| Description | Description | Soil Type | Height Approx. | Shade/Sun | Month Flower | |
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| ROSA (Rose) | | |
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| | banksiae (Banksian Rose) Vigorous, thornless climbing rose. | | | | | | |
| | 'Cooperi' Vigorous thorny climber. Glossy dark green foliage. Single white flowers. | | 5-6 | 4-5m | Full Sun | 6-7 | |
| | 'Lutea' (Yellow Banksian) Double yellow, rosette-like rose with a faint fragrance. | Royal Horticultural Society Award of Merit | 5-6 | 5-6m | Full Sun | 4-5 | |
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| ROSMARINUS (Rosemary) | | |
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| Evergreen | officinalis Dense shrub with aromatic leaves used as a culinary herb. Blue flowers. | | 6 | 1-2m | Full Sun | 5-9 | |
| | var. albiflorus White flowers with a slight hint of blue. | | 6 | 1-2m | Full Sun | 5-9 | |
| | var. angustissimus | | | | | | |
| | 'Corsican Blue' Deep blue flowers on spreading growth. | | 6 | 30-60cm | Full Sun | 5-9 | |
| | 'Majorca Pink' Lilac-pink flowers. | | 6 | 1-2m | Full Sun | 5-9 | |
| | 'Miss Jessopp's Upright' Pale blue flowers on upright growth. | Royal Horticultural Society Award of Merit | 6 | 1-2m | Full Sun | 5-9 | |
| | 'Severn Sea' Arching branches with brilliant blue flowers. | Royal Horticultural Society Award of Merit | 6 | 50-60cm | Full Sun | 5-9 | |
| | 'Sissinghurst Blue' Upright habit with profuse rich blue flowers. | Royal Horticultural Society Award of Merit | 6 | 1-2m | Full Sun | 5-9 | |
| | 'Sudbury Blue' Bushy, dense shrub with deep-blue flowers | | 6 | 30-60cm | Full Sun | 5-9 | |
| Semi tender | 'Tuscan Blue' Upright with broader leaves and bright deep blue flowers. | | 6 | 60-90cm | Full Sun | 5-9 | |
| Semi tender | Prostratus Group Prostrate mats studded with cluster of blue flowers. | Royal Horticultural Society Award of Merit | 6 | 15-20cm | Full Sun | 5-9 | |
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| RUBUS | | |
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| | 'Benenden' Glistening white, dog-rose like flowers with golden-yellow stamens. | Royal Horticultural Society Award of Merit | 5-6 | 2.5-3m | Full Sun, Part Shade | 5-6 | |
| Evergreen | calycinoides Mat-forming with small, glossy green, mallow-like leaves. White flowers. | | 5-6 | 5-10cm | Full Sun, Full Shade | 6-7 | |
| | cockburnianus Fern like leaves. Small rose-purple flowers. Vivid white winter stems. | | | | | | |
| | 'Golden Vale' As above but with beautiful golden foliage. | Royal Horticultural Society Award of Merit | 5-6 | 1.8-2.5m | Full Sun | 6-8 | |
| Semi tender | lineatus Beautiful five-foliate leaves with parallel veining on silky-hairy stems. | | 5-6 | 2.5-3m | Full Sun | 6-7 | |
| | spectabilis Vigorous, suckering shrub with trifoliate leaves and fragrant, magenta-rose flowers followed by orange-yellow, edible fruits. | | 5-6 | 1.2-1.8m | Full Sun | 4-5 | |
| | tibetianus Purplish brown stems covered in a white bloom. Pinnate fen -like leaves. Small purple flowers followed by red or black fruits | | | | | | |
| | 'Silver Fern' Dainty, silver-grey, fern-like leaves . | | 5-6 | 2.5-3m | Full Sun | 6-7 | |
| Evergreen | tricolor Prostrate with heart shaped glossy green leaves on reddish-brown bristled stems. Small white flowers and edible red fruits. | | 5-6 | 30-40cm | Full Sun, Full Shade | 6-7 | |
