Feature plants (architectural)
A single shrub or tree capturing attention all year round and that can be used as a focal point in the garden. Plants have architectural qualities when they have a distinctive growth habit such as a column or cone. In general use trees, shrubs, conifers and some perennials and grasses, as well as palms and cactus all have architectural qualities. Conifers with their clean shape make good candidates. Or choose plants with tiered or horizontal branches, or a weeping growth habit. ; Top tip: Check height and spread measurements, particularly making sure it will not grow too large for the intended space. You want a feature plant, not something that will overpower everything else in your garden.
Architectural - acer trees
169 plants
Architectural - bamboo
25 plants
Architectural - cactus
Architectural - conifers
332 plants
Architectural - fern
5 plants
Architectural - fruit tree
40 plants
Architectural - grasses
90 plants
Architectural - palms
37 plants
Architectural - perennials
113 plants
Architectural - shrubs
520 plants
Architectural - trees
736 plants
All plants (1802)
Phyllostachys nigra 'Boryana'
Snakeskin bamboo, Black stemmed bamboo, Kuro-Chiku, Black bamboo
Phyllostachys nigra f. henonis
Henon, Hachiku, Black stemmed bamboo, Kuro-Chiku, Black bamboo
Phyllostachys sulphurea
Ougon-Kou Chiku, Robert Ougon-Chiku
Picea
Spruce
Picea abies
Norway spruce, Common spruce, Christmas tree
Picea abies
Norway spruce, Common spruce, Christmas tree
Picea abies 'Acrocona'
Norway spruce
Picea abies 'Inversa'
Drooping Norway spruce, Norway spruce, Common spruce, Christmas tree
Picea abies 'Nidiformis'
Nest spruce, Norway spruce, Common spruce, Christmas tree
Picea abies 'Reflexa'
Norway spruce, Common spruce, Christmas tree
Picea breweriana
Brewer's weeping spruce, Brewer's spruce, Siskiyou spruce
Picea glauca
White spruce
Picea glauca 'Echiniformis'
White spruce
Picea glauca 'Sun On The Sky'
Dwarf white spruce
Picea omorika
Serbian spruce
Picea omorika
Serbian spruce
Picea omorika 'Nana'
Dwarf Serbian spruce
Picea omorika 'Treblitsch'
Serbian spruce
Picea orientalis 'Aurea'
Golden oriental spruce
Picea pungens
Colorado spruce, Blue spruce
Picea pungens
Colorado spruce, Blue spruce
Picea pungens 'Baby Blueeyes'
Blue spruce, Colorado spruce
Picea pungens 'Blue Trinket'
Blue spruce, Colorado spruce
Picea pungens 'Edith'
Colorado spruce, Blue spruce
Picea pungens 'Erich Frahm'
Blue spruce, Colorado spruce
Picea pungens 'Fat Albert'
Blue spruce
Picea pungens 'Globosa'
Colorado spruce, Blue spruce
Picea pungens 'Hoopsii'
Colorado spruce, Blue spruce
Picea pungens 'Iseli Fastigiate'
Colorado spruce, Blue spruce
Picea pungens 'Koster'
Koster's blue spruce, Colorado spruce, Blue spruce
Picea pungens 'Schovenhorst'
Blue spruce, Colorado spruce
Picea pungens 'Super Blue Seedling'
Blue spruce, Colorado spruce
Picea pungens 'Thompsen'
Blue spruce, Colorado spruce
Picea pungens 'Thuem'
Blue spruce, Colorado spruce
Picea pungens Glauca Group
Blue spruce
Picea x mariorika 'Machala'
Mariorika spruce
Pieris japonica Ralto Rose = 'Opstal10'
Lily of the Valley Bush, Japanese pieris
Pinus
Whitebark pine, Pine
Pinus aristata
Rocky mountain bristlecombe pine, Hickory pine
Pinus bungeana
Whitebark pine, Pine, Lace bark pine
Pinus cembra
Arolla pine, Swiss pine, Swiss stone pine
Pinus cembra 'Aureovariegata'
Arolla pine, Swiss pine, Swiss stone pine
Pinus densiflora
Japanese red pine, Akamatsu
Pinus densiflora 'Jane Kluis'
Dwarf Japenese red pine
Pinus flexilis
Limber pine, Rocky Mountain white pine
Pinus heldreichii 'Compact Gem'
Bosnian pine
Pinus longaeva
Bristlecone pine, Western bristlecone pine, Ancient pine, Great basin pine
Pinus mugo
Mountain pine, Swiss mountain pine