| Description | Description | Soil Type | Height Approx. | Shade/Sun | Month Flower | |
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| STEPHANADRA | | |
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| | chinensis Thicket forming, with red young shoots turning brown. Good autumn colour. | | 5-6 | 1-1.2m | Full Sun | 6-7 | |
| | incisa Toothed leaves on brown, zig-zagged stems. Greenish-white flower panicles. | | | | | | |
| | 'Crispa' Low dense mounds with crinkled leaves. Excellent ground cover. | | 5-6 | 50-60cm | Full Sun | 6-7 | |
| | tanakae Arching, brown stems with lobed, toothed leaves. Greenish-white flowers. | | 5-6 | 1-1.2m | Full Sun | 6-7 | |
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| SYMPHORICARPUS | | |
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| | orbiculatus (Indian Currant) Dense, bushy shrub with dense custers of purplish-rose berries along the stems. | | 5-6 | 1.8-2m | Full Sun, Full Shade | | |
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| SYRINGA (Lilac) | | |
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| | x chinensis (Rouen Lilac) | | | | | | |
| | 'Alba' Bushy shrub with large drooping panicles of pale-lilac, nearly white flowers. | | 5-6 | 1.8-2m | Full Sun | 4-5 | |
| | emondii (Himalayan Lilac) | | | | | | |
| | 'Aureovariegata' Fragrant flowers, pale-lilac in bud, fading to white. Leaves yellow with a green centre | | | | | | |
| | komarovii Large oval leaves on vigorous growth. | | | | | | |
| | ssp.reflexa Long drooping panicles of rich purple-pink flowers, white within. | Royal Horticultural Society Award of Merit | 5-6 | 3.5-4m | Full Sun | 5-6 | |
| | meyeri | | | | | | |
| | 'Palabin' Slow growing, dense shrub with small fragrant, pale lilac flowers. | Royal Horticultural Society Award of Merit | 5-6 | 1.2-1.5m | Full Sun | 5-6 | |
| | x persica (Persian Lilac) Slender branched, rounded shrub, with lanceolate leaves. | | | | | | |
| | 'Alba' Small panicles of fragrant white flowers. | Royal Horticultural Society Award of Merit | 5-6 | 1.8-2m | Full Sun | 4-5 | |
| | pubescens Erect, slender, red-green young branches. Small dark green leaves. | | | | | | |
| | ssp.microphylla 'Superba' Small panicles of fragrant, rosy-pink flowers. | Royal Horticultural Society Award of Merit | 5-6 | 1.8-2m | Full Sun | 4-10 | |
| | vulgaris (Common Lilac) Vigorous shrub with large, heart-shaped leaves, and richly scented flowers born in dense, erect, pyramidal panicles. | | | | | | |
| | 'Charles Joly' Double, dark purplish-red flowers. | | 5-6 | 4-5m | Full Sun | 4-5 | |
| | 'Katherine Havemeyer' Double, purple-lavender flowers, fading to lilac-pink. | Royal Horticultural Society Award of Merit | 5-6 | 4-5m | Full Sun | 4-5 | |
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| TAMARIX (Tamarisk) | | |
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| | ramosissima | | | | | | |
| | 'Rosea' A feathery mass of rose-pink flowers on current years growth. | | 6 | 4-5m | Full Sun | 8-9 | |
| | 'Rubra' A feathery mass of rich pink flowers and fresh green, feathery foliage. | Royal Horticultural Society Award of Merit | 6 | 4-5m | Full Sun | 8-9 | |
| | tetrandra Feathery, light pink flowers mingled with fresh green, feathery foliage. | Royal Horticultural Society Award of Merit | 6 | 2.5-3m | Full Sun | 4-5 | |
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| TEUCRIUM | | |
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| Evergreen | chamaedrys (Wall Germander) Bushy sub-shrub with small, glossy green leaves. | | | | | | |
| | 'Rose Carpet' Axillary whorls of rose-pink flowers with darker veins. | | 5-6 | 20-30cm | Full Sun | 7-9 | |
| EvergreenSemi tender | fruticans | | | | | | |
| | 'Compactum' Compact, rounded habit. | | 6 | 20-30cm | Full Sun | 6-9 | |
| EvergreenSemi tender | fruticans (Shrubby Germander) Blue-green leaves, white stems, pale blue flowers. | | 6 | 60-90cm | Full Sun | 6-9 | |
| | 'Azureum' Slightly more tender with darker blue flowers. | Royal Horticultural Society Award of Merit | 6 | 60-90cm | Full Sun | 6-9 | |
| Evergreen | subspinosum An unusual, grey, spiny, dwarf shrublet with mauve-pink flowers. | | 6 | 15-20cm | Full Sun | 7-8 | |
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| TROCHODENDRON | | |
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| Evergreen | aralioides Slow growing with leathery, glossy green, scalloped leaves, aromatic bark and green flowers in erect terminal racemes. | | 5-6 | 3-5m | Full Sun, Part Shade | 5-6 | |
