Multi-season interest shrubs
These shrubs add year-round presence and interest in every season of the year. Some are evergreen, others lose their leaves in winter to reveal the structures of their stems. All the shrubs in this group are compact (less than 1.5m spread), so suitable for small gardens.
Plants (328)
Abelia x grandiflora
Glossy abelia, Large-flowered abelia
Artemisia 'Powis Castle'
Wormwood, Sage brush, Mugwort
Berberis thunbergii
Japanese barberry, Thunberg's barberry
Berberis thunbergii
Japanese barberry, Thunberg's barberry
Berberis thunbergii 'Golden Rocket'
Japanese barberry, Thunberg's barberry
Berberis thunbergii 'Kobold'
Japanese barberry, Thunberg's barberry
Berberis thunbergii 'Maria'
Japanese barberry, Thunberg's barberry
Berberis thunbergii 'Orange Rocket'
Thunberg's orange barberry, Thunberg's barberry
Berberis thunbergii 'Tiny Gold'
Japanese barberry, Thunberg's barberry
Berberis thunbergii f. atropurpurea 'Harlequin'
Thunberg's mottled barberry
Berberis thunbergii f. atropurpurea 'Rose Glow'
Japanese barberry, Thunberg's barberry
Brachyglottis Walberton's Silver Dormouse = 'Walbrach'
Shrubby ragwort
Ceratostigma willmottianum
Chinese plumbago, Leadwort
Choisya ternata 'Brica'
Mexican Orange Blossom
Convolvulus cneorum
Silverbush, Bush morning glory
Coprosma repens 'Midnight Martini'
Mirror plant
Coprosma repens 'Pina Colada'
Mirror plant
Coprosma repens 'Tequila Sunrise'
Mirror plant
Cordyline fruticosa
Ti plant, Good luck plant, Tree of kings, Palm lily, Croto
Cotinus Dusky Maiden = 'Londus'
Smoke tree
Cotoneaster procumbens 'Queen of Carpets'
Prostrate cotoneaster
Daphne odora
Fragrant daphne, Winter daphne
Daphne odora Rebecca = 'Hewreb'
Fragrant Daphne, Winter Daphne
Daphne x translantica Eternal Fragrance = 'Blafra'
Transatlantic Daphne
Escallonia Golden Carpet = 'Alcaura'
Ficus
Fig
Gaultheria procumbens
Creeping wintergreen, Checkerberry, Teaberry, Mountain tea, Partridge berry
Grevillea
Spider flower
Hebe 'Wiri Mist'
Hebe Purple Shamrock = 'Neprock'
Hydrangea
Hydrangea macrophylla
Hortensia hydrangea, Mophead hydrangea
Hypericum
St John's wort, St Peter's wort
Hypericum x moserianum 'Tricolor'
Moser's St John's wort, Gold flower
Ilex
Holly
Lavandula
Lavender
Lonicera
Honeysuckle
Lonicera ligustrina var. yunnanensis
Shining honeysuckle, Boxleaf honeysuckle
Lonicera periclymenum
Woodbine, Woodbine honeysuckle
Magnolia
Malus
Apple
Malva
Mallow
Nandina Blush Pink = 'aka'
Chinese sacred bamboo, Heavenly bamboo
Nandina domestica
Chinese sacred bamboo, Heavenly bamboo, Nanten
Nandina domestica
Chinese sacred bamboo, Heavenly bamboo, Nanten
Nandina domestica 'Gulf Stream'
Chinese sacred bamboo, Heavenly bamboo
Nandina domestica 'Obsessed'
Chinese sacred bamboo, Heavenly bamboo
Nandina domestica 'Twilight'
Chinese sacred bamboo, Heavenly bamboo