Shrubs Flashcards
To learn some shrubs
Buddleja davidii
Flowers summer and autumn.
Insect friendly.
1.5-2.5m high, 1.0-1.5m spread.
Moist well drained in sun or p.shade.
Back of a border cottage and informal.
Cornus alba ‘Sibirica’
Autumn and Winter colour.
1.5-2.5m high, 1.5-2.5m spread.
Moist soil in sun or p.shade.
Hedge, low maintenance, informal garden.
Cotoneaster horizontalis
Spring flowers, autumn berries.
0.5-1.0m high, 1.0-1.5m spread
Well drained soil, sun or p.shade
Cottage, informal ground cover.
Cotinus coggygria ‘Royal purple’
Spring to autumn foliage colour and autumn berries.
4.0-8.0m high, 4-8m spread
Moist well drained soil in sun or p.shade.
Back of a border, architecture low maintenance garden.
Euonymus alatus ‘Blade runner’
Spring flowers and autumn foliage and berries
1.5-2.5m high 1.5-2.5m spread.
Moist well drained in sun or p.shade
Mid to back or border, in low maintenance, informal/cottage or front garden.
Fuchsia microphylla
Tiny summer flowers
1.5-2.5m high, 1.0-1.5m
Moist well drained in sun or p.shade
Sheltered spot in informal beds or patio pots.
Hamamelis mollis
Winter/Spring flowers
2.5-4.0 m high × 2.5-4.0m spread
Moist well drained soil, acid to neutral.
Sun or p.shade sheltered spot in back or large area of bed in low maintenance garden.
Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Runaway bride’
Long flowering period spring to summer.
1.0-1.5m high x 1.0-1.5m spread
Moist well drained soil in sun or p.shade
Cottage and informal or pots
Chaenomeles superba
Spring flower Autumn berry
Spiny shrubs, 5-petalled flowers, solitary or clustered, in spring, followed by edible often fragrant green or yellow fruits.
1.0-1.5 height x 1.5-2.5m spread
Full sun or p.shade.
Salvia microphylla ‘Hot lips’
Colourful flowers summer to autumn.
0.5-1.0m high x 0.5-1.0m spread
Moist well drained soil in full sun
Sheltered spot in low maintenance informal or patio pots.
Berberis thunbergii ‘Harlequin
Spring yellow flowers, autumn berries.
0.5-1.0m high x 0.5-1.0m spread.
Moist but well–drained, Well–drained. Full sun or P.shade.
Exposed or sheltered, low maintenance or hedge.
Callicarpa bodinieri ‘Profusion’
Purple autumn berry
2.5-4m high x 1.5-2.5m spread.
Well drained soil all types, Full sun P.shade.
Exposed or sheltered in cottage or low maintenance.
Rosa ‘Blue Diamond’
Hybrid tea rose
Silver, lilac and grey with hint of pink. Dark green foliage. Exclusive to Blue Diamond group.
1m Height
Rosa ‘My Lovely Dad’
Hybrid tea rose
Blooms of intense blue-lilac with violet tips. High number of blooms, with fragrance. Glossy olive green foliage.
1m Height
Rosa ‘Hot Chocolate’
Floribunda rose
Smoky, chocolate orange fragrant blooms. Large dark green foliage.
0.9m height
Rosa ‘Burgundy Ice’
Floribunda rose
Dark plum blooms with lighter reverse, fragrant. Med size olive green foliage.
1m height
Rosa ‘Giggles’
Patio rose
Red with silver on reverse. Glossy med green foliage. Extremely prolific flowering.
0.55m height
Rosa ‘Rugosa Alba’
Repeat shrub rose, ideal for hedge / wildlife.
White blooms, fragrant. quickly followed by exceptionally large, orange-red hips.
1.5m height & spread
