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)
Hypericum androsaemum
Common tutsan, Sweet amber, Tutsan, Bible leaf
Hypericum androsaemum 'Albury Purple'
Common tutsan, Sweet amber, Tutsan, Bible leaf
Hypericum androsaemum f. variegatum 'Mrs Gladis Brabazon'
Common tutsan, Sweet amber, Tutsan, Bible leaf
Hypericum x dummeri 'Peter Dummer'
Dummer's tutsan
Hypericum x inodorum Golden Beacon = 'Wilhyp'
Tall tutsan
Hypericum x inodorum Magical Universe = 'Kolmuni'
Tall tutsan
Hypericum x moserianum
Moser's St John's wort, Gold flower
Hypericum x moserianum 'Daybreak'
Moser's St John's wort, Gold flower
Ilex crenata
Japanese holly, Box leaved holly
Ilex x meserveae 'Little Rascal'
Blue holly 'Little Rascal'
Indigofera
Indigo
Jasminum
Jasmine, Jessamine
Kalanchoe
Felt bush, Velvet leaf
Lavandula stoechas subsp. stoechas f. rosea 'Kew Red'
French lavender, Butterfly lavender
Lavatera x clementii 'Candyfloss'
Clement's lavatera, Tree mallow
Leptospermum
Tea tree, Ti-tree
Ligustrum
Privet
Lonicera nitida 'Garden Clouds® Purple Storm'
Honeysuckle
Lonicera nitida 'Golden Glow'
Box honeysuckle
Lonicera periclymenum 'Honeybush'
Woodbine, Woodbine honeysuckle
Lophomyrtus
Crested myrtle
Lophomyrtus bullata
Rama rama, Puckered crested myrtle
Lophomyrtus x ralphii
Ralph's crested myrtle
Lophomyrtus x ralphii 'Black Pearl'
Multicoloured Ralph's myrtle
Lophomyrtus x ralphii 'Kathryn'
Ralph's Kathyrn myrtle
Lophomyrtus x ralphii 'Little Star'
Ralph's little star myrtle
Lophomyrtus x ralphii 'Magic Dragon'
Ralph's magic dragon myrtle
Lophomyrtus x ralphii 'Multicolor'
Ralph's multicoloured myrtle
Lophomyrtus x ralphii 'Pixie'
Ralph's pixie myrtle
Lotus
Bird's foot trefoil
Lotus hirsutus
Hairy canary clover
Lycianthes rantonnetii
Blue potato bush, Paraguay night-shade
Lycianthes rantonnetii 'Variegata'
Blue potato bush, Paraguay night-shade
Mahonia
Barberry
Mahonia nitens 'Cabaret'
Shiny barberry
Marrubium bourgaei var. bourgaei 'All Hallows Green'
False dittany
Medinilla
Medinilla scortechinii
Coral medinilla, Crimson medinilla
Metrosideros
Iron tree
Metrosideros umbellata Moonlight = 'Lowmoo'
Southern rata, Christmas tree
Myrteola
Dwarf myrtle
Nandina
Chinese sacred bamboo
Nandina domestica 'Brightlight'
Chinese sacred bamboo, Heavenly bamboo, Naten
Olearia
Daisy bush, New Zealand daisy bush, Tree aster
Pelargonium
Tender geranium
Pelargonium reniforme
Kidney-leaf pelargonium, Kidney-leaf geranium
Phormium 'Brown Sugar'
Phormium 'Chocomint'