Shrub Flashcards
Agave attenuata 狐尾龙舌兰
Foxtail agave
Perennial succulent
Size: 2 x 1.5m
Note: This plant makes a great contrasting statement in the garden and is good for filling difficult corners. Without teeth and spines.
Agave americana 龙舌兰
Century plant
该种龙舌兰是部分龙舌兰酒的原料
Size: 2 x 3m
Note: Spiky. Architectural form. They can take low temperatures (-5°c or less) but they don’t like the damp. The bigger they are the more frost hardy they are.
Agapanthus africanus 百子莲
African lily
Evergreen Perennial
Light: Full Sun
Note: They are excellent border plants and also go well in amongst shrubs. Agapanthus are one of the great signals of Christmas in Australia.
Acacia cognata ‘Limelight’
River Wattle
Evergreen Perennia
Size: 0.5-1 x 1-1.2m (0.6 x 0.6m)
Note: A compact form of A.cognata that makes a stunning foliage plant all year round with its graceful weeping foliage. Small ball-shaped flowers are a secondary pleasure when they appear in spring.
Arthropodium cirratum
New Zealand Rock Lily
Evergreen Perennial
Size: 1 x 1m (0.4 x 0.5m)
Note: An attractive soft wooded perennial with strappy leaves and panicles of delightful small star-like white flowers in late spring/early summer. A very tough plant that will do well in bright shade or in dry shade under trees.
Agonis flexuosa ‘Indigo’
Evergreen Shrub
Size: 3 x 3m
Note: The attractive foliage is dark green with the new growth a stunning dark purple. The small white flowers make a great contrast with the dark foliage. Suited to the cooler weather. As it has low water needs this plant can be used in hard to care areas with the deep foliage color it attracts the eye from all the green.
Alyogyne huegelii 蓝木槿
Blue hibiscus
Evergreen Shrub
Size: 1-2.5 x 1-3m
Note: A fast-growing and highly ornamental foliage plant. Blooming off and on all year.
Anigozanthos manglesii
(manglesii - in honour of Robert Mangles)
Mangles Kangaroo Paw
Alocasia macrorrhiza 海芋
Giant Taro
Evergreen Perennial (die back periodically in cooler climates)
Size: Typical height: 1.5-2.5 x 1.5-2.5m
Note: A must in any tropical garden. Large leaves can grow up to 1m in length. Perform best in partial shade with some protection from wind and full sun. Toxic to dogs, cats and horses.
Acacia myrtifolia 桃金娘
Myrtle Wattle
Evergreen Shrub
Size: 1-3 x 2-3m (5 x 2-3m)
Note: Suitable for areas of low maintenance, roadside verges
Azalea sp. 杜鹃花属
Azaleas have one flower per stem but the shrub produces so many stems that the shrub appears covered in blossoms. Rhododendron flowers grow in round clusters at the ends of branches.
Acmena smithii var. Minor
Dwarf Lilly Pilly
Size: 2-3 x 1-2m .
Note: Small cream/white flowers in late Spring and Summer, followed by attractive berries. With a maximum growth of 5 meters, the Dwarf Lilly Pilly is ideal for pruning into a low-med dense hedge or as a windbreak. For the best effect, recommend planting at around 1 meter apart to maintain a compact form.
Asparagus densiflorus ‘Myersii’ 狐尾天门冬
Foxtail Fern
Evergreen Perennial
Size: 0.5 x 0.9m
Note: It produces prolific amounts of small fragrant pink to white flowers in autumn which mature to red berries. Good in pots indoors or outside as they are quite hardy.
Blechnum gibbum 矮树蕨
Syn Oceaniopteris gibba.
Silver lady fern
Evergreen Tropical Fern
Size: 1 X 1.2m
Note: Beautiful symmetrical dwarf tree fern. Has broad fronds. Very effective when multi-planted, even as an under-story plant beneath shady trees. Adds a tropical feel to gardens. A hardy fast growing fern for shady spots in the garden.
Banksia integrifolia ‘Roller Coaster’
Coast Banksia
integer = entire, undivided, simple. Referring to the undivided leaves.
Size: 0.15 x 4m
Note: ‘Roller Coaster’ is a prostrate form of the species and grows into a low mound up to 2.5 m across, with pale lemon flowers.