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| SALIX (Willow) Species that are grown for winter stem colour should be pruned every 2-3 years. | | |
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| | acutifolia Long pointed leaves, slender white bloomed shoots and silvery catkins. | | | | | | |
| | 'Blue Streak' Polished purple-black stems covered in vivid blue-white bloom. | Royal Horticultural Society Award of Merit | 4-5 | 2-4m | Full Sun | 3-4 | |
| | alba (White Willow) Lance-shaped, dull green leaves and slender catkins. | | | | | | |
| | ssp. vitellina 'Britzensis' Bright orange-red winter stems. | Royal Horticultural Society Award of Merit | 4-5 | 2-4m | Full Sun | 3-4 | |
| | ssp. vitellina (Golden Willow) Bright yellow to orange winter stems. | Royal Horticultural Society Award of Merit | 4-5 | 2-4m | Full Sun | 3-4 | |
| | babylonica | | | | | | |
| | var. pekinensis 'Tortuosa' (Dragons Claw Willow) Twisted, contorted branches. | | 4-5 | 10-15m | Full Sun | 3-4 | |
| | cinerea (Grey Sallow) | | | | | | |
| | 'Tricolor' Large shrub or small tree with mottled yellow and white foliage. | | 4-5 | 3-5m | Full Sun | 3-4 | |
| | integra Large shrub of elegant habit with slender catkins. | | | | | | |
| | 'Hakuro-Nishiki' Leaves blotched with white and blush pink on orange-red stems. | | 4-5 | 1-2m | Part Shade | 3-4 | |
| | nakamurana | | | | | | |
| | var. yezoalpina Prostrate, alpine shrub with trailing stems and glossy-green reticulate | | 4-5 | 15-30cm | Full Sun | 3-4 | |
| | purpurea (Purple Osier) Long arching purplish shoots with slender catkins. | | 4-5 | 3-5m | Full Sun | 3-4 | |
| | subopposita Slender, erect and spreading stems yellow catkins appear before the small leaves. | | 4-5 | 40-60cm | Full Sun | 3-4 | |
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| SALVIA (Sage) | | |
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| | lavandulifolia Narrow, grey aromatic leaves with violet-blue flower spikes. | | 6 | 40-60cm | Full Sun | 6-7 | |
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| SAMBUCUS (Elder) Prune elders hard in March to produce lush growth and large flowerheads. | | |
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| | nigra (Common Elder) Heads of fragrant, creamy-white flowers and black berries, | | | | | | |
| | 'Aureomarginata' Leaflets with an irregular bright yellow margin. | | 5-6 | 2-3m | Full Sun, Part Shade | 6-7 | |
| | 'Black Beauty' Rich-purple foliage with Purple-pink flowers. | | 5-6 | 2-3m | Full Sun, Part Shade | 6-7 | |
| | 'Black Lace' Finely divided, fern-like, purple leaves with purple-pink flowers | | 5-6 | 2-3m | Full Sun, Part Shade | 6-7 | |
| | 'linearis' Curious thread like, twisted leaflets | | 5-6 | 2-3m | Full Sun, Part Shade | 6-7 | |
| | 'Marginata' Leaflets with an irregular creamy-white margin. | | 5-6 | 2-3m | Full Sun, Part Shade | 6-7 | |
| | f. laciniata (Fern Leaved Elder) Attractive, finely divided, fern-like leaves. | Royal Horticultural Society Award of Merit | 5-6 | 2-3m | Full Sun, Part Shade | 6-7 | |
| | racemosa (Red Berried Elder) Yellowish-white, conical flowerheads and red berries. | | | | | | |
| | 'Aurea' Golden-yellow, coarsely toothed leaflets. | | 5-6 | 2-3m | Part Shade | 4-5 | |
| | 'Plumosa Aurea' Beautiful, deeply cut, golden-yellow foliage. | | 5-6 | 2-3m | Part Shade | 4-5 | |
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| SANTOLINA (Cotton Lavender) | | |
