreen | 'Drysdale' Scalloped silver leaves white felted beneath. Yellow flowerheads. | | 6 | 60-90cm | Full Sun | 7 | |
| Evergreen | 'Sunshine' Rounded bush with silver leaves and yellow flowerheads. | Royal Horticultural Society Award of Merit | 6 | 60-90cm | Full Sun | 7 | |