Buxus microphylla var. japonica小叶黄杨
Japanese Box
Size: 0.5-2 x 0.5-1m (0.5 x 0.7m)
Note: A very hardy Buxus, faster growing and ideal for warmer climates, as it tolerates heat better than other varieties.
Buxus sempervirens 锦熟黄杨
English Box
Bromeliaceae 凤梨科
Bromeliad
Banksia spinulosa ‘birthday candles’ 狭叶佛塔树
Banksia
Size: 0.5 x 0.5-1m (1.5 x 1.5m)
Note: A dense and compact small shrub that is perfect for rockeries and smaller gardens, whether mass planted for dramatic effect, in small groups or in containers on the patio, verandah or deck. It is frost tolerant, and suits acid to alkaline soils.
Correa alba
White Correa
Size: 1-1.5 x 1-1.5m
Note: A great little plant for coastal gardens, as it likes sandy soils and will resist salty winds. Likes sunny spots, but will also grow in part shade, though flowering will be lessened. It responds beautifully to pruning, and can be shaped for formal uses. Also good in containers. Flowers in late autumn to winter with small white blooms.
Correa reflexa
Native Fuchsia
Size: 0.5-1.2 x 0.5-1m
Note: A low growing, wonderfully hardy shrub that flowers through the year. The flowers are long and tubular bell shaped, and are attractive to birds and other nectar lovers.
Callistemon ‘Little John’ 串钱柳
桃金娘科 红千层属
Dwarf Callistemon/Bottlebrush
Flowering Time: Spring, Summer
Size: 0.75-1 x 0.5-1m
Note: A very popular dwarf and naturally compact bottlebrush with dark red flowers and attractive blue-grey foliage. Can be shy to flower but worth growing for the foliage and habit alone. A great rockery, container plant or general garden shrub for small gardens to large scale landscaping.
Chrysocephalum apiculatum
Common everlasting
Size: 0.3 x 0.5m (0.5-1 x 1m)
Note: An evergreen groundcover perennial plant, with beautiful silvery grey foliage and golden yellow button flowers throughout the year. A hardy, low maintenance plant. Good for massed plantings, rockeries and containers.
Convolvulus cneorum 旋花科
cneorum 指的是一种小的橄榄状植物
Silverbush
Size: 0.6 x 0.6-1m
Note: Masses of white flowers in summer, beautiful silver leaves all year, this easygoing groundcover is well-behaved and happy in free-draining soil, even poor and dry spots; and frost-hardy once established.
Crassula ovata
Jade plant
Succulent Perennial
Size:
Note: One of the most versatile and popular succulents as they are easy to grow and look beautiful in gardens or pots. The dark green glossy leaves makes it a popular choice in a succulent arrangement or even as a Bonsai. Prefers lots of light - but will grow in shaded positions quite well.
Cycas revoluta 苏铁
Sago Palm
Evergreen Perennial
Size: 1-3 x 1-3m
A woody trunked palm-like plant with a rosette shaped crown of stiff pinnate foliage radiating outwards made up of narrow fine leaflets.
Cordyline rubra 朱蕉
Palm lily
Evergreen Shrub
Size: 2 x 0.7m
Note: It is the ideal garden shrub in warm climates, and it also makes a great indoor plant in cooler areas. Grow it in your garden, in a container on your verandah or in your favourite pot inside. Choose a warm, sunny to partly shaded position that has well drained, fertile soil.
Cleistocactus strausii银色火炬
仙人掌科 Perennial Cactus
Silve Torch
Size:
Note: Fast-growing. It has a green stem that looks silvery grey because of the short, whitish spines that completely cover it. Not flower until 10 to 15 years old. When become 1m or taller, it will produce narrow, tubular flowers from areoles at the top of the main stem.
Camellia sasanqua 茶梅
Choisya ternata
Mexican Orange Blossom
Evergreen Shrub
Size: 2 x 2m (keep in 1 x 1m)
Note: A perfect choice for low glossy hedging or as a background plant. Can be used in many garden styles,
Doryanthes excelsa 矛花百合
Gymea Lily
Evergreen Perennial
Size: 2-4 x 2-3m
Note: The Gymea lily is a stunning, architectural plant, with an upright, clumping growth habit and large sword-shaped leaves. It makes an eye-catching feature plant when in flower, with long stems which can reach from 2 to 4m tall, topped by a large, rich red flower head. Foliage is frost resistant, but flower buds can be damaged by heavy frost.
