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)
Rosa x alba 'Alba maxima'
Alba rose, Jacobite rose, Great Double white, Cheshire rose
Sabal minor
Dwarf palmetto, Swamp palmetto, Scrub palmetto
Sabal palmetto
Palmetto, Cabbage palm, Common blue palmetto, Cabbage palmetto
Salix
Willow, Osier, Sallow
Salix integra 'Flamingo Royal'
Flamingo willow
Salix integra 'Flamingo'
Flamingo willow
Salix integra 'Hakuro-nishiki'
Nishiki's purple willow, Willow, Osier, Sallow
Salix x sepulcralis 'Erythroflexuosa'
Weeping willow
Salix x sepulcralis var. chrysocoma
Golden weeping willow, Weeping willow, Weeping willow
Sambucus nigra 'Aureomarginata'
Common elder, Black elder, Bourtree, European elder
Sambucus nigra f. porphyrophylla Laced Up® = 'Snr1292'
Black elder
Sambucus racemosa 'Plumosa Aurea'
Golden elder, Red berried Elder, Hart's elder, European red elder
Sasa palmata
Palmate bamboo
Sciadopitys verticillata
Japanese umbrella pine, Umbrella pine, Parasol pine
Sequoia
Coast redwood
Sequoia sempervirens
Californian redwood, Coast Redwood
Sequoia sempervirens
Californian redwood, Coast redwood
Sequoia sempervirens 'Adpressa'
Californian redwood, Coast redwood
Sequoia sempervirens 'Mount Loma Prieta Spike'
Californian redwood
Sequoiadendron
Wellingtonia
Sequoiadendron giganteum
Wellingtonia, Mammoth tree, Big tree, Sierra redwood
Sequoiadendron giganteum
Wellingtonia, Mammoth tree, Big tree, Sierra redwood
Sequoiadendron giganteum 'Pendulum'
Wellingtonia, Mammoth tree, Big tree, Pendulous wellingtonia
Sophora
Sophora davidii
Kowhais, David's pagoda tree
Sophora microphylla
Kowhais, Small leaved Kowhai, Weeping kowhai
Sophora molloyi 'Dragon's Gold'
Small leaved kowhai, Weeping kowhai
Sorbus
Rowan
Sorbus 'Chinese Lace'
Rowan
Sorbus 'Eastern Promise'
Hybrid mountain ash
Sorbus 'Ethel's Gold'
Rowan
Sorbus 'Ghose'
Rowan
Sorbus 'Joseph Rock'
Rocks rowan
Sorbus 'Leonard Messel'
Rowan
Sorbus 'Lombarts Golden Wonder'
Lombart's rowan
Sorbus 'Rose Queen'
Rowan
Sorbus 'Sunshine'
Rowan
Sorbus 'Winter Cheer'
Rowan
Sorbus alnifolia
Korean mountain ash, Alder leaved rowan, Zahlbruckner whitebeam, Rowan
Sorbus aria
Whitebeam
Sorbus aria
Whitebeam
Sorbus aria 'Chrysophylla'
Golden whitebeam, Whitebeam
Sorbus aria 'Lutescens'
Whitebeam
Sorbus aria 'Magnifica'
Whitebeam
Sorbus aria 'Majestica'
Whitebeam
Sorbus aucuparia
Mountain ash, Quicken wicken common mountain ash, European mountain ash
Sorbus aucuparia
Mountain ash, Quicken wicken, Common mountain ash, European mountain ash
Sorbus aucuparia 'Aspleniifolia'
Cut leaf mountain ash, Mountain ash, Quicken wicken common mountain ash, European mountain ash