3.4 and 3.7 shrubs for summer/winter and wall shrubs Flashcards
Name
Euonymus alatus
Autumn/winter interest, deciduous
Large, spreading shrub, the branchlets often developing conspicuous corky wings. Oval leaves turning rosy-crimson in autumn. small, greenish flowers, followed by purplish-red fruits splitting to reveal orange seeds
H 3m S 2.5
Any soil, any pH, well drained
Full sun/partial shade, any aspect
H6
Name
Cornus alba ‘Sibirica’
‘Sibirica’ is a medium-sized suckering deciduous shrub forming a thicket of slender red stems, becoming bright crimson in winter. Leaves ovate, turning reddish in autumn, small cream flowers, in flat heads in spring/summer; berries bluish-white
Autumn/winter interest, deciduous
H 2.5m S 2.5m
Tolerates wet conditions
Acid soil
Full sun-partial shade
Name
Rhus typhina
Autumn/winter interest, deciduous
Large suckering shrub, the red-hairy stems with large pinnate leaves turning red and orange in autumn. Dioecious, with yellow-green flower clusters, followed on female plants by dense crimson fruits
H 6m S 5m
Any soil type, any pH
Full sun, not north facing
H6
Name
‘Florida Variegata’ is a compact medium-sized deciduous shrub with narrowly ovate, mid-green leaves edged with creamy-white, and clusters of funnel-shaped, light pink flowers in spring/summer
H 2m S 2m
Full sun to partial shade
Tolerates moist but well-drained soils
Low maintenance
Name
Jasminum nudiflorum
WALL SHRUB
A medium-sized deciduous shrub with long, arching branches. Leaves small, trifoliate. Flowers to 2.5cm in width, bright yellow in winter and spring
Not fussy, well drained
Full sun, partial shade
Name
Cotoneaster horizontalis
WALL SHRUB
Spreading dwarf deciduous shrub to 2m in width, with distinctive, flat, regularly-branched sprays of foliage with small glossy leaves that turn orange and red in autumn. Pink-tinged flowers and red berries
H 1-1.5m S up to 2m
Any soil type but well drained
Full sun, drought resistant
happy against north wall
Name
Chaenomeles speciosa
WALL SHRUB
a vigorous, wide-spreading deciduous shrub with tangled, spiny branches and glossy, oval, dark green leaves. In spring it bears small clusters of red, bowl-shaped flowers 4cm across, followed by green-yellow, sweetly-scented fruit resembling small apples in autumn
H 2-5m S 2.5-4m
Wall side
Full sun/partial shade
any soil
Name
Ceanothus ‘Autumnal Blue’
WALL SHRUB
Evergreen Bushy, medium-sized evergreen shrub to 3m, with glossy dark green, 3-veined ovate leaves and compact oblong trusses of mid-blue flowers from late summer
Late summer-autumn interest
alkaline, neutral soil
full sun not north facing
Name
Rosmarinus officinalis (Salvia rosmarinus)
Bushy evergreen shrub with a dense, leafy habit, to 2m x 2m but variable in size. Linear dark green leaves have pale, felty undersides. Flowers usually spring, pale violet-blue and white. Flowering starts in spring but is often repeated at differing times of year. Both habit and flower colour can be variable, from prostrate to upright, from deep blue to paler and white tones, pink or purple. Many selections and cultivars are available
Evergreen
Can be used as a low hedge
H 2m S 2m
Drought tolerant (prefer poor, well drained soil)
Full sun
Coastal - Mediterranean
Name
Buddleja davidii is a large, fast-growing, deciduous shrub, to 3m tall, with long, arching shoots and lance-shaped, pointed, green or grey-green leaves up to 25cm long. From summer to autumn it bears dense sprays, 30cm or more long, of small, fragrant flowers in various shades of purple
Full sun-partial shade
Summer - autumn flowering
H 3m S 5m
Wall side borders
Coastal
Drought resistant
Name
Pyracantha coccinea
WALL SHRUB
An upright, evergreen shrub with glossy eliptical leaves and spiny stems. Clusters of white flowers are produced in early summer followed by red berries lasting through autumn and into early winter.
H 3m S 3m
Wall shrub, hedging, wildlife
alkaline or neutral
full sun/partial shade not north facing
Name
Pieris japonica ‘Mountain Fire’
‘Mountain Fire’ is a bushy medium-sized evergreen shrub with red young leaves, turning coppery-green and finally dark green; flowers creamy-white lily of the valley-like , in branched panicles in mid spring
H 2.5m S 2.5m
Acid soil
Full sun, partial shade
Not clay or chalk
Name
Euonymus fortunei ‘Emerald n Gold’
WALL SHRUB
‘Emerald ‘n’ Gold’ is a dwarf evergreen shrub of spreading habit, with broadly yellow-margined leaves, tinged pink in winter; occasionally produces a few small, inconspicuous greenish flowers
Tolerates shade and full sun
If in full sun, must be moist
Ground cover
Wall side
Shaded wall
Hedging
H 0.5-1m
S 1-1.5m
Tolerates all soil types and pH
Name
Forsythia x intermedia ‘Lynwood variety’
A vigorous medium-sized deciduous shrub, upright in growth, with narrowly ovate or sometimes trifoliate leaves. Bears masses of deep yellow blooms on bare stems, from early to mid-spring. spring
H 3.5m S 3.5m
Full sun/partial shade
any soil type
any aspect
Name
Hydrangea aborescens ‘Annabelle’
A small, bushy deciduous shrub with broadly oval leaves and very large, spherical heads of white sterile flowers to 25cm across in summer
H 2.5m S 2.5m
Acid/neutral
Full sun/partial shade
Name
Garrya elliptica
WALL SHRUB
A shrub or small tree of rapid growth and bushy habit, to 3.5m or even to 4.5m in mild areas. Leaves oval to roundish, dark shining green above, felted grey beneath. The long, grey-green male catkins flower in winter/spring. The female plant is less commonly seen, but produces long clusters of purple-brown fruits in summer
H 3-4m S 4-4m
Full sun/partial shade
Name
Clematis montana
A vigorous deciduous species, reaching 7-12m if left unchecked. Plants are smothered in small, single, white flowers in late spring; leaves often have a bronze or purple hue when they first emerge before turning green
alkaline, neutral soil
full sun/partial shade