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| ULEX (Gorse) | | |
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| Evergreen | gallii Robust, prostrate, strongly-spined shrub with golden-yellow pea-flowers. | | | | | | |
| | 'Mizen Head' As above but with larger flowers. Excellent for maritime exposure. | | 6 | 10-20cm | Full Sun | 8-10 | |
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| ULMUS (Elm) | | |
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| | x hollandica | | | | | | |
| | 'Jacqueline Hillier' Dense, suckering shrub with smalll double-toothed leaves. | | 5-6 | 2-2.5m | Full Sun, Part Shade | | |
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| VIBURNUM A diverse group of shrubs, extremely useful for most soils and conditions. | | |
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| | betulifolium Erect growth, coarsely toothed leaves, white flowers and red berries. | | 5-6 | 2.5-3m | Full Sun, Part Shade | 6-7 | |
| | x bodnantense Upright-growing with clusters of fragrant pink flowers on bare stems. | | | | | | |
| | 'Dawn' As above but with larger, richly fragrant, dark pink flowers. | Royal Horticultural Society Award of Merit | 5-6 | 2.5-3m | Full Sun, Part Shade | 10-1 | |
| | bracteatum White flower clusters with conspicuous bractlets and blue-black fruits. | | 5-6 | 1.8-2m | Full Sun, Part Shade | 5-6 | |
| | buddlejifolium Lanceolate, pale green, downy leaves, white flowers, red/black fruits. | | 5-6 | 2-2.5m | Full Sun, Part Shade | 6-7 | |
| Evergreen | x burkwoodii Glossy, dark green leaves. Strongly fragrant white flowers, pink in bud. | | 5-6 | 2-2.5m | Full Sun, Part Shade | 1-5 | |
| | 'Anne Russell' As above but deciduous and more compact. | Royal Horticultural Society Award of Merit | 5-6 | 1.8-2m | Full Sun, Part Shade | 1-5 | |
| | 'Chesapeake' Glossy green leaves, white flowers, pink in bud and red/black fruits. | | 5-6 | 1.8-2m | Full Sun, Part Shade | 4-5 | |
| | 'Park Farm Hybrid' Stronger growing and more spreading with larger flowers. | Royal Horticultural Society Award of Merit | 5-6 | 2.5-3m | Full Sun, Part Shade | 4-5 | |
| Evergreen | cinnamomifolium Large glossy leaves, white flower clusters, blue-black fruits. | Royal Horticultural Society Award of Merit | 5-6 | 3-5m | Full Sun, Part Shade | 6-7 | |
| Evergreen | cylindricum Dull green leaves, white flowers with lilac stamens, and black fruits. | | 5-6 | 3-4m | Full Sun, Part Shade | 7-9 | |
| Evergreen | davidii Compact mound with leathery glossy leaves, white flowers, turquoise fruits. | Royal Horticultural Society Award of Merit | 5-6 | 1-1.5m | Full Sun, Part Shade | 6-7 | |
| | farreri Fragrant white flowers, pink in bud on bare stems with occasional red fruits. | | | | | | |
| | 'Nanum' Dense mound like habit, not as free flowering. | | 5-6 | 60-80cm | Full Sun, Part Shade | 11-2 | |
| Evergreen | x globosum Elliptical, dark green, twisted leaves with reddish petioles. | | | | | | |
| | 'Jermyns Globe' Rounded habit with white flower clusters and blue-black fruits. | | 5-6 | 1.8-2m | Full Sun, Part Shade | 4-5 | |
| | x hillieri Semi-evergreen with copper tinted young leaves and creamy white flowers. | | | | | | |
| | 'Winton' The original selected clone. Masses of flower with red/black fruits. | Royal Horticultural Society Award of Merit | 5-6 | 2.5-3m | Full Sun, Part Shade | 6-7 | |
| | hupehensis White flower clusters, orange-yellow-red fruits. Good autumn tints. | | 5-6 | 2.5-3m | Full Sun, Part Shade | 5-6 | |
| Evergreen | japonicum Handsom shrub with large leathery leaves and fragrant white flowers followed by red berries on mature plants. | | 5-6 | 2.5-3m | Full Sun, Part Shade | 5-6 | |
| | macrocephalum Semi-evergreen shrub of rounded habit with white lacecap flowers. | | 5-6 | 2.5-3m | Full Sun, Part Shade | 5-6 | |
| EvergreenSemi tender | odoratisimum Glossy green leaves with fragrant white flowers. Red fruits turn black. | | 5-6 | 3-4m | Full Sun, Part Shade | 5-6 | |
| | plicatum Wide spreading shrub with good autumn colour. | | | | | | |
| | 'Mariesii' (Wedding Cake Bush) Tiered branches with masses of white flowers. | Royal Horticultural Society Award of Merit | 5-6 | 2.5-3m | Full Sun, Part Shade | 5-6 | |
| | 'Nanum Semperflorens' Dense, slow-growing shrub with white lacecap flowers. | | 5-6 | 0.8-1m | Full Sun, Part Shade | 5-6 | |
| Evergreen | 'Pragense' Lustrous dark green leaves with creamy-white flowers, pink in bud. | Royal Horticultural Society Award of Merit | 5-6 | 2.5-3m | Full Sun, Part Shade | 4-5 | |
| | sargentii Maple-like leaves with white lacecap-like flowers. | | | | | | |
| | 'Onondaga' Maroon young leaves, purple in autumn. Red budded flowers. | Royal Horticultural Society Award of Merit | 5-6 | 2.5-3m | Full Sun, Part Shade | 4-5 | |
| | setigerum Lax open growth with leaves changing from metalic-blue-red through shades of grreen, finally orange-yellow. White flowers with orange-yellow-red fruits. | | 5-6 | 2.5-3m | Full Sun, Part Shade | 5-6 | |
| Evergreen | tinus (Laurustinus) Pink budded, white flowers in winter with metallic-blue fruits. | | | | | | |
| | 'Eve Price' Compact with carmine flower buds and smaller leaves. | Royal Horticultural Society Award of Merit | 5-6 | 1.8-2m | Full Sun, Part Shade | 10-3 | |
| | 'French White' Strong growing with large, white flowerheads. | | 5-6 | 2.5-3m | Full Sun, Part Shade | 10-3 | |
| | 'Purpureum' Dark green leaves tinged bronze-purple when young. | | 5-6 | 2.5-3m | Full Sun, Part Shade | 10-3 | |
| | 'Variegatum' Slightly less hardy with creamy-yellow variegated foliage. | | 5-6 | 1.8-2m | Full Sun, Part Shade | 10-3 | |
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| VINCA (Periwinkle) | | |
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| | major (Great Periwinkle) Rampant trailing stems, large bright blue flowers. | | 5-6 | 15-30cm | Full Sun, Full Shade | 4-6 | |
| | minor (Lesser Periwinkle) Mat-forming, trailing stems with bright blue flowers. | | | | | | |
| | 'Argenteovariegata' Leaves variegated creamy-white with bright blue flowers. | Royal Horticultural Society Award of Merit | 5-6 | 10-15cm | Full Sun, Full Shade | 4-9 | |
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| VITEX | | |
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| | agnus-castus (Chaste Tree) Aromatic shrub, compound leaves, violet flowers. | | 6 | 2-6m | Full Sun | 9-10 | |
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| WEIGELA Useful hardy shrub with foxglove-like flowers on previous year's wood. | | |
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| | 'Abel Carriere' Large bright rose-carmine flowers, flecked gold in the throat. | | 5-6 | 1.8-2m | Full Sun, Part Shade | 4-5 | |
| | 'Bristol Ruby' Vigorous, erect growth with sparkling ruby-red flowers. | | 5-6 | 1.8-2m | Full Sun, Part Shade | 4-5 | |
| | 'Looymansii Aurea' Light golden foliage prone to sun-scorch. Flowers pink. | | 5-6 | 1.2-1.5m | Full Sun, Part Shade | 4-5 | |
| | 'Praecox Variegata' Leaves variegated creamy-white. Honey-scented rose-pink flowers. | | 5-6 | 1.2-1.5m | Full Sun, Part Shade | 4-5 | |
| | 'Red Trumpet' Raised by our propagator Peter Moore, this compact shrub is free flowering with erect ruby-red flowers. | | 5-6 | 1-1.2m | Full Sun, Part Shade | 5-6 | |
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| | 'Aurovariegata' Compact with leaves edged creamy-white. Flowers pink. | | 5-6 | 1.2-1.5m | Full Sun, Part Shade | 4-5 | |
| | 'Bristol Snowflake' Spreading with a profusion of bell-shaped pure white flowers. | | 5-6 | 1.2-1.5m | Full Sun, Part Shade | 4-5 | |
| | 'Folis Purpureis' Compact with purple flushed leave and pink flowers. | Royal Horticultural Society Award of Merit | 5-6 | 1.2-1.5m | Full Sun, Part Shade | 4-5 | |
| | 'Versicolor' Flowers creamy white changing to red with age. | | 5-6 | 1.8-2m | Full Sun, Part Shade | 4-5 | |
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| YUCCA | | |
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| EvergreenSemi tender | whipplei Stemless with long spine tipped leaves. panicles of large, fragrant, Greenish-white flowers edged with purple. | | 6 | 2-3.5m | Full Sun | 5-6 | |
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| ZAUSCHNERIA | | |
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| Semi tender | californica (Californian Fuchsia) Grey-green leaves. Spikes of scarlet tubed flowers. | | 6 | 30-40cm | Full Sun | 8-9 | |
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| ZENOBIA | | |
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| Dislikes Chalk and lime | pulverulenta Glaucous-grey leaves with fragrant, lily-of-the-valley-like flowers. | | 5 | 1.2-1.8m | Full Sun, Part Shade | 6-7 | |