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| Evergreen | chamaecyparisus Wooly, silver-grey, aromatic foliage. Bright lemon-yellow flowers. | | 6 | 30-40cm | Full Sun | 6-7 | |
| Evergreen | neapolitana | | | | | | |
| | 'Edward Bowles' Grey-green, feathery, aromatic foliage. Pale-primrose flowers. | | 6 | 30-40cm | Full Sun | 6-7 | |
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| SARCOCOCCA (Christmas Box) | | |
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| Evergreen | confusa Dark green, elliptic leaves, fragrant white flowers and black berries. | Royal Horticultural Society Award of Merit | 5-6 | 1.2-1.5m | Full Sun, Full Shade | 1-3 | |
| Evergreen | hookeriana | | | | | | |
| | var. digyna Narrow, reddish petioled leaves, white fragrant flowers, black berries. | Royal Horticultural Society Award of Merit | 5-6 | 1.2-1.5m | Full Sun, Full Shade | 1-3 | |
| | var. humillis Dense, suckering, with glossy, eliptic leaves and white fragrant flowers. | | 5-6 | 0.5-0.6m | Full Sun, Full Shade | 1-3 | |
| Evergreen | ruscifolia Dark shining green, ovate leaves, fragrant white flowers and red berries. | | 5-6 | 1-1.2m | Full Sun, Full Shade | 1-3 | |
| Evergreen | var. chinensis More vigorous than S. ruscifolia with longer, narrower leaves | Royal Horticultural Society Award of Merit | 5-6 | 1.2-1.5m | Full Sun, Full Shade | 1-3 | |
| EvergreenSemi tender | saligna Small, erect, glaborous shrub with greenish-white flowers and purple berries. | | 5-6 | 0.5-0.6m | Full Sun, Full Shade | 1-3 | |
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| SASSAFRAS | | |
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| Dislikes Chalk and lime | albidum Attractive, aromatic, suckering tree with zig zag branches and fig-like foliage that provides good autumn.colour. Inconspicuous racemes of green-yellow flowers. | | 5-6 | 10-12m | Full Sun, Part Shade | 4-5 | |
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| SKIMMIA | | |
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| Evergreen | x confusa Conicle clusters of fragrant creamy-white flowers. Oblanceolate leaves. | | | | | | |
| | 'Kew Green' (Male) Very large and very fragrant flowers, with broader leaves. | Royal Horticultural Society Award of Merit | 5-6 | 30-90cm | Part Shade | 3-5 | |
| Evergreen | japonica Variable dome-shaped shrub with leathery, soft green leaves. | | | | | | |
| | 'Fragrans' (Male) Dense panicles of white, lily-of-the-valley scented flowers. | Royal Horticultural Society Award of Merit | 5-6 | 40-60cm | Part Shade | 3-5 | |
| | 'Kew White' (Female) Pure white berries. | | 5-6 | 1-1.2m | Part Shade | 3-5 | |
| | 'Nymans' (Female) Free-fruiting with large red fruits. Red-petioled blunt leaves. | Royal Horticultural Society Award of Merit | 5-6 | 1-1.2m | Part Shade | 3-5 | |
| | 'Red Riding Hood' (Female) Compact with large red fruits. | | 5-6 | 40-60cm | Part Shade | 3-5 | |
| | 'Rubella' (Male) Red margined leaves. Fragrant white flowers dark red in bud. | Royal Horticultural Society Award of Merit | 5-6 | 40-60cm | Part Shade | 3-5 | |
| | 'Rubinetta' (Male) Longer flower spikes than 'Rubella'. | | 5-6 | 40-60cm | Part Shade | 3-5 | |
| | 'Veitchii' (Syn. 'Formanii)(Female) Large bunches of brilliant red fruits. | | 5-6 | 1-1.2m | Part Shade | 3-5 | |
| Evergreen | japonica | | | | | | |
| | 'Wakehurst White' (Female) White fruit. | | 5-6 | 1-1.2m | Part Shade | 3-5 | |