Doryanthes palmeri 巨型矛百合
Giant Spear Lily
Evergreen Perennial
Size: 1-3 x 1.5-3m
Dietes grandiflora 大花鸢尾
Native/Wild iris
Evergreen Perennial
Size: 1.2 x 0.9m
Note: Ideal for landscaping, weed suppressing and erosion control. Hardy, ideal around waterways or soaks. Charming white iris-like flowers with lilac centres, on tall 120cm stems. Larger plant than the similar-looking iridioides, with longer-lasting larger flowers.
Dietes iridioides 肖鸢尾
鸢尾科 鸢尾属
Dwarf native iris
Size: 1 x 0.6m
Dianella prunina ‘Utopia’
山菅属
Utopia Dianella
Evergreen Perennial
Size: 0.5 x 0.5m
Note: Utopia is a strappy leaved clumping perennial with beautiful blue-grey foliage. Tough, drought tolerant low maintenance plant for borders, pots or as an accent plant. Not as tough as other Dianellas.
Dianella tasmanica
Dianella/Tasman flax-lily
Evergreen
Size: 0.6-2 x 0.5-2m (0.5-1 x 0.5m)
Note: Often used in street and public area planting. Planted singly or in groups for mixed landscapes, in verges and raised beds. Best as an understory planting in shaded situations
Euphorbia characias 大戟科
Mediterranean spurge
Evergreen sub-shrub
Size: 1.2 x 1.2m (2.5 x 2m)
Note: A stunning plant for year-round interest. This is a great plant for creating interest and habit contrast. Grey-green leaves. Upright, woolly stems grow in various directions creating an uneven but interesting outline. The milky sap is toxic and can irritate skin and eyes.
Escallonia Iveyi 南美鼠刺
Escallonia
Evergreen Shrub
Size: 2.5 x 2m (spacing 0.4m)
Note: Evergreen flowering hedge shrub to 2.5m, with clusters of scented white blossoms and neat glossy foliage. Ideal for seaside and coastal gardens, hardy in most situations including drought and frost. Not so good in humidity - one for cooler states, where the leaves will bronze up nicely in cold weather.
Escallonia hybrids ‘Pink Pixie’
Escallonia Pink Pixie
Evergreen Shrub
Size: 0.8 x 0.8m
Note: Small glossy leaves and masses of pale pink to white flowers. Escallonia are particulary hardy and will cope with coastal conditions. It will quickly produce a good quality hedge and can be clipped into formal hedge or left as is for a more informal look.
Euonymus japonicus microphyllus ‘Tom Thumb’
Euonymus japonicus 冬青卫矛
Evergreen Shrub
Size: 0.6 x 0.3-0.6m (0.8 x 0.8m)
Note: A very handsome rapid growing compact dwarf shrub with green foliage. Ideal for informal hedges where a fast result is wanted, can be clipped into a formal hedge. It is a very hardy and low maintenance plant.
Ficus hillii ‘Flash’
Ficus 榕树
Ficus Flash
Size: 3.0 x 1.5m or 10 x 3m if untrimmed
Note: A compact growing form of Ficus hillii with emerald green foliage and lighter green new growth. Hs a quick upright growth habit. It will grow to a large tree if untrimmed. Flowers are insignificant.
Standard Ficus Hillii
Size: H0.6-0.9m
Note: Ficus hillii Flash can also be shaped into a neat and classy looking evergreen standard (ball on a stick) topiary style tree and pleached.
Gardenia augusta ‘Radicans’
Gardenia 栀子属
Gardenia jasminoides 栀子花
Evergreen Shrub
Size: 0.6 x 1.5m (0.75-1 x 1m)
Note: A dwarf form it tends not to grow much taller than 500mm but will spread out to 1.5m. It has highly fragrant white flowers. It can be used as groundcover in the shade area. It likes humidity, has better cold tolerance than other gardenias.
Standard Gardenia augusta
Gardenia augusta ‘Florida’
Fragrant gardenia
Size: 1 x 1m
Note: The classic florist gardenia: scented, evergreen, low maintenance. Perfect in pots, compact to around 1m high. Florida is one of the best available for indoors and out, and one of our customer favourites too.
