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)
Papaver
Poppy
Papaver orientale
Oriental poppy
Parrotia persica
Persian parrotia, Persian ironwood, Irontree
Paulownia tomentosa
Foxglove tree, Empress tree, Princess tree, Empress tree
Penstemon
Beard tongue
Persicaria
Knotweed
Phlox
Phlox paniculata
Border phlox, Perennial phlox, Summer phlox, Autumn phlox, Fall phlox
Phlox paniculata 'Miss Pepper'
Border phlox, Summer phlox
Phoenix canariensis
Canary Island date palm, Canary date palm
Phormium
Flax lily, New Zealand flax
Phormium 'Bronze Baby'
Flax lily, New Zealand flax
Phormium 'Evening Glow'
Flax lily, New Zealand flax
Phormium 'Jester'
Flax lily, New Zealand flax
Phormium 'Maori Queen'
Flax lily, New Zealand flax
Phormium 'Sundowner'
Flax lily, New Zealand flax
Phormium 'Yellow Wave'
Flax lily, New Zealand flax
Phormium cookianum subsp. hookeri 'Cream Delight'
Mountain flax, Whariki
Phormium cookianum subsp. hookeri 'Tricolor'
Mountain flax, Whariki
Photinia
Christmas berry
Photinia serratifolia 'Pink Crispy'
Chinese hawthorn, Chinese photinia, Oriental photinia, Christmas berry
Photinia x fraseri 'Little Red Robin'
Fraser's hybrid photinia
Photinia x fraseri Magical Volcano = 'Kolmacova'
Frasers hybrid photinia, Christmas berry
Photinia x fraseri Pink Marble = 'Cassini'
Fraser's hybrid photinia
Phyllostachys aurea
Fishpole bamboo, Gosan-Chiku, Hotei-Chiku, Golden bamboo
Phyllostachys aureosulcata f. aureocaulis
Golden crookstem bamboo, Yellow groove bamboo, Golden groove bamboo
Phyllostachys nigra
Black stemmed bamboo, Kuro-Chiku, Black bamboo
Pieris
Lily-of-the-Valley bush
Pinus mugo Pumilio Group
Dwarf mountain pine, European scrub pine, Mountain pine, Swiss mountain pine
Pittosporum
Parchment bark
Pittosporum 'Garnettii'
Parchment bark
Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Abbotsbury Gold'
Tawhiwhi, Kohuhu
Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Gold Star'
Tawhiwhi, Kohuhu
Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Golf Ball'
Tawhiwhi, Kohuhu
Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Margaret Turnbull'
Tawhiwhi, Kohuhu
Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Silver Queen'
Tawhiwhi, Kohuhu
Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Tandara Gold'
Tawhiwhi, Kohuhu
Prunus
Cherry
Prunus 'Amanogawa'
Flagpole cherry, Upright cherry, Lombardy cherry, Apple blossom cherry
Prunus 'Kanzan'
Prunus 'Okame'
Okame cherry
Prunus 'Royal Burgundy'
Purple green cherry
Prunus avium 'Stella'
Sweet cherry
Prunus avium 'Sunburst'
Sweet cherry
Prunus cerasus 'Morello'
Sour cherry
Prunus domestica
Plum, Damson, Greengage
Prunus incisa
Fuji cherry, Fuji zakora, Mame zakura
Prunus laurocerasus 'Otto Luyken'
Common laurel, Cherry laurel