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| SORBARIA | | |
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| | sorbifolia Suckering shrub with pinnate leaves and erect creamy-white panicles. | | 5-6 | 1.8-2m | Full Sun, Part Shade | 7-8 | |
| | tomentosa Large, deeply toothed pinnate leaves. Creamy-white conical panicles. | | | | | | |
| | var. angustifolia Shorter with red shoots and more slender leaves. | Royal Horticultural Society Award of Merit | 5-6 | 2.5-3m | Full Sun, Part Shade | 7-8 | |
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| SPARTIUM (Spanish Broom) | | |
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| | junceum Erect, green, rush-like stems with fragrant racemes of yellow pea flowers. | Royal Horticultural Society Award of Merit | 6 | 2.5-3m | Full Sun | 6-9 | |
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| SPIRAEA | | |
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| | bella Bright rose-pink flowers in terminal corymbs. Avoid shallow chalk soils. | | 5-6 | 1.2-1.5m | Full Sun, Part Shade | 6-7 | |
| | cantoniensis Graceful, spreading shrub with slender arching branches. | | | | | | |
| | 'Flore Pleno' Rounded clusters of double white flowers and lanceolate leaves. | | 5-6 | 1.8-2m | Full Sun, Part Shade | 6-7 | |
| | douglasii | | | | | | |
| | subsp.menziesii Vigorous, suckering shrub with bright purplish-rose flowers. | | 5-6 | 1-1.2m | Full Sun, Part Shade | 6-7 | |
| | fritschiana Mound-forming, with blue-green leaves and white-tinged pink flowers. | | 5-6 | 1-1.2m | Full Sun, Part Shade | 6-7 | |
| | japonica | | | | | | |
| | 'Anthony Waterer' Crimson flowers. Foliage occasionally variegated cream/pink. | Royal Horticultural Society Award of Merit | 5-6 | 1-1.2m | Full Sun, Part Shade | 6-9 | |
| | 'bullata' Slow-growing, compact shrub with teminal, flat-topped cluster of rose-crimson flowers | | 5-6 | 40-60cm | Full Sun, Part Shade | 6-9 | |
| | japonica | | | | | | |
| | 'Golden Dome' Golden-yellow foliage with pink, flattend flowerheads. | | 5-6 | 40-50cm | Full Sun, Part Shade | 6-9 | |
| | 'Hessei' Nettle-like leaves, pink-tinged when young. Crimson-pink flowers. | | 5-6 | 60-90cm | Full Sun, Part Shade | 6-9 | |
| | 'Little Princess' A dense mound, with small leaves and rose-pink flowers. | | 5-6 | 40-50cm | Full Sun, Part Shade | 6-9 | |
| | 'Shirobana' Both dark pink and white flowers on each plant. Mid-green leaves | Royal Horticultural Society Award of Merit | 5-6 | 1-1.2m | Full Sun, Part Shade | 6-9 | |
| | nipponica | | | | | | |
| | 'Snowmound' Dense mound smothered in massed clusters of small white flowers. | | 5-6 | 1.2-1.5m | Full Sun, Part Shade | 6-7 | |
| | prunifolia | | | | | | |
| | 'Plena' Double white, button flowers on arching stems. Good autumn colour. | | 5-6 | 1.5-2m | Full Sun, Part Shade | 4-5 | |
| | thunbergii Massed clusters of white flowers on slender arching stems. | | 5-6 | 1.2-1.5m | Full Sun, Part Shade | 3-4 | |
| | x vanhouttei Dense umbels of white flowers on graceful, arching branches. | Royal Horticultural Society Award of Merit | 5-6 | 1.5-1.8m | Full Sun, Part Shade | 6-7 | |
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| STACHYURUS | | |
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| | chinensis Medium to large, spreading shrub with drooping racemes 10-13cm long of soft-yellow cup-shaped flowers | | 5-6 | 2-3m | Full Sun, Part Shade | 3-4 | |