Grevillea rosmarinifolia ‘Scarlet Sprite’ 山龙眼科
Grevillea
Evergreen Small Shrub
Size: 0.8 x 0.8m (1 x 0.8m)
Note: Birds attracted, fast establishing native with a tidy, upright growth habit. Scarlet spider flowers most of the year, peaking in autumn. Suitable for frosty climates and needs very little maintenance. A light prune will lead to an even more dense growth habit.
Hebe buxifolia
玄参科 长阶花属 buxifolia 像盒子一样
Hebe
Size: 1 x 1m (1 x 0.6m)
Note: A very pretty and easy to grow dwarf evergreen shrub that flowers from winter till late Spring. A very tough drought hardy shrub that have a dense growth habit, making them excellent for hedging. Prefers a full sun to part shade position in well drained soil and is easily clipped into a formal hedge.
Hebe diosmifolia
Hebe
Size: 0.75 x 0.75m (0.5 x 0.5m)
Note: Birds attracted. A hardy dwarf and compact evergreen shrub. Masses of lilac-tinged white flowers through spring to autumn. Great for hedging or planted as a neat single shrub. Grows well in pots and planters.
Howea forsteriana 豪爵椰
澳大利亚棕榈科（Arecaceae）的一种开花植物, 是一种生长相对缓慢的棕榈树.
Kentia palm
Size: 4-15 x 2-5m (5 x 2-5m)
Note: One of the most beautiful palms in the world. It is valued as an indoor plant, as well as making a good garden specimen. Can tolerate low light conditions and lack of humidity. Can grow to 15m tall, but usually 5m in a garden situation.
Hosta lancifolia 狭叶玉簪
Hosta
Size: 0.4 x 0.6m
Note: One of the most popular foliage plants that do best in moist shady positions. Mauve flowers.
Hydrangea macrophylla 绣球花
Hydrangea
Deciduous Shrub
Size: 1.5 x 1.5m
Note: They can grow up to 2m tall and wide but tend to be kept to about half that size. An old fashioned plant, good for that cottage garden look. In hotter climates keep in total shade or the flowers and leaves will scorch. Flowers will change colour due to soils ph.
Ilex crenata ‘Sky Pencil’
Ilex crenata 齿叶冬青/日本冬青
Japanese holly
Size: 2.2 x 0.6m
Note: Narrow evergreen tidy shrub, very upright and slender, ideal in pots and as a hedge or feature plant formal garden settings. A holly without prickles.
Juniperus horizontalis ‘Glauca’ 匍匐雪松
铺地柏是 Juniperus procumbens
Blue juniper
Size: 0.1 x 1.5m
Note: This totally flat groundcover with attractive blue foliage is one of the best for cascading down walls. The blue colour may take on purple tones in cold winters in sunny spots.
Juncus usitatus 灯芯草
Common Rush
Size: 1.2 x 0.5m (3-5 x 3-5m)
Note: Native ornamental grass for margins of waterways and ponds. Ideal grass for revegetation, and soil stabilisation of banks, and provides a natural habitat for native birds and frogs.
Kumara plicatilis 重塔卢荟
Fan-aloe
Succulent
Size: 2.4 x 1.8m (0.3-0.9 x 0.3-0.9m)
a unique and striking much-branched shrub or small tree. It flowers in late winter and spring, from August to October.
Lavandula angustifolia
English Lavender
Evergreen Shrub
Size: 0.9 x 0.9m (0.5 x 0.5m)
Note: With narrow grey leaves, it makes a great little hedge or pathway feature and the flower heads can be picked off and dried. Lavender is a great companion to citrus trees - when planted close by it controls pests and predatory insects by overpowering them with its scent. Fleas, mosquitos, nematodes and borers simply choose to go elsewhere.
Lavandula angustifolia ‘Hidcote’
Size: 0.6 x 0.6m
Note: It is prized by most gardeners for its long-lasting and delightful scent as well as the fashion in which its dark purple flower spikes beautifully contrast with its blue-green evergreen foliage. Hidcote is a perfect choice for low hedges, edging or borders.
Lavandula angustifolia ‘Munstead’
Size: 0.6 x 0.8m
Note: Compact, extremely fragrant with rosy purple flowers, attractive throughout the year. Grows well in containers and is a great choice for hedges or knot gardens. Fairly hardy, blooms twice starting in late spring or early summer if harvested after first bloom. Evergreen in warm winter climates.